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If Benmosche Bails, AIG Has Four Easy Replacements
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[image: robert benmosche AIG]
AIG is already prepared for a potential Benmosche departure, and has been
for some time already.
The firm has four former ...
Robert Benmosche, frustrated civil servant
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I'm not at all convinced that any CEO is ever worth a $10 million pay
package, but if it wasn't clear when that deal was signed, it became obviousvery qui...
GameStop downgraded by Goldman Sachs
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- GameStop Corp. was removed from Goldman Sachs'
conviction buy list on Wednesday. The broker maintained a buy rating on the
stoc...
Orange County: Foreclosure Notices Hit Record High
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Matt Padilla at the O.C. Register writes: Foreclosure notices hit record
8,800
[image: Foreclosure Notices] *Click on graph for larger image in new window...
Where are the original Dividend Aristocrats now?
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The Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of S&P 500 index
members that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends
every y...
Greetings from Hawaii!
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[image: Click to View] From now until November 18th I'm vacationing in
Hawaii, where it's 11AM when the market closes. During this time my daily
posts wi...
Travel slump 'worse than expected'
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A report from a prominent research group indicates that global travel and
tourism are facing a gloomy outlook for 2010, with spending in the sector
forecas...
Books: The Greatest Trade Ever
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Lots of chatter about Greg Zuckerman’s new book about John Paulson’s
subprime trade. Titled *The Greatest Trade Ever*, the book chronicles how
Paulson’s ...
Review and Preview
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12:00 AM - Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009
United States: Review and Preview
Ted Wieseman | New York
We provide our weekly review and preview of the US market ...
Fed on Employment: Well, forget the heavy equipment
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The other day I speculated that the Fed was paying less attention to
employment than most marketeers seem to think. Specifically, I question
whether the Fe...
Doing the Right Thing -- 5 Tech Pitfalls
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Kids (and kids at heart) have always loved a little school-time tomfoolery,
be it streaking at a football game or leaving a flaming bag of poop on a
nei...
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ING Reports 3rd-Quarter Profit
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ING, the bailed-out Dutch financial services company, said Wednesday it made
a profit in the third quarter, ending a year of heavy losses.
Report: Las Vegas Sands may restart Macau projects
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Shares of Las Vegas Sands were rising as much as 5% after a report that the
casino giant may soon restart construction on stalled projects in the
Chinese g...
The Winning Young Entrepreneurs, 2009
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The results are in for this year's Best Entrepreneurs 25 and Under roundup.
You'll want to keep an eye on these young founders
A mogul's Detroit passion gets messy
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While Detroit booster Dan Gilbert has a passion for the city, where he wants
to move 1,700 jobs, it's a romance that's getting complicated.
Stocks extend gains
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Stocks traded higher early Wednesday as investor optimism rose on the
expectation that interest rates would remain low for some time.
Report: AIG CEO ready to quit over pay limits
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After just three months as head of American International Group, Robert
Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with
heavy gover...
Warren Mosler: Beware Of Budget Balancers
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The declared 2012 presidential candidate explains his very specific campaign
slogan.
- Why government taxes: a primer
- The zen of having/not havin...
British unemployment falls to 2.46 million
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British unemployment fell to 2.46 million in the three months to September
while the number of people in work rose for the first time in over a year.
