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Why Taking on the iPad Is a Smart Move for Microsoft
Tweet Share on Facebook June 21, 2012 CommentFox Business invited me on air recently to discuss the new Microsoft Surface, a tablet computer similar to Apple's iPad that's likely to debut later this year.
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GM's Comeback Continues
Tweet Share on Facebook June 21, 2012 CommentThere's more good news for U.S. automakers.
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Why Billionaires Donate So Much Money To Politicians
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentIf you're paying attention to the presidential fund-raising race, you might be thinking: Hey! I could sure use $100 million!
That's the sum casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is willing to spend to boot Barack Obama out of the White House. Whether he gets his wish or not, Adelson will likely become America's most lavish campaign funder.
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Trust in Government and Other Institutions Hits New Lows
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentAfter winning the Revolutionary War, George Washington issued some strong guidance to the liberated citizens of the nascent United States. "In his holy protection," the revered general wrote in 1783, "[God] would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government."
That advice was tough to swallow for people who had just escaped the heavy hand of the British monarchy, and feared repressive government. Similar sentiments exist today, as if George III were sitting on a throne in Washington, D.C.
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With the Surface Tablet, Microsoft Tackles the "Innovator's Dilemma"
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentMicrosoft has become a behemoth known for its plodding pace of innovation and several blown efforts to exploit the huge lead it commands in the PC software business.
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Report: Number of Rich Americans Fell in 2011, But Rich Chinese Increased
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentHere's some consolation for the 99 percent: The rich are falling behind, too.
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The Pointless Jamie Dimon Hearings, Part 2
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentYahoo! Finance invited me on its Daily Ticker program to chat with Aaron Task about the latest Congressional testimony by J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
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From the Markets, Another Bronx Cheer for Greece
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentWill this ever end?
That seems to be the question exasperated investors are asking after another tedious plot twist in a Greek drama that has lasted far beyond the curtain call.
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How To Tell How Far Behind You've Fallen
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentA lot of Americans are feeling glum, because they're worse off than they used to be.
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The Feds Nab Gupta, a Rare Wall Street Takedown
Tweet Share on Facebook June 15, 2012 CommentRajat Gupta now belongs to a tiny minority of Wall Street executives who have actually been convicted of a crime.
