Description: The CEO of a New York investment firm explains his decision to lease new space for its headquarters in Manhattan after dozens of employees were killed and its business almost wiped out on September 11, 2001.
Source: Fortune.com
Date: 09/09/2011
Link:Â Â http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/09/alger-dan-chung-september-1/?iid=SF_F_River
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Description:Â Â Shares of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and others are hit hard following reports that a federal housing authority plans to sue a dozen or so banks for their shady mortgage dealings.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 09/02/2011
Link:Â http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/09/02/mkts_midday_banks_bac.cnnmoney/
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Description:Â September is the worst month on the calendar for stocks, with losses averaging up to 1.2%, according to MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert, who says that after a lousy August there’s evidence September comes in worse. Laura Mandaro reports. Image courtesy of Getty Images.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
Date: 08/30/2011
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Description: When Jim Lucanish was shopping for new inkjet presses for his Los Angeles printing company, he considered buying from Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) After all, Kodak sells widely admired digital imaging technology. On the other hand, Lucanish knew the company’s six-year-old turnaround effort was faltering, and that gave him pause.
Source:Â Bloomberg.com
Date: 09/02/2011
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Description: This is the perfect moment for Dell Inc. to take over the bulk of the PC industry.
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: 09/02/2011
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dell-opportunity-2011-09-02
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Description: Investors say the FDA’s approval process of medical devices is inefficient and opaque. The maker of a non-invasive device that’s proven to identify melanomas risks it all to tell the tale.
Source: Fortune.com
Date: 09/02/2011
Link:Â Â http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/02/melafind-fda-innovation/?iid=SF_F_Lead
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Description:Â Â Since Steve Jobs’ return to Apple, the stock has soared and the tech giant’s market cap has grown to surpass its rivals.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 08/26/2011
Link:Â http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/08/25/t_steve_jobs_apple_market.fortune/
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Description:Â Shares of Pandora jump double-digits after the Internet music company reported a 117% jump in revenue in its first report since going public in June.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 08/26/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/08/26/mkts_midday_pandora2.cnnmoney/
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Description:Â Without Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. may start to embrace dealmaking after spending less on acquisitions than any of its biggest competitors.
Source:Â Businessweek.com
Date: 08/26/2011
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Description: Watching debt, gold, banks and other catalysts that move stocks
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: 08/26/2011
Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-triggers-that-will-ignite-the-next-bull-market-2011-08-26
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