News tagged with assets
Borders end to have ripple effect across country
(AP) -- What happens when a pioneer like Borders goes out of business? Depends on who you ask.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Samsung says 2nd-quarter operating profit fell
(AP) -- Samsung Electronics' profitability slumped in the second quarter as strong performance in fast-growing smartphones could not overcome weakness in liquid crystal displays.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Consortium prevails over Google for Nortel patents (Update)
(AP) -- A consortium that includes leading smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion prevailed over Google this week with a $4.5 billion cash bid for about 6,000 patents and patent applications from ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Public firms weathered recession better than expected
(PhysOrg.com) -- The prevailing narrative of the financial crisis revolves around banks' reduced ability to issue loans, but a new paper by University of Arizona associate professor of finance Kathy Kahle reveals that the ...
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Jun 20, 2011 |
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Streamlined asset management takes flight
A single aeroplane contains roughly four million individual parts, and successfully keeping entire fleets in the air requires easy and efficient access to spare components. This demanding process is managed ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Kids' savings, college success linked
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence supporting the link between savings and college success is growing. Three studies out of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the Brown School at Washington University in St. ...
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Apr 26, 2011 |
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Lack of credit forces many small business owners to finance with personal assets
Small businesses are seen as an important part of the American economy. These businesses often rely heavily on loans to stay afloat. The recent economic recession has created a reduction in available credit for many small ...
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Mental health affects investment decisions, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper co-authored by Cornell economist Vicki Bogan suggests that mental health issues or substance abuse in a household may have an effect on investment decisions and management of retirement assets.
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Jun 24, 2010 |
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New study finds racial wealth gap quadrupled since mid-1980s
The wealth gap between white and African-American families increased more than four times between 1984-2007, and middle-income white households now own far more wealth than high-income African Americans, according to an analysis ...
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May 17, 2010 |
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Study: Colleges suffer when endowment values wane
University investment decisions can deepen job losses and other financial cuts when market collapses carve into budget-supporting endowment funds, a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found.
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Apr 26, 2010 |
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Overexposure to credit default swaps contributed to financial meltdown, study finds
a market-traded form of investment insurance - are believed to have contributed to last year's financial meltdown.
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Jan 04, 2010 |
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Report: AMD ex-CEO said linked to Galleon case
(AP) -- Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is "thoroughly reviewing" published reports fingering former chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz as the AMD executive who gave confidential company information to a defendant in the ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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IAC reports 3Q profit but ad revenue still slips
(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp, which runs Match.com, Ask.com and other Web sites, said Tuesday that asset sales helped it profit in the third quarter while advertising revenue continued to slump.
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the ...
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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Intel handed 643-million-dollar Danish tax bill: report
Intel, the US technology giant, has been handed a 643-million-dollar bill by tax authorities in Denmark over its disputed sale of a Danish company, the Jyllands-Posten daily reported Tuesday.
Apr 07, 2009 |
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