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The other day I decided to see just how much more an investor who put their money in the stock market would have earned versus someone who just stuck it into an FDIC insured savings or money market...
Article | Apr 8, 2009 | Views: 926 | Comments: 7
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A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to Japan's Nikkei Index leading up to and after its peak in 1989. There are a lot of similarities and some differences. What do they mean?
Article | Feb 27, 2009 | Views: 3212 | Comments: 7
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I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...
This is an interesting article about unusual and questionable activity in the deal between Dow Jones and New Corp.
Clarence Barron started Dow Jones in the basement of a candy store. At the time, people scoffed that business news would be read and would have any real value.
Despite the media hype to the contrary, the public long ago approved the sale of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal to Mr. Murdoch. Here's why.
Rupert Murdoch prevailed in his bid for Dow Jones. This article in the New York Times is wrong that he wanted it only for posterity sake. He bid high because he knows that he will be able to build...
Article | Jul 31, 2007 | Views: 373 | Comments: 1
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Great article that provides another angle on Rupert Murdoch and his bid for Dow Jones. I generally really like Vanity Fair and their articles.
This thing is looking like a done deal now. Any other bidders - Buffett or anyone - would have emerged by now. Murdoch just went so high because he knows that he can kill CNBC with this deal....
I'm beginning to think that there won't be another bidder for Dow Jones.
Article | Jun 26, 2007 | Views: 495 | Comments: 1
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Wharton management professor Larry Hrebiniak and Joseph Turow, professor of communication at the Annenberg School weigh in on News Corp's bid for Dow Jones. They think it makes sense because Dow...
Audio | Jun 22, 2007 | Views: 564 | Comments: 0
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This is good news. The Wall Street Journal is one of the few really good publications left in the US and the owners have done a great job preserving editorial integrity. That integrity would have...
Article | Jun 21, 2007 | Views: 591 | Comments: 4
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