February 17, 2009
Axa Asia Posts A$372.9 Million Loss on Investments | www.bloomberg.com
In Southern California I watch Axa commercials on CNBC stating I can receive guaranteed payments for life.
Optimize TV Ad Schedules with Print Media
January 27, 2009
The Internet's Cool, But TV Remains Ad King | www.informationweek.com
With growing options integrating print, interactive and broadcast media, TV is indeed often de-throned as too expensive, too fragmented and too broad in its delivery. Print Media is used extensively to complete TV ad plans that cannot deliver the GRPs, targeted brand awareness or direct response goals of advertisers.
Something is better than nothing
December 8, 2008
RBS Promises Borrowers Six-Month Respite Before Foreclosing on Mortgages | www.bloomberg.com
The last six months of this frm's operation has seen its share of challenges. Executives and equity holders have experienced severe penaltys for the onging global financial and real estate meltdown. If the equity holders can have something of a planned ROI, it is better than nothing. Sad that we are at this point, but unfortunately we are.
November 10, 2008
Banks to defy Government and raise mortgages rates | www.timesonline.co.uk
Peter Mandelson, the UK Business Secretary, added to the pressure on lenders to pass on the Bank of England's expected base rate cut to homeowners, saying that that banks who did not would face a customer backlash. Henry M. Paulson Jr., the US Treasury Secretary plans to call for the Federal Reserve to be given new, explicit powers to intervene in the workings of Wall Street firms to protect the financial system, adapting his vision of how the financial world should be regulated to reflect the lessons of the collapse of Bear Stearns.
November 10, 2008
Hey, Barack: Hire Me! A four-day plan to restore the U.S. economy By James Cramer | www.thebigmoney.com
This is NOT Jim Cramer bashing! However, let's look at the man's and his employers disclosure! Personally I do enjoy the CNBC educators/entertainers/reporters especially those that have some action in the game, and I firmly believe if the viewer is tempered correctly, and takes this information with its proper disclosures... the information does no harm. And yes, perhaps even does some good!
November 10, 2008
Automakers' $25 Billion Fast-Track Bailout | www.businessweek.com
For too many decades the US Auto Industry has presented its share of troubles to the employees, contractors, investors and customers of Automobiles. The US government recognizes the extreme hardship to the US workers and economy of failing auto enterprizes and desires some variation of a bailout.
November 6, 2008
RBS unveils capital plan as writedown hits £6.1bn | business.timesonline.co.uk
Seems that still today (11/5/2008) that various US financial stock market reporting data indicates symbol RBS (Royal Bk Scotland Group Plc) has a per share price value of USD $1.08 and dividend yield of such an unbelievable nature as well as n/a (as of 12:19 PM EST on 11/05/2008 in USD - NYSE). Investors must have access to reliable information and data along with transparency to evaluate risk.
November 5, 2008
AT&T's Troubling Trends | www.businessweek.com
Personally during the previous 30-years I have utilized the business and services of AT&T land line and wireless services. I have experienced the previous court break-up of AT&T - the dividend destruction of AT&T common stock, and never sure which company the current AT&T would purchase to bring it back to the AT&T of old.
What EXACTLY is in this thing? The “mark-to-market” effect.
November 3, 2008
Deutsche Bank profit plummets 94% | www.bankingtimes.co.uk
Deutsche Bank posted a profit in the third quarter of 2008, but only after adopting EU accounting rules (avoiding a loss by making so-called “mark-to-market” valuations of its investments) that allowed it to apply a new method of valuing its assets. Deutsche Bank senior executives will not be paid bonuses this year and shareholders have been warned that future dividend payouts will be affected by falling profitability this year and next.
October 29, 2008
How Detroit Drove Into a Ditch | online.wsj.com
Ford is expected to move 124,000 units in October 2008
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
November 13, 2009
Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009