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  • July 2008

    • Apple Stock Dives Amid Jobs Health Rumors

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Jul 22, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Apple Stock Dives Amid Jobs Health Rumors

      Apple reported one of its best third-quarter results ever yesterday, but its stock took a 17% nosedive amid rumors that CEO Steve Jobs is in poor health, reports the San Jose Mercury News . Jobs, who beat pancreatic cancer four years ago, appeared gaunt at a conference last month. Investors were also rattled by the company's conservative outlook for the fourth quarter. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • Steve Jobs  • investors  • stock

    • Forget Stocks: Invest in Soccer

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 19, 08 8:59 AM CDT

      Forget Stocks: Invest in Soccer

      The hottest new commodity in Brazil is its soccer stars, and investors are taking note. Companies like Traffic are buying up the contracts of the next wave of potential Ronaldinhos and then lending their acquisitions out to poor but visible Brazilian teams. When European leagues come knocking with huge offers, the investors then cash in, explains the New York Times. More »

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      Brazil  • soccer  • investors  • sports contracts  • FIFA

    • Fierce Lobbying Deflected Warnings on Fannie, Freddie

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 14, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Fierce Lobbying Deflected Warnings on Fannie, Freddie

      For years, critics have warned that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s special status as government-sponsored enterprises allowed them to shoulder risk far beyond their minimal capitalization requirements, the Washington Post reports. The firms have used their unique position in the financial system, and high-intensity lobbying efforts, to quash any attempt at stricter regulation. More »

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      credit crisis  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • investors  • regulation  • Alan Greenspan

  • June 2008

    • For Venture Capitalists, Wells Run Dry

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 28, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      For Venture Capitalists, Wells Run Dry

      Wall Street has not been kind to venture capitalists in the second quarter. For the first time since 1978, not one company they backed went public, taking away their source of big paydays, the New York Times   reports. Observers cite a number of reasons, including lousy market conditions, a shift to investment in alternative energy companies that require time, and a lack of investor interest in the ventures themselves. More »

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      stock market  • Wall Street  • economy  • investors  • venture capital

    • Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jun 13, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      As Yahoo and Google prepare for a new search-ad deal, it’s all up to CEO Jerry Yang, writes Charles Cooper for CNET. Will Yang be the next Steve Jobs, pulling a struggling company back to the spotlight—or will he fade like his Yahoo predecessors? The afreement "may turn out to be a clever move if it fosters the two companies' respective strength in search and display advertising," Cooper writes. More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • investors  • antitrust  • regulation  • search advertising

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • IBM Raises Dividend 25%

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 29, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      IBM Raises Dividend 25%

      IBM raised its quarterly dividend for the thirteenth consecutive year today after posting strong Q1 earnings two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm expects to pay $2.5 billion to shareholders this year after raising its dividend 25%, from 40 to 50 cents. IBM also expects to pass along another $12 billion to investors through stock buybacks. More »

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      computer  • investors  • shareholders  • IBM  • first quarter earnings  • information technology  • stock buyback

  • March 2008

    • Wall Street Faults Rules on Writedowns

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 1, 08 12:09 PM CST

      Wall Street Faults Rules on Writedowns

      After months of staggering writedowns battering Wall Street, some investors and executives are charging that accounting rules are exaggerating losses and triggering slumps like yesterday’s 315-point plunge in the Dow, reports the Wall Street Journal . Rules requiring companies to value holdings at current market rates, no matter how volatile, have a domino effect, they say: "The market falls, forcing banks to take write-offs, pushing the market lower, causing more write-offs," the Journal writes. More »

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      Federal Reserve  • Wall Street  • subprime crisis  • investors  • UBS  • AIG  • write down

  • February 2008

    • Move to Nationalize UK Bank Sparks Fury

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 18, 08 3:48 AM CST

      Move to Nationalize UK Bank Sparks Fury

      Furious shareholders concerned about the risk to their investments are blasting the British government's decision to nationalize ailing Northern Rock bank. The British Treasury is expected to face lengthy legal action from investors once the government formally announces details of the takeover today. Trading in bank shares is being suspended, and the government takeover could be completed within the week. Taxpayers have already forked over billions of dollars to prop up the troubled financial institution. More »

  • January 2008

    • No Worm in Apple, Yet Stock Falls

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 22, 08 10:23 PM CST

      No Worm in Apple, Yet Stock Falls

      Despite reporting record-high earnings, Apple saw its stocks fall more than 11% after the market closed today, the New York Times reports. Apple's lowered 2nd quarter earning expectations may have sparked the drop, analysts say, unless investors are anxious about the high-end electronics market in general as the US economy slows down. More »

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      Apple  • stock market  • iPhone  • Wall Street  • investors  • quarterly results

    • Court Limits Investors' Suits Over Fraud

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 15, 08 5:14 PM CST

      Court Limits Investors' Suits Over Fraud

      The Supreme Court today made it harder for defrauded investors to sue to get their money back. The court limited the ability of investors to sue third parties—accountants, bankers, and lawyers, for example—who help a company commit securities fraud. The 5-3 ruling, considered one of the most important business decisions in years, will make it harder for Enron victims to recover their money, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • mortgage crisis  • investors  • John Paul Stevens  • Enron

    • Dem Donor Gets 3 Years for Grand Theft

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 4, 08 9:14 PM CST

      Dem Donor Gets 3 Years for Grand Theft

      More than 15 years after pleading no-contest to grand theft charges, Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced in California to 3 years in prison today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A judge dismissed Hsu's argument that he was denied the right to speedy justice because authorities made little effort to find him during his fugitive years. Hsu's lawyer plans to appeal the ruling. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • fraud  • investors  • Norman Hsu  • sentenced

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 24, 07 9:16 AM CST

      SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      SEC Chairman Christopher Cox's campaign to make corporate information available to investors electronically sounds like a no-brainer, but it's beset with resistance on multiple fronts. That's because such proposals as online shareholder forums and making corporate data interactive—which would allow investors to sort and compare information—could give an advantage to investors comfortable with the internet and business technology. More »

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      Internet  • SEC  • investors  • shareholders  • AARP  • Christopher Cox

    • Trail of Hsu's Ambition Leads to Prison

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 12, 07 1:35 PM CST

      Trail of Hsu's Ambition Leads to Prison

      After several failed business schemes in the 1980s and 1990s, Norman Hsu went home to Hong Kong to recoup and plan an ego-boosting second try at the American fast lane. The Journal fills in the gaps in Hsu’s story, revealing the busted bundler as a capable manipulator obsessed with respect—and in thrall to Hillary Clinton. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • investors  • Norman Hsu  • bundlers

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Subprime Crisis Sparks a Spate of Legal Battles

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Sep 11, 07 11:24 AM CDT

      Subprime Crisis Sparks a Spate of Legal Battles

      The troubles plaguing Countrywide and Bear Stearns’ hedge funds will move from the boardroom to the courtroom. Homeowners and banks are suing mortgage lenders, shareholders are suing funds, the SEC is investigating executives, and Congress may conduct hearings into credit agencies' practices. The current mess ensnares “an incredible range of parties,” one legal expert tells the Washington Post. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • lawsuit  • Wall Street  • Bear Stearns  • hedge fund  • investors  • Countrywide  • homeowners  • Enron

    • Study Links CEO's Private Life to Profits

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 5, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      Study Links CEO's Private Life to Profits

      A new study adds to the growing pool of data showing how intimately a company's success can be linked to the life of its CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports. The latest finding indicates that a firm's profitability drops following the death of a CEO's close family member—though the death of a mother-in-law leads to a slight rise. More »

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      business  • investors  • CEOs  • leadership  • Business trends

    • SEC: Don't Blame Credit Markets for Firm's Demise

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 3, 07 5:43 PM CDT

      SEC: Don't Blame Credit Markets for Firm's Demise

      The feds don’t know what happened to the millions of dollars that disappeared from the books of a Chicago-area cash management firm, but they don’t believe upheaval in the credit markets is to blame. Days after Sentinel Management blocked investors from withdrawing their investments, the company filed for bankruptcy, citing market turmoil—an excuse the SEC calls “false and misleading.” More »

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      Federal Reserve  • Chicago  • SEC  • money  • finance  • investors  • markets  • bankruptcy

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