• Headhunters desperate: Now using auto-dialers

    I just got a call from a headhunter. Yahoo. But here’s the best part: The number was blocked so it came up private and they were using an auto-dialer. You know… the things telemarketers use to dial, dial, dial, and […]

  • Fund Manager Being Sued for Libel

    Timminco Limited is suing fund manager Ravi Sood and his firm Lawrence Asset Management because of the following statement made by Sood on Business News Network in April: There is no evidence that they have any sort of proprietary technology. […]

  • Are You Ready for Future Labor Shortages?

    By Barb Bartlein, CSP People are getting old. Not just in the US but all over the world. The elder population, 65 and older, is the largest growing sector in all developed countries. According to Census Bureau projections, the US […]

  • Article on Barry Minkow’s Herbalife Investigation

    Yesterday the Los Angeles Business Journal did a feature article on Barry Minkow and his investigation of Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) and other multi-level marketing companies. A few snippets from the article, Minkow Targeting Supplement Maker: Former fraudster hectors Herbalife:

  • No Profitability to “Maintain” at Overstock.com

    Sam Antar pointed out this hilarious directive that Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) received in 2002 from the SEC. (Note that the company has still never had a profitable year. Ever.) From Overstock.com S-1 filed on 03/05/02: “We have grown […]

  • Overstock.com is Doing Better if EBITDA is Worse Than They Reported?

    This level of logic from the supporters of Patrick Byrne and his supporters is pathetic. Sam Antar has brought up the issue of Overstock.com’s (NASDAQ:OSTK) violation of SEC regulations in reporting EBITDA. The result of that improper reporting? EBITDA is […]

  • Own a Business? Be Vigilant, Thieves are Lurking

    Las Vegas Sun By Abigail GoldmanNevada’s corporate filing practices part of problem Richard M. Krawczyk is an expert in idle corporations, dusty businesses sitting on shelves in the secretary of state’s office, maturing like fine wine, waiting for someone to […]

  • Last week’s articles from WalletPop on AOL

    Business tip: Turn your competitor into a collaborator – The story of DHL using UPS to transport some of their packages has a valuable lesson for business owners. Cautionary tale: Even a gansta rapper needs homeowner’s insurance – Baby momma […]

  • Auditor reveals how risky mortgages were allowed to go through

    NPR featured a story on Tracy Warren, an auditor at Watterson-Prime, a quality control contractor who reviewed subprime loans for investment banks before they were sold on Wall Street. (The biggest client of Watterson-Prime? Bear Stearns.) She has over 25 […]