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JockStocks: Some thoughts on the Marcus Jordan/Central Florida/Adidas situation
An interesting situation developed this week in Florida, where Heir Jordan (Michael's son Marcus) cost the University of Central Florida (UCF) its $3 million sponsorship with Adidas. Marcus felt it necessary to wear Nike (NYSE: NKE) basketball shoes, ...
The next Buffett, Elvis, or Jordan
This weeks Barron's (subscription required) talks about The Next Warren Buffett. Of course nobody believes that's going to happen. The headline is cast to grab attention and sell papers, just like mine, but it's not happening: no way, no ...
Book Review: Jordan Belfort's The Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan Belfort was the king of pump-and-dumps during the 1990's, presiding over Stratton Oakmont, a real life version of Boiler Room's J.T. Marlin. He was earning millions of dollars each month, doing enormous quantities of cocaine and a drug called ...
Heir apparent: Jeffrey Jordan has some big shoes to fill
This post is one of several on business heirs apparent. Let us know in the comments whether you think Jeffrey Jordan live up to the legacy of his father, and be sure to check out the other heir apparent posts.
By Mike Brewster, guest blogger.
Since ...
Money Losers of 2007: Michael Jordan double-dribbles, gets stuffed
Michael Jordan, aka MJ, spent his illustrious NBA career proving to the basketball world that he could fly higher and score better than any player in history. In 2007 he showed that even in the contest of divorce he was heads and shoulders above his ...
PayPal's brain drain: is it a signal of bigger problems at eBay?
A few months ago, I started wondering about eBay's chief executive, Meg Whitman. It occurred to me that her tenure was growing old, and I speculated about whether she might step down in the next 12-18 months.
Today, I'm even more concerned about ...
Anything to worry about with Frontline? Not really
During the Chicago Bulls' great run of NBA championships, Michael Jordan was once asked if he was worried about competing against an impressive Utah Jazz team in the finals one year. "Not really," Jordan said. Likewise with my stance toward ...
Yahoo! purchases Maktoob.com: Yahoo of Arabia?
Over the years, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) has aggressively expanded into global markets, such as China (through Alibaba) and Japan (through Softbank). Now, the company is seeing opportunity in another large area: the Middle East.
Today, Yahoo! announced ...
KaChing hopes to be the sound of success
KaChing! KaChing!
It only makes sense to call a company a sound you like to hear. This is exactly what CEO and co-founder Andy Rachleff must have had in mind. His new company -- kaChing, of course -- is backed by Marc Andreesen (a name often ...
Warren Buffett shouldn't have bet against the Red Sox
Warren Buffett bought a prominent Massachusetts furniture company -- Jordan's Furniture -- in 1999 for between $200 million and $300 million. At the beginning of the season, Jordan's announced it would reimburse the furniture purchases of anyone who ...
Skype's growth showing signs of weakness
According to an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, eBay Inc.'s Skype division may be seeing an end to its high powered growth rate. In a note to his clients on Tuesday, analyst Jordan Rohan stated that he is seeing indications that user growth rate has ...
Buffett's 'monster' bet on a Red Sox World Series victory
The Boston Globe reports that after handing out 24,000 rebate checks following the Boston Red Sox win in the 2007 World Series, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)'s Jordan's Furniture unit is taking a bet on a 2008 repeat.
In a furniture industry ...
eBay falls to new 52-week low after Paypal shakeup
Shares of eBay (EBAY) have fallen in early morning trading to a new 52-week low after announcing the departure of Jeff Jordan, who has led its PayPal business since 2004. Jordan, who decided to leave the company in order to spend more time with his ...
JockStocks: LeBron's dunked-on tape disappears ... is there an ad in the works? There should be.
Who has heard about this controversy with a college player dunking over LeBron James? If you haven't, I'll recap the story:
LeBron was at his LeBron James Skills Academy when a pickup game started. Jordan Crawford, a college player at Xavier ...
Water and jobs to stimulate Middle East peace
A story yesterday in Business Week, A Mideast Valley of Peace discussed how the development of a $3 billion canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea is gaining some traction. There is both Arab and Israeli support for the idea which would bring ...
Entrepreneur's Journal: Want to get a piece of the Buffett/Goldman honeypot?
The week in preview: No turkey earnings from Tyson, Hormel, Cracker Barrel ...
Comfort Zone Investing: Intel is saying something ... can you hear it?
