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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Is Loehmann's on the Brink?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bad-news/" rel="tag">Bad News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/04/loehmanns.jpg" />The <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/loehmann_crisi_zYLJ4Sd4hldYXZEtuw093O"><em>New York Post</em> reports exclusively that</a> "Suppliers to the off-price clothing chain -- which was acquired by Dubai-based Istithmar in 2006 for $300 million -- have begun to withhold shipments to stores as concerns mount about the retailer's shaky finance."<br />
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The chain of discount department stores was founded in 1921, and most recently declared bankruptcy in May 1999. There are now 63 stores in 17 states, but competition and the recession, combined with Isthimar's own financial woes, have the chain on the ropes. One "major factoring firm" has stopped extending credit to the company according to the <em>Post,</em> which could imperil the company's ability to keep its stores stocked for the fall selling season.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Loehmann's on the Brink?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/">Is Loehmann's on the Brink?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/loehmann_crisi_zYLJ4Sd4hldYXZEtuw093O>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19427829/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/loehmanns-on-the-brink/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Filenes Basement</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Loehmanns</category><category>retailers</category><category>tj maxx</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Homebuyer Tax Credit Be Extended? Let the Word Games Begin!]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/housing/" rel="tag">Housing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/openhousethisway2.jpg"  alt="" />With the homebuyer tax credit set to expire at the end of April, most media outlets are reported on its expiration as a done deal -- which is strange given that the program has already been expanded and extended twice.<br />
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/30/pf/taxes/homebuyers_last_chance/"><br />
CNNMoney reports</a> that ". . .this is absolutely, positively your last chance to claim the credit. (Probably.) So don't wait, thinking the credit will be extended for a third time."<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Will the Homebuyer Tax Credit Be Extended? Let the Word Games Begin!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/">Will the Homebuyer Tax Credit Be Extended? Let the Word Games Begin!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19420163/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/will-the-homebuyer-tax-credit-be-extended-let-the-word-games-be/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>homebuyer tax credit</category><category>inthenews</category><category>real estate</category><category>recession</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tanking Value of the American Idol Franchise]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a></p><p><img hspace="4" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" style="width: 196px; height: 195px;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.walletpop.com/blog/media/2010/03/after-american-idol-its-time-for-vietnam-idol14.jpg" />One Equity Partners is nearing a deal to acquire CKX Inc. (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/ckx-lands-inc/ckx/ase">CKX</a>), the publicly traded company behind brands like <em>American Idol </em>and <em>So You Think You Can Dance</em>, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.</p>
<p>CKX's current CEO would retain his stake in the company. The company was close to a deal to sell for $13.75 per share back in 2007, but the credit crunch nixed it. Now, the stock trades right around $6 per share, suggesting that the value of the <em>American Idol</em> franchise has tanked in value over the past couple years.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Tanking Value of the American Idol Franchise</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/">The Tanking Value of the American Idol Franchise</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19417795/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/29/the-tanking-value-of-the-american-idol-franchise/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>American Idol</category><category>CKX</category><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Ryan Seacrest</category><category>So You Think You Can Dance</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interoil's Strange Comments on Stock Price]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/shia.jpg" />Shia LaBeouf, who is starring as Gordon Gekko's protege in the upcoming <em>Wall Street</em> sequel, recently offered a strange text message to a <em>GQ</em> reporter working on a story on him: "IOC's momentum is major, and it will surprise to the upside."</p>
<p>IOC is Interoil (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/interoil-corporation/ioc/nys" class="inlinked">IOC</a>), an oil and gas exploration company with a $3 billion market cap and no proved reserves. Ex-con turned fraud fighter Barry Minkow has alleged that the company is nothing more than a pump and dump (see his website devoted to the company <a href="http://www.internooil.com/">InterNoOil.com</a>).</p>
<p>Equally interesting is that prior to joining InterOil as a PR person, Andrews was an equity analyst who covered the company.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Interoil's Strange Comments on Stock Price</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/">Interoil's Strange Comments on Stock Price</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19414715/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/26/interoils-strange-comments-on-stock-price/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Interoil</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Shia LaBeouf</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Workers Love That Internet Porn]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/1laptop.jpg" />One of the most common arguments made in defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission's handling of the financial crisis is that the agency is understaffed, and doesn't pay its people well enough to attract talent that can compete with the private sector.<br />
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Either that, or SEC employees just need to spend more time finding the next Bernie Madoff and less time looking at naked pictures on the Internet.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SEC Workers Love That Internet Porn</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/">SEC Workers Love That Internet Porn</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19412141/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/24/sec-workers-love-that-internet-porn/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Madoff</category><category>pornography</category><category>SEC</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Todd Stottlemyre Looks to Cash in with Multi-Level Marketing]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/baseballpic.jpg" />Back in August, former pitcher Todd Stottlemyre, a veteran of 14 Major League seasons who last pitched with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/24/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-start-his-own-hedge-fund/">was looking to start his own hedge fund</a> in the wake of fellow retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra's spectacular crash and burn.<br />
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These days, his financial aspirations seem to be a little less high finance. Actually, a lot less. <em>The Globe and Mail</em> reports that Stottlemyre "wants Canadians to join his network at <a href="http://www.acninc.com/">ACN, a multi-level marketing company</a> that promises an ongoing stream of commissions for members who manage to convince friends and associates to buy telecom services through them from companies such as Telus Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc."<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Todd Stottlemyre Looks to Cash in with Multi-Level Marketing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/">Todd Stottlemyre Looks to Cash in with Multi-Level Marketing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19404586/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/todd-stottlemyre-looks-to-cash-in-with-multi-level-marketing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acn</category><category>Lenny Dykstra</category><category>mlb</category><category>Todd Stottlemyre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Cares If Sallie Mae Employees Lose Their Jobs?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/capitol-senate-240.jpg" alt="" />As the battle over student loan reform heats up with news that the proposal will be included with health care legislation, the Sallie Mae PR/lobbying machine is ratcheting up its criticism of the plan.<br />
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According to the bill, the United States government would save taxpayers and borrowers billions of dollars by eliminating middlemen in the federal student loan program -- and offering the loans exclusively through the United States government. The savings could be used to increase financial aid for low-income students.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Who Cares If Sallie Mae Employees Lose Their Jobs?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/">Who Cares If Sallie Mae Employees Lose Their Jobs?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19404645/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/18/who-cares-if-sallie-mae-employees-lose-their-jobs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Evan Bayh</category><category>Mike</category><category>Sallie Mae</category><category>student loan reform</category><category>student loans</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome Back Tiger Woods? TGW Looks to Boost Nike Sales]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketing-and-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing and Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nke/" rel="tag">NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE)</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/tigersmile240-1267803084.jpg" alt="" />Can Tiger Woods' sexual transgressions actually be turned into a marketing opportunity for Nike (<a class="inlinked" href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/nike-inc/nke/nys">NKE</a>) -- his largest sponsor, the company that seems to be the biggest financial victim of his fall from grace?<br />
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The Golfer's Warehouse is hoping so.<br />
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An email sent to subscribers and <a href="http://www.tgw.com/manufacturer/nike/nikegolf.jsp?LNK=welcomeBackTiger&amp;CID=EMC-031610ud2">an ad placed on the company's website</a> proclaims: "Welcome Back Tiger! Get Free Ground Shipping on All Nike Items. No Minimum Purchase. Through March 17th (Midnight CDT)."</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Welcome Back Tiger Woods? TGW Looks to Boost Nike Sales</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/">Welcome Back Tiger Woods? TGW Looks to Boost Nike Sales</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19402917/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/welcome-back-tiger-woods-tgw-looks-to-boost-nike-sales/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Masters</category><category>NKE</category><category>Tiger Woods</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denny's Shareholder Files Preliminary Proxy Statement]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/dennyslogo.jpg"  alt="" />The Committee to Enhance Denny's Corporation (<a href="javascript:void(0);/*1268766973453*/">DENN</a>), which is a group created by investors Oak Street Capital Management, and Dash Acquisitions, has filed a preliminary proxy statement that marks the beginning of an effort to shake up the company's board of directors -- and increase shareholder value.
<p>The <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/852772/000092189510000340/prec14a207878002_03152010.htm">proxy statement filed with SEC</a> calls out the company's management, board of directors, track record, executive compensation, and overall failure as evidenced by the company's poor share price.</p>
<p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Denny's Shareholder Files Preliminary Proxy Statement</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/">Denny's Shareholder Files Preliminary Proxy Statement</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19402007/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/16/dennys-shareholder-files-preliminary-proxy-statement/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>committee to enhance dennys</category><category>dennys</category><category>executive pay</category><category>inthenews</category><category>sec</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Hilfiger Close to a $3 Billion Sale]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" height="145" align="right" width="240" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/hilfigertommylogo.jpg" />Bloomberg <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&amp;sid=aJxA2zS6ohzw">is reporting</a> that private equity firm Apax Partners is close to a $3 billion deal to sell its Tommy Hilfiger brand to Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/phillips-van-heusen-corporation/pvh/nys">PVH</a>).<br />
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Given that Apax <a href="http://www.apax.com/en/news/story_1358.html">acquired the brand for $1.6 billion back in 2005</a> -- during a much more favorable market for the apparel industry -- the deal has to be considered a huge success. The size of the reported deal might seem surprising to followers of the American apparel industry, where the Hilfiger brand is well past its prime.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tommy Hilfiger Close to a $3 Billion Sale</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/">Tommy Hilfiger Close to a $3 Billion Sale</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19398881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/15/tommy-hilfiger-close-to-a-3-billion-sale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apax Partners</category><category>featured</category><category>Hilfiger</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Phillips-Van Heusen</category><category>retail</category><category>Tommy Hilfiger</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madonna Pairs Up with Iconix for Macy's Line]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a></p><p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/10/madonna-ciccone.jpg" />Madonna is pairing up with Iconix (<a class="inlinked" href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/iconix-brand-group-inc/icon/nas">ICON</a>) to launch her own fashion line, MG Icon, which will be sold exclusively at Macy's.</p>
<p>The line will debut at about 200 stores in time for the back to school shopping season, with Madonna providing development and promotional services. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703791704575114072258576824.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em> reports</a> (subscription required) that "the collection of apparel, footwear, handbags and jewelry is expected to retail at $12 to $40. Growth plans include fragrance as well as expansion into additional Macy's stores. Macy's will be able to launch additional brands with the joint venture."</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Madonna Pairs Up with Iconix for Macy's Line</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/">Madonna Pairs Up with Iconix for Macy's Line</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703791704575114072258576824.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19395260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/madonna-pairs-up-with-iconix-for-macys-line/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fashion</category><category>iconix</category><category>madonna</category><category>mg icon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does GM's Plan to Repay Debt Shortchange Taxpayers?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mandftoday/" rel="tag">Money and Finance Today</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/gm-logo-240.jpg" />General Motors is <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/35801445">now planning to repay the $8 billion</a> it owes to the U.S. and Canadian governments before the end of June.<br />
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That sounds like good news. And in a way it is. But in the grand scheme of the nearly $50 billion the U.S. government has poured into General Motors -- most of which was converted into equity -- it's not much.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Does GM's Plan to Repay Debt Shortchange Taxpayers?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/">Does GM's Plan to Repay Debt Shortchange Taxpayers?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19394993/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/11/does-gms-plan-to-repay-debt-shortchange-taxpayers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>gm</category><category>gm debt</category><category>inthenews</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denny's Shareholder Trashes Chain in WSJ Interview]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2006/11/dennys_shibainu.jpg" alt="" />Oak Street Capital Management and Dash Acquisitions own a combined 6.5% stake in Denny's Corporation (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/denny-s-corporation/denn/nas">DENN</a>), and recently launched a proxy fight to add three new members to the company's board of directors. Calling themselves the Committee to Enhance Denny's, the group <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/The-Committee-to-Enhance-prnews-1064234744.html?x=0&amp;.v=1">opined in a letter</a> that "Shareholders cannot afford to allow the board and management to have more time to implement an effective strategy. We will not linger on the sidelines at this critical juncture."<br />
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Dash Acquisitions president Michael Dash, one of the group's three nominees, has been eating at Denny's a lot lately and he isn't happy. He talked with the Wall Street Journal today -- making him possibly the first major shareholder in a publicly-traded restaurant company to trash the company's food in an interview with a national publication.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Denny's Shareholder Trashes Chain in WSJ Interview</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/">Denny's Shareholder Trashes Chain in WSJ Interview</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19384415/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/05/dennys-shareholder-trashes-chain-in-wsj-interview/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dennys</category><category>featured</category><category>grand slam</category><category>inthenews</category><category>michael dash</category><category>oak street</category><category>restaurants</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM's Bob Lutz Retires: A Hero? Nah]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/1lutz.jpg" />General Motors has announced that Bob Lutz will be retiring from the company on May 1.<br />
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The press release was, as you might predict, glowing: "The influence Bob Lutz has had on GM's commitment to design, build and sell the world's best vehicles will last for years to come," <a href="http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.print.GMCOM.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Mar/0303_lutz">GM CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre said</a>. "I, along with many other men and women in GM and throughout the industry, have greatly benefited from his passion, wisdom and guidance."<br />
<p>It's good to hear that many men and women within GM benefited from Lutz's mind. Shareholders? Not so much.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GM's Bob Lutz Retires: A Hero? Nah</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/">GM's Bob Lutz Retires: A Hero? Nah</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19382647/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/04/gms-bob-lutz-retires-a-hero-nah/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Bob Lutz</category><category>BobLutz</category><category>featured</category><category>GM</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steak 'n Shake's Sardar Biglari Is No Warren Buffett]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/brk-a/" rel="tag">Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/snslogo.gif"  alt="" />Sardar Biglari has done an admirable job of turning around operations at Steak 'n Shake (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/the-steak-n-shake-company/sns/nys">SNS</a>), but over the past few months, he's made a few less-than-subtle efforts to imitate his idol Warren Buffett.<br />
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Back in December, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/12/17/steak-n-shake-plans-1-for-20-reverse-stock-split-to-dissuade-s/">he announced</a> that he would do a 1-for-20 reverse split of the stock to boost the share price over $300 and "dissuade speculators." "We are attempting to eliminate those who erroneously think that it is easier for a $10 stock to go to $20 than a $200 one to go to $400," he wrote in a letter to shareholders.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Steak 'n Shake's Sardar Biglari Is No Warren Buffett</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/">Steak 'n Shake's Sardar Biglari Is No Warren Buffett</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19377429/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/01/steak-n-shakes-sardar-biglari-is-no-warren-buffett/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Sardar Biglari</category><category>Steak n Shake</category><category>Warren Buffett</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Donald Trump's Brand Still Worth Anything?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/donald-trump-ball.jpg" />As the court battle for control of a trio of Atlantic City casinos between Carl Icahn and Donald Trump heats up, one question is coming into focus: How much is Donald Trump's name on the top of a casino worth?</p>
<p>Trump argues that giving him control of the company is the best move, in part because his name is such a big draw. Icahn counters that the main disadvantage to losing the Trump name would be the cost of changing the signs.</p>
<p>Burn!</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Donald Trump's Brand Still Worth Anything?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/">Is Donald Trump's Brand Still Worth Anything?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19375453/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/is-donald-trumps-brand-still-worth-anything/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>atlantic city</category><category>carl icahn</category><category>casinos</category><category>donald trump</category><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Lehman CFO Leaves Credit Suisse]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/management/" rel="tag">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/financial-crisis/" rel="tag">Financial Crisis</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/lehman.jpg" />For a long time, Erin Callan was considered one of the most powerful women on Wall Street.<br />
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Somehow, a controversial stint as CFO of Lehman Bros. shortly before its collapse hasn't helped that status. After being pushed out of Lehman, she joined Credit Suisse, but in February of 2009, five months after joining, she went on a leave of absence for unspecifiied personal reasons.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Former Lehman CFO Leaves Credit Suisse</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/">Former Lehman CFO Leaves Credit Suisse</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19374505/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/26/former-lehman-cfo-pushed-out-of-credit-suisse/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bankruptcy</category><category>Credit Suisse</category><category>Erin Callan</category><category>ErinCallan</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Lehman Brothers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Barnes &amp; Noble Going to Protect Shareholders from Ron Burkle?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/management/" rel="tag">Management</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/barnes-noble-logo-240x160.jpg"  alt="" />Sarah Weinman <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/barnes-and-noble-denies-ron-burkle-additional-stock/19361802/">reported recently</a> that the board of directors at Barnes &amp; Noble (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/barnes-and-noble-inc/bks/nys">BKS</a>) has denied Ron Burkle, the company's single largest shareholder, the opportunity to acquire more stock without triggering the poison pill the company <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/18/barnes-and-noble-socks-it-to-shareholders-with-poison-pill/">enacted hastily back in November</a>.<br />
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In a <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890491/000095015710000280/ex99-1.htm">letter to Mr. Burkle</a> filed with the SEC, the company notes that the poison pill is "intended to protect our shareholders from actions that are inconsistent with their best interests. The Board has determined by unanimous vote that acceding to your request would not be in the best interests of all Barnes &amp; Noble's shareholders."<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Barnes &amp; Noble Going to Protect Shareholders from Ron Burkle?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/">Is Barnes &amp; Noble Going to Protect Shareholders from Ron Burkle?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19363971/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/25/is-barnes-and-noble-going-to-protect-shareholders-from-ron-burkle/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Barnes and Noble</category><category>BKS</category><category>featured</category><category>Ron Burkle</category><category>RonBurkle</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dow Jones in Talks to Acquire SmartMoney: Why?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nws/" rel="tag">News Corp'B' (NWS)</a></p><img hspace="4" height="225" align="right" width="180" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/smartmoney_mag.gif" alt="" />Dow Jones &amp; Co., a division of News Corp. (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nas">NWS</a>), is in talks to acquire the 50% of <em>SmartMoney</em> magazine that it doesn't already own from Hearst, its partner in the monthly publication.
<p>The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704188104575083482427107318.html#mod=todays_us_section_b"><em>Wall Street Journal </em>reports</a> that "The two sides continue to negotiate purchase terms, people familiar with the matter said, but a deal could be announced within days. A deal price couldn't immediately be learned."</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dow Jones in Talks to Acquire SmartMoney: Why?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/">Dow Jones in Talks to Acquire SmartMoney: Why?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704188104575083482427107318.html#mod=todays_us_section_b>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19371025/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/24/dow-jones-in-talks-to-acquire-smartmoney-why/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>inthenews</category><category>News Corp.</category><category>NewsCorp.</category><category>NWS</category><category>SmartMoney</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medifast Files Lawsuit: Is 'Pimp  Daddy' Defamatory?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/03/scales-of-justice.jpg" />Medifast Inc. (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/charts/medifast-inc/med/nys">MED</a>) is a publicly traded nutrition and network marketing company with a market cap of over $300 million.<br />
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Barry Minkow, a convicted felon turned short-selling sleuth, has been publishing information on the Internet alleging that the company is a pyramid scheme that relies on endless chain-recruiting to pump up its revenue. Naturally, Medifast and its chairman, Bradley MacDonald, are suing Minkow and several associates for defamation.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Medifast Files Lawsuit: Is 'Pimp  Daddy' Defamatory?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/">Medifast Files Lawsuit: Is 'Pimp  Daddy' Defamatory?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19369282/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/02/23/medifast-files-lawsuit-is-pimp-daddy-defamatory/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Barry Minkow</category><category>BarryMinkow</category><category>inthenews</category><category>legal action</category><category>LegalAction</category><category>Medifast</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
