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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Wall Street
The Gospel According To Chuck
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2-15-2004
In the beginning, Charles Schwab opened one of the world’s first discount brokerages. now he’s preaching honesty, trust, and the virtues of a diversified portfolio.
Article Excerpts:
...with "hot tips." Have things changed on
Wall Street
in the past 30 years? Schwab When...
... Schwab When you look at the underpinnings of
Wall Street
, even today there are a lot of inappropriate...
...- the unbelievable amount of money going into
Wall Street
- created unfettered competition, and these...
The Temple Of Deals
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1-15-2004
Costco piles up corporate gold by sending customers on a hunt for hidden treasure.
Article Excerpts:
...the best benefits in retailing (which drives
Wall Street
insiders crazy); refusing to mark up anything...
... drives company insiders who are trying to please
Wall Street
crazy); even making sure that its parking lots...
...average shopper is almost always smarter than
Wall Street
gives them credit for being," he says. "Everyone...
Yo-Yo Nation
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7-1-2009
The second annual International Yo-Yo Open & New York State Yo-Yo Contest describes itself as the world’s largest yo-yo event; over the next two days, organizers expect a crowd of more than 20,000. Yo-yo stars have flown in from the UK, South America, Japan, and Central Europe and are now mingling about the room, eagerly showing each other tricks.
Article Excerpts:
...say.” After school, Cuartero took a job on
Wall Street
in the financial sector, thinking it was exactly...
...and after several months, quit his
Wall Street
job. “I took it upon myself to become...
10 To Watch
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2-1-2004
they're leading MCI and the SEC, building smart chips and supercomputers and spacecraft. they're 10 people who should be on your radar screen this year.
Article Excerpts:
...in Tech Land. Now tech enthusiasts and some
Wall Street
money folks are panting for a Google IPO; taking...
...at an all-time low, Donaldson, a founder of the
Wall Street
investment house Donaldson, Lufkin &...
Yo-Yo Nation
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7-15-2009
The second annual International Yo-Yo Open & New York State Yo-Yo Contest describes itself as the world’s largest yo-yo event; over the next two days, organizers expect a crowd of more than 20,000. Yo-yo stars have flown in from the UK, South America, Japan, and Central Europe and are now mingling about the room, eagerly showing each other tricks.
Article Excerpts:
...say.” After school, Cuartero took a job on
Wall Street
in the financial sector, thinking it was exactly...
...and after several months, quit his
Wall Street
job. “I took it upon myself to become...
The Power Lunch
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5-15-2002
Take Care of Business at These Downtown ArrivalsBOSTON: The Vault, 105 Water St., (617) 292-9966Formerly of Chicagos Charlie Trotters and Bostons La Bettola, talented chef Rene Michelena and a partner recently bought the Financial Districts Vault. T...
Article Excerpts:
...52 Stone St., (212) 425-3663 Just steps from
Wall Street
, the Stone Street Tavern converts a vintage 1836...
Personal Profits
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10-1-2002
As the old folks say, it’s an ill wind that blows no good. The market havoc this year distressed millions, but to turnaround specialists like
Arne Alsin
, pain often brings healthy gain. Alsin, head of Eugene, Oregon-based Alsin Capi...
Article Excerpts:
...problems are generally discounted by
Wall Street
, Alsin says, because the Street tends to...
A Farewell To Charms
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6-15-2008
Yankee Stadium has a date with a wrecking ball, but thanks to Tony Morante, the memories are indestructible.
Article Excerpts:
... ” he recalls. In between his stints on
Wall Street
and in the Navy, Morante kept popping in on the...
The Write Stuff
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3-1-2009
Journalist Cathy Booth Thomas opens up about some of her favorite interviews (or maybe it’s just that there are some she will never forget).
Article Excerpts:
...has a story, whether it’s the
Wall Street
moneyman or the car mechanic or the person in...
Data's New Digs
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3-1-2001
With demand for computer storage on the rise, developers are giving dilapidated downtown buildings new life as telecom "hotels."
Article Excerpts:
...buildings around the U.S. has tempted large
Wall Street
investment firms to jump into the market.
It Takes A Village
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1-15-2006
Freedomland isn't merely the title of Julianne Moores new movie. It also describes how this former Army brat feels about the home she (finally) discovered in Manhattan two decades ago.
Article Excerpts:
...of see everything: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights,
Wall Street
. I love driving all the way around Manhattan...
Culture
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6-15-2001
HARI IMPRESSIONS
Within three seconds of meeting you, people form a first impression about the type of person you are, and Yale University found it’s not your face that gives you away or what you say – it’s your hairstyle.
Fi...
Article Excerpts:
...and sexy, and also the most self-centered. Why
Wall Street
men walk tall Men with medium-length,...
What Comes Next?
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9-1-2001
Next: The Future Just Happened
by Michael Lewis, W.W. Norton & Company, 2001 Michael Lewis has a knack for tapping the business zeitgeist. In Liar’s Poker, he exposed the brittle core of the money- and status-obsessed 1980s. In T...
Article Excerpts:
...re-capitalist-cum-social-theorist Andy Kessler, a
Wall Street
dropout who looks for opportunities in the...
Hotels
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4-15-2002
RITZ BLITZ
The upscale Ritz-Carlton chain unveils three new gilded lodgings: The hotelier doubles down in New York. Views of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty highlight the contemporary, art-filled
Ritz-Carlton Battery Park...
Article Excerpts:
...art-filled Ritz-Carlton Battery Park near
Wall Street
(from $465). Farther uptown, the Ritz-Carlton...
Personal Profits
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6-1-2002
A PROXY PRIMER
Got the post-Enron jitters? Crave insight into the companies whose stock you hold? Then don’t throw away those snooze-inducing proxy statements. “If you don’t pay attention to these statements, you can get in trouble,”...
Article Excerpts:
...is selling stock? That’s what
Wall Street
looks at, and you should, too.” Eric...
Personal Profits
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7-1-2002
WELCOME TO SMALLVILLE
Should you invest in Microsoft or Mazel Stores? IBM or Kilroy Realty? For many investors, small-cap companies like Mazel and Kilroy are welcome ports in a stormy market. Last year,
Small-Cap Funds
(in...
Article Excerpts:
...who specializes in small-cap stocks, says the
Wall Street
tech wreck and the recession have made...
Personal Profits
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8-1-2002
MESSAGE IN THE BABBLE
Would you take investment advice from anonymous tipsters called JanisJoplin298, GordGekko, or AlanGreeneggsnspam? Sounds risky. But according to James Felton, these nom-de-Web kibitzers may have foretold En...
Article Excerpts:
...may have foretold Enron’s crash while
Wall Street
experts were still dazzled. Felton, an associate...
Breakthrough
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5-1-2003
PENGUIN'S PROGRESS
LINUX
inux, the open-source operating system (OS) started in 1991 by Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds, has embarked on what futurist Watts Wacker calls “the migration to the mainstream” — a hot idea that s...
Article Excerpts:
...use Linux, in-cluding Morgan Stanley and other
Wall Street
powers. Meanwhile, an army of developers...