Amgen Incorporated (AMGN) maintained its quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on June 7, 2012, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 16, 2012. Shares are lower by about four tenths of a percent. In other dividend news, Ford Motor Company (F) maintained ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 19:24

By Derek Klobucher, Finanical Services Writer and Editor, Sybase an Company If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch. It's one of those idioms that exalt the conspicuously massive, enticing us to celebrate the all-or-nothing spirit of those who dominate. But big isn't as easy as it used to be. The ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 19:24

Entrepreneurs and business advocates applaud the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, passed by the House last week, as a step toward lowering regulatory hurdles that prevent small business from accessing capital. If passed by the Senate, the bill?s measures will update SEC regulations some say were created for a different time.??And one component of ...

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Lazard (LAZ) was downgraded today by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (BAC) from neutral to underperform with a price target of $26, as the firm believes earnings will be hurt due to higher compensation rates. Shares are lower by nearly 2.6 percent. eBay (EBAY) was downgraded today by Credit Suisse (CS) from outperform to neutral, as ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 19:24

One of Facebook?s claims to fame is The Hacker Way, Zuckerberg?s five point credo to all employees about speed, agility, and customer focus. As Facebook now becomes more visible as a public company, I think it?s useful to note that these principles apply to all business in today?s fast-moving marketplaces. Credo 1: Move Fast. Facebook ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:54

What can trigger such a down move in the stock market is not known now. But if we get any move below 1290, you can be fairly certain that we will take a look at 1010 later this year.

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We love our lists.?? Our friends here at Forbes have a whole section dedicated to ?Top Lists:? World?s Billionaires, Highest Paid CEOs,?? Best B-Schools, or even The Best Cities for Singles. Readers gravitate toward almost any list; author write lists for that very reason.?? drive traffic and ad revenue to websites.?? ?Give the people what ...

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If you're interested in equine welfare, you've had no shortage of reading material or troubling information to ponder in the last few weeks. Yesterday, HBO cancelled Luck after a third horse died during its production. Two had died during filming of races; the third was being led to a barn, reared up, fell, hit its ...

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For men, testosterone-fueled short-term thinking plus narcissism plus a heightened sex drive equals a public relations (and romantic) disaster.

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If you read the editorial page of the Journal (or surf around the nether regions of Forbes.com), you may come to the conclusion that no aspect of tax policy is more important for economic growth than the way we tax capital gains. ??You?d be wrong. The chart displayed above shows top tax rates on long-term ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:54