Author Archives: Editor

Faced with an eroding core business, most companies seem to do…nothing. In the media and entertainment industry, look at Blockbuster's lackluster embrace of mail delivery and video streaming, newspapers' mainly tepid moves into digital publishing, and television networks' doubling-down on … Continue reading →

At Facebook's latest $70 billion valuation, Mark Zuckerberg's net worth is over $18 billion, Forbes reports.   That makes him richer than Larry Page and Sergey Brin, whose Google holdings are worth about $17 billion each, since Google's stock has sagged a bit.  Take that, Larry and … Continue reading →

Marketers don't always play nice, especially when they're trying to take on one of their closest rivals.   Often the most brutal battles come in the form of comparative advertising — the direct comparison of one company's product to another. … Continue reading →

Here's some big news that should get the Apple bulls excited.   The company will likely be selling the iPhone 5 at China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier with 611 million subscribers, or 68% of the total Chinese market, says Brian White … Continue reading →

  Canadian stocks are expected to reverse year-to-date losses and eke out low single-digit returns in 2011, boosted by an improving economy, solid earnings and fewer global headwinds, a Reuters poll found. But the forecast for Canada’s main stock index … Continue reading →

The first expert network-related insider trading case just ended.   The verdict: GUILTY. Winnie Jiau was charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud in Nvidia, says CNBC. This is bad news for hedge funds everywhere, because everyone … Continue reading →

  If you watch financial television all day, like we do, you'll quickly notice something. A handful of guests have the confidence and balls to speak actual English and say what they mean. These guests are invaluable: Their opinions are … Continue reading →

Morgan Stanley equity strategist Adam S. Parker reports that investors are asking 4 big questions, to which he provides his thoughts.   1) Is this just a temporary soft patch? While US GDP will likely recover in the second half of … Continue reading →

  The recent economic crisis highlighted the weak foundations of defined-benefit (DB) pension and social-security schemes around the world. The Canada Pension Plan appears to have weathered that storm well, and some are advocating an expanded CPP to alleviate risks … Continue reading →

Can you smell the fear?  Right now world financial markets are visibly nervous and many are worried that Wall Street is about to go into panic mode.  It really is eerie how 2011 is shaping up to be so similar … Continue reading →