Cash for Clunkers data paints a murky picture09/19/09
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Filed under: Products and services, Personal financeData analysis of the government's Cash for Clunkers program is beginning to surface. That analysis, coupled with some not too impressive projections, is beginning to paint a murky, if not dismal, picture of the auto industry's future. I read an exce...
APPAmerican Apparel CEO puts big ugly foot in his mouth07/27/09
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Filed under: Bad news, Management, Law, EmployeesWe might be tempted to think, in this day and age, that a move as stupid as this one could not happen in our enlightened business world. However, the CEO of American Apparel (AMEX: APP), seems to think otherwise.According to a story provided by Gawker....
China seeks to cap and trade the American consumer03/17/09
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Filed under: Rants and raves, China, ColumnsHere's the tip: It might be time to pull investments from Chinese manufacturing and export interests. According to an Associated Press report, which features some mind numbing quotes from Li Gao, China's chief climate negotiator, it may soon become far more...
MSFTMicrosoft accounting error shows up as huge PR blunder02/23/09
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Filed under: Management, Microsoft (MSFT), Employees, Workspace, TechnologyThings have again become spicy in the world of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Reports are circulating that Microsoft miscalculated the severance payouts to some of the approximately 1,400 employees that the company recently l...
PLACan anything save Playboy? Don't bet your booty on it.01/23/09
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Filed under: Rumors, Competitive strategy, Marketing and advertisingThe rumor mill announced yesterday that Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) is going to suck it up, pull out, and move its entire operation to its home port of Chicago. According to a blurb in The New York Post, "Playboy is combining its...
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