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January 2, 2009
Some call it “the dead tree edition” of the news media. But as 2009 dawns, trees may not be the only casualties. Newspaper companies as an investment are less lucrative than they once were. Alan D. Mutter, a Silicon Valley CEO, pointed out on…
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July 1, 2008
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed only a few points higher than it opened on June 30, ABC marked the end of a volatile month for stocks with a pessimistic segment on the market and personal retirement…
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July 2, 2008
The consequences of a military attack on Iran to thwart its nuclear intentions could have a devastating economic impact.
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel warned on…
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August 24, 2009
Complaining about rising costs, but ignoring the root of the problem is a common media mistake. And it is one ABC “World News Sunday,” made on Aug. 23 while discussing rising costs of a college education.“College students all over the country are…
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July 1, 2008
The same day Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum followed the lead of attorneys general in California and Illinois by suing Countrywide (NYSE: CFC), and just one day before Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) planned to complete…
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August 24, 2009
This may go against the wishes of some of the personalities on MSNBC, but CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer thinks the Glenn Beck boycott won’t have an impact on NewsCorp’s (NASDAQ:NWSA), the parent company of Fox News, bottom line.During the “Stop…
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June 19, 2008
It’s not likely dieticians will be endorsing his regimen, but a Virginia man demonstrated it is possible to regularly dine at a fast-food restaurant without being criticized for signing your own death certificate.…
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June 20, 2008
CNN’s Lou Dobbs has been on a tear about the recent tainted-tomato salmonella outbreak, but this time he’s taken it a step further and is calling for the ultimate political punishment.
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June 19, 2008
“CBS Evening News” went after British Burger King restaurants for offering a $200 burger it called “controversial” on June 18 and cited an anti-corporate advocacy group to support the claim. But the report downplayed the…
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August 20, 2009
Here’s a lesson in international affairs – the president’s handling of foreign policy can have a profound impact on American business.Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of murdering 270 people when a bomb he…