Few tears are being shed as the hedge fund community, once the new “masters of the universe”, are suffering through a big comeuppance.The hedge fund community is going through a “cleansing process” and 50% of existing funds won’t likel
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While macro economic developments dominate the headlines these days, there’s high drama in the world of Web giants.Yahoo, Tech Ticker’s corporate parent, is in
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The bloodletting of the third quarter is splattering over Wall St this morning, with grim market conditions taking their toll. Merrill Lynch reported a third-quarter net loss of $7.5 billion on write-downs and credit losses on complex debt securities. The once mighty brokerage last month accepted a takeover bid from Bank of America. It said […]
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From ClusterStock, Oct. 15, 2008:The seizure of stakes in nine banks (with thousands of others to
come) was designed to finally return the credit markets to some
semblance of normalcy, so consumers and businesses can get access to
money again. …
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From All Things Digital, Oct. 14, 2008:Smartphones are masters of multitasking. They email, browse the Web, instant message, take pictures, run applications or play videos and music. So it’s easy to forget how uncomfortable they are to use as phones
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The day after the news about a watershed change in American capitalism, the story behind the story of how Hank Paulson forced the nations top 9 banks to take capital is coming to light.After a discussion of the state of the banking system and U.S. …
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From Silicon Alley Insider, Oct. 15, 2008: Rob Sanderson at AmTech thinks Google will miss consensus when it reports Q3 results tomorrow after the close. We’re still working on our own preview (and a Google Earnings Game!), but, for now, here’s Rob’
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With the daily stock market drama, it’s easy to forget the main point of this whole exercise by global policymakers is reviving the credit markets.The good news is the most recent round of central bank liquidity, involuntary capital injection into banks,
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