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...
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MySpace co-founder sees killer deals for established players that can purchase cash-strapped startups
Tue, Dec 2, 5:00 PM ET
According to WSJ, former AOL (TWX) Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy part or all of Yahoo (YHOO). Miller, who runs venture capital fund Velocity Interactive Group with partner Ross Levinsohn, the former president of Fox Interactive Media (NWS), has discussed the idea with Yahoo board members, and believes that a deal in the range of $20 to $22 a share is possible. ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. credit card write-offs will continue to increase in 2009, tracking roughly with the rising unemployment rate, the top executive at Discover Financial Services said on Tuesday.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has made some rather bold predictions for 2009. What is interesting here is that these projections are not the projections of old showing continued growth nor showing continued goals total dominance. But the possible surprise here is that this depends upon the state of just how bad things get in the economy and also upon several factors which might now be ou...
Well, here’s a new twist to the Yahoo (YHOO) saga. According to the Wall Street Journal, former AOL chief Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy all or part of the company. The story is sourced to “people familiar with the matter.” The story says Miller has been talking to private equity investors and sovereign wealth funds for months trying to come up the money for a...
Filed under: Forecasts, Recession, Financial CrisisA journalism professor of yours truly, Jon Sandberg, who also served in key positions for several Connecticut governors, had an interesting technique that he frequently deployed in seminars. A student would pose a question and Sandberg would say, "That's a good question. Is it acceptable and ethical to publish information that you know would sh...
The Weekly Option Volatility Report for December 2nd, 2008Inside Futures,IL- 5 minutes agoThe information presented herein has not been designed to meet the rigorous standards set by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for disclosure … Written by "futures trading" - Google News and Powered by WordPress
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), TechnologyI happened to be reading two articles on CIO.com yesterday concerning Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) and its Wii distribution strategy. There was an older one from August discussing the reasons why the Wii has been in short supply. Was Nintendo purposely making the Wii a rare commodity? Were there indeed production problems? The second mentio...
I really have no insight today. I can watch the tells, but this relentless discussion of bottoming in a process that will probably take years to unwind is pretty nauseating. At least I'll admit I've got nothing, as opposed to the pundits or 'deciders' like Paulson and Bernanke who FUBAR'd the economy and now have all the answers?Illegitimi non carborundum.I sold my December VIX calls yesterday....
The Call: According to the story "Scenes From The Mall: Picky, Picky, Picky" what was K-B Toys' discount on Barbie items?
Tue, Dec 2, 12:25 PM ET
Question: According to the story "Scenes From The Mall: Picky, Picky, Picky" what was K-B Toys' discount on Barbie items? Answer: buy 2, get 1 free