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Topic: U.S. Market Indices

  

CEOs Who Should Lose Their Jobs

It's the new era of accountability: Most of the nation's worst-performing bosses have been shown the door. But what about the guys who just won't go? Meet the Teflon CEOs. Poor results, declining stock prices, and strategic blunders just seem to slide right off them.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Dow Jones Newswires - 11/14/2008

TIP SHEET: SmartGrowth Funds Bet On ETFs, Short S&P 500 "A U.S. recession isn't pretty for most companies, but portfolio managers at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management are betting on a universe of roughly 240 exchange traded funds to beat the worst bear market since the Great Depression."READ»

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CEO See-Ya! Anniversary Special!

How are five bosses faring a year after we said they should get the boot?READ»

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CEO See-ya!

This month: Wilfred J. Corrigan, CEO of LSI Logic.READ»

Sunrise, Sunset

This month's CEO See-Ya!: Scott G. McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems.READ»

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CEO See Ya!

This month: Peter Kann, CEO of Dow Jones.READ»

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Short Circuit

This month: W. Alan McCollough, CEO of Circuit City Stores.READ»

CEO See-ya!

This month: Peter Cartwright, CEO of Calpine.READ»

The Reinvention(s) of Sophia Collier, Part 2

Sophia Collier wrote her autobiography at age 21, founded her first company a few years later, and then took on the mutual-fund industry. Now she's set her sights on the cable-TV power structure. Why can't this woman sit still? And what can you learn from her entrepreneurial journey? A two-part feature.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

This month: Ralph Hake, CEO of Maytag Corp.READ»

CEO See-ya!

This month: Jure Sola, CEO of Sanmina-SCI.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

This month: David Mott, CEO of Medimmune Inc.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

Robert D. Fagan, CEO of TECO Energy.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

William Dillard II, CEO of Dillard's Inc.READ»

CEO See-Ya!

David McCourt, CEO of RCN Corp.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

Mark P. Bulriss, CEO of Great Lakes Chemical Corp.READ»

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Holy Dow!

On this day in 1987, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 2,000 for the first time, ending the day at 2,002.25.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

Raymond Gilmartin, CEO of Merck Co.READ»

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CEO See-Ya!

Steven A. Burd, CEO of Safeway Inc.READ»

Crisis Buster Tip #1: What Did Mark Twain Say about the Current Economic Crisis?

Do you know your history? If you do, you have no reason for worry, for the current economic crisis is “just” a repetition of the past.READ»

Michael Wachs

MICHAEL WACHS CEOCAST What should investors look for this week? The earnings calendar will be light again, as equity and bond markets will be closed for Good Friday, but look for reports from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and retailer Bed Bath ...READ»

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Food and Beverage Companies Need to Cut Carbon Emissions, or Else

Trucost, an environmental data provider, released a report revealing the greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints of S&P 500 companies in a number of sectors with the intention of helping said companies prepare for the ...READ»

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The Limits of Synergy? II

Alison, I'm sooooo glad you posted that piece about Fox Entertainment and Fox News. Who knew synergy had such a dark side? Anyhow, the disputed material in question is just too good not to pull out and highlight. Here it is: "The ...READ»

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The CEO's New Clothes

Forget autocrats and visionaries. Farsighted, tolerant, humane CEOs aren't just nice to work for. They deliver nice results, too.READ»

Kenan Samms

Should We Invest With "Great Expectations?"

Monday, November 24, 2008 Holiday Discounters Investment markets of every type continue to discount their inventories to try to lure shoppers. It’s clearly demonstrated by dwindling trading volumes that investment shoppers remain ...READ»