EthanBroadway

• WPP Group Bid for TNS Rejected ( 4mth ago )
  "First rejections I've heard of for WPP, which has been buying up tech shops left and right."
  
  
• Analyst says Bank of America should scrap Countrywide deal ( 4mth ago )
  "Why would BofA wish to purchase a company that owes more than it is worth? Is this some type of long-term investment? I agree with the author that BofA is likely to renegotiate the purchase price of Countrywide. If not, I can't see BofA shareholders being thrilled."
  
  
• Purdue set for supercomputer 'barn-raising' ( 4mth ago )
  "@bahellman - Read the press release. "The current campus leader in supercomputing in the Big Ten is Indiana University’s Big Red, which ranks 42nd in the world." That sounds like the real motivation behind Purdue's efforts :)"
  
  
• Gas falls after 17 days of records ( 4mth ago )
  "Hmm - Download only 1/10th of a cent"
  
  
• FTC takes aim at oil price manipulation ( 4mth ago )
  "Where is the thunder in this??? "The FTC announced that has taken the first step, seeking public comments, toward developing a regulation on oil industry price manipulation.""
  
  
• Bear Stearns sending redundancy letters, say staff ( 4mth ago )
  "Although neither Bear or Morgan have given a final number on those being laid off, I've heard the number will be above 7,000."
  
  
• A Kerkorian scenario: Loosening Ford family's grip ( 4mth ago )
  "Kerkorian is offering 13% premium over Ford’s Friday closing price of $7.50 a share. He can't be stopped with his treasure chest of money."
  
  
• Delay seen for RIM's new BlackBerry ( 4mth ago )
  "This happens all the times. Phones have thousands of parts. If one part is delayed, faulty, or any touch of quality isn't as expect products get delayed. That's the hardware business."
  
  
• Motorola tries to find the bottom ( 4mth ago )
  "@bahellman I agree with your thoughts on Motorola's phone business, personally I've never had good luck with Motorola phones, they seem to break in one way or another. Motorola as a company however does have a strong chance of bouncing back bec they have a strong R&D program. "Motorola makes huge investments in research and development. Over 22,000 engineers and scientists are on the Motorola team. We have over 21,300 patents, and counting. Motorola manages an R&D portfolio of over $4.1 billion aimed at delivering commercial value and shaping the future with innovative technology and architectures.""
  
  
• ABC Tries To Limit How Other Networks Report On Debate; Networks Ignore ABC ( 4mth ago )
  "ABC is sure taking a lot of heat for their poor handling of the recent debate."