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Jeff Bezos of Amazon on Charlie Rose
Bezos talks to Charlie Rose about internet retailing, the new Kindle 2, and more.
‘Slumdog’ cleans up at the Oscars
Right now I am trying to forget that we are back to 1997 levels on the market. So, I am posting this WSJ clip about the Oscars. Overall, I guessed 4 out of 7 of the big categories right.
It was the best show in years with "Slumdog…
The Oscars are tonight
The link for the list of nominees for the 81st Academy Awards Ceremony is here.
Here are my picks:
Best Actress - Kate Winslet
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz…
McGraw Hill drops book critical of its own subsidiary
McGraw Hill is one of the major book publishers in the United States. It also happens to own Standard & Poors, a well-known rating agency. Fellow econblogger Barry Ritholtz was due to release a book via McGraw Hill titled "Bailout…
Rio Tinto’s Leng quits after a month on the job
Jim Leng, the new Chairman of troubled mining giant Rio Tinto has quit abruptly despite having been employed by the company for only one month. This does not bode well as the company's mountainous debt is at the core of why Leng is leaving…
Is Slumdog Millionaire ‘poverty porn?’
You may have heard about the Rags-to-riches movie "Slumdog Millionaire" which recently won a Golden Globe for Best Picture. I saw the film and thought it was brilliant. Nevertheless, not everyone agrees with this sentiment, as the video…
GMAC chairman resigns effective immediately
Coming on the heels of the Rubin resignation as it does, the resignation of Ezra Merkin as Chairman of GMAC makes it seem like a bit of shake up in financial services management is underway as 2009 begins. Merkin was tainted by the Madoff…
Walter Mossberg: Top 2009 Gadgets
I am a bit of technophile -- so much so my friends call me "Gadget Man." While I have toned down the bad early adopter purchases, I do still love my gadgets. With that in mind, here is Walter Mossberg doing his thing at the Wall Street…
Pensions: $400 billion hole to reduce U.S. corporate earnings
An issue that has received scant acknowledgment in the media is the likely hole in pension funds books resulting from the recent out in shares. Pension funds must invest the money they receive today in order to provide pensioners funds…
The latest on Glencore
FT Alphaville, one of my favorite blog sites, has the latest on Glencore and its credit default swaps. They are exploding to the downside for firms issuing insurance against Glencore's default. Here's Alphaville's chart: