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Quote, Unquote: Biased Credit Rating Agencies?Fri Nov 20th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “We believe that the credit rating agencies, in exchange for fees, departed from their objective, neutral role as arbiters. At minimum, they were aiding and abetting misconduct by issuers.&rdqu |
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J.C. Penney CEO Bullish on RecessionFri Nov 20th, 2009
Associated Press This holiday season, J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO and Chairman Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department store chain, and he's ready to battle |
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Two Ways To Play: AK Steel Raises the Bar, AgainFri Nov 20th, 2009
Terry Woo AK Steel Raises the Bar, Again. AK Steel (AKS) has announced price increases for its carbon steel products. The West Chester, Ohio-based steel-maker said it will raise prices for its hot-rolled produ |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Can Sprint Make a Run?Mon Nov 16th, 2009
Justin Sharon Stocks shrugged off a surprising decline in consumer confidence from the University of Michigan (or was it Ohio?) to finish higher Friday on light volume and end a second successive winning week. Dis |
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What Hoaxes Cost TaxpayersThu Nov 5th, 2009
Jarrod Dicker First of all, this was not a hoax. Falcon was missing when the balloon lifted off. Why would we make a hoax with our kid?-- Richard HeeneWe all know about that balloon and we all have our own theorie |
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Fashion's Dirty Laundry: Abercrombie & FitchMon Oct 26th, 2009
Danielle Beurteaux A recent ad for “Male Greeters” at a Gilly Hicks store, an Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) brand, stated that applicants “must have that great Abercrombie look!”But what exactly |
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Fashion's Dirty Laundry: Victoria's SecretMon Oct 26th, 2009
Mike Schuster It's sexier than the pajama rack at Target (TGT), classier than the display window at Frederick's of Hollywood (FOH), and produces catalogs more coveted by preteen boys than a mailer from Hammacher S |
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Three Restaurant Picks for Your PortfolioFri Oct 23rd, 2009
Josh Lipton When hunger pangs strike, it’s no surprise that Americans prefer staying in rather than dining out as this struggling economy tries to find its footing.And, as everybody knows, the restaurant i |
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Sex, Drugs, and the Rocky Economy: GamblingThu Oct 22nd, 2009
Ryan Goldberg For decades, gambling has been the preferred arrow in state policymakers’ budgetary quivers, the thinking being that even in poor economic times, tax revenues from gambling would continue to gr |
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Distrust in Government Is Powering GoldWed Oct 14th, 2009
Mike Mish Shedlock US Democratic Representative from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, is talking to Bill Moyers about the state of the economy. She claims it's a Financial Coup D'Etat.It's a lengthy interview, about 20 minutes, but |






