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Jim Cramer: Mad No More?

Sunday 16 December 2007 @ 8:01 pm

The CNBC host and author is emphasizing long-term investing for his viewers and readers. What happened to the manic stockpicker?




Benioff Sounds Off

Tuesday 4 December 2007 @ 5:17 pm

In an interview, the outspoken CEO of Salesforce.com discusses customers, cash, and competitors—including his former boss at Oracle, Larry Ellison




Nasdaq-NYSE Rivalry Comes to China

Monday 3 December 2007 @ 4:35 am

The two American exchanges are opening offices in Beijing as Asian markets give them some tough competition for Chinese stock listings




An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 11:21 am

The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards’ failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans




The Indispensable Succession Plan

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 11:17 am

Boards shouldn’t wait until they have a crisis to deal with who’s up next. The issue must always be top of mind—and top of agenda




Time to Hedge Your Home?

Tuesday 27 November 2007 @ 1:12 pm

Housing prices continue to slide, and analysts see more declines ahead. Should you hedge against a housing crash by betting on a futures market?




The Analyst Who Rocked Citi

Monday 26 November 2007 @ 7:10 pm

Meredith Whitney’s dire predictions shook the financial giant to the core and brought death threats. But Wall Street seems to think she got it right




Stocks: Making Sense of November’s Slide

Sunday 25 November 2007 @ 8:01 pm

What could stop the bleeding? One pro suggests a "shock and awe" Fed rate cut of a full percentage point




The Economy’s $2 Trillion Worry

Sunday 18 November 2007 @ 9:22 pm

The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge




Finance Stocks to Buy Now

Sunday 18 November 2007 @ 8:01 pm

Gene Marcial talks to investors who believe opportunities remain amid the wreckage at the Wall Street financial houses




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