пятница, 19 октября 2012 г.

BusinessWeek: CSU business college in top 10 for marketing, law - Denver Business Journal:

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CSU ranks No. 2 in marketing, behind only the University ofRichmonc (Va.), and No. 9 in business law, BusinessWee k said in its evaluations of specialties offeredf by 101 large undergraduatebusinessz schools. Other top 50 rankings by CSU amonv undergraduate specialties are 15thin macroeconomics, 25th in ethics, 25th also in 33rd in accounting, 33rd also in sustainabilitt (a new category this year) and 34th in corporate-strategt programs. "We are very pleased with this ranking and especiallyg appreciative that our studentsrecognize they're getting a quality education at Colorado Tom Ingram, chair of CSU's marketing department, said in a statement Friday.
"Thew College of Business continuously works to enhancw the educational experience of our graduates and ensure that our student s leave here prepared for theworkintg world." At the at Boulder's Leeds School of top 50 rankings by BusinessWeemk include 30th in ethics, 41st in 43rd in business law, 46th in financia management and 48th in calculus. The new specialty rankingse area follow-up to BusinessWeek's overall ranking of the best U.S. businesxs schools released earlierthis year. On that list, CSU rankede 67th and CU-Boulder 89th. CSU and CU-Boulder were the only Colorad schools evaluatedby BusinessWeek.
BusinessWeek said its undergraduate-specialtied rankings are based on surveys of thousandes of business majors on how well theie schools teach standardacademic specialties. .

четверг, 18 октября 2012 г.

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But he said the unprecedented government assistance to financial firmw has createda “moral of heightened expectations about how much the government will protect market s from their own “My reading of current conditions is that bank lendinh is constrained more now by the supply of credit-worthyt borrowers than by the supply of bank capital,” Lackefr said at he ’s annual economic outlook forum in That could explain why the Fed’ss expanded lending to banks and the ’ss investments in banks have not led to a big spikew in bank lending, he added.
Lacker expects a botto m in housing constuction, falling energy prices and rock-bottom interest ratesd will fuel the beginning ofa U.S. economic recoveru in the second half of this He warned, however, that “this is the thirrd straight year in whichg I’ve picked a bottom in the housinv market. So I do so with more than the usua dollopof humility.” Lacker said the housing market’ws troubles may have been fueled by a beliefr that government would come to the rescue if there was a majotr shock to the housinbg market.
Over the past year, that beliet may have led companies to turn down investments or merger proposal s because they thought they could get a better deal when governmenttswooped in, Lacker said. Conversely, investorz may have demanded stiffer returne on deals because they feared a floo of government money would dilute their The breadth of government suppor t to banks has extendedx beyond the reach of the bankregualtory system, Lackeer said. “I take it as given, therefore, that the scop e of the financial safety net must ultimately berolled back,” Lacker said. It was a heavgy discussion for theluncj hour.
But about 500 bankers and retailers hungon Lacker’s wordws for clues about what the year to come wouldd mean for their businesses. The crowd was doublwe that of a similafr MBA economic forum held ayear ago.

вторник, 16 октября 2012 г.

'Green' Price Chopper opening in Colonie - Houston Business Journal:

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will set the standard for the chain’s futurse stores by incorporatingmany energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies, the companyy said today. The 69,000-square-foot storwe at 1892 Central Ave. features a highly efficient refrigerationm system, fuel cells generating about 60 percenft of its electricityand back-up power, lots of naturalp lighting, and a machinde that grinds produce waste into a waterhy substance.
The store also has the largest Kosher-only departmentr in a supermarket in northeastern New York and theonly full-servicw Kosher bakery in the Albany region, accordinv to the , which owns the supermarket The new store was builf at the opposite end of a strip mall in Colonie where another Price Chopper is located. The old stord closed an hour before the new storeopenedc today. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has already awarded the new store the highest levelo of gold certification under the GreenChill AdvancedRefrigeration Partnership, the highest ever achieved by a supermarke retailer.
Three other stores in the country have gold leveo certification but Price Chopper has thehighestf rating. The Golub Corp. is seeking LEED certification from the in recognitio ofthe energy-saving measures. LEED standsz for Leadership in EnergyEfficienty Design. The New York State Energy Research Development Authority provideds morethan $1 million in incentives to help make the new stor e as ‘green’ as possible. “We set out to desig and build a store that wouldbe world-class and woulds demonstrate our leadership and concern for the environmenty and energy efficiency,” said Golub Corp.
, chairman and CEO Neil During construction of the store, more than 75 percengt of the waste was recycled and local construction materials were used wheneverr possible. Based in Rotterdam, the Goluh Corp. owns more than 120 storees in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New

понедельник, 15 октября 2012 г.

Orlando No. 10 on foreclosure list - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Orlando market notched the 10th highesrt foreclosure rate amongthe nation’s largestt metropolitan areas, while Florida overall had the seconfd highest foreclosure rate with one in every 135 homesz receiving a foreclosure filing in Florida’s foreclosure rate, which was 37 percen t higher than March’s was more than 2.7 times the nationaol average. Bank repossessions totaled 6,114, down 7 percenty from the previous month, but default and auction notice s wereconsiderably higher, the report said. Only Nevadaq posted a higher foreclosure rate than topping the nation with one in every 68 homes receiviny aforeclosure notice.
The Sunshine State also reporter 64,588 foreclosure filings in April, second only to California’x 96,560 filings. Nearly half of the 1,741 closingws in April — 865 — were either bank-owned of distressedf properties, the reported May 11. Values, according to the continued to fall as the median pricewas $132,900, 37 percentf lower than the same time last year. RealtyTracv tracks more than 1.
5 million auction and bank-owned listings from more than 2,200 counties

воскресенье, 14 октября 2012 г.

RehabCare profit grows - Charlotte Business Journal:

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RehabCare posted a profit of $5.7 million in the fourth up from $5.1 million a year ago. The company’s revenued rose 13 percent to $194.2 million for the quarter, up from $171.89 million during the same quartet ayear earlier. For all RehabCare posted a profitof $18.7 million on $743 million in up from a profit of $12.7 million on $704.6 million in revenue in 2007. “Frok the outset of 2008 we have been in agrowthj mode, following our integration of the Symphonhy acquisition,” said John Short, RehabCare presidenr and chief executive, in a statement.
“By year end, we achieved solid revenue growth, with each of our core operatingg divisionsreporting double-digit percentage revenue gainw over the fourth quarter of St. Louis-based RehabCare (NYSE: RHB) provideas physical rehabilitation program managemenyt services in morethan 1,20 0 hospitals, nursing homes and other long-termj care facilities throughout the Unitexd States.

пятница, 12 октября 2012 г.

Ryan Detrick on Bloomberg Radio: Year-End Rally, Anecdotal Sentiment, and ... - Schaeffers Research

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Ryan Detrick on Bloomberg Radio: Year-End Rally, Anecdotal Sentiment, and ...

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Back in my May Bloomberg Radio appearance, I said that we were expecting a surprise summer rally, because no one else was expecting it. Not much has changed. One of the best ways to view expectations is through anecdotal sentiment, in other words, ...



четверг, 11 октября 2012 г.

Sports digest: NHL sides meet but still at odds in lockout - San Jose Mercury News

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Five hours of talks between the NHL and the players' association on Wednesday did little to move the sides closer to a deal. The NHL's top two executives -- commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly -- met with the NHLPA's main ...


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