Oprah’s A New Earth

Oprah’s A New Earth – For the last 4 weeks Oprah Winfrey has been sponsoring an internet broadcast featuring her latest book club selection, “A New Earth – Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” by Eckhart Tolle.Did I watch it? Well I haven’t been able to catch the live broadcast on Monday evenings but I have [...]

Home Sales Soar

This is a follow up post to the ones dated March 12 and 14, 08.  In those posts  I mentioned the opportunity in real estate.  Here is a related article:
New home prices plunge, sales soar
Sharpest decline in price of new homes since 1970 spurs stronger than expected sales in April.
By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
May [...]

Chasing the Bear

 If you thought the $2 a share offer for Bear Stearns was kind of low then you are in good company.  This is an example of a behind the door deal that refuses to stay hidden. 
 JPMorgan in Negotiations to Raise Bear Stearns Bid By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
JPMorgan Chase was in talks on Sunday night for [...]

The Dollar Rallies and Starbucks Ordered to Pay Up

Commodities Drop, Rally in Dollar, Stocks Vindicate Bernanke
By Pham-Duy Nguyen
March 21 (Bloomberg) — The biggest commodity collapse in at least five decades may signal Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has revived confidence in U.S. financial firms. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted its first weekly gain in a month, and the dollar leapt [...]

Starbucks and Pizza

Starbucks Chief Doesn’t See U.S. Economy Improving (Update2)
By Josh Fineman and Tim CattsMarch 19 (Bloomberg) – “Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said the U.S. economy is in a “tailspin” and the coffee-shop chain will offer discounts and new drinks to lure back customers.
Starbucks, the world’s largest chain of coffee shops, also said today [...]

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