Monthly Archives: July 2009
Hey Everyone…I Have Started a New Site…
I have started a new site and will no longer be updating this one for now. My new site is Boardroom Pursuit. It has basically the same business/ job/b-school/any other random news I find interesting. I hope you will check it … Continue reading
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Need a Job? Become a Witch
If you are looking for a job in a low stress environment that doesn’t require long hours, this position is for you. Wookey Hole Caves, located in Somerset, England, is looking for a witch. The position, which became available after the retirement of the … Continue reading
Filed under Job Search, Random
Pay to Use Twitter or Fly The Coup?
Twitter has quickly become a big part of daily life for millions of people. The need to know what friends are doing at any given moment, no matter how mundane, has become an addiction to some. Given this, is Twitter … Continue reading
Filed under business, technology
Morning Musings – 7/9/09
First-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell 52,000 to 565,000 for the week ending July 4 . This seems like positive news, but this was a shortened week and these numbers are only for initial claims. The total number of Americans receiving … Continue reading
Twilight Musings
Hot Topic announced that June store sales were down 7.9% and estimates a net loss for the second quarter in the range of $.07 to $.09 per share. A speciality clothing retailer with poor sales? Who would have guessed! Alcoa released … Continue reading
Amazon Drops Price of Kindle
Amazon dropped the price of its Kindle e-book reader to $299. The Kindle DX, with a larger screen and the ability to hold up to 3,500 e-books, remained unchanged at $489. Rumors of a new version of the Kindle surfaced earlier this … Continue reading
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Free Food at Chick-fil-A
To celebrate its 5th Annual Cow Appreciation Day, this Friday, Chick-fil-A will be giving away a free meal to anyone who comes into any of its locations dressed like a cow. For those people lacking the required bovine apparel, a starter kit is … Continue reading
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Morning Musings – 7/8/09
Family Dollar reported a 36% jump in quarterly profits as consumers flocked to the recession-friendly retailer. The Swiss government has announced that they may step in to stop its largest bank, UBS, from handing over information on 52,000 account holders to U.S. … Continue reading
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Goldman Sachs versus Rolling Stone – Story Excerpts and Video
Earlier this week, I wrote about an article published by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone that described how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression. In the article, Taibbi describes Goldman Sachs as “a great vampire squid wrapped … Continue reading
Lebron James Heading to Sun Valley
Lebron James will be mingling with moguls this week at Allen & Co. media-industry conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. As a first time attendee, King James will be looking for ways to expand his marketing company, LRMR Marketing. The popularity … Continue reading
