More than most, the PR department at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be looking forward to the weekend: It just spent the last few days getting pummeled like Apollo Creed. Today, the hits kept right on comin

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With over 16,000 store locations worldwide and 176,000 employees whipping up double tall lattes, the Starbucks (SBUX) franchise doesn't seem like it ever had to struggle from humble roots. Its quick

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In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod

Yesterday, biz TV went ga-ga over Toll Brothers (TOL) order numbers and the “unbelievable” 6.9% cancellation rate. Similarly, on Tuesday Beazer Homes (BZH) reported a shockingly bullish p

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