January 5, 2010 – 6:30 am
I believe the Dow Jones mouthpiece when they say that the executive changes announced yesterday weren’t motivated by cost cutting. Dow Jones chief, Les Hinton was quoted as saying:
This structure will provide the focus to make us faster and better than our rivals at identifying and meeting customer needs. This isn’t about personalities, and it’s [...]
December 21, 2009 – 7:25 am
I’ve been thinking about what the future has in store for investors and I’d like to use this post to help clarify my thinking. Essentially, I’d like to hone in on what 2010 portends for online finance. I’m looking for some broader trends, as well as some company-specific prognostication.
AOL’s ascension, Yahoo Finance’s continued domination, Google [...]
By New Rules of Investing
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Also tagged advisor, altucher, AOL, broker, covestor, economy, expert communities, financial advisors, financial reporting, Google, howard lindzon, industry news, investment adviser, investment site, jim cramer, kaching, new rules, reuters, ria, social networking, stocktwits, tiger woods, wikinvest, Yahoo
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October 14, 2009 – 6:30 am
Everyone’s out reporting that Bloomberg, after being rumored as a suitor to pick up trouble biz mag, BusinessWeek, actually closed the deal for a rumored $5 million, an assumption of debt that amounts to over $30 million and a burn-rate of over $800,000/week.
Couple of salient points here:
Integration issues: Bloomberg has grown with a “build, not [...]
September 21, 2009 – 2:06 am
We’re not talking about Mayor Bloomberg here, but rather the mutibillion dollar financial media empire he founded. While there are a lot of alternatives for traders these days, including CapitalIQ and Reuters, most traders still use the ubiquitous Bloomberg terminal as the interface between trading and research.
For the unacquainted, Bloomberg terminals are the defacto research [...]
On June 25th, Business Wire Toronto hosted a seminar at Bloomberg’s Toronto office—home to a spectacular view of the Toronto skyline—where Bloomberg Bureau Chief David Scanlan spoke to a crowd of more than 30 of Toronto’s top-tier PR and IR professionals about how to craft an effective press release.
David’s talk focused on five “F” factors [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Business Wire Bloomberg, Business Wire Canada, Business Wire Events, Business Wire Toronto, David Scanlan Bloomberg, International Services, journalism, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, press releases, public relations
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Is the elusive “Bloomberg for the masses” attainable? Of course, most do-it-yourself investors cannot afford the cost of thousands of dollars per month for these expensive terminals. But, what about making a platform free for subscribers and monetizing the platform via advertising? That’s exactly what SkyGrid is attempting. Until recently, SkyGrid charged $6000 per seat/year [...]
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By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs, Investor Relations
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Also tagged Baker & McKenzie, Bloomberg news, Bloomberg Toronto, business wire, Business Wire Canada, Business Wire Events, Business Wire IR, Business Wire San Francsico, Business Wire Toronto, David Scanlan, Dolby Labs, Don Clark, Intel, IR, IR events, IR services, MarketWatch, Press Release Tips, Wall Street Journal
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