All right, all right World Cup. Take it easy. It took a while, but you finally won me over.
For starters, those weird, eerie South African horns (vuvuzelas) were annoying. Turns out they might …
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Tribute bands rock iTunes
by Lee Simmons, June 25, 2010, 10:14 amCapping a week of strange music industry news, there’s this great piece by David Moye at AOL News illustrating the sudden success tribute bands are finding on iTunes.
It’s pretty simple. Real bands like …
For sale: 1 overindulgent mega mansion; bowling alley, 13/beds/23 baths, $75 million obo
by Laura Huchzermeyer, June 24, 2010, 10:31 amJust as we got word that the number of new home sales dropped to a record low in May, there is also a story out there about a gluttonous 13-bedroom, 23-bathroom, 90,000 -sq. ft …
More of Lehman’s art work to hit the auction block
by Laura Huchzermeyer, June 7, 2010, 3:49 pmNearly two years after Lehman Brothers hit rock bottom and dragged the rest of the economy down with it, there are still remnants of the financial giant still being sold off.
This fall venerable auction house …
Starring Cadmium
by Patrice Sarath, June 4, 2010, 12:29 pmThe law of unexpected consequences hits again. With the restrictions on lead in children’s products that went into effect in 2009 under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), some manufacturers are …
If you don’t know Buzz Media, you will soon
by Lee Simmons, June 2, 2010, 12:51 pmIn a down economy, the cash-heavy business is well-served to scout for deals. So it goes in the online space as well. Entertainment publisher Buzz Media, purveyor of such Web destinations as KimKardashian.com …
Toys “R” Us Plans $800 Million IPO
by Alexandra Biesada, May 28, 2010, 1:07 pmShortly after 5 am Friday Toys “R” Us ended months of speculation that it planned to return to the public market when it filed to raise as much as $800 …
Coming soon to an investment house near you (possibly): Movie futures trading
by Laura Huchzermeyer, May 20, 2010, 1:19 pm***UPDATE***
You too can make money on movie blockbusters (and box office flops as well). Or, at least that is what a few financial firms (and even fewer in the film biz) are hoping for.
Cantor Exchange (owned by …
EMI dodges foreclosure
by Lee Simmons, May 19, 2010, 8:21 amThe ongoing saga of EMI reached yet another climax last week when parent company Terra Firma injected enough cash into the ailing British record company to avoid falling into the hands of creditors. It …
Will the Myriad Gene Patent Ruling Change the Face of Biotechnology?
by Patrice Sarath, May 17, 2010, 6:30 amOn the face of it it defied common sense. How could genes be patented? Yet it’s estimated that around one-third of our genes have been patented by biotech companies. Once the human genome was sequenced in 2000 by …
