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Wallstrip: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FNM, FRE)
Will the government save the day, or has the sun already set? Julie Alexandria summarizes the current mortgage mess.
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Videos 2008-07-21
Tom Peters: Don't Sweat the Recession
I've posted on some alarmist points of view regarding our economy. It only fits that I should post on Tom Peters' The Train Keeps on Rolling. He notes that despite decades worth of pronouncements of doom on America's position in the world economy, including his own,...
Tags: Economy, Tom, Government, Venture Capital, Vertical Industries, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-06-11
"Crunch" Time
Feel like you're running on an economic hamster wheel, powering an economy that benefits only a relative few? Jared Bernstein's "Crunch" is for you. So says reviewer Harry Hurt III in A Rock, A Hard Place and an Exit Strategy. Hurt walks through Bernstein's discussion...
Tags: Economics, Bernstein, Benefits, Health Care, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Michael Fitzgerald, Human Resources, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Healthcare, Globalization
Blog posts 2008-05-19
Do Markets Have Morals?
I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Investment, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Economics, Benefits, Retirement Plans, 401(k), Paul J. Zak, Michael Fitzgerald, Finance, Software
Blog posts 2008-05-13
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Benefit or Threat?
Just when CEOs thought they had a handle on secretive and powerful hedge funds, they must consider a quieter but even bigger monster -- Sovereign Wealth Funds. These government-owned funds, including ones in China, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Singapore, represent more than $2.5 trillion in global assets,...
Tags: Software, Peter Galuszka, U.S., Fund, Hedge Fund, Government, Investment, Financial Services, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Finance, Benefit
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Expanding Overseas:The Best Small Markets
Thanks to job growth and newfound political stability, these smaller markets present a big opportunity for U.S. and other western companies to expand. .expansionPic { width:324px; float:right; margin:0px 0 10px 10px; padding:5px 5px 0; background:#edece7; border:1px solid #d4d4d4; } * html .expansionPic { display:inline; margin-top:20px;} ...
Tags: Rwanda, Jennifer Alsever, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Vertical Industries, U.S., Gross Domestic Product, Free Trade, Government, Kenya, Real Estate Price, Rwanda Rwanda, Vietnam, Garcia, World Bank, Peru, Real Estate, Kazakhstan, Business, Investment, China, Business Operations, Risk Assessment, Business Expansion, International, BNET Feature
Articles 2008-04-21
Expanding Overseas: The Best Mid-Size Markets
Relatively stable and foreigner-friendly, these growing mid-size markets offer expansion opportunities in regions less vulnerable to the current global economic slowdown. .expansionPic { width:324px; float:right; margin:0px 0 10px 10px; padding:5px 5px 0; background:#edece7; border:1px solid #d4d4d4; } * html .expansionPic { display:inline; margin-top:20px;} .expansionPic p...
Tags: United Arab Emirates, BNET Feature, Software, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Financial Planning, Finance, Free Trade, Taxes, Government, Tax Rate, Singapore, Latin America, Business, Chile, Dubai, Gross Domestic Product, U.S., GDP, Banking, Internet, Jennifer Alsever, International, Business Expansion, Financial Services
Articles 2008-04-21
Warren Buffett and the Return of the Railroads
Sky-high energy prices, increasingly crowded commuter corridors, and worries about the environment are setting the stage for trains to thunder once again across the US moving commerce and people, predicts Harvard University professor John R. Stilgoe. “Train travel will supplant highway and air travel in the next few decades....
Tags: Vertical Industries, Investment, Government, Sign, Railroad, Warren Buffett, Stock, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2008-04-16
The Economy: A Grinding Five-Year Restructuring
I made that pronouncement in my previous posting and now I'm being challenged to explain what I mean. I relish the opportunity.  This is more than a one- or two-quarter recession. This is the end of a nearly 30-year cycle that started when Ronald Reagan took office...
Tags: William J. Holstein, Home Entertainment, Finance, Software, Enterprise Software, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Quality, Games, Government, Stimulus, Financial Accounting, TVs, Vertical Industries
Blog posts 2008-02-21
How Developing Countries are Developing Medical Tourism
The first time I heard about US folks outsourcing their heart surgery or hip replacement to doctors in India or China, it sounded crazy. But clearly the rise of "medical tourism" -- traveling to different countries to have a medical procedure done less expensively, more expediently, and in some cases...
Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Finance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Free Trade, Developing Country, India
Blog posts 2007-12-19
Learning How to Let Go
Most of us spend our lives pursuing certainty—or we accept uncertainty in some areas of our lives and isolate those parts, pretending certainty exists outside them. Sadly, certainty is not our birthright, nor does it come with age and autonomy. Indeed, some would even say that certainty is an illusion.In...
Tags: Life, Productivity, Workforce Management, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-11-09
Wal-Mart to Buy Japanese Supermarket
News is out today that Wal-Mart will spend $878 million to buy out the minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket Seiyu Ltd. The company already owns 51% of Seiyu and has always lost money -- by some accounts over $1 billion. So why would Wal-Mart throw more money at what appears...
Tags: WMT, Government, Construction, Blogging, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Jessica Stillman, News, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Blog posts 2007-10-22
How to be a Demographic Realist
There's an interesting article in strategy+business called "How to be a Demographic Realist" that presents some false assumptions about retirement -- something 21 percent of the global population will need to think about by 2100, as opposed to 7 percent now. It's probably not news to you that the burgeoning senior population faces some challenges...
Tags: Finance, Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Investment, Vertical Industries, Financing, Retirement, Human Resources, Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-09-26
The Five Dangers of Parental Leave
Leaving work to care for a new child can complicate your career. Here's how to avoid common problems. Danger: Turning into Baby Central Neutralizer: Keep kid-centric chatter to a minimum It's natural for you to be excited about a new baby or a...
Tags: Workforce Management, Financial Accounting, Payroll Solutions, Healthcare, Sales Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Telecommuting, Wage Replacement, Pregnancy, Leave, Boss, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Sales, Finance, C.C. Holland, human resources, workplace, benefits, parental leave, Family and Medical Leave Act, Recruitment &Amp, Selection, BNET Feature
Articles 2007-05-29
BNET Dispatch: March 19, 2007
Airbus' A380 superjumbo jet, the world's largest passenger plane, made its U.S. debut today, as two of the jets landed in New York and Los Angeles. Airbus designed the aircraft to challenge Boeing's command in the large plane market. But due to several delays, Airbus has suffered billion dollars of...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., Benefits, Daimler AG, Disney Corp., Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Accounting, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Resources, Investment, Joseph De Avila, Patient, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Software, Steve Jobs, Stock Option, Stock Options, Stock Options & Grants, U.S., Vertical Industries
Blog posts 2007-03-19
Irish Banks Eye Sale of State Stakes
DUBLIN (Reuters UK) - Irish banks that receive state capital will be strong enough to sell their possible majority government stakes to foreign investors in a year or two, the governor of the central bank said on Sunday.Dublin, which already has indirect 25 percent stakes in each of its top...
Tags: Bank, Government, Financial Services, Vertical Industries, Finance, Oukbs
News items 2009-12-20
GM in uphill battle as it plans for IPO
General Motors is fighting a war on several fronts as it labours to sell its Opel unit in Germany, repay debts to the US government and persuade consumers to buy its cars, but it remains on track for an initial public offering in the second half of 2010.GM, which...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Government, Corporate Governance, IPO, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Bankruptcy & Receivership, Company News, Corporate Finance, Expenditure, Government News, Market News, New Issues, Public Offerings, Share Structure, Financial Times
External links 2009-10-19
Video: Steve Case On AOL Spin, Health Content Biz & More
Steve Case joined his business partner Ted Leonsis on CNBC this morning to talk about Revolution LLC and a number of topics. The former chairman of AOL Time Warner and vice chairman emeritus of AOL, respectively, have been openly supportive of Tim Armstrong and of Time Warner’s plans to...
Tags: America Online Inc., Health Care, Video, Steve Case, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Mergers & Acquisitions, Human Resources, Investment, Finance, Media & Publishing, Health Content, Companies, Time Warner, AOL, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-20
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. F1Q10 (09/30/2009) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We’ll go first to Steve Levenson with Stifel. Steve Levenson - Stifel Nicolaus A question about contract timing, have you seen anything either directly or through the primes being held up or slowed down? I know you spoke about the radar contract, I don’t know...
Tags: Mercury Computer Systems Inc., Call Transcript, Quarter, Earnings, Aslett, Government, GAAP, Semiconductors, Vertical Industries, Network Technology, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Networking, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-27
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Pearce Hammond - Simmons & Co. Pearce Hammond - Simmons & Co The first question I had was, if you look at the Chinese government in the past quarter had made an announcement that they were concerned about over capacity...
Tags: Bank, Call Transcript, Earnings, Bank Financing, Simmons & Co., Synthesis Energy Systems Inc., Yima, Government, Financing Startups, Financial Services, Vertical Industries, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-29
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