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Five Things: Two Economies, One DeflationThu Nov 12th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1. Two Economies, One Outcome: DeflationMost people mistake inflation and deflation as the simple idea that inflation means rising prices and deflation means falling prices. The problem is, those are |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Long Road Ahead for CoachThu Nov 12th, 2009
Justin Sharon Slim gains on vacation volume still sufficed to send the Dow Jones Index up for a sixth successive session as it and the Standard & Poor’s 500 closed at fresh highs for the year. While 1,10 |
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Quote, Unquote: Has Growth Returned?Fri Oct 30th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “The big-picture perspective is that things have improved. The question is, how sustainable is this growth going forward?”-- Jan Hatzius, chief US economist at Goldman Sachs (GS), on the |
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Hollywood CEOs: Steven SpielbergWed Oct 28th, 2009
Scott Reeves
Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
In 1994, Spielberg launched DreamWorks SKG with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. It produced or distributed about 10 movies w |
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Fighting a Battle, Redstone Lightens CBS and Viacom LoadWed Oct 14th, 2009
Scott Reeves National Amusements plans to sell a portion of its stock in CBS Corporation (CBS) and Viacom (VIA) to repay debt. National Amusements has no plans to further reduce its holdings in CBS or Viacom and |
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As Seen on TV: Walley World / DisneylandWed Oct 14th, 2009
Mike Schuster Little known fact: The Griswolds were originally on a pilgrimage to see a mouse.For my generation, the cornerstone to a bitchin' Friday night back in junior high -- other than the negligent guardians |
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Disney to Wish Upon Steve Jobs' StarTue Oct 13th, 2009
Mike Schuster Between Build-A-Bear Workshops (BBW) and Forever 21, stores under the Walt Disney (DIS) header have their work cut out for them to appeal to the younger set. Lost in a sea of youth-oriented competito |
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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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Why GE Should Sell NBC Universal to ComcastThu Oct 1st, 2009
Scott Reeves Comcast (CMCSA) is reportedly in talks with General Electric (GE) to acquire a stake in NBC Universal. Comcast denies that it’s reached an agreement to acquire the owner of the NBC network, but |
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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. |






