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Please don't tax Coke! Or Pepsi, for that matter!

As a Coca-Cola shareholder, I was quite unnerved by recent talk centering on the issue of a soda tax. I'm sure PepsiCo shareholders were likewise fr[...] read more »
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Too Good to Be True - Arvedlund's In-Depth Look at Madoff

The book has no mercy on Madoff -- there is no point at which we are expected to believe in him. It simply relays the facts like an obituary; one whi[...] read more »
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Sears and Kmart spin a golden oldie and bring back the Christmas Club

You remember Christmas Clubs: the passbook accounts you used to have in your local bank to save for the holidays...when you had a local bank, that is[...] read more »
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Does the U.S. have enough money to solve its problems?

Let's set the record straight: the United States has today roughly $50-60 trillion in wealth and investment capital, depending on how one measures e[...] read more »
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Consumer bankruptcies set to surge

Consumer bankruptcies have already spiked more than 30% this year, and it looks like the trend shows no signs of flagging. The American Bankruptcy In[...] read more »
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Easy ways to make money fast: Sperm donation?

As college students get ready for a new year, there's a lot more to worry about than Shakespeare and molecular biology. In this recession, a tight j[...] read more »
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The Lofts At Cherokee Studios: Has Elvis Really Left the Building?

The hallowed ground of the old Cherokee recording studios in Hollywood is being converted into 12 work-live lofts, including some equipped as music s[...] read more »
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A little-discussed benefit of health care reform: Employee mobility - BloggingStocks

One benefit of universal health care that has been overlooked? A better match between employee and position, and enhanced job mobility. read more »
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Microsoft: Not such a fun place to work anymore

The goal of CFO Chris Liddell is to save billions in costs to compensate for much slower revenue growth and adjust to a 5-year market outlook that's[...] read more »
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Behind the scenes on Amazon's deal for Zappos.com

Because of the size of the deal, Amazon.com had to file a regulatory document called an S-4 form. While there is lots of legal and technical mumbo-ju[...] read more »
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Apple CFO: 'We can't make enough iPhone 3Gs to meet demand'

Apple blew through analyst estimates, set record sales numbers for the quarter for Macs, and sold so many iPhone 3Gs units that factories on overdriv[...] read more »
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Art Auction Advances With Christie's iPhone Bidding App

Christie's hopes that the bidding application will attract new money bidders to the auction house, ideally to pick up some of the lots that aren't [...] read more »
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Sprint outsources entire network to Ericsson

Sprint Nextel has taken the next step to cut costs by sending the management of its nationwide wireless network to Sweden's Ericsson. The deal -- va[...] read more »
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Secular bear market could last into 2010, maybe through 2020

Investors whose retirement nest eggs have taken a beating during the last two recessions shouldn't count on markets bouncing back any time soon. As [...] read more »
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Nike should capitalize on Crawford's dunk on Lebron

Think of the possibilities here. The program you are watching goes to commercial where you see black-and-white footage of Jordan Crawford breaking to[...] read more »
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