Has Vonage (VG) Hit Bottom

Has Vonage Hit Bottom?

Beauty Products Free of Carcinogenic Parabens and Phthalates

Protect yourself and your loved ones by purchasing beauty products free of parabens and phthalates, chemicals commonly used by the cosmetics industry that BCA reports have been linked to cancer. BCA compiled a list of companies confirming the absence of these harmful substances in their products: Affusion Skin Care Agoo Agii Alexandra Avery Amurie…

Dairy Manufacturers that do not use Recombinant Bovine Growth Harmone (rBGH) in their Products

Buy yogurt, milk, ice cream, and other dairy from manufacturers who do not use recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in their products. BCA provides the following list of dairy products that are free of rBGH: Alta Dena Organics 17637 E. Valley Blvd. City of Industry, CA 91744 626-964-6401 www.altadenadairy.com Berkeley Farms (owned by Dean Farms)…

How to Donate Money in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

If you want to donate money to help in the fight against breast cancer, Breast Cancer Action recommends that you ask the following questions: 1. How much money from each product sold actually goes toward breast cancer? 2. What percentage of the purchase price does this represent? 3. What is the maximum amount that will…

Breast Cancer for Fun and Profit

October was a busy month for issues of concern to women. Beyond Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it also marked the passage of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Much like Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness activities involve trick or treating as hundreds of companies strive to capture women’s dollars with empty promises of raising funds for breast cancer…

Ongoing Campaign to Invigorate Yahoo (YHOO) and an Options Strategy

As I first mentioned on my personal blog Eric Jackson's Campaign to create shareholder value at Yahoo (YHOO) continues.

More Products Going to Breast Cancer Efforts

Perhaps they are not targeting the funds wisely, but these products and companies at least pledged to donate all the profits from their special Breast Cancer Awareness Month promotions in 2006:

The Next Generations Buyers Guide: A Profile of Ideals Work

Dan Porter is the first to admit that, looking back on it, 2000 was something less than an ideal year for launching an Internet outfit. The dot-com frenzy had peaked, the NASDAQ was beginning its freefall, and a raft of ill-conceived e-concerns were burning through the last of their venture capital. In other words, it…

Exxon Trying to Change Bad Image

The Wall Street Journal reports that Exxon has cut off funding to groups that questioned the validity of global warming and connections to fossil fuels. The article says Exxon states that, "climate-science models that link greenhouse-gas concentrations to global warming are getting more reliable ."

Home Depot Shareholders Rise Up

Home Depot Inc.(HD ) investors on Wednesday asked a Georgia state court to issue an injunction blocking the retailer from paying former Chief Executive Robert Nardelli a $210-million severance package. See Full Story at Yahoo Business.

The Ballbuster vs. The Nurturer: Which Type of Woman Executive is More Effective?

A December 2000 story by Katie Dean in Wired noted that new research by University of Michigan B-school professor Theresa Wellborne “found that for rapidly growing IPO companies, the initial stock price, stock price growth, and growth in earnings over three years were higher with women executives.” Wellborne’s report goes on to also note that,…

Berkshire Hathaway’s Munger Says Not Enough Executives Have Gone to Jail

The Inelegant Investor Summarizes Munger's Comments to the LA Times. Munger derided compensation consultants, declaring that "I have always said that prostitution would be a step up for these people." Munger pointed out that the problem was not that CEOs were evil, but that…" envy-driven compensation mania… brings out the absolute worst in good people."

Russia Resurgent (and its Impact on Climate Change)

"An increase of two or three degrees wouldn't be so bad for a northern country like Russia. We could spend less on fur coats, and the grain harvest would go up." – Vladimir Putin, Russian President, October 2003 Climate change has many losers: Dutch, Africans, and Floridians to name a few. But does it have…

Yahoo (YHOO): Individual Activist May Shake Up Yahoo

Sorry Warren Buffet , Eric Jackson is my new investor hero. This guy is leading a campaign of individual investors from his blog to push for a restructuring of Yahoo (YHOO ) for the benefit of shareholders. In his blog and embedded video posted on YouTube Mr. Jackson describes a ten point plan to increase…

Selling Mastercard (MA): I’d Rather Be Early

In early June, I bought Mastercard Inc. (MA) at around $47.00. I thought I was buying a stock with a forward p/e of 15 which compared nicely to American Express (AXP) at the time. That seemed low and I thought that the stock deserved a p/e multiple of closer to 20.

Websites

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Books

Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert Green to Gold by Andrew Winston and Daniel Esty Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets by Michele Kahane

Movies

An Inconvenient Truth The Corporation Who Killed the Electric Car? – The Panelist Review by Michelle Haimoff An Unreasonable Man (Ralph Nader Documentary) – The Panelist Review by Michelle Haimoff

Intern Opportunities

Market/Financial research intern: This person will work directly with David Neubert , researching, and creating investment ideas for the Follow My Trades column. This is an excellent learning opportunity. The intern will develop and learn specific style of macro and micro research and investing. Candidates should be interested in economics, finance, trading (stocks/bonds/currencies/futures/options), policy, changing corporate culture…

Exxon Gets Slammed for Acting Like a Tobacco Company

Exxon (XOM) gets slammed in a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists for disinformation campaign knowledge. See Reuters Article In Exxon's response they admit, "While there is more to learn on climate science, what is clear today is that greenhouse gas emissions are one of the factors that contribute to climate change, and that…

Cheaper Alternatives to Exxon (XOM)

Exxon (XOM) gets slammed by the Union of Concerned Scientists for trying to suppress science on climate change and hurt the planet for profit. See ThePanelist NewsFlash. I had a link to the ExxonMobile response but they seem to have taken it down from their website on Corporate Citizenship.

Climate Change: Business is the Solution

The US government says climate change is uncertain and addressing it will hurt the US economy. In contrast, the UK government says addressing climate change will cost 1% of global GDP every year, but that not addressing it will cost up to 20% each year. A Tufts University report estimates the cost of climate change…

Advanced Greenhouse Effect in Australia

Temperatures are higher in Australia than the global average, and although half the country is experiencing a severe drought, the other half has already accumulated a year's worth of rainfall. Additionally, 15 out of 20 of Australia's hottest years have occurred since 1980. CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) attributes the drought to natural…