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- The Vanishing American Consumer
- Have Americans given up "retail therapy" for good? A permanent shift could be good for many strapped households — but would spell bad news for the recovery. American consumers have awakened, bolt upright, with belated sticker shock (“I bought what!? I spent how much!?”), from a shopping spree that’s...
- Articles 2009-09-15
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- Ken Goldstein Appointed CEO of SHOP.COM; Disney Executive Joins Emerging e-Commerce Powerhouse
- MONTEREY, Calif. -- SHOP.COM (www.SHOP.COM), the destination online marketplace where consumers enjoy one-stop shopping from thousands of trusted brands using a single account, today announced the appointment of Ken Goldstein as chief executive officer. Lee Lorenzen, SHOP.COM's founder and former CEO, will remain as chairman of the board. Co-founder, Bruce...
- Research articles 2006-05-16
- Time to End the Ken Lewis Horror Show
- Matthew Goldstein submits: Ken Lewis’ stewardship over his big bank of horrors needs to end now. If there was any doubt that Bank of America BAC would be better off with an interim chief executive instead of letting Lewis keep the seat warm for another few months,...
- External links 2009-10-18
- US economic barometer climbs in December
- WASHINGTON AFP ? A barometer of US economic prospects climbed in December, indicating a consumer-driven recovery is still on track in 2004, the Conference Board said. The private economic research firm's index of leading economic indicators, which aims to predict activity in the coming months, rose 0.2 points from...
- Research articles 2004-01-22
- US leading indicators reveal sluggish economy: Conference Board
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US economy is "losing steam," the Conference Board said, reporting that the index of US leading economic indicators fell 0.3 percent in October, marking the fifth straight decline. The string of decreases "is a clear signal that the economy is losing steam and may start...
- Research articles 2004-11-18
- US leading indicators fall 0.6 percent
- WASHINGTON AFP — The forward-looking index of leading economic indicators fell 0.6 percent in May, further indication of a slowdown in the US economy, The Conference Board said. The decline was higher than analyst expectations of a 0.5 percent drop and the third in the last six months. ...
- Research articles 2006-06-22
- US leading indicators show economic momentum
- WASHINGTON AFP — US economic momentum appears to be building after a soft patch in late 2006, an index of future activity showed. The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators, a gauge of activity in the coming six to nine months, rose 0.3 percent in December. The...
- Research articles 2007-01-23
- US economy appears stronger.
- Jun 23, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) The US economy seems to be strengthening. The Conference Board's index of leading indicators rose one per cent in May 2003. Ken Goldstein, an economist at the Conference Board, said that the ...
- Research articles 2003-06-23
- US leading indicators rise 0.4 percent in July
- WASHINGTON AFP — The forward-looking index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4 percent in July, suggesting improving conditions later this year, the Conference Board said. The business research group said the rise in its index of leading economic indicators, a gauge of activity in the coming six to nine...
- Research articles 2007-08-20
- US economic gauge weakens
- WASHINGTON AFP — A key forward-looking US economic gauge posted a decline in January for a fourth straight month suggesting "weak growth" ahead for the world's largest economy, the Conference Board said Thursday. The private research group said its index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.1 percent in January....
- Research articles 2008-02-21
- Economics Trifecta: Leading Indicators and Unemployment Look Up
- Unlike the conflicting signals we have seen for so long in the economic news, June 18 gave us three clear positive signs on important statistics. First, The Conference Board's release of the Index of Leading Economic Indicators LEI jumped to 54.9, up from about 40 in April. (The normal, baseline...
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- U.S. Economy Will Grow More in 2007, But Corporate Profit Growth Will Erode
- To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Gail Fosler, +1-212-339-0300, or Ken Goldstein, +1-212- 339-0331 NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Key indicators, including The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index and Consumer Confidence, are signaling a pick-up in the U.S. economy, growth of which will still approach 3 percent, according to an analysis...
- Research articles 2007-03-21
- New York-Based Economic Research Firm Sees Mixed Signals in Forecast.
- By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 22--A forecast of the U.S. economy's activity in March had good news and bad news, according to an economist for the Conference Board, a New York-based economic research firm. ...
- Research articles 2003-04-22
- Wall St rises on recovery news
- FINANCIAL firms paced the US stockmarket higher today thanks to an analyst-driven gain for insurers, while comments from an American International Group executive also aided the sector. A series of economic data further helped stocks as industrials, including Boeing, finished in the green.Overall, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up...
- News items 2009-08-20
- E*Trade: Citadel's Bonanza
- Matthew Goldstein submits: Citadel Investment Group's move to aggressively sell off its substantial stake in E*Trade Financial ETFC looks like hedge fund magnate Ken Griffin is throwing in the towel on his big gamble on the online broker. But Citadel isn't bailing on E*Trade. In fact, if...
- External links 2009-08-14
- Citadel Does An About-Face on E*Trade
- Matthew Goldstein submits: Who really knows what Ken Griffin has up his sleeve for E*Trade Financial ETFC. Last month, Griffin indicated that his Citadel Investment Group hedge fund gradually would sell-off about 10% of of its E*Trade stock. Then, on Monday, Griffin and Citadel said, “never mind.”...
- External links 2009-09-02
- High Frequency Trading and Big Dollars
- Matthew Goldstein submits: There’s more evidence about the big profitability of computer-driven high-frequency trading. The Wall Street Journal says Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group hedge fund empire made $1 billion from proprietary trading with HFT last year. The profitability number came out during testimony in an ongoing...
- External links 2009-10-04
- BofA and the Succession Obsession
- Matthew Goldstein submits: Wall Street loves to speculate about who may be the chief executive in waiting at some large company. That obsession with succession is evident in the wake of Ken Lewis' decision to step down as chief executive of Bank of America BAC by year-end....
- External links 2009-10-05
- Citigroup's Dark Arts
- Matthew Goldstein submits: Wall Street pay czar Ken Feinberg should give Vikram Pandit a pay raise. The Citigroup C chief executive has certainly earned it based on his mastery of the dark arts and alchemy. It takes sheer wizardry to announce simultaneously a small $101 million profit...
- External links 2009-10-15
- Las Vegas Sands Corp Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. We will pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Joe Greff with JPMorgan. Joe, please go ahead. Joe Greff – JPMorgan Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Ken or Sheldon, I was hoping – I’m...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-31
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