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Stock ownership US Congress influenced voting on bailout

(PhysOrg.com) -- Personal investments in the stock of financial institutions by members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Unites States was positively associated with these institutions receiving bailout ...

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created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 5

Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk

Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says.

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created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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Report: Facebook IPO filing could come next week (Update)

When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, ...

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

YouTube spends $100 million to redefine TV

On a recent sun-kissed day, a trio of hot names made a pilgrimage to the ninth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research indicates China's demand for oil will equal US demand by 2040

Despite aggressive demand-management policies announced in recent years, China's oil use could easily reach levels comparable to today's U.S. levels by 2040, according to a new energy study by the Baker Institute.

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Clearwire slammed as CEO reportedly mulls default

(AP) -- Shares of wireless broadband network operator Clearwire Corp. plunged Friday after its chief executive told The Wall Street Journal that the company is weighing whether to make a large interest payment on Dec. 1.

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US-based iGate to delist Indian unit Patni

US-based company iGate said Wednesday it plans to delist its unit Patni Computer Systems from stock exchanges by buying shares from the Indian company's public shareholders.

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ericsson sells its Sony Ericsson stake to Sony

LM Ericsson and Sony Corp. announced Thursday they will go separate ways as Ericsson sells its 50 percent stake in mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson to Sony for euro1.05 billion ($1.46 billion).

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created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher Netflix prices equals fewer subscribers

Netflix's decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning into a horror show.

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bartz blasts Yahoo! board

Fired Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz has responded to her dismissal with a characteristically salty blast at the board of directors of the Internet company.

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hedge funds sold stocks quickly while mutual fund investors suffered larger losses during crisis

A new study of stock trading during the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 found that hedge funds sold their stocks much more aggressively than mutual funds at the first signs of poor performance.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Handsome annual reports cause investors to value company higher

As firms begin the 2011 annual report process, which many do at this time of year, they may want to pay closer attention to the way those reports look. A recent study out of the University of Miami School of Business Administration ...

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created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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