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Rags to Riches CEOs: Lloyd BlankfeinWed Nov 18th, 2009
Megan Barnett Lloyd Blankfein is a survivor. As the CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), he's one of the few Wall Street chiefs to emerge from the financial crisis with his firm -- and his job -- intact.He’s certainly |
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Dysfunctional Family Businesses: The GuccionesThu Jul 9th, 2009
Nico Carbellano Bob Guccione Jr. already knows what he wants on his tombstone: “Had a Weakness for Tall Blondes.”At first glance, this might suggest he’s just a chip off the old pornographer&rsquo |
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Rosetta Stone Speaks the Market's LanguageMon Apr 20th, 2009
Ryan Goldberg In one of the greatest ads in recent memory, Rosetta Stone (RST) -- the interactive self-study language software -- shows a dewy-eyed teenager wearing a baseball cap and holding the Rosetta |
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Rick's Cabaret Builds Empire Entirely on One-Dollar BillsTue Mar 17th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich Eric Langan, CEO of Rick’s Cabaret (RICK), the national gentlemen’s-club chain, told a reporter, “I wouldn’t say we’re recession-proof, but we’re recession-resista |
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Two Ways: Did Bernanke Light a Fire Under the Market's Bottom?Tue Mar 10th, 2009
Terry Woo Equity markets had their biggest rally this year after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined steps to fix the banking industry in a morning address. His remarks, delivered to the Counci |
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MV Weather Report: Citi, Bernanke Sweep Clouds AwayTue Mar 10th, 2009
Matt Theal What a day it was for the market. Turnaround Tuesday definitely lived up to the hype.Citigroup (C) came out and said they had 2 profitable quarters through the first 3 months of this year; all the ba |
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Citi Incites StampedeTue Mar 10th, 2009
Mike Mish Shedlock The stock market is on a tear this morning on the heels of a statement by CEO Vikram Pandit that Citigroup (C) has a profit for the first 2 months of 2009. In a letter sent to employees Monday, |
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Five Things: Now It's the Economists' TurnTue Mar 10th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1) Now It's the Economists' TurnWe knew this was only a matter of time."The downturn exposes the decline of economic expertise," Newsweek observes in the March 16 issue. "Think of all |
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Cell Phone Study Blows Lid Off the ObviousTue Mar 10th, 2009
Scott Reeves Methodology is destiny when conducting a study. A study conducted by San Diego’s Utility Consumers’ Action Network, which purports to show cell-phone users pay an average of $3.02 a minut |
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GE's March MadnessTue Mar 10th, 2009
Bill Feingold Mid-March is usually reserved for college basketball. But this year, there’s going to be a different kind of March Madness. I refer, of course, to the “deep dive” to be held on Thur |






