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Streaming Wars Get Intense The next two weeks mark an important timeframe as major US firms release their quarterly earnings. Netflix reported earnings after market close today, and here…
Two hundred years after the Sherman Anti-trust Act brought about the fall of Rockefeller’s monopoly control, Bernie Saunders and Elizabeth Warren pushed for America to once again decide whether…
#Networking and Insider Trading: DON’T DO IT There’s a scene in the popular movie, Margin Call, where John’s character highlights the three ways to succeed in the business on…
BREAKING: Boeing 737 Jet Crashes in Iran due to technical issues after takeoff. Source (ISNA) Oil Stuff & The Middle East At least two airbases housing US troops in…
A high bankruptcy rate may intuitively seem like a bad thing, but straight-faced “financial experts” argue that bankruptcies are a proxy for imaginative risk-taking – and therefore a good…
Fed Minutes The Federal Reserve released its minutes for the December meeting, and here are the key takeaways: Growth fears: despite the decade long bull market run, Fed officials…
Travis Kalanick’s Exit Uber Inc.’s former CEO Travis Kalanick is not only stepping down from the board but has also offloaded his entire stake at Uber – a grand…
Bye Bye Boeing CEO I mean, for better or for worse, the CEO had this one coming. Boeing’s growing list of worries regarding the 737 Max’s fiasco meant someone…
Icahn’s traveling roadshow is only marginally better than the criminal activities of Bain Capital. These vicious business vultures swoop in, gain control of the shares, get the company to…