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Filed under: Forecasts, General Electric (GE), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Clear Channel Commun (CCU), ConocoPhillips (COP), Economic data, Recession

Yesterday no fewer than 20 companies around the world announced 40,000 layoffs. As I posted, that's the flip side of the great inflation report that came out this week. And those 40,000 are among the first of 2.1 million U.S. jobs that are forecast to disappear in 2009 -- particularly if the $825 billion stimulus plan does not pass.

Here are some of yesterday's cuts from the U.S. companies:

Filed under: Forecasts, General Electric (GE), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Clear Channel Commun (CCU), ConocoPhillips (COP), Economic data, Financial Crisis

Yesterday no fewer than 20 companies around the world announced 40,000 layoffs. As I posted, that's the flip side of the great inflation report that came out this week. And those 40,000 are among the first of 2.1 million U.S. jobs that are forecast to disappear in 2009 -- particularly if the $825 billion stimulus plan does not pass.

Here are some of yesterday's cuts from the U.S. companies:

Filed under: Consumer experience, Rants and raves, Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Cisco Systems (CSCO), eBay (EBAY), AT and T (T), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Clear Channel Commun (CCU), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Time Warner Cable (TWC), Serious Money

This is the first in a four part series which I hope gives buyers, sellers, shareholders and dare I say management a platform for discussion.

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Filed under: Private equity, Clear Channel Commun (CCU), Canada, SLM Corp (SLM)

This week, we've seen two major buyout deals come undone: the $6.1 transaction for Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) and TPG's play for Bradford & Bingley. In fact, according to FactSet Research, about 20% of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) since mid-2007 have been terminated.