Archive for January, 2008

Trump sued for a cool $4 billion

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

A Las Vegas property management company is suing Donald Trump for monopolistic practices and violation of anti-trust laws, false promotion and unfair competition.

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The market talks to the Fed

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The Fed’s one-two punch, cutting rates by half a percentage point, will not do the trick. The aim of the Fed is make it easier for business with better credit and cheaper money. But it’s not going to work., the US is heading into recession.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Does your boss speak in cliches? What about your co-workers? What is some of the stuff they come up with?

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Subprime fraud

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

The FBI is conducting criminal investigations into how subprime loans were made and packaged, and how securities backed by them were valued. There are also questions of insider trading violations. This was always going to happen. But is the SEC now protecting subprime lenders?

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Societe Generale - more blowouts ahead

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Don’t pretend that the Societe Generale meltdown is a wake-up call for banks. All the evidence suggests it’s going to keep happening again and again and again

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Societe Generale - more blowouts ahead

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Don’t pretend that the Societe Generale meltdown is a wake-up call for banks. All the evidence suggests it’s going to keep happening again and again and again

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Societe Generale - more blowouts ahead

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Don’t pretend that the Societe Generale meltdown is a wake-up call for banks. All the evidence suggests it’s going to keep happening again and again and again

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Societe Generale - more blowouts ahead

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Don’t pretend that the Societe Generale meltdown is a wake-up call for banks. All the evidence suggests it’s going to keep happening again and again and again

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Women stars and portable skills

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Women star stock analysts are more likely than men to maintain their star power when they switch companies

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MBA-free zones

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Russia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and South Asia, and the alcohol, chemicals and tobacco industries are finding it difficult recruiting MBA graduates.

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