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By Jon D. Markman On May 10, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Hedge fund managers got together last week for a billionaires’ Woodstock — the Ira Sohn Investment Conference. And boy, for a bunch of rich dudes, they sure were cranky and downbeat.
The two...
By Jon D. Markman On April 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Alphabet (GOOG) last week finally unveiled its plans to become a major Internet provider using fixed wireless technology.
This is not the pie-in-the-sky Project Loon and Skybender stuff,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Remember "too big to fail" and all of the handwringing about bank instability in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis? No? How about the financial crisis, you remember that? No again?
That’s...
By Jon D. Markman On April 12, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Things are pretty bad at The Gap Inc. (GPS), and that’s not just because the San Francisco retailer saw its share price tumble almost 14% Friday following more poor sales results.
Sure, the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 11, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Alaska Airlines (ALK) is on the runway and is waiting to take-off. The announced acquisition of Virgin America (VA) for $2.6 billion will mark a regional airline consolidation. With new routes it...
By Jon D. Markman On December 8, 201507:30 AM Eastern
High definition video chip maker Ambarella (AMBA) reported better-than-expected quarterly results late last week as the company tried to separate itself from the fortunes of troubled action-cam...
By Jon D. Markman On October 13, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Quick, think of a time machine.
The first image that pops into my head is the louvered, silver-skinned DeLorean of the Back to the Future trilogy. An iconic car that has a special place in...
By Jon D. Markman On June 23, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In a reminder that the world doesn’t revolve around Federal Reserve dot plots or the machination of Greek bailout negotiations in Brussels, there has been a surge of merger news as companies...