Category: finance & money

Wired: "As part of efforts to improve the clarity of information given to investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission warned this week that it will crack down on companies that… Read more »

According to FASB’s new merger accounting standards, companies will no longer be able to amortize goodwill, neither will they be able to use the pooling-of-interest booking method. See why it’s… Read more »

James J. Cramer: "At the end of the month, loser mutual funds engage in a shameless markup game. It’s time to fight back." Reading his latest columns, there’s no question… Read more »

Jim Griffin: "It’s a bad idea, for all concerned, to let key currencies get so far out of alignment, but Americans can run only American economic policies. On this side… Read more »

The Street: "What’s clear is that even if the bubble deflated quickly, it’s messy dealing with a deflated bubble. Sadly, the same lunatics running the asylum during the upswing —… Read more »

Motley Fool: "Can we learn anything about investing decisions by studying human perception and traffic accidents? Sure. Cisco had been so strong for so long that it was easy to… Read more »

TheStreet.com: "First, take the company’s customer base, which has long been considered one of Amazon’s most valuable assets. For the 12 months ended June 30, only about half of the… Read more »

Well I didn’t yet, but maybe I should. Prepare for a good laugh. If you’re in a shared office, your coworkers are going to pop in in a matter of… Read more »

The McKinsey Quarterly: "The telecom sector’s recent problems have been widely discussed, but more bad news is coming to light: some of the industry’s meteoric growth was propelled by financing… Read more »