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New Moon MadnessFri Nov 20th, 2009
Laurie Petersen They’re baaaaaaaack! Bella, Edward, Jacob, and the cast of the vampire romance The Twilight Saga: New Moon are expected to take a big bite from movie theater box offices this weekend. And if th |
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Quote, Unquote: The Heavenly Work of BankersFri Nov 13th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “I’m just a banker doing God’s work.”-- Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS) “Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.”-- Ge |
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Safeguard Your Secrets in the Age of Social NetworksTue Nov 10th, 2009
Monica Vila You go on Facebook one day and you have a friend request from a complete stranger who claims to have attended the same high school as you.You check him out and sure enough he's from the area and he's |
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How CBS Doubles Down on Its CFOFri Nov 6th, 2009
Michelle Leder Back in June, CBS (CBS) announced that its CFO, Fred Reynolds, planned to retire in mid-August. That same day, the company announced that Joseph Ianniello would be taking over as CFO on July 20.Now I |
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Two Ways to Play: Holiday Price Wars BeginFri Nov 6th, 2009
Matt Theal The holiday pricing wars have officially begun. Late Thursday, Walmart (WMT) announced it would cut the online price of 10 highly anticipated DVD releases to $10. Just hours later, Amazon (AMZN) and |
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Motorola Wins Hype Battle in Smartphone WarMon Nov 2nd, 2009
Mike Schuster Motorola (MOT) has much to celebrate this week. In addition to debuting its highly anticipated Droid smartphone this Friday, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva upgraded the company's shares to Buy from Hold. |
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As Seen On TV: Kwik-E-Mart / 7-ElevenWed Oct 14th, 2009
Steve Reiter If you ever find yourself in Springfield (state unknown) and have a sudden craving for something cold, sweet, and spicy, I’d highly recommend the chutney-flavored Squishee at the local Kwik-E-M |
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How to Handle Iron CondorsThu Oct 8th, 2009
Mark Wolfinger
Professor Wolfinger, Is it better to buy high-probability iron condors at 0.10 deltas on call and puts for like a $0.20 credit and then just load up on contracts to make the higher monthly income, |
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Why Google's $1 Billion Premium for YouTube Was Worth ItWed Oct 7th, 2009
Mike Schuster On Tuesday, CNET News issued double-whammy reports (see here and here) regarding the ongoing legal proceedings between Google (GOOG) and Viacom (VIA) over YouTube's supposed copyright infringement. N |
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Memoirs of a Minyan: The Phoenix!Wed Sep 30th, 2009
Todd Harrison Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. |






