Nine. That?s how many days are left until nominations are due for Top Small Workplaces 2008 ? our project spotlighting small employers that have created excellent workplace environments with practices and cultures that value employees. The Wall Street Journal, with nonprofit Winning Workplaces, will select 15 winners, featuring them in a report in the fall.
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Record numbers of orders : 187,232,513
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Beijing must strike a balance between growth and inflation.…
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Yen posts fresh 2½-year high overnight.…
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January 3, 2001
Greenspan Put Is Dead. Long Live Greenspan Put
Advice to Investors: Sit Tight and Batten Down the Hatches
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I should have checked my calendar more closely. I didn’t realize this was “Market goes insane week.”Here are a few quick thoughts on the market’s activities of the last couple days.The stock market is trying to price in a recession. The credit market had already priced this in, and now it seems as though the credit market stands more to gain from here than stocks. Consider that credit benefits more directly from Fed cuts, which will help many firms sell new debt and survive. Stocks need profit growth….
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Randy Newson, a rookie relief pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, is having an IPO.
Of himself.
He’s selling 4% of his future earnings. There are 2,500 shares so you can buy 1/62,500th of Newson’s future earnings for $20.
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I have to admit that this is getting fun. The bears are getting smushed.
The saying “buy on rumors, sell on news” should be replaced with “buy at 10, sell at 3.” These intra-day moves are huge. Would you believe the Dow is now positive for the week?
Both Harley-Davidson (HOG) and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) are doing well today. I’ll have more in a bit, but the Buy List is again ahead of the broader market. S…
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Today Robin Sidel writes about economic havoc at an online fantasy game called Second Life. There, players who operate as virtual entrepreneurs …
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Latin America can?t escape turmoil in global financial markets.…
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The market opened much lower again today, but the real action is in the bond market. Rates are plunging. The three-month T-bill just broke below 2% and the 10-year is below 3.5%.
The Fed’s 17 interest rate hikes are being undone in front of our eyes….
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Water shortage could strain hydroelectric plants and lead to rationing.…
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The apparent outperformance of the The Trend Trade Letter may disappear after correcting for trading frictions, market conditions and data errors….
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Trading lore has it that the average trader loses money in the markets. Some estimates put the proportion at 80% or even higher……
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