Predicting the Next Market Turning Point

Every market has its proxy. During 1997 and 1998, I watched the Asian markets overnight to gauge how Wall Street was going to fare. Later, Amazon.com was my guidepost. These days, amid the mortgage fallout, I use a different proxy: the ABX derivatives ind

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‘Unseasonably Weak’: Texas Instruments Takes Bite Out of Mobile Chips

It got lost yesterday amid the hoopla over the 3G iphone, but Texas Instruments’ mid-quarter update is having ramifications for mobile-chipmakers today. …

Millions Paid to Dead CEOs: Outrage Over ‘Golden Coffins’

If you think “golden parachutes” for CEOs are scandalous, then brace yourself for the latest outrage: “golden coffins.”Yes, that’s right. It’s not enough that American CEOs get paid gigantic sums, many are also due to collect huge seve

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Cell Phone Market Has Reason to Fear the 3G iPhone

Apple’s 3G iPhone launch yesterday revealed a host of new features, none of them unexpected, as well as more than a few nitpicks. Regardless, Research in Motion, Nokia, and other handset manufacturers should be in alert mode.Not only does the 3G model imp

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