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Goldman to Pick Up Small Businesses by Their ShoelacesWed Nov 18th, 2009
Michael Comeau Editor's Note: Breaking news from our satire department.Goldman Sachs (GS) is dominating the headlines today with its 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. The $500 million program will unlock the grow |
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Rags to Riches CEOs: Larry EllisonWed Nov 18th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich There’s an old joke in Silicon Valley about Oracle (ORCL) founder and CEO Larry Ellison:Q: What’s the difference between God and Larry Ellison?A: God doesn’t think he’s Larry |
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Rags to Riches CEOs: Ursula BurnsWed Nov 18th, 2009
Lila MacLellan Ursula M. Burns graduated from college nearly 30 years ago, when “women CEOs were non-existent” and “black women CEOs were unimaginable,” as she told this spring's graduating |
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Rags to Riches CEOs: Ken LangoneWed Nov 18th, 2009
Scott Reeves Getting kicked down stairs at a small home-improvement company made Kenneth Langone rich and has saved millions of do-it-yourselfers big bucks.In 1978, the legendary investor got into a tiff with the |
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Six Things to Do After a Job LayoffFri Nov 13th, 2009
Associated Press Don’t sit around in shock, take action.The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.Released as purchasing director for a resort one Fri |
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The Fed Is Boxed InTue Nov 10th, 2009
Jack Lavery Editor's note: The following is an edition of The Lavery Insight economic newsletter by former Merrill Lynch chief economist Jack Lavery. For more information, or to sign up for a free trial, c |
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In This Bull Market, Don't Be a HeroMon Nov 9th, 2009
Ron Coby The last couple of months have witnessed the semi-violent chaos of new online traders jumping into the stock market mosh pit. This frenzy of activity was stirred into action by the better-than-expect |
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Six Ways We're Stifling the UnemployedFri Nov 6th, 2009
Marissa Carl Even though we brace for the worst, when the unemployment numbers are announced each month, it’s hard not to be shocked. With the news on Friday that the unemployment rate is now at 10.2%, no o |
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Jeff Saut: Why a Dow Theory Sell Signal Never HappenedMon Nov 2nd, 2009
MV Respect Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist, Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Las |
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Nike or Adidas: Who Owns Little Jordan?Fri Oct 30th, 2009
John F Kelly One of the most memorable moments from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona came when Michael Jordan and the rest of the “Dream Team” received the gold medal for crushing their opponents b |






