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- a purchase made solely to make a profit when the price or value increases
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- iTune, youTune, Almost allTune for iTune...Including News Corp.
- NBC Universal's pulled its shows from iTunes over pricing disputes (NBC's demands would require iTunes to sell individual programs for $4.99, not $1.99), but Fox parent News Corp. isn't following suit -- despite wanting more control over pricing. Speculation is that Universal backed out because it expected its upcoming online distribution channel Hulu (a...
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- Daily Dispatch: Wal-Mart, Mattel, Kmart, and Frontier
- Wal-Mart reported a higher quarterly profit, but cut its outlook for the rest of the year, blaming inflated gas prices, rising mortgage defaults, and the housing funk for decreased consumer spending. Earlier this year, the retailer renewed its focus on low prices after unsuccessful efforts in apparel and...
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Yahoo + Microsoft = Disaster?
- So Microsoft and Yahoo are at it again. Speculation is running wild on whether the deal, that some have valued at $50 billion, will actually go down. But if it does, will a Microsoft and Yahoo marriage go down in flames ala AOL and Time Warner? Or is this the...
- Blog posts 2007-05-04
- Wallstrip: Speculation
- Wallstrip focuses on a potential scapegoat for our failing economy: YOU.
- Videos 2008-08-01
- Feds Eye Oil Speculators
- The price of gas has been on a roller coaster, and many blame speculators who trade oil futures like stocks. Now the U.S. government is weighing a new way to regulate oil trading. Armen Keteyian reports.
- Videos 2009-07-08
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- Speculation Spreads and the Market Pricing of Proposed Acquisitions
- This paper examines speculation spreads following initial acquisition announcements in 362 cash tender offers spanning the 1981-1995 period. Speculation spreads in acquisitions, defined as the percentage difference between the bid price and market price one-day after the initial announcement, exhibit a positive mean, with considerable cross-sectional variation. In fact, over...
- White papers 2001-04-05
- F.D. Rich deal with Citicorp ends speculation. (developer ends months of rumors by closing deal with Citicorp Real Estate Inc.)
- F.D. Rich deal with Citicorp ends speculation F.D. Rich Co., Stamford's largest developer, ended months of speculation and rumor last week with the transfer of four of its properties to Citicorp Real Estate Inc., the prime lender on the commercial pF.D. Rich deal with...
- Research articles 1990-08-06
- Speculation and the Price of Oil: An Unfriendly Note
- Ferdinand E. Banks submits: Not too long ago I took the liberty of publishing several short papers on speculation and the oil price. Needless to say, I felt it necessary to publish them in more than one place, and also to exploit my beliefs in this matter in several lectures,...
- External links 2008-08-27
- The Role of Speculation in Real Estate Cycles
- The economy, already suffering from unemployment and fluctuating prices, is now being plagued by rampant real estate speculation. This real estate speculation boom is an archfiend wielding terrible power, capable of blowing out the flickering signs of a hopeful economic recovery. In this paper the focus is on the latter...
- White papers 2002-06-26
- Two Types of Speculation: One Harmful, One Not
- Mark Thoma submits: Suppose you think that a hurricane might disrupt oil flows in the future. What should you do today? Tropical storm Edouardo gives an example. As the storm approached, people believed there was a chance that oil flows would be disrupted in the future, and the current...
- External links 2008-08-05
- Speculation under way KC's list grows as Saunders interviews in
- Please see SPECULATION, Page 3D Speculation: Williams signs contract extension with Washington RELATED Dick Vermeil says his five-year record as Chiefs coach was "not good enough." Page 3D Al Saunders is on other teams' radars as well as...
- Research articles 2006-01-04
- TI Logistics Briefing & News: Speculation grows over new bid by Maersk.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2007-Transport Intelligence Ltd: TI Logistics Briefing & News: Speculation grows over new bid by MaerskC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19012007 Latest news and brief from Transport Intelligence Speculation grows over new bid by Maersk 19/Jan/2007 ...
- Research articles 2007-01-19
- MICROSOFT: Microsoft says speculation about security an and NSA is "inaccurate and unfounded".
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 September 1999-MICROSOFT: Microsoft says speculation about security and NSA is "inaccurate and unfounded" C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:030999 REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. said today that speculation about Microsoft Windows security and the U.S. National Security Agency NSA ...
- Research articles 1999-09-06
- QBE, IAG deny deal speculation.
- Feb 21, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- There is speculation that two major Australian insurance companies may have been named before the HIH royal commission. The speculation concerns QBE Insurance and Insurance Australia Group IAG which are said to have...
- Research articles 2002-02-20
- HBOS DISMISSES BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA TRADE SALE SPECULATION.
- PERTH, May 13 Asia Pulse - The Edinburgh-based bank HBOS today appeared to brush off speculation it would seek a trade sale of Bank of Western Australia Ltd (ASX:BWA) if it successfully mopped up the 43 per cent of the company it did not already own ...
- Research articles 2003-05-13
- SPECULATION MOUNTS OVER GE TAKEOVER OF AUSTRALIA'S BRAMBLES.
- SYDNEY, May 8 Asia Pulse - Brambles Industries Ltd (ASX:BIL) shares jumped yesterday after General Electric Co's financing arm launched a US$4.0 billion debt raising, increasing speculation it may make a takeover bid for the Australian company. SYDNEY, May 8 Asia Pulse - Brambles...
- Research articles 2003-05-08
- Fourtou visit sets off VUE sale alarms. (Finance).(Vivendi Universal S.A. chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou's visit fuels speculation that Vivendi Universal Entertainment could be sold)
- Vivendi Universal S.A. chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou made a whirlwind tour of the U.S. last week, meeting with several divisional executives--including Vivendi Universal Entertainment chairman Barry Diller--and fueling speculation that the French medi Vivendi Universal S.A. chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou made a whirlwind tour of...
- Research articles 2003-01-27
- NBC rushes CBS affiliate in Buffalo. (NBC discussing contract with WIBV-TV, raising speculation that NBC parent company General Electric will acquire King World Productions Inc.)
- Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE
- Research articles 1994-05-09
- SAMSUNG LIFE'S PURCHASE OF WOORI FINANCE STAKE CAUSES SPECULATION.
- SEOUL, Dec 11 Asia Pulse - Samsung Life Insurance Co.'s decision to purchase a stake in Woori Finance Holdings Co. (KSE:053000) is fueling speculation about Samsung Group's ulterior motives. SEOUL, Dec 11 Asia Pulse - Samsung Life Insurance Co.'s decision to purchase a stake...
- Research articles 2003-12-11
- 'Mel watch' afflicts Viacom stock. (Finance).(speculation over the departure of Viacom Inc. chief operating officer Mel Karmazin puts pressure on company's stock)
- More speculation about chief operating officer Mel Karmazin's potential departure put pressure on Viacom Inc. last week. More speculation about chief operating officer Mel Karmazin's potential departure put pressure on Viacom Inc. last week.
- Research articles 2003-01-27
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