Nasdaq’s All Time Chart - Peaking in March 2010
The following 8-video Decade Rewind 2000s series is a pretty impressive display of creativity and execution from the WatchMojo.com team, a 2000s decade recap and review where we rewind the events of the past 10 years in the Auto industry, Business & Technology, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Politics, Science & Space and Video Games. continue reading...
While 2008 finished off with companies doing their best to cling on to anything to avoid from being sucked into the maelstrom, I think - despite the continued stock market meltdown - that many companies are seeing some stabilization in their core business. In other words: yes, 2008 Q4 saw a rapid evaporation of booked business, but 2009 is not looking as dire as some expected.
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As a long-time trader, I’ll admit: it’s impossible to time a high or low… but as an entrepreneur, I think it’s somewhat easy to bide your time and sell your company at the right time. But what about the chairman of a well-established, developed company?
Bear Stearns Cos. Chairman James Cayne on Thursday dumped his entire stake in the embattled investment bank for $61 million as it appears closer to a takeover by JPMorgan Chase & Co. continue reading...
This week, Jamie Dimon cemented his place in business lore. A lot of people who follow technology and media news might not recognize his name: Jamie Dimon is arguably one of America’s Top 10 most powerful businessmen. Time magazine put him in their Top 100, but this week, after buying Bear Stearns for $2/share, I cannot imagine how his power is not great enough to crack the Top 10.
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In 2006, I sat my wife down and told her: I was going to start a company, I would finance it myself until it made sense to raise outside funding or someone showed interest. She asked me a few questions, then I basically characterized the move as saying “instead of trusting CEOs and employees of companies I had nothing to do with and no impact on” I would be betting on myself, my ability to identify an opportunity, recruit a team, determine a business plan and build a company.
It was risky, but pointing to criminal cases like Worldcom, Enron, Arthur Andersen and not-criminal meltdowns like Yahoo! or flat stock prices like Microsoft, I thought it was a no-brainer. continue reading...
