SubscribeLinks and Reading for December 7th
December 8, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for December 7th :
- OPEC head says oil production likely to be cut soon - On again, off again…
- Chinese Car Maker Secures $1.45 Billion Loan - The timing of the move raised questions about whether the funds are intended as rescue money to help Chery wade through the sudden tough times in China's auto market.
- Fed Bets $3 Trillion; Companies Covet Cash: Commentary Review - A good read…
- White House, Democrats reach deal on $15 billion auto aid | Reuters - Once again, the mysterious 500 point swing for the DJIA on Friday is explained! Don't they know that loose lips sink ships?
- Comic for December 1, 2008 - take the money and run
Links and Reading for December 4th
December 4, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for December 4th :
- Amazon Mobile Looks Up Any Product You Snap a Picture Of [Featured IPhone Download] - this is what it is all about
- SHOCKING! - The average bonus reduction will be about 50 percent at Merrill, and some traders and investment bankers will face steeper cuts.
- November Retail Sales Look Headed for Drop - WSJ.com - Data suggest that when retailers report their November sales Thursday, some chains could post double-digit drops for the four weeks.
- Paulson Debates Second Infusion - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is debating whether to ask Congress for the second installment of the $700 billion bailout package.. Wait! What was the $300 billion for Citi??
- Pownce to Close Doors on December 15th [Closures] - (Horowitz)
Links and Reading for December 2nd
December 2, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for December 2nd :
- Goldman Faces Loss of $2 Billion for Quarter - Next time maybe think about raising the Oil target to $500…
- Japanese Car sales sink - Toyota, Nissan Lead Biggest Drop in Japan Car Sales in 34 Years
- Black and Blue Friday - Early Holiday Sales Don’t Mean Strong Season, Retail Group Says
- Funds stick it to investors - Fidelity, Franklin Stick Investors With Tax Bills as Funds Fall
- Is Twitter worth $500 to Facebook? - Facebook buying Twitter?
Links and Reading for November 30th
November 30, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for November 30th :
- Black Friday sales chalk up 3% gain from last year - MarketWatch - Black Friday sales chalk up 3% gain from last year
Big discounts, early openings boost receipts despite economic worries - Black Friday e-commerce spending reported edging up 1% - MarketWatch - BLACK FRIDAY
- Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal - Times Online - Yahoo! Microsoft
- TESLA Bailout? - The company is requesting $400 million in low-interest federal loans as part of the $25 billion loan package for the auto industry passed by Congress last year.
- YEEESHooo! - Yahoo Said to Deny Plans for Selling Internet Search Business
- Microsoft-Yahoo deal total fiction: report - Then again……
- Tahoo and Microsoft are at it again - Microsoft will put up $5 billion to back Jonathan Miller, the former chief executive officer of AOL, and Ross Levinsohn, a former president of Fox Interactive Media, the newspaper said, without saying where it got the information.
Links and Reading for November 29th
November 29, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for November 29th :
- BBC NEWS - Opec refuses oil production cuts - OPEC energy ministers have decided to leave oil production quotas unchanged after talks in the Egyptian capital following falls in the price of oil.
- Credit Card Fees Under Fire - Mastercard watch out!
- Yahoo talent may be hard to find - Yahoo! may find hiring a replacement chief executive officer more difficult while “Chief Yahoo” Jerry Yang works down the hall.
- Pension Agency Sounds Alarm on Big Three - Were GM to place its pension burden on PBGC, it would more than double the agency's current shortfall.
- Hedge Funds still reeling - Founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, stopped client withdrawals from its three largest hedge funds
