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Major League Turnaround
Article : Premiere Issue
What are a couple of smart young Goldman and Bear alums doing running a lousy professional baseball team? Consider it the stealthiest Internet play since Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace heist
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Going to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado?
Posting : Mark Whistler : 08/20/2008

If you're headed to Denver for the DNC, here's a breakdown of the nightlife...

You Can’t Be Sirius...
Article : July 2008
Could the Federal Communications Commission finally be ready to put its seal of approval on the long-beleaguered, $5 billion merger between XM and Sirius that’s been left in the lurch these past 18 months? We’ll believe it when we see it, but as of late last night, indications were good.
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You Can't Dodge Steel Beams Like You Can Subprime
Article : June 2008
Goldman dodged the subprime tidal wave. But despite being masters of cleansing toxic paper, there is still a steep learning curve on the firm’s part on how to run a construction site. In light of two recent building disasters in Manhattan, Goldman is on the hot seat for keeping the building site of its West Side Highway headquarters-to-be safe. It’s never good when metal plates are landing in the middle of adjacent little league fields while a game is going on. And you don’t exactly gain trust by not showing up to a community meeting on the topic, especially when the city PAID YOU to stick around and not move everything to Jersey. How ironic that one of the greatest empire builders of all time has trouble building its own building.
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Head Butler - Books - The Book of General Ignorance, by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
Posting : Jesse Kornbluth : 05/30/2008

Life ain't fair. We have the diving dollar. Brits have the powerful pound...

This Week In Wall Street History April 7-13
Posting : This Week In Wall Street History : 04/07/2008

In a last-ditch effort to keep their sagging ballclub in their hometown of Milwaukeee, a public stock offering of 115,000 shares in the Milwaukee Braves was withdrawn after only 13,000 shares were sold. It happened this week on April 7, 1963.

Head Butler - Books: The Book of General Ignorance
Posting : Jesse Kornbluth : 03/28/2008

Life ain't fair. We have the diving dollar. Brits have the powerful pound.

Goldman Fires First ‘Blank’
Article : March 2008
We ourselves were none too sure about these weird-fangled "blank check" IPOs, but now that Goldman’s doing it, it looks like it’ll soon be right up there with baseball, mom and apple pie. Read on for which company finally inspired the G-men to tip their hand.
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It’s Getting Sirius
Article : March 2008
The $5 billion marriage of competing radio networks XM and Sirius has been blessed by the U.S. Justice Department, at long last bringing together the programming of Oprah Winfrey, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart and National Public Radio…into one giant, unholy union. But will the FCC and consumer groups screw this one up?
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Tool: I Know You
Article : March 2008
Introducing ThinkPad’s precocious little cousin.
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Year of the SPAC
Article : February/March 2008
A few months after Martin Franklin took hedge-fund giant GLG public through a back door, the trickle of blank-check companies has become a torrent.
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Tool
Article : February/March 2008
ThinkPad spawns a precocious little cousin.
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A-Rod Coup Gets Buffett Assist
Article : November 2007
Apparently, the G-men weren’t the only highfalutins involved in Alex Rodriguez’s extraordinary, $275 million deal with the Yankees (Thain, eat your heart out). How the Oracle of Omaha also jostled his way in for a piece of the action.
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A-Rod Brings In The G-Men
Article : November 2007
So, you’re a top-paid Yankees third baseman on the outs with your team? In need of someone to work them over a bit on those pesky salary negotiations? No problem. Just call your guy over at Goldman and he’ll make all the bad stuff go away. How an unlikely alliance paid off big time for Wall Street’s ruling bank – and baseball.
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Hang On to the Boss, but Ditch the Muscle Car
Article : November/December 2007
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Elevator Pitch: Reinventing The Pager
Article : July 2007
Recorded by David Rose, CEO of Ambient Devices — a six-year-old company that recently relaunched with several million in B-round financing — on the elevator of Boston's John Hancock Building. Riding time: 63 seconds.
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On Looking – And Smelling – The Part
Article : July 2007
It's a toss-up: Has bad breath or bad style killed more careers?
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Bank Shot
Article : May/June 2007
By day, Gary Boren plays angel and rainmaker for the Dallas deal community. By night, he’s the secret weapon that gives the Mavericks hope for an NBA championship By Scott Eden
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Reinventing the Pager
Article : May/June 2007
Recorded by David Rose, CEO of Ambient Devices — a six-year-old company that recently relaunched with several million in B-round financing — on the elevator of Boston’s John Hancock Building. Riding time: 63 seconds.
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Jarden Expands its Outdoors Business
Article : April 2007
Small appliance and consumer goods company Jarden is buying K2, the maker of K2 skis and Rawlings baseballs, for $765 million in a move to expand its outdoor products line.
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Zell and Geffen Talk L.A. Times
Article : April 2007
Billionaire Samuel Zell is discussing a deal to sell the Los Angeles Times to entertainment mogul David Geffen following the approval of his $13.2 billion bid for the Tribune Co.
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Tribune Sells Self to Zell
Article : April 2007
Media giant Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Cubs baseball team has agreed to go private through an $8.2 billion sale to billionaire Sam Zell and employees.
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How Havana Stole My Heart, Eyeglasses, Camera, Shoes, Money
Article : March 2007
We had just left a baseball game near midnight in Havana when a thief made a grab for our bags... It was three days into our weeklong trip to Cuba, and my companion Irene and I had just $150 left between us.
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Tongue and Groove
Posting : Jesse Kornbluth : 02/14/2006

This book of clever comebacks and witty retorts will help hone your personal arsenal.