Obama, Biden Earn A-Minuses
On President Obama’s 100th day in office, Mark Halperin of Time provides a White House report card: Barack Obama: A-. “Instantly comfortable and highly skilled at the hardest job in the world.” Joe...
View ArticleCompanies Hobbled by Fewer Wall St. Analysts
The turmoil on Wall Street has left fewer analysts covering companies of all sizes, the Journal reports, leaving smaller operations struggling to connect with investors. Since September, there have...
View ArticleGoldman Analyst Bullish on Stocks' Recovery
A top Goldman Sachs forecaster predicts the recovery in stocks that began in March should hold, Reuters reports. The S&P 500 could rise as much as 10% from its current level to top 1,050-1,100,...
View ArticleSales of Men's Undies Rebound With Economy
Amid mixed reports about recession and economic recovery, here's a bright spot: Men’s underwear sales are on the rebound. Believe it or not, that's a reliable indicator, because selling unmentionables...
View ArticleESPN Axes Phillips' Galpal, Too
A day after ESPN fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips in the wake of his affair with a production assistant, the channel has cut Brooke Hundley loose, too. And that’s not all, Phillips agent tells the...
View ArticleSarah Palin Makes Fox Debut
Sarah Palin made her much-anticipated debut on Fox News tonight, appearing as a contributor on Bill O’Reilly’s show. The former Alaska governor (and weekend sportscaster for an Anchorage TV station)...
View ArticleIntel's Purchase of McAfee Baffles Analysts
Intel agreed to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion today, leaving analysts slack-jawed with disbelief. “I would love to be wrong, but I think we may all look back five years from now and say, 'Wow. That was...
View ArticleMeet the Agent Who Found bin Laden
By now, you’ve seen the photo of Obama administration brass awaiting word of the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound. What you haven’t seen is the CIA agent standing just outside the frame, a man the AP...
View ArticleZuckerberg's Hoodie: Gleeful Snub to Wall Street?
On the first day of Facebook's IPO roadshow yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg showed up to a meeting with potential investors wearing a hoodie—a wardrobe choice that one Wall Street analyst says is a glaring...
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