Home Depot has Money for Buybacks, but not Service?
> Rant mode on: As I mentioned previously, we moved a few months ago, selling one overpriced house and buying another. This means that...
Yahoo! Gone in 12 Months?
My friend Paul Kedrosky has some choice quotes in today’s New York Times on the Yahoo management shake-up: "Some analysts...
The NYC Profit Calculator
This is way cool: The Profit Calculator. New York Magazine has a way cool online section on the econ omics of different NYC...
Gates & Jobs Video
I seem to be focusing on Media today, so as a follow up to yesterday’s post on Gates & Jobs, here are some very amusing video...
Who the @#$%! does Jim Cramer think he is?
I love the cover of this week’s New York Magazine: Who the @#$%! does Jim Cramer think he is? You will never read a more...
Steve Jobs & Bill Gates at All Things Digital
This year’s All Things Digital has a rare joint appearance of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates. Check out this classic magazine...
“Ten Ways EMI Will Be Changed by Its New Owners”
Music company EMI Group PLC has agreed to a 2.4 billion pound ($4.7 billion) takeover by a private equity group Terra Firma Capital...
QOTD: China’s Investment
> Too funny: "Nothing says ensured profitability, prosperity and success like giving up an 8% stake of your firm to...
Correlation Between Customer Satisfaction & Market...
Here’s an interesting thesis on how to beat the market: Buy Companies With High Customer Satisfaction Scores. Longtime readers may...
The History of Avis
Wednesday’s NYT had an utterly hysterical tale of the history of the Avis saga, by Michael Kinsley. Here’s an excerpt:...