Worst Company In America

April 142010

http://consumerist.com/2010/03/submit-your-nominations-for-2010-worst-company-in-america-contest.html

It’s that time of year again, folks. Brackets, Brackets, Brackets. . Please behave yourselves and nominate one company per email address. Nominated companies should regularly provide goods or services to consumers. You may include, if you like, a paragraph explaining your nomination. Thank you, and may God bless the United States of America.

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Do public companies have to include a letter to shareholder in their annual report?

April 122010

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I want to know what the CEOs of public companies are saying to their shareholders. I know that public companies are obligated to file the 10-K, but not all of them have to have glossy annual reports. I wanted to know if the CEOs have to write a letter to shareholders, or is that optional ?

I’m almost certain that only those Annual Reports are necessary; however; most CEOs include a letter to all shareholders.

Fight back against health insurance lies

April 112010

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How electric companies make money and what kind of expenses theyhave?

April 102010

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I guess I am trying to understand how an electric company makes profit in their line of business. Obviously, they have some sort of expenses and what they are? Can anyone help me understand this? Do these electric/energy companies depend on something or some products in order for them to provide energy.

A traditional power company generates power at power plants, sends it to towns over transmission lines, and distribute it to customers over 12,000 volt distribution lines. The largest expense is for fuel for the power plants, often 40% of the total. The second biggest expense is interest. Power plants cost billions of dollars, and power company has to borrow the money. The third biggest expense is maintenance, some times called operations and maintenance (O&M). O&M is the workers for the power company.

Power companies that sell stock, are regulated by state laws. The state laws allow power companies to charge enough to pay their debt, some times called allowable rate of return. State laws also allow the company to charge for fuel. This covers 95% of the cost of power. The key for a well run power company, is they can make it on the 95%

What are good companies to invest on right now?

April 82010

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We have a stock game that will start tomorrow and we will invest 50K imaginary dollars in stock. We have to invest in at least 4 companies and after 10 weeks the winner gets 200 extra credit points. I already have 2 companies that I want to invest on. I need ideas on what to invest on. Any ideas?
The key here is quick money. We only have 10 weeks to play. Also, I would prefer companies that are not so obvious and well-known. Think outside the box.

small cap stocks for fast growth, but it’s risky
you won’t hardly see any changes investing in large cap stocks
they would probably go down in price as the market corrects itself, but this all depends on bernanke
i would recommend holding in cash, but i dont think that’s gonna do you any good
i would recommend DPZ

Belgium Company’s Future Home Displays Comforts of Tomorrow

April 82010

The look of the future has preoccupied philosophers and designers for centuries. One company in Belgium, Living Tomorrow, is trying to make the future more tangible by bringing together innovative product designers and high-tech companies. The result is the House of the Future, which shows how life could be more comfortable, and more energy efficient, sometime in the future. Nina-Maria Potts reports.

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How do companies like Starbucks or McDonalds gain so much profit with unhealthy products?

April 62010

How do companies like Starbucks or McDonalds gain so much profit? They’re able to market their products so well that people flock to their stores/restaurants everyday and gain so much profit. Don’t people realize how unhealthy the products are that these companies sell?

Starbucks whose coffers are already overflowing with the ill gotten gains from victims with wool in their eyes the world over, seeks to inflate the already bulging, grande, bank accounts of its corporate officers by robbing hard working Americans four dollars at a time for overpriced, poorly made lattes and machiattos. This atrocity must be stopped and it is up to you to make that happen.

People who shop at Starbucks aren’t customers, they are victims- victims of an evil empire that is built on the blood of an exploited working class, victims of an organization that is playing a part in systematically destroying the neighborhoods in this country, and victims of a company who charges too much for bad coffee!

Starbucks is renowned for poor business practices that hurt hard working people, and kill local economies. In a recent attempt at unionization, workers complained that, “the gourmet coffee giant is grinding them down with oppressive working conditions.” Christina Rosevear, a Starbucks Barista, was forced back to work during her eighth month of pregnancy, despite her doctor’s advice against it, under threats of losing her job.

Any victim who has ever walked into a Starbucks and attempted to order a cup of Fair Trade coffee can attest to the company’s lack of interest in supporting the communities around the world responsible for growing, harvesting, and processing the product from which billionaires like Starbucks chief Howard Shultz make money. The corporate executives at Starbucks will glady continue to get fat on the underpaid labor of growers in third world countries who are dying from curable diseases because they have no medical care!

Coffee farmers are becoming even more impoverished, going further into debt and losing their land due to extremely low world coffee prices. Meanwhile Starbucks has not lowered consumer prices but are pocketing the difference, even taking into account the quality premiums in the specialty industry.

According to Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International, Fair Trade farmers sell only about 20% of their coffee at a Fair Trade price. The rest is sold at the world price, due to lack of demand. Demand can be created by large corporations selling Fair Trade.

Starbucks’ policy of cannibalizing neighborhoods is no secret- their scouts seek out the hub of a neighborhood and locate successful locally owned and operated businesses. They attempt to break the leases of the current proprietor, and if they are unable to send the current tenant packing, they open up shop across the street and try to steal customers one by one. The invading company is quite open about this carnivorous tactic in magazine articles and power point presentations.

Starbucks brings death to neighborhoods — the depoliticized world view spews from the uncaring unfeeling corporate monster like a scentless gas, invisible yet highly explosive. Nietzsche’s pflight- The wings of American neighborhoods clipped by expensive coffee drinks!

Nietzsche’s pflight- It is your moral imperative, arise as one! Put the kibosh on Starbucks’ and their evil empire’s attempts to exploit you by monopolizing the coffee trade in your neighborhood! Boycott, protest, speak out with one voice and say “NO!”

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April 52010

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How many companies remain on the Dow Jones Industrial Average from the original membership?

April 42010

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When you replace under-performing companies with over-performing companies, isn’t the DJIA a little mis-leading?

The original Dow dozen was from the 1800s. General Electric was the only stock from then that is still part of the index.
The index needs to change the stocks in it now and then, like when companies go out of business, merge, go private, are bought out, etc., or just no longer reflect the currect economy.

What utility companies are offered for Pflugerville TX residents?

April 22010

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We recently moved from Austin TX to Pflugerville TX and need to set up our electric / gas / cable & internet accounts. We do not know where to begin with finding the companies! What companies are offered for Pflugerville residents and if known, which are best?

Brighthouse for the internet. Texas Utilities for electricity.