Archive for the business management Category

Five Turnaround Tips for Ron Johnson, JC Penney and Others

Original article appeared on CNBC.com – March 11, 2013 Ron Johnson’s cheering section must be working overtime these days to now credit him for reinventing the definition of corporate performance. When the Dow has been setting new records on a daily basis, JC Penney stock limps along. Major shareholder Vornado Realty […]

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Buy Meredith, Stay Away from Time

Time Warner–and the now soon-to-be-spun-off Time Inc.–will certainly command far more headlines and attention, but I’m investing my money in Meredith Corporation.  Time Warner’s originally planned deal to sell the bulk of its magazines to Meredith may have blown up because of hard financial data, but the […]

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Rand Paul: Running Government Like a Business….Circa 1955

Congratulations John Brennan, today approved by a 64-34 Senate vote to become the next CIA Director.  Of course, Mr Brennan’s path to appointment wasn’t as easy as the nearly 2-to-1 vote would indicate.  Apparently more concerned about being heard and catering to a minority bloc, Rand Paul also […]

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