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Quote, Unquote: Biased Credit Rating Agencies?Fri Nov 20th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “We believe that the credit rating agencies, in exchange for fees, departed from their objective, neutral role as arbiters. At minimum, they were aiding and abetting misconduct by issuers.&rdqu |
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Rags to Riches CEOs: Frank StronachWed Nov 18th, 2009
Scott Reeves Frank Stronach, chairman and founder of Magna International (MGA), launched his empire by making 300,000 sun visor brackets for General Motors. The rest, as they say, is history.Nine years after the |
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A Fiat Inside of a Chrysler? Good Luck.Tue Nov 10th, 2009
Scott Reeves Americans love Prada, Gucci, and stylish Italian suits, but will they trust Italian engineering and buy a Chrysler with a Fiat engine?The Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday that Chrysler is betting |
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Happy Days Again -- For Blackstone, AnywayFri Nov 6th, 2009
Scott Reeves A strong IPO market is good news for private equity, and the new issues market will remain strong into next year, the president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group (BX) believes.“We |
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Are Google and Facebook Destined to Clash?Tue Oct 27th, 2009
Michael Comeau Is Facebook taking over the planet? Web-analytics firm Alexa ranks Facebook as the second-most popular Internet property in the world behind Google (GOOG), while Compete puts it at number three.Googl |
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Sex, Drugs, and the Rocky Economy: PornographyThu Oct 22nd, 2009
Mike Schuster Ever since cave paintings presented a rudimentary depiction of the male and female form, pornography has had its place in the history of human existence. From Victorian lithographs and Tijuana Bibles |
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The Coming Boom in Oil RecoveryMon Oct 19th, 2009
Jim Letourneau The peak oil theory is simple on the surface: Over the long haul, oil supplies will diminish. Production rates will reach a peak and then decline. However, the simple Hubbert Curve doesn't account fo |
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MV Weather Report: Dow Erupts, Shoots Past 10,000Wed Oct 14th, 2009
Matt Theal Bust out the champagne, the DJIA hit 10,000! (At least, that’s what the financial media wants you to do.)The market shot up today on positive earnings news from Intel (INTC) and JPMorgan (JPM). |
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Hummer Turns ChineseWed Oct 14th, 2009
Jeff Macke Greetings from New York, where I drive the first Chinese car brand in America. Yes sir, for the first time I’m actually ashamed of my semi-ironic SUV purchase. In fantastic bury- the- news fash |
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As Seen On TV: Stark Industries / LockheedWed Oct 14th, 2009
Cory Bortnicker Unemployed and sick of applying for a real job? Well, you’re in luck. Stark Industries is hiring! The advanced weapon and defense company is valued at around $20 billion and, in a world constan |






