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Survey: Profs Not Planning To Add IFRS To Curricula
Posted on September 8th, 2008 on AAO Weblog (Public)
WebCPA.com reports a survey of 535 accounting professors conducted by the American Accounting Association and KPMG showed that only 22 percent...

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MGM Financing Uptick Just the Beginning
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
MGM Mirage (MGM) popped $1.71, or about 4.7%, to $35.19 mid-day Friday after news that it had secured $2.3 billion of the remaining $3 billion...

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It’s That Bad
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 on AAO Weblog (Public)
Deloitte intends to lay off 900, or 2%, of its U.S. employees, according to this article by WebCPA. No official release by the firm could be found on their website, but...

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Caterpillar a Decent Bottom Fishing Stock
Posted on August 29th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
During a press conference held Thursday in Beijing, the location was very telling, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) CEO James Owens gave an update on guidance...

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MasterCard Being Overlooked, Especially After Two Upgrades
Posted on August 28th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
Two upgrades in the past week or so, one from Goldman and then from William Blair and shares of MasterCard Inc. (MA) have barely budged despite...

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Google Nears July Lows, High Beta Stock Selling Overdone
Posted on August 27th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
Much has been made about investors being much more risk-averse in these turbulent, volatile markets and sending down high-beta stocks like Google...

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Las Vegas Sands: Putting Faith in Sheldon Adelson
Posted on August 26th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
"Put simply, Las Vegas Sands' U.S. liquidity appears tighter than we initially thought and published following earnings," Banc of America’s...

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PCAOB: Lives To Fight Another Day
Posted on August 25th, 2008 on AAO Weblog (Public)
The big news last Friday: the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board doesn't look like it's in imminent danger of extinction. Remember ...

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What Corporate Income Tax?
Posted on August 18th, 2008 on AAO Weblog (Public)
Last week, the Governmental Accountability Office released a study of corporate income taxes paid for the years 1998 - 2005. Findings: for most of tha...

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Amazon’s Reaction to Citi’s Kindle Note: Irrational Exuberance
Posted on August 11th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
Citigroup's Mark Mahaney is out with a note this morning regarding Amazon Inc.’s (AMZN) Kindle, saying the sleek and trendy electronic...

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MedcoHealth a Case of an Inefficient Market
Posted on August 8th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
MedcoHealth Solutions Inc. (MHS), a pharmacy benefits manager, recently raised full-year diluted guidance, excluding items, to a range of $2.30...

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