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Stock of the day - AT&T (T)

It's Game Time for AT&T

The nation's second largest wireless carrier is approaching a pivotal time period and the quality of its decision making and execution over the next few months could end up shaping its future for years to come. There is the growing threat of smart phones from rival carriers (each of which is getting closer to catching the iPhone), the perceived and real problems with its network, its lack of 3G coverage and the looming expiration of its exclusivity agreement with Apple over the iPhone Given that the landline business is fast approaching extinction, investors are looking for the company to survive largely on its wireless interests. But will AT&T let them down? Read more

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11/6/2009
Three Decades of Subsidized Risk -- There's a reason Dick Fuld didn't believe Lehman would be allowed to fail. (Source: Wall Street Journal)

Yet Another Budget Commission? -- How to make this one work. (Source: Forbes.com)

The Quiet Death of the Kyoto Protocol -- Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election. (Source: The American)

Why This Real Estate Bust Is Different -- Unrealistic assumptions, layers of investors, sky-high prices, and possible fraud will make it hard to clean up the mess in commercial real estate. (Source: BusinessWeek)

Comparing India and China -- We always seem to lag behind our big rival. A new index that measures prosperity tells a surprising story. (Source: livemint.com)

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The jobs market came back into focus today after the unemployment rate hit its grimmest milestone yet. The US jobless rate jumped up 0.4 percentage point to 10.2% in October, the highest level since April 1983. The bad news is that the rate will likely stay this high for months to come .

Double-Digit Unemployment� Just How Lagging Is It ?

Video -- Unemployment's Stock Market Impact

First it was a war between Wal-Mart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN), but now Target (TGT) has jumped into the ring. The three companies are currently in a discount price battle to lure customers in during the holiday season. $10 DVDs is quite appealing to cash-strapped consumers.

The last two quarters have played out much better for American International Group Inc. (AIG). The insurer posted its second straight profit as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout last year by the government.

Shares of General Electric (GE) climbed higher after two analysts raised their ratings on the largest US conglomerate to �outperform�. The company definitely felt the love on Wall Street following the news of the upgrade.

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Term of the day

agency theory

A theory explaining the relationship between principals, such as a shareholders, and agents, such as a company's executives. In this relationship the principal delegates or hires an agent to perform work. The theory attempts to deal with two specific problems: first, that the goals of the principal and agent are not in conflict (agency problem), and second, that the principal and agent reconcile different ... More

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"If Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan were to whisper to me what his monetary policy was going to be over the next two years, it wouldn't change one thing I do."
Warren Buffett

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