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A declaration of war on Wall Street

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J.P. Morgan Fourth Quarter Profits Soar

Results beat Wall Street forecasts, but fell short of firm’s earnings potential, says CEO Dimon.
By Alan Rappeport in New York
JPMorgan said on Friday that its fourth-quarter profits soared, fuelled by continued strength in its… carry on reading.

The Patriarchs Of The Collapse Discuss Wall Street’s Record Bonuses

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Mintzberg in the WSJ: Get Rid of Executive Bonuses

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a simply brilliant argument by management theorist and guru Henry Minztberg titled<a rel="nofollow"… carry on reading.

Ford surprises with quarterly profit

Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:40am EST
By David Bailey and Soyoung Kim
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co surprised Wall Street with a quarterly profit on Monday and raised its 2011 outlook to “solidly profitable,” sending its sh… carry on reading.

Reinventing Wall Street From the Bottom Up

Yankee ingenuity, good old fashioned enterprise, thrift, relentless hard work β€” they’re values that made the American economy great, right? Hasta la vista, baby.
Here’s a tale of four headlines:
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Same-store sales beat expectations

Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:58am EDT
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. retailers, including Macy’s Inc and Abercrombie & Fitch, surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected September sales, suggesting shoppers could b… carry on reading.

Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40?

Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms hav
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HP Sees Tech Rebound

By Gabriel Madway
September 24, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co predicted that overall IT spending would bounce back next year, but set a fiscal 2010 revenue forecast that came in just below Wall Street’s… carry on reading.

US Citizens Starting To Rebel Against Wall Street

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Will You Boycott Whole Foods?

In last week’s Wall Street Journal, CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey argued against Obama’s health care plan and laid out eight… carry on reading.

Bank of America posts $2.4 billion profit

Like Goldman and JPMorgan, BofA beats Wall Street’s earnings estimates
updated 11:56 a.m. ET July 17, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America joined other major banks in reporting better-than-expected second quarter income… carry on reading.

Citigroup reports surprise quarterly profit

Posts a $3 billion profit, instead of loss Wall Street expected
updated 11:04 a.m. ET July 17, 2009
NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc. surprised Wall Street Friday, reporting a $3 billion second-quarter profit instead of the big loss an… carry on reading.

Former US Assistant Secretary Of The Treasaury "Geithner Works For Goldman"

Max Keiser: “Does the US Secretary of the Treasury work for the people or does he work for the banking system on Wall Street?”
Dr. Paul Craig Reports: “He works for Goldman Sachs.”
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Wall Street, programmed trading, bad

What do we want?
Stock prices having some kind of positive relationship with the value of the underlying assets.
What do we have?
Stock prices based on fictitious hypertrading programs that bid up the price like a paid shill on e bay.
Stock price hav… carry on reading.

Finding the Flippers

The recent mortgage meltdown had many players in many places. The investment banks on Wall Street needed large amounts of sub-prime loans to package into investment vehicles. To satisfy this need, they found plenty of help in most of America’s major… carry on reading.