Money Face-Off: Steve Schwarzman vs. Henry Kravis
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Management, Private equity, KKR Financial (KFN), Blackstone Group L.P (BX)This post is part of our Money Face-Offs feature. Let us know who you think comes out ahead in this head-to-head match-up, and check out our other Money Face-Off posts.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, co-founder of the Blackstone Group vs.... |
Book review: Andrew Tobias's The Funny Money Game
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Scandals, BooksEither publishers are out of touch with the market, or the market doesn't know what a good business book is. I suspect it's the latter but, either way, I've been coming across a lot of really amazing, but tragically out-of-print books lately. This is in addition to... |
Book review: John Train's Famous Financial Fiascos
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Scandals, BooksIf you've been reading my recent book reviews on BloggingStocks, you know know that I've been enjoing classic (or just plain old) books on financial scandals lately: The Playboy Press' Great Business Disasters, Andrew Tobias' The Funny Money Game and the more recent Greed and Corporate Failure.
Well... |
Analyst offers 'tough love advice' for Yahoo! (YHOO)
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Analyst reports, Management, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO)Jeffrey Lindsay at Bernstein Research has some "tough love advice" for Jerry Yang at Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Lindsay covers most of the large internet stocks and his work is followed closely in the financial press.
In a recent report, analyst Lindsay offers... |
Money Face-Off: Rudy Giuliani vs. Mike Bloomberg
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: News Corp'B' (NWS), Dow Jones and Co (DJ), Economic data, Politics, Presidential electionsThis post is part of our Money Face-Offs feature. Let us know who you think comes out ahead in this head-to-head match-up, and check out our other Money Face-Off posts.
From the bodegas of Brooklyn to... |
Drugs: China's latest product recall
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Bad news, Industry, Consumer experience, ChinaIn a sign that China still does not have a handle on quality control in a number of its industries, authorities have recalled drugs used to treat leukemia. Although it is not clear whether these have been exported, they have caused leg weakness... |
Deciding how much risk to take under current conditions
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Competitive strategy, Market matters, Getting started, Define investing, Personal financeYou currently don't have to ask too many Americans about economic conditions in order to get the impression that at least here at home a majority of people sense that economic upheaval is quite underway. The word recession is... |
A healthy donut? Gold from lead?
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Products and services, Consumer experience, Marketing and advertising, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD)The Boston Globe reports that "For more than four years, a small team huddled in the Dunkin' Donuts research lab trying to crack the code for a doughnut without trans fats that tasted just like those on... |
Entrepreneur's Journal: The iPod Way -- how killer designs can boost your business
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Small businessEarly this week, I met with Michael Gregoire, who is the CEO of Taleo Corp. (NASDAQ: TLEO). His company is a leader in HR software.
Instead of talking about the fine points of his industry or tech gobbledygook, he spent... |
Wanna go on a gay plane ride?
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Products and services, Magazines, Marketing and advertisingThere are some stories that are so bizarre that they defy comment. All we can do is report the facts and you can draw your own conclusions. According to the Associated Press, "Air New Zealand is delving into the gay and lesbian... |
Money Face-Off: Bono vs. Angelina Jolie
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Private equity, Headline news, FilmThis post is part of our Money Face-Offs feature. Let us know who you think comes out ahead in this head-to-head match-up, and check out our other Money Face-Off posts.
In October 2005, I went to hear Bono, the lead singer of rock band U2... |
Car buyers get dumber, and dumber, and dumber
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Bad news, Consumer experience, Internet, Personal financeA piece on TheStreet.com confirms my suspicion that people are really not very intelligent at all. Car loans are getting longer and, according to Jesse Toprak of Edmunds.com, "Most consumers still come into dealerships and tell the salespeople that they want to... |
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Once Main Street feels the sting, it may be too late
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Market matters, Centex Corp (CTX), Countrywide Financial (CFC), KB HOME (KBH), Housing, Federal ReserveToday's important stories from TheStreet.com: Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week, Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Spotting Tops and Bottoms.
Main Street and Wall Street have never been further apart than right now. I can imagine that... |
Flash: Microsoft loses EU antitrust appeal, must pay $631 million
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT)Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) lost its appeal of a European anti-trust ruling against the company. The European Union had charged that the world's largest software company had used its dominance on the desktop to force other software, especially its Windows Media Player, onto PCs to harm its competition.... |
Flash: Northern Rock shares fall another 30% as mortgage panic spreads
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Countrywide Financial (CFC), HousingIn afternoon trading in London, shares of mortgage bank Northern Rock (NHRKF) are down another 30%. Over $4 billion has been withdrawn from the bank in the last two days.
Late last week, The Bank of England stepped in to help the mortgage company, but the... |
Ben Bernanke doesn't have a magic wand
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Earnings reports, Market matters, Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Economic data, DJIA, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Housing, Federal ReserveInvestors awaiting Tuesday's expected interest rate cut seem to be forgetting that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is an economist. He isn't a magician.
E.S. Browning of the Wall Street... |
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Why oil's still the place to be
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Stocks to BuyToday's important stories from TheStreet.com: Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week, Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Spotting Tops and Bottoms.
Worry about something else other than the chance that the Federal Reserve won't cut its short-term interest rate target. Worry about how little oil is... |
Geron (GERN): 'Mind-boggling' study boost stem cell research firm
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"A new study on stem cell research is mind-boggling," notes emerging growth expert Toby Smith in support of his recommendation for Geron Corp. (NASDAQ: GERN).
The growth stock expert and editor of ChangeWave Investing explains, "Geron reported its scientists and collaborators have demonstrated that human embryonic... |
Before the bell: Futures lower ahead of Fed meeting tomorrow
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Before the bell, Earnings reports, Bad news, Law, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), General Motors (GM), EmployeesU.S. stock futures are indicating a lower start on Wall Start this morning, ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting tomorrow. Investors are uncertain as to the size of the rate cut... |
Tim Hortons Inc. (THI): Canadians love it - can Americans?
added on September 17th, 2007 |
| Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Hilary On Stocks, CanadaI recently blogged about how I love Darden Restaurants, a company with strong fundamentals and very popular, casual dining chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster. Even when people are getting squeezed by higher gas prices, the drop in the market, and rising... |
