Is it Last Call for Wall Street at Anheuser-Busch?
On Anheuser-Busch’s conference call Wednesday to discuss second-quarter earnings, the tone was more like a wake than the tailgate parties of old.
Well, previous calls never really had galloping Clydesdales, singing frogs or a hard-partying Bull Terrier. But quarter after quarter, investors and analysts from both the ”buy” and ”sell” sides would still dial in after the close of New York trading for […]
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From Silicon Alley Insider, July 23, 2008:Release out: Processing now, but at first glance Amazon must have done a fantastic job with margin control: Revenue is inline, but EPS is through the roof
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Financial services companies are bleeding red and thousands of Wall Street workers are losing their jobs. So when one looks around and sees only the ruins left behind by the credit crisis, there is little to smile about.
Some people, though, haven’t lost their perspective — or their sense of humor.
If you call the chief operating […]
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General Electric’s $8 billion joint venture with Mubadala Development Co to provide commercial finance in the Middle East and Africa sounds like an excellent idea for both parties. It also happens to reflect impeccable timing for GE as the U.S.-based global conglomerate struggles on its home turf.
Under the deal, each party will invest $4 billion over three years. That $8 billion will […]
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As volte faces go, the Yahoo-Carl Icahn slugfest-turned-lovefest is a definite keeper for some future annal of corporate history. Until last week, Yahoo couldn’t slam Icahn enough, mocking the activist investor’s knowledge of technology, calling his agenda risky, and pointing to his failure to articulate clear alternatives to a Microsoft deal.
But since they made nice on Monday, rest assured […]
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Financial stocks were taking a breather Wednesday, which is to be expected after the group’s ferocious rally. Heading into today, the Financial SPDR (XLF) had risen 31% in a five-day advance, culminating (perhaps) on Tuesday when huge losses were greeted
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For months, America’s politicians fiddled over housing legislation as the real estate market burned. This week, after a full-court press from Treasury Secretary Paulson and others, Congress is expected to pass related legislation.Key points of the bill, w
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Despite Apple’s claims to the contrary, Steve Jobs’ health is not a “private matter.”That fact has been on display again this week as rumors about Jobs’ health continued to circulate. In the wake of those rumors and various reports in other news
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