http://news-be.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In response to my post yesterday, "What If Stocks Never Go Up Again," a few people commented that such a scenario was so impossible that it was ridiculous to even pose the question. I have two words for those commenters: Nikkei. Index. Share This http://news-be.com/2009/01/07/the-future-of-the-stock-market-revisited/ It should be a good day for Apple with the annual Macworld Expo in full swing, but does the hype overshadow consumer weakness and questions about first-half guidance? Analysts predict a modest boost from a round of new of Macs and a peek at Snow Leopard, Apple's latest operating system, ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/07/steve-jobs-might-be-healthier-than-apples-customers/ President-elect Obama said it himself on Monday: The economy's about to collapse, and if Congress doesn't act fast, it will. Everywhere one turns, lousy economic news abounds. Is it possible we've been through the worst and this year will be better than last? Not according to most of what we ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/07/economy-could-actually-turn-around-under-barack-obama/ Now this will add plenty of uncertainty to an already nervous business climate. My guy and superanalyst Pete Davis tell me: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) plans to introduce his bill from last year, S.2136, and a similar bill is expected to be introduced in the House.  It ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/07/and-so-it-begins/ Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia just days before becoming vice president, a visit that signals the new administration's plans to make the troubled region an immediate priority. To protect his security Biden aides won't say which countries he plans to visit, but the geographic description suggests destinations ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/biden-to-take-stock-in-terror-heartland/ Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. Sounds too good to be true, especially in an economy riddled with job cuts in nearly every industry. But applicants for nursing ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/nursing-industry-desperate-for-new-hires/ The government said Monday it had supplied another $15 billion to seven U.S. banks in the latest round of payments from the $700 billion rescue fund. The Treasury Department said the biggest payment in the new round totaled $7.58 billion to Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc. The ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/treasury-sends-banks-another-15-billion/ With large, angry anti-Israeli demonstrations putting pressure on moderate Arab states, Jordan, one of two Arab countries that have diplomatic relations with Israel (Egypt being the other), now says it is "reconsidering" those ties. Al Jazeera reports: Jordan's prime minister has said his country may review its diplomatic ties ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/jordan-threatens-to-reconsider-ties-with-israel/ Forget about Apple's P-E ratio. If you want to know whether to buy or sell Apple shares, just gauge whether CEO Steve Jobs look gaunt or well-fed.  It's worth asking if there has ever been another major publicly traded company whose stock rose or fell based on the CEO's waistline. ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/apple-americas-most-fragile-company/ Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else? Adolescents aren't just big kids, and too many start falling through cracks in the health care system when they pass the stage of preschool shots and summer camp checkups ... http://news-be.com/2009/01/06/missed-opportunities-hurt-teen-health-care/