Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 5 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
It's a week early, but a handful of people are already in line at the 5th Ave. NYC Apple Store for the new iPhone 3G, which goes on sale next Friday, July 11. Engadget: Right now, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. Word is that the famil... (original story)
Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 6 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
For cycling fans, it's that time again. Time to make sure your cable package includes Comcast's Versus network -- nee OLN -- for the Tour de France. Or, just sign up and cancel in two weeks when the tour is over. With good reason: Versus' coverage of the Tour de France is good enough to draw even ca... (original story)
Posted from The Big Picture 9 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Market
No time for a full Friday Night Jazz -- off to watch the fireworks if the rain holds off -- but here's a funk tune you should check out: James Brown (Part 1 & 2) Buckshot LeFonque : Music Evolution. Buckshot LeFonque was a group Branford Marsalis formed in his post Sting days (1994 & 97). The goal w... (original story)
Posted from The Big Picture 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Market
Early last month, we suggested that it would be more instructive if the media began reporting U3 and U6 Unemployment together. (Unemployment Reporting: A Modest Proposal (U3 + U6) Northern Trust's Asha Bangalore appears to have been thinking along the same lines, for her NFP post-mortem includes the... (original story)
Posted from WallStreetFighter 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Banker
Today I will be out 'on assignment' at the Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, NY. Stay tuned next week when I'll report back with some pictures and recollections of this glorious day.The odds are favoring Joey Chestnut to defend his title right now, but we will soon find out if ... (original story)
Posted from Long or Short Capital 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Hedgie
No man loves America more than Neil Diamond and no man wants your 4th to be better and freer than Neil does. Except the staff of Long or Short Capital. (original story)
Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
Research In Motion (RIMM) executives have been, in our opinion, incorrectly underestimating how much impact Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 3G will have on their business. Specifically, now that consumers account for the bulk of RIM's growth, we see the company's target market less interested in RIM's pro... (original story)
Posted from Dealbreaker 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Hedgie
This is not the first time in our adult life that we are proud of our country. Accordingly, we are pleased to wish you a Happy Fourth of July. DealBreaker won't be publishing today in observance of Independence Day. We'll leave the comments section open so those of you stuck at your desks can chat.... (original story)
Posted from Over the Counter 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Market
Three interesting articles for the weekend, all more or less about the speculation issue. First of all, this document published for the G8 summit in Tokyo. Key quote: Prices have risen due to a number of individual factors, whose combined... (original story)
Posted from The Big Picture 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Market
Happy Fourth! This seemed perfectly suitable for today: via Flowing Data (original story)
Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 11 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
From The Business Sheet: Starring in Mac (AAPL) ads apparently isn't a bad gig. New York Sun: Actor Justin Long, best-known for his starring role in a series of Macintosh computer commercials, has purchased a [$2.4 million] apartment at the high-rise Blue luxury complex at 105 Norfolk St., on the Lo... (original story)
Posted from Paul Kedrosky's Infectious ... 13 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
It's currently better to be a toy car maker than a real car maker: Mattel's market cap just surpassed that of GM. The maker of Hot Wheels and Matchbox now has a market cap of $6.22B versus the $5.76b cap of the maker of non-toy cars GM. [via Bloomberg] (original story)
Posted from Paul Kedrosky's Infectious ... 13 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
People seem to be in a historical frame of market mind this weekend, so here is a chart of Dow Jones index returns by U.S. president since Herbert Hoover obtained office in 1929. Note that I have given this result in compound annual terms to compensate for the differing lengths of presidential terms... (original story)
Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 16 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
More executive changes at EMI: Veteran exec JF Cecillon is out as President, A&R Labels - International, and President - EMEA, at the end of next week, and could move into an advisory role with the label, boss Guy Hands told staff in an email. Other changes: Billy Mann, EMI Music's Chief Creative Of... (original story)
Posted from Silicon Alley Insider 23 hours ago
Fully Deluded : Techno
Warner Bros. (TWX) hardly needs to do any marketing to get comic book geeks to show up for "Dark Knight," the new Batman movie. But aside from sponsoring MySpace's redesign and all the viral marketing it's done with movie trailers, Warner Bros. is also spending a little bit of its massive promotiona... (original story)