Filed under: Management, Shareholders, Value and lack thereof

When the Titanic was sinking, some of the members of the crew jumped into the lifeboats — ahead of women and kids.

According to a breaking story from BusinessWeek, something similar may have happened with Bear Stearns‘ (NYSE: BSC) two hedge funds which collapsed during the summer. It… Continue reading

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When the Titanic was sinking, some of the members of the crew jumped into the lifeboats — ahead of women and children.

According to a breaking story from BusinessWeek, something similar may have happened with Bear Stearns‘ (NYSE: BSC) two hedge funds which collapsed during the summer. It… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, Investments

Facebook Inc. founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, last seen making googly eyes at Hong Kong Richie Rich Li Ka-shing, would be well-advised to deal with the public relations mess over the social networking firm’s proposed marketing program. So states Robert Scoble, who takes the Web 2.0 “It boy” to task this day for dropping… Continue reading

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Facebook Inc. founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, last seen making googly eyes at Hong Kong Richie Rich Li Ka-shing, would be well-advised to deal with the public relations mess over the social networking firm’s proposed marketing program. So says Robert Scoble, who takes the Web 2.0 “It boy” to task today for dropping… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, The Blackstone Group, Rumors, Engagements

Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS), a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced on 5/17 it would be acquired for $81.75 in cash ($7.8 billion) by Blackstone Capital Partners (NYSE: BX). ADS is recently down $2.80 to $75.48. ADS December option implied volatility… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, The Blackstone Group, Rumors, Engagements

Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS), a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced on 5/17 it would be acquired for $81.75 in cash ($7.8 billion) by Blackstone Capital Partners (NYSE: BX). ADS is recently down $2.80 to $75.48. ADS December option implied volatility… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, Activist investing

With the challenges facing independent video game publishers, virtually each smallish company toiling in the sector these days is the subject of takeover speculation. Struggling Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. [TTWO] has been no exception, and speak that the maker of the popular and violent “Grand Theft Auto” series might be absorbed by a bigger company only got louder after a group… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, Activist investing

With the challenges facing independent video game publishers, virtually every smallish company toiling in the sector these days is the subject of takeover speculation. Struggling Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. [TTWO] has been no exception, and speak that the maker of the popular and violent “Grand Theft Auto” series might be absorbed by a larger company only got louder after a group… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, Value and lack thereof

One of the top IPOs for 2007 is comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), which is up more than 71%. The firm provides sophisticated measurement tools for on the web advertising, and has clients like Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

However, today comScore announced that it… Continue reading

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Filed under: Management, Value and lack thereof

One of the top IPOs for 2007 is comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), which is up more than 71%. The firm provides sophisticated measurement tools for online advertising, and has clients like Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

However, this day comScore announced that it… Continue reading

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