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As Seen on TV: Bluth Company / EnronWed Oct 14th, 2009
Mike Schuster Lauded by critics, cherished by fans, unwatched by the masses. Fox's (NWS) Arrested Development was a spectacular single-camera mockumentary and an aberration in the deluge of mindlessly banal sitcom |
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Built to Fail: Key Lessons from the Financial CrisisTue Jun 16th, 2009
Satyajit Das The key lessons of the global financial crisis (GFC) may be that the current economic order is "built to fail."The ability to sustain high rates of economic growth, decreed by governments a |
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Corporate Obituaries: The Sharper ImageThu Jan 22nd, 2009
Nico Carbellano
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End of Multimillion-Dollar Hollywood Payday?Wed Jan 21st, 2009
Jordan Stein Mickey Rourke just won a Golden Globe for his comeback role as a spandex-clad, beaten-down brawler in The Wrestler. But the actor will receive just $250,000 -- pocket change by Hollywood standards -- |
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Fed Gets Smart on Commercial PaperWed Oct 29th, 2008
Charles Payne Tiny Bits of Redemption Old pirates, yes, they rob ISold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took From the bottomless pit But my hand was made strong By the hand of the almighty We forward in |
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Five Things You Need to Know: Financial Cataclysm FearedMon Oct 6th, 2008
Kevin Depew
Kevin Depew's Five Things You Need to Know to stay ahead of the pack on Wall Street:
The SeaEagle Yacht Tender... BBC Predicts Cataclysm... It's Happening?... What Does It All Mean?... T |
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Five Things You Need to Know: Bailout Keeps the Drunk StaggeringWed Oct 1st, 2008
Kevin Depew
Kevin Depew's daily Five Things You Need to Know to stay ahead of the pack on Wall Street:
Whiskey on beer; never fear. Or is it, Beer before whiskey; mighty risky. These are the two i |
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SEC May Become Citizen of the WorldFri Aug 29th, 2008
Scott Reeves The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the |
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The Investor Psychology CycleFri Aug 29th, 2008
Prieur du Plessis As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows |
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Dell Cuts Profits to Boost SalesFri Aug 29th, 2008
Scott Reeves Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year |







