zensmoke Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 ProtectionWednesday September 22, 8:41 am ET Twinkies, Wonder Bread Maker Reportedly Files for Bankruptcy Protection KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040922/interstate_...nkruptcy_3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregFokker Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 ProtectionWednesday September 22, 8:41 am ET Twinkies, Wonder Bread Maker Reportedly Files for Bankruptcy Protection KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040922/interstate_...nkruptcy_3.html Gee wiz, maybe people are tired of eating garbage masquerading as food.... Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stool in a Pool Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 ProtectionWednesday September 22, 8:41 am ET? Twinkies, Wonder Bread Maker Reportedly Files for Bankruptcy Protection KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040922/interstate_...nkruptcy_3.html There goes my "Twinkies Defence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zensmoke Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Lucent mulls new cuts in retiree benefits - WSJWed Sep 22, 2004 01:21 AM ET NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's biggest telecommunications equipment makers, is planning additional cuts in retiree health-care benefits, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent said in a letter to retirees that rising costs and the company's need to remain competitive made the step necessary, the newspaper said, adding the move will affect thousands of former employeees. http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompa...22152536_newsml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stool in a Pool Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Lucent mulls new cuts in retiree benefits - WSJWed Sep 22, 2004 01:21 AM ET NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's biggest telecommunications equipment makers, is planning additional cuts in retiree health-care benefits, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent said in a letter to retirees that rising costs and the company's need to remain competitive made the step necessary, the newspaper said, adding the move will affect thousands of former employeees. http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompa...22152536_newsml I bet exectuive management is on a different health plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The brown one Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Lucent mulls new cuts in retiree benefits - WSJWed Sep 22, 2004 01:21 AM ET NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's biggest telecommunications equipment makers, is planning additional cuts in retiree health-care benefits, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent said in a letter to retirees that rising costs and the company's need to remain competitive made the step necessary, the newspaper said, adding the move will affect thousands of former employeees. http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompa...22152536_newsml Thin end of the wedge.First you cut back on health scare benefits.Retirees get sick but cannot afford the doctor's bills.Retirees start dying like flies through untreated illness.Company reduces pension benefit burden substantially thro' early death of retirees. Or am I just a bit cynical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zensmoke Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 ConAgra Foods 1Q Profit DeclinesWednesday September 22, 7:50 am ET ConAgra Foods Posts Drop in 1Q Profit on Discontinued Operations, Higher Raw Material Costs OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- ConAgra Foods Inc., the country's top food producer, said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings declined year-over-year due to higher raw material costs and the sale of some operations. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040922/earns_conagra_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orvack Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 PMs trashed. US Peso back in favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHat Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Yesterday i posted my trade plan was to get short SnP...@ 1135-1137 area if reached. When trade was @ 1132 yesterday......trigger finger was twitching...but decided to hold off and see if there was follow thru today... Probably a mistake as it looks like 1132 may be high before correction sets in Will try and get short at some point today, depending how i see action evolving........................................................................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 The ugly implication of that Lucent story is that puffing earnings with layoffs has a sting in the tail, at least for companies with generous retirement plans. In exchange for cutting current-year wage costs, the company gets a long string of future additions to pension costs. Smells somewhat like the fixed-to-floating interest swaps at the low point for rates. The future was mortgaged away for the present benefit of option-compensated managers. Now the deferred pain is coming due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zensmoke Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 FEDEX CORP. (FDX) Sees 2005 earnings of $4.40 to $4.60 a share, below anal cyst views of $4.61; posted first-quarter earnings of $1.08, in line with anal cyst views. Tuesday Close: $88.69 Net Change: Up 14 cents % Change: 0.2% Volume: 1.8M Shares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Limit Down Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 The ugly implication of that Lucent story is that puffing earnings with layoffs has a sting in the tail, at least for companies with generous retirement plans. In exchange for cutting current-year wage costs, the company gets a long string of future additions to pension costs. Smells somewhat like the fixed-to-floating interest swaps at the low point for rates. The future was mortgaged away for the present benefit of option-compensated managers. Now the deferred pain is coming due. Excellent observation MH So many warning shots across the bow So few care... Reviewing the tick action yesterday leaves me stunned. Someone was sleeping on the buy button throughout the entire day. Until the tick machine blows a gasket fighting the interference may be a frightening experience... 28 Trading days to go and power will never again be bothered with irritating elections. Take Delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderfromhell Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 I remain stupidly in the deflation camp with a nod towards hyperinflation as the possible end-game when fiat finally dies implying the death of the republic. Nice opening, Yobob. I concur with your assessment of the current state of things and the end game. In a post some months ago I said that rising commodity prices are not necessarily inflationary, that a strong bond market and higher commodity prices can coexist. This occurred during much of the 1929-1949 period. Today's investor only remembers the consumer inflationary period, when capacity utilization was high and financial regulation was heavy. That's gone. We are living in a time where few, if any, investors have experience. They keep looking behind them expecting their past to repeat itself. We may be reliving a past time, just not one of our experience. The post WW II period was a golden one for stocks because they were cheap, as the investors of that era expected a replay of the Depression which was the dominant event of their lives. Today's investor expects the return of consumer inflation and a bull market, the dominant events of their lives. We are truly hostage to our experience. The ones who can rise above their experience, who do not attempt to paint the current state of affairs with the colors of their limited vision, will do well. The rest will simply be frustrated as they keep looking for yesterday's events to replay themselves. Interesting concept. The question remains do you hold worthless dollars or metals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orvack Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Doc : Wednesday 07:45 ETUS - Gold broke the short term downtrend... We don't have the same downtrend.. I would like to know if anyone has a different chart as well. Tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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