TPM Muckraker reports about possible conflicts of inflict in TARP administration. Imagine!Highlights:The department has hired outside private contractors to administer parts of the bailout program, notes GAO. In their responses to Treasury's requirements, six of the eight service providers selected as of November 25, 2008, identified potential or actual sources of conflict. According to our rev...
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MySpace co-founder sees killer deals for established players that can purchase cash-strapped startups
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Filed under: Next big thingNot long ago, the sentiment of Web 2.0 startup founders was fairly consistent. Basically, the IPO market would come back; the online advertising market would continue to grow; and valuations would continue to escalate. Well, it looks like things have not gone according to plan. If anything, it looks like we are seeing the return of the dot-com implosion. However, this...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled more products in fiscal 2008, the bulk of which were made in China, the Consumers Union says.
The Big Three try, again, to convince Congress they deserve a $25B loan.
Excel Maritime (EXM) Bad period for shipping business. Falls to $3.25 from 52-week high of $60.99. Xenoport (XNPT) New drug fails in study. Drops to $17.90 from 52-week high of $66.34. Sierra Wireless (SWIR) Will be buying Wavecom. Wall St. hates deal. Falls to $5,42 from 52-week high of $21.18. Palm (PALM) Smartphone also-ran revised quarter down. Falls to $1.14 from 52-week high of $8.94. Dou...
Filed under: DJIAWhile Bill Gross is big-time bond trader for Pacific Investment Management Co., he also has some interesting takes on the equities markets. Unfortunately, his views are fairly pessimistic. According to Gross, the stock market can be somewhat nuanced. In fact, he compares it to a "fragile flower where price is part perception, part valuation, and part hope or lack thereof." In h...
You're right: $3.9 trillion is really just a drop in the bucket.
Hedge funds have had a lousy year, losing an average of 10.8%. But two hedge funds -- big winners in 2007 -- kept making money this year as well. Meanwhile, those two winners mask an awful lot of losers who will probably find their way into oblivion. The winners for 2008 (at least through September) are run by James Simons (a math genius whose money-making techniques elude explanation) and John...
Picking out a CEO to go in technology right now might seem as though the argument could be almost any of them if you count share price only. That is doubly true if you look at just DRAM and flash memory makers. But the one stand out company which could use a new CEO is SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK). Dr. Eli Harari is a co-founder of the company, and he sits as Chairman, CEO, and as a member of ...
Filed under: Delta Air Lines (DAL)Delta may still be ready when you are, but in 2009 they're not going to be as big. Citing the global recession, Delta (NYSE: DAL) announced that it will cut an additional 6-8% of capacity in 2009. The move will result in an up to 10% reduction in domestic capacity, when one includes the impact of previously-announced operational cuts. Delta also said it will el...