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...CHARGED. Takafumi Horie, 33, founder and former CEO of Livedoor, one of Japan's largest Internet companies; with violating securities law, by a Tokyo district court; in Tokyo. Horie, whose arrest in January sparked a stock swoon that wiped out 80% of his company's market value, pleaded not guilty to allegations that he and other top executives falsified accounts and spread false information to boost share prices. An estimated 2,000 spectators lined up at the courthouse to see the tycoon, whose case has been widely covered in Japan...
eBay has caused a revolution in the way that people acquire goods. Consumers have become SKU shoppers. They know exactly the stock-keeping unit that they want to acquire. They have figured out that if you know what you want to buy, you can acquire it at a lower and lower price. It's a wonderful cycle that allows you to have a higher standard of living on less money...
While the real return for most central banks’ portfolios has historically averaged less than 2 percent, major pension portfolios—which typically have significant stock holdings—average close to 6 percent real returns each year, Summers said...
...Alan Mulally, is parachuting in from Boeing, supposedly armed with turnaround tools that will put Ford in the black. One part of the company's luxury division, Aston Martin, is on the auction block, and Jaguar and Land Rover may soon follow. Wall Street has lost confidence: Ford's stock, which closed at $8.77 a share last week after a recent run-up, is still valued at less than the company's cash on hand. This week Ford is expected to unveil a revision of its Way Forward plan, which will add further cuts and closures...
While the real return for most central banks’ portfolios has historically averaged less than 2 percent, major pension portfolios—which typically have significant stock holdings—average close to 6 percent real returns each year, Summers said...