Thomas Heath
Value Added: Waking up and smelling the tea
Jack of many trades Peter Martino has found success with a D.C. area four-store chainlet that sells loose teas.
Senate Dems target big oil companies
(Gerald Herbert / AP)
A plan unveiled Tuesday would save $21 billion over the next decade by eliminating tax breaks for the nation’s five biggest oil companies, a move designed to counter Republican demands to rein in the soaring national debt without new taxes.
Deal with Microsoft may boost Skype
Purchase will put the free-calling service before vastly more computers users.
SEC urged to ease fundraising rules
SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro charted a middle course through the political crossfire.
Asian stocks gain on outlook
Stocks rose for a third day Wednesday and South Korea’s won gained the most in three months amid signs the global economic recovery is picking up.
Apple, Google answer concerns
Lawmakers question whether practices ensure that mobile-phone users control their personal data.
Fed official calls for vigilance
Action may be taken against even the possibility of a surge of higher prices, Jeffrey M. Lacker says.
Iowa’s lessons in foreclosure crisis
Reducing the principal of the mortgage is one solution called for on Capitol Hill.
Google unveils Ice Cream Sandwich, latest iteration of Android
They’re calling it “the one OS that works everywhere” — phones, tablets, and anything in between.
Ezra Klein
No-Brainer Awards for best ideas in Congress
Today I want to introduce the No-Brainer Awards: a roll call honoring some of the best legislative ideas you won’t see leading the evening news.
Michelle Singletary
Learning the price of financial ignorance
Geneen Roth was a victim of Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. She wrote a book about the financial lessons learned.
Steven Pearlstein
Mission impossible
In the budget battle, good sense doesn’t seem likely to prevail. Couldn’t we just call in the Navy SEALs?
Post Tech
Questions for Apple, Google
At a Senate panel hearing on mobile privacy Tuesday, Apple and Google reps faced tough scrutiny.
Faster Forward
Google I/O: Android 3.1, Ice Cream Sandwich, Music Beta
Google offered up three announcements at today’s I/O Developers Conference
A recent study shows that affordable rentals are scarce. What’s your take?
Sure, the speeches sound great. Grim reality, indeed. This is why people want to own homes. Renting is a rip off. It has been the traditional penalty for not being able to save enough money for a down payment.
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China chided over fiscal policies: http://wapo.st/ltGTr1
Exploring leadership in the news
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Greece sneezed, and now most of Europe has a cold. The European debt crisis has already spread like a virus from Greece to Ireland, and other countries are now at risk. Economists call this the “contagion effect.”
Video: RBS's Cailloux Sees `Huge Uncertainty' Around Greek Debt
May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Jacques Cailloux, chief European economist at Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, discusses the response by European policy makers to the Greek debt crisis. He talks with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown."
U.K. Construction Struggles as Economy Faces `Headwinds'
May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Elliott Gotkine reports on the outlook for the U.K. construction industry and economic growth. This report includes comments from Travis Perkins Plc Chief Executive Officer Geoff Cooper and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Economist Ross Walker.
Maynard Sees Skype Boosting Microsoft Mobile Business
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Jason Maynard, an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, and Om Malik, founder of GigaOM, talk about Microsoft Corp.'s agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion. They speak with Emily Chang and Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)
Tewksbury Says Integrated Device to Play Role in 4G/LTE
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Theodore Tewksbury, chief executive officer at Integrated Device Technology Inc., talks about the outlook for 4G/LTE mobile networks and the company's semiconductor products. He speaks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Pimm Fox." (Source: Bloomberg)
Shah Calls Skype `Attractive Opportunity' for Microsoft
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sachin Shah, a special situations and merger arbitrage strategist at Capstone Global Markets LLC, talks about Microsoft Corp.'s agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion. He speaks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
Crockett Expects Better Disney Films to Help Studio Unit
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Barton Crockett, analyst at Lazard Capital, talks about the decline in Walt Disney Co.'s second-quarter earnings and challenges at the company's film studio. The world's biggest theme-park operator said quarterly profit fell 1.2 percent, missing estimates. Crockett talks with Matt Miller and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)
Flaherty Doesn't Want Sudden `Spikes' in Canadian Dollar
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty talks about the outlook for Canada's federal budget and economic growth, the nation's debt, the performance of the Canadian dollar and the importance of global trade to the country. Flaherty speaks with Adam Johnson at the Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit in Toronto on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Brookman Says More Mobile-Privacy Protections Needed
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Justin Brookman, director of the Center for Democracy & Technology, talks about today's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing into Apple Inc. and Google Inc.'s handling of mobile-phone user-location data. Brookman speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)
Sullivan Says Google Disclosed Location Data Gathering
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief at Search Engine Land, talks about today's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing into Apple Inc. and Google Inc.'s handling of mobile-phone user-location data. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloom Says EMeter Has Opportunity to Transform Utilities
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Bloom, chief executive officer of eMeter Inc., talks about the company's products and the utility industry. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." EMeter makes software to help utilities manage data and bolster energy efficiency. (Source: Bloomberg)
Green Sees Small Businesses Avoiding Investment Risk
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Green, chief executive officer of Tenex Capital Management, talks about small business concerns including rising prices, interest rates and tax policy. Green speaks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
Altman Expects More M&A Activity in Technology Industry
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Roger Altman, co-chairman and founder of Evercore Partners Inc., talks about the global mergers and acquisitions market and the outlook for dealmaking in the technology, health care, energy and financial industries. He speaks with Matt Miller and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)
U.S. Stocks Rise on Higher-Than-Estimated Earnings, M&A
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose for a third day as higher-than-estimated profit forecasts and Microsoft Corp.'s purchase of Skype Technologies SA bolstered optimism that earnings and takeovers will keep fueling the rally. Bloomberg's Matt Miller also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Winblad Calls Microsoft Acquisition of Skype `Brilliant'
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Winblad, managing director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, talks about Microsoft Corp.'s agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion. Winblad also discusses congressional hearings into the handling of mobile-phone user location data by Apple Inc. and Google Inc. She speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bianco Says U.S. Stocks May Fall 10-15% After QE2 Ends: Video
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC, discusses a possible stock market decline after the Federal Reserve ends its second round of quantitative easing at the end of June. Bianco also talks about commodity and silver markets. He speaks with Carol Massar and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)
Magna's Stronach Says Management, Labor `Have to Change'
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Frank Stronach, founder of Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International Inc., talks about the state of the North American auto industry, management-labor relations, manufacturing competition from China and his appointment of Mike Harris, former Progressive Conservative premier of Ontario, as company chairman. Stronach speaks with Adam Johnson at the Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit in Toronto on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
Foreclosure system in chaos
Some major lenders have discovered many mortgage documents were faked, forged or otherwise mishandled.
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