Filed under: News , Politics , Health Care Debate (Left: Robert Williams joined the 'Rally Against Insurance Corporations' on Sept. 22, 2009 in Miami, FL. Photo credit: Joe Raedle, Getty Images. ) Despite pessimism by some leaders in Congress , health care reform still has a chance to pass before the year is out. That's why the tea-baggers have been making so much noise this week at the Capitol, where...
Dendreon’s Reached Orbit… Now Who’s Next? by Robert Williams, Publisher When the opening bell rang on Tuesday morning, as the broader market sagged, shares of Dendreon Corp. (Nasdaq: DNDN) sprinted out of the gates, rising by 5.7%. Unless you live in a cave, you should know about this biotech stock. Back in April, shares went [...]
Is Warren Buffett Signaling a Housing Recovery? by Robert Williams, Publisher Thursday, November 5, 2009 Warren Buffett is teaming-up with Goldman Sachs as the investment bank attempts to buy $3 billion of tax credits from taxpayer-owned mortgage firm Fannie Mae. According to The Wall Street Journal, investments in low-income housing tax credits has waned dramatically in the face of [...]
Nokia India is holding a little “Nokia Digital Design” Event in Delhi tomorrow. And we’ll be there ! Nokia’s whole design team will be there including people like Nikki Barton (Head of Digital Design at Nokia), Lee Cooper (Design Manager), Robert Williams (Design Manager) and Younghee Jung (Senior Design Specialist). The event will cover everything from Nokia’s new [...]...
With All the Cash Gone… Now What? by Robert Williams, Publisher Despite the recent volatility, the Dow remains 50% above the lows set back in March. Think about it. Eight short months ago we were discussing the possibility – and, in some forums, even the likelihood – of another Great Depression. And now, some pundits [...]
We first caught wind of this unique project a few days back, but now DQM offers a closer look, with images of the final product between Vans Vault, famous artist/Juxtapoz founder Robert Williams, and DQM. Offered below is a better look at the hand painted Robert Williams Vans Vault Era’s. If you haven’t already, make sure [...]
The Healthcare Debate: We’ll Stick to Earning Profits by Robert Williams, Publisher Pop quiz: Name the industry that has racked up the second-best stock performance over the past 100 years. (Tobacco stocks are No.1.) I’ll give you a hint. It’s about as recession-proof as you can get. It’s critical to every American. And it’s future [...]
New York or Bust: We Pledge to Follow the Money… by Robert Williams, Publisher Infrastructure projects seldom make headlines. But such massive endeavors are big business, nonetheless. At Investment U, we don’t put much stock in what the mainstream media – CNBC, Barron’s, Kiplinger and the like – is reporting. Rather, we relentlessly follow the big money. Because that’s...
Pop surrealism founding father Robert Williams has a new show opening this weekend at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, and for the first time ever, it will include sculpture. Art Nouveau Magazine has a preview.
Stephen Moss has been named president and CEO of National Public Media, the national corporate sponsorship firm for NPR, PBS and Boston public broadcasting affiliate WGBH. He succeeds Robert Williams, who founded NPM’s predecessor company National Public Broadcasting, and served as NPM’s CEO since 2007. Moss joins NPM from online publishing service Evri , where he served as VP of business...
LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- Public broadcasting sponsors have a new name to add to their Rolodex. Stephen Moss is the new CEO of National Public Media, the corporate sponsorship firm for National Public Radio, PBS and WGBH, taking the reins for departing CEO Robert Williams, the founder of National Public Broadcasting who retired in June.
(TrendHunter.com) The founder of Juxtapoz Magazine, Robert Williams, will be exhibiting his work in New York this month. In honor of his new show, Williams has designed a special line for Vans Vault. Vans Vault features…
Look Who Just Showed Up to the Takeover Party by Robert Williams, Publisher Don’t look now, but mergers and acquisitions are back in a big way. September saw roughly $50 billion worth of deals announced involving U.S. companies – an 84% increase over August. In fairness, we’ve only seen $12 billion worth of private [...]
CEOs: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is by Robert Williams, Publisher It’s well documented. Insider buying is a terrific way to gauge a stock’s investment appeal. (Investment legends, like Peter Lynch, have long sung the praises of insider buying.) I mean, can you get a better vote of confidence from a CEO than [...]
Plot summary: Movie cover: Plot Summary: On the working day age that Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, elderly Daisy Williams nee Fuller is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital. At her part is her fully grown daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to declaim to her aloud the appointment book of Daisy's deep-rooted Achates, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's appointment book recounts his laboriou outstanding...