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Economist Predicts Just 2% Growth In 2010

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

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A Robust economic recovery in 2010 is certainly on most investors' wish lists as this year draws to a close. A return to prosperity would not only mea...

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Companies Are Gaming The System To Beat Wall Street Expectations

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, Economic Recovery, Third Quarter, Profits, Companies, Economy, Estimates, Earning Estimates, Wall Street, Income, Recession, Third Quarter Results, Business News

CHICAGO — More than 80 percent of major companies reporting third-quarter results this month have beaten Wall Street expectations. So is busines...

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Want Less Risk? Hire More Women!

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, Fed, Women, Pay, Testosterone, Risk Aversion, Banking, Federal Reserve, Compensation, Occupational Sex Segregation, Gender, Risk, Gender Inequalities, Women in Finance, Women CEOs, Business News
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

The higher the amount of testosterone, the more willing people are to take risks. Women, with considerably less of the male hormone coursing through their bodies, are more risk averse.

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 22, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Earnings, Andrew Sullivan, Sex Workers, Wells Fargo, German Sex Workers, Financial Crisis, Bill Kristol, Dennis Blair, Recession, Mark to Market Accounting, Torture Memos, Idiots, Torture, Media News

Well, shucks. I didn't think it'd be possible to ride in that Well Fargo wagon, what with it's wheels all broke and it's axle all draggin'. Turns ou...

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The Farce Behind Quarterly Earnings

Huffington Post | Ryan Grim and Julie Satow | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

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Wall Street has long viewed quarterly earnings skeptically, but this season may be one of the least realistic in recent memory. That's because banks a...

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News Corp. Suffers Staggering $6.4 Billion Loss

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, New York Post, Quarterly Earnings, News Corp., Media Stocks, Stocks, Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Business News

LOS ANGELES — News Corp., the global media giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said Thursday it lost $6.4 billion in its most recent quarter bec...

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Time Warner Takes $24.2 Billion Writedown

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

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LOS ANGELES — Media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by a previously expected $24.2 billion writedo...

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Starbucks Warns Of Weak Earnings, As Amazon And Apple See Profits Jump

Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business

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Delta and Northwest Airlines, hoping to merge and become the nation's largest airline, posted big losses on Wednesday, the New York Times reported: D...

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