IIT placements slow down
This report was the first indication that it's not 'business as usual' at the IITs ... companies like Shell, RIL, Credit Suisse, HUL, Transocean, Dell and NetApp had initially said they would [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 19:09:00
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A Market That Went Crazy Too Long
The Columbus Dispatch reports from Ohio. “Last week, ... , who has been in the business 29 years. ‘It’s become such a ridiculous buyers’ market that people are almost demanding [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 14:19:02
Happy New Year Facebook - your employees think you’re lying about advertising. And they may have a point
A gremlin inside Facebook - or more likely a disgruntled employee - briefly hacked Facebook in the last few hours ... and business, then why do I get shown ads for Credit Rating Reports, as I did today? On thing’ ... get you a 2:1″ and Bad credit? Get a credit card with 39.9% APR!’. Classy.” The thing is, social [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 11:59:10
Updated Report: Foreclosures & Short Sales in Twin Cities
In mid-October, MAAR released their Q3 foreclosure and short sale report, which I co-authored with the talented Jeff Allen. Business has been brisk for me so I haven’t had a lot of time to sit down and provide ... important features of this report in my opinion are the ability to understand the impact of lender [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 14:37:18
McCain’s Economic Non-Plan (Just Do What Bush Did) Is a Disaster
If you think the economy is bad now, just wait, according to the Daytona News-Journal. And if you want to make it unimaginably bad, vote for McCain ... , credit cards, college loans and business investments all become more expensive to finance ... and economic outlook. The report will include grim numbers that aren’t being talked about much [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 15:06:36
Putnam Fund closes after investors pull cash
Putnam Investments on Thursday suddenly closed a $12 billion money-market fund and announced plans to return investors' money after institutional ... as possible - an action Putnam said was "not related to the portfolio's credit quality, but was instead ... Report. Combined with an additional $80 billion removed in the five preceding business days, total [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 03:08:13
A Second Day of Job Cuts at Barclays
A Second Day of Job Cuts at Barclays January 14, 2009, 12:14 pm ... an additional 2,100 jobs in its retail, commercial banking and credit card businesses, The New York Times’s Julia Werdigier and Landon Thomas Jr. report from London. The announcement comes a day after [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:14:13
He Gets Credit For Candor
He Gets Credit For Candor Jennifer Rubin - 12.18.2008 - 2:56 PM Pro-business groups and conservatives aren’t the only ones, we learn from this report, who see a problem for “card check” legislation in Blago-gate: Gerald ... when the FBI linked a competing union to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s effort to sell Illinois’ U.S. Senate [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 19:56:56
"Liberalising preferential allotments will encourage PE investments"
In an interview to Business Standard, Rajeev Gupta, Managing Director of Carlyle India, ... newsletters and reports. Email the author at arun@ventureintelligence.in [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 04:57:48
DTCC Claims Lehman Credit Default Swap Worries Overblown, Net Payments Only $6 Billion
Reader Tim sent us a link to a press release from The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation which says that the net payout on Lehman credit ... has been the prospect of further bank failures resulting from Lehman payouts. DTCC's report, if accurate ... Misconceptions About the Credit Default Swap Market NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The idea [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 13:20:22
RBI Timeline: How The Non-Sale Unfolded In Links
Today's news that Reed Elsevier's proposed auction of B2B division Reed Business Information has failed comes after months of behind-the-scenes ... : Report -- 17 Nov: Industry Moves: RBI CEO Van De Aast Quits, Sell-Off Remains Unresolved -- 13 ... Equity Funder Apollo 'Pulls Out' Of RBI Bid Consortium: Report -- 4 Nov Industry Moves: Reed Elsevier [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 16:51:27
Verifying Internet Information
Dear Alyice,I do a lot of Internet research and am wondering how I can be sure of the reliability of information presented on websites ... Business Bureau, industry associations, and industry experts.Does the information contradict other mainstream media, reports, statistics, etc.?Sometimes false information leaks out (think tabloids [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:27:00
President Bush just issued a statement about the job losses that were recorded in the USA last month ... of the president's response to that news: Today, we received monthly job report numbers that reflect ... , and tight credit markets have made it harder for businesses to borrow the money they need to meet [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 16:09:56
Playing Favourites?
1) We have no firm proof, nor anyone who right now is willing to go the record to say so, ... Jerry Moyes is in dire financial straights, with his outside business interests. Most notably Swift ... to have lost the past two years.2) Reports, although denied by the league, is that the NHL actually [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:47:00
Sylvester Turner, Your ethics are showing! (Updated)
Representative Sylvester Turner has been a busy little beaver ... for out of his campaign funds, and also did not report any interest accrual on the account as well. This is fraud ... of which was from Zachry Construction, the prime contractor for the Trans-Texas Corridor construction [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 20:53:00
Former Ace Hardware CIO on IT failure [podcast]
Complexity rules any discussion of why IT projects do not achieve planned or expected results ... the company’s Ace Canada subsidiary, all of which made him a large business consumer of IT services ... : I feel very strongly that the CIO should report to the CEO, or at least the COO, to give the CIO [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:30:23
The state of independent local online news, part 3: No paper? No problem! News companies use the Web to enter new markets
By David Westphal: [Editor's note: This is day three of OJR's a week-long look at the state of independent local online news start-ups. Each day's report will include a feature article, as well as a Q &amp ... ; business models remain elusive Part 2: Experience makes MinnPost a top online new startup [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 19:02:21
FairSoftware: Instant Software Companies
... the details of sales, credit cards, tax reporting, and splitting the money can free you to focus [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 18:00:00
Dopey leaders of 2008
#fullpost{display:inline;}Jim Pethokoukis at U.S. News and World Report offers up his top ten list of dopey leaders in the business world for the year about to conclude. Former Fed chairman Alan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:42:00
Keep Watch For The Missing Quarter
How secure is yours? How secure is yours? HARRISBURG PA - Internet chat rooms are filling with complaints from credit card customers nationwide ... business with. The company, Adele Services of Melville NY, doesn’t exist, according to a report Sunday ... , however, that as a general rule credit card holders should review their statements every month [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 10:40:26
Barack Obama credited with saving all lives in NYC Hudson River jetliner crash!
.The greatest President in history Barack Obamasaves every life in HudsonRiver plane crash!by Dink T ... ,was too busy trying to hog the credit for saving the passengers.Sullenberger made no mention ... reporting for T.M.M.C.F.O.W. in New York City..Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Barack [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 10:27:22
Are the Russians stepping up their propaganda war in America?
I was very much surprised to see a headline story on the Drudge Report announcing “Pravda: Earth on the Brink of an Ice Age.. ... by Mistake Business: Economic Manipulation as Political [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 08:05:22
Are You Sure You Want to Start Your Own Business?
I have learned a lot from the people I’ve taught my QuickBooks and Business Financial Basics classes for small business owners and bookkeepers ... before starting their own business, and I admire them for taking the initiative. I provide ... year (annual tip report) Employment Taxes and Insurance Social Security Taxes – 6.2% match [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:58:33
Should a Venture Capitalist be Head of the SBA?
I was starting to get really impressed with President Elect Obama’s cabinet choices ... doesn’t provide credit access to enough small businesses. So my question is: how will we fix ... States, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 04:43:15
Mandelson extends ‘real help for businesses’
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November’s Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 10:59:05
Biodiesel Maker Latest News and Information
BioDiesel and Bio Fuel News Provided By MSN News Consumer prices fall for third straight month in Dec ... small businesses continue to struggle with tight credit and declining sales, one fledgling industry ... are reporting an influx of inquiries and … Green industry casts wide net - Rocky Mountain News [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 05:01:29
Fed Watch: More Easing Expected
Today, the Fed lowered the target interest rate to 1%. Will the Fed lower the target rate even further if things don't improve? ... of households and businesses to obtain credit. Any other assessment would have been surprising ... s durable goods report is no exception, with nondefense, nonair capital goods declining 1.4 [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 06:21:53
Citigroup plans to shed 53,000 jobs
Citigroup plans to shed 53,000 jobs by The Star-Ledger Business Desk Monday November 17, 2008, 9: ... of its work force, according to a report on Bloomberg News. The cuts are on top of a previous round ... of the contraction in the financial industry, which has been by crippled by the ongoing credit squeeze and exposure [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 14:59:52
JP Morgan Profit Down 76%
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase narrowly avoided a loss in the fourth quarter, ... on our market-related businesses, continued higher loan losses and increases to our credit reserves,” Dimon said ... to report results for the fourth quarter. The quarter was a particularly rough [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:08:42
Translating Fed Speak
Yesterday the Fed released the minutes of their latest meeting. These provide an excellent overview of the US economy ... . According to the November employment report, payroll employment fell at a rapid pace over ... manufacturing, construction, retail, financial activities, and business services. Indicators of hiring plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:30:00
Translating Fed Speak
Yesterday the Fed released the minutes of their latest meeting. These provide an excellent overview of the US economy ... . According to the November employment report, payroll employment fell at a rapid pace over ... manufacturing, construction, retail, financial activities, and business services. Indicators of hiring plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:30:00
Stats, Scams and Suspects
Stats, Scams and Suspects Posted by: Date: January 14, ... main groups to be wary of when it comes to click fraud, and Sage delivers a somewhat scathing report on what he calls Yahoo’s “get rich quick” scam. Check out our small business news site [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:26:15
RECESSIONS, BUSINESS CYCLES AND LOOKING FORWARD
RECESSIONS, BUSINESS CYCLES AND LOOKING FORWARD Posted in January 14th, ... in a November 2007 report, ECRI explained that “the leading indexes are not yet in a recessionary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:53:42
Financials, Retail Gain, Energy and Healthcare Lag
Financials shine Financials notched up solid gains, with the Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 2 ... of between 4% and 6% on Tuesday. Small business lender CIT Group (CIT), meanwhile, was down 50 ... in a Credit Suisse research report on Monday as retailers that could see earnings decline substantially [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 21:30:20
The annual corporate battle
The end is near. The end of the year I mean, and to say that this year is an eventful one is certainly an understatement ... , that while the accountants slave it out to report the numbers, there are those in the corporate world ... like General Electrics have manufacturing business, aircraft servicing, capital, etc. Sometimes, a single [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 08:49:00
Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!
Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... and notprofitable) segments of the business. Robert Rubin, who among other things helped create this “ ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24
The Importance of Background Checks
It is important for all businesses considering hiring someone to take the critical step in performing a background check ... Credit Reporting Act, some information cannot be used in conjunction with a background check ... at some level. This may range from handling social security numbers, credit card information, drivers license [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 03:49:50
Bring in a Canadian securities regulator: Flaherty’s handpicked business panel
A single source of information should make it easier for Flaherty to report back to the IMF ... was speaking as part of the release of a report by his seven-person panel of experts, who urged [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:11
News: Government's real help for business
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November's Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:20:00
Now They’re Talking
Now They’re Talking Jennifer Rubin - 01.05.2009 - 9:45 AM The Wall Street Journal reports: ... credits for lower wage earners and non-income tax payers: As for the business tax package, a key ... on their money until after Congress passes the measure. A separate element would offer a one-year tax credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 14:45:09
It’s Almost New Years—Holiday Season—The Government’s Tax Administrators are Getting Excited. Why?
If you read my last article for ICs you can probably guess. There are a whole bunch of reports and taxes coming up that must be filed and paid ... more for those who are in business and have employees and IC’s. Form 940 Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return This form is required to report (and pay) your annual Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:30:06
Obama's future is destroying jobs now...
Basic economics - governments do not create jobs. Yes, ... portend big trouble for small business. The job destruction process has started. We are about 20 ... Thinker: When the jobs report for November came out last week, many so-called "experts" were shocked [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 04:25:28
No Financials Required - Commercial Lending
If you search the internet for factoring or accounts receivable financing programs you have probably seen many companies claim, ... companies (”factors”) without financial statements. As a small business owner that performs multiple ... for your company without having to prepare a large amount of reports. But can a bank loan or line of credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:40:00
At Last - Looking at the Customer from Their Point of View
Stessa Cohen and Kristin Moyer here. Wells Fargo announced that it is launching an online loan-consolidation repayment program in combination with ... “How to really pay off credit card debt” “How to get a small business loan in a credit crunch” ... consolidate debt through a person loan. It includes “My Spending Report,” a tool that will let customers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 14:46:25
A Warning About “Imposter” Websites December 5, 2008
Posted by SBDC in Small Business General. trackback Only one website is authorized to fill orders for the free annual credit report ... mandated free annual credit report program. In some cases, the “free” product comes with strings attached ... )A Chance for Free Credit MonitoringFinancial buddyAnnualCreditReport.com The Real Free Credit Rep [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 18:07:42
The bounce becomes a dose of reality.
The business world is finally waking up to the realism that Gordon Brown and Alastair Darling do not have what it takes to get this country's economy ... . Small business are folding, because they cannot get credit, because of the reluctance of the government ... , they report that "Only 28 per cent of respondents said they were confident in the Prime [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 09:30:00
Dispatch from NC: Notes on the food crisis
It’s been a whirlwind few days on the campus of North Carolina State University, where I attended “The Politics of Food,” a conference organized by the Environmental Leadership Program. There’s lots to report on: Panels during the three-day event ranged in topic from the role of business in a sustainable food system [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 01:00:23
Citron Releases the Document that The Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL) Does Not Want You or the US Government to See.
stock ticker: APOL Last week, The Apollo Group reported what appeared to be strong quarterly operating profits in their for-profit education business, which is primarily derived from operating the for-profit University of Phoenix (UOP below) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 15:05:38
Opportunities in Small-Cap Asset Management Firms
One of the areas that has been beaten up rather significantly and in my opinion far too deeply has been microcap and small cap asset management ... is likely to reflect in a slightly stronger EPS figure for the company when they report their latest ... capitalization (ex-warrants) of just $27 million. - The company has a strong business model [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 05:01:29
Bank of America posts 4Q loss; gets $20B from US
By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS AP Business Writer CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - Escalating credit losses drove Bank of America Corp. to report a fourth-quarter loss and slash its quarterly dividend to a penny on Friday, hours after ... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:05:24
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