Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Nortel Does the Inevitable
It took far longer than expected, but Nortel has finally thrown in the towel. This morning the long-suffering telecommunications equipment maker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. “Nortel must be put on a sound financial footing once and for all,” CEO Mike Zafirovski said in a statement. “These actions are imperative so that Nortel can build on its core strengths.”
Friday, December 12, 2008
Nortel Agonistes
Nortel Networks is slipping closer to the abyss each day. Earlier this week it was reported that the long-suffering telecommunications equipment maker is seeking advice from Lazard Ltd. and law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton about bankruptcy proceedings. Now comes news that it’s received a delisting notice from the New York Stock Exchange.
Chapter 10, in Which Nortel Mulls Chapter 11
A few weeks back, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue warned that Nortel is facing a very bleak future. “Considering the worsening macro environment, Nortel’s challenged industry position, and concerns related to liquidity while the capital markets are basically closed, we think bankruptcy is a distinct possibility down the road,” Sue wrote in a note to investors. Looks like Sue was right, and the road to which he referred was a short one.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Analyst: Nortel Bankruptcy Rate May Soar
“Bankruptcy” and “distinct possibility.” Not the sorts of words a company hopes to see in its press coverage, but precisely the ones Nortel has been confronted with today. Describing the telecom equipment manufacturer as “overwhelmed with debt and burning cash,” RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue cut his price target on Nortel to $0 from $1.50 and warned that the company is facing a very bleak future
Chapter 11, in Which Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come just paid Circuit City an early visit, pointing a single bony finger toward a future of insolvency.
A week after announcing the closure of a fifth of its stores in the U.S., the struggling retailer succumbed to the inevitable and filed for bankruptcy protection.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lehman Brothers: $2.5 Billion for a Bankruptcy Well Done
Finally, some reassuring news amid all this economic woe. The United States financial system is suffering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The Treasury is planning to buy up to $700 billion in bad debt. But things are looking up for the long-suffering employees of investment bank Lehman Brothers. They’ve got a bonus pool.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Clueless Newspaper Found in Adless Bar
During a 2005 panel discussion about the future of newspapers, a photo of craigslist founder Craig Newmark was displayed and attendees were asked whether or not they recognized him or his name. Few did. Conduct the same experiment today and the results would be much different. Newmark’s name and photo would almost certainly be recognized, and perhaps met with brief attacks of intense terror and apprehension as well.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Damn You, SkyMall!
Well, the champagne bottles must be popping over at SkyMall today. The gadget vendor’s rival, The Sharper Image (SHRP), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late yesterday and announced plans to shutter 90 of its 184 stores as soon as it’s able to sell off their inventories.
Seems increased competition and diminishing margins–not to mention that [...]
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- Godzilla’s Food, Exercise, and Dream Diary
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size.
11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183. - Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
- The Golden Age of Video
Best video mashup ever.
- I’m not dead yet
A Facebook Memorial
- Pulp Fiction Audio Mix
Wow.
- A world without the Internet
Worth it for the Rickrolling photo alone.
- Google Wave Cinema: Pulp Fiction
Excellent.
- Dead Fly Art
Flughumor!
- Happy Birthday Monty Python …
… you vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous perverts
- ‘You are being shagged by a rare parrot’
Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine meet the kakapo — a fat, flightless and very randy rare parrot.
