Filed under: Earnings reports , Good news , From the boards , Market matters , NIKE, Inc’B’ (NKE) This afternoon, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) reported its fiscal first quarter numbers, and the company was able to put up better than expected earnings numbers , but revenues came in slightly under expectations.

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Nike first quarter earnings results

Filed under: Management , Competitive strategy , Private equity One consequence of the credit crisis shutting off the debt financing LBOs used to make acquisitions is that private-equity executives increasingly find themselves feuding over power, money, and strategy. Bloomberg provides details of the ouster of Dominique Megret , former CEO of PAI Partners, France’s biggest private-equity firm. Lionel Zinsou and others partners delivered an ultimatum to Megret: they wanted more say in running the firm or they would resign from the investment committee

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Private equity management grows increasingly cut throat

Filed under: Forecasts , Recession , Financial Crisis The U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing and Congress’ record $786 billion fiscal stimulus package run the risk of re-igniting inflation, in the interpretation of the inflation hawks.

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PIMCO’s Bill Gross buying U.S. Treasuries as protection against deflation

Filed under: International markets , Forecasts , Consumer experience , Middle East , Market matters , Money and Finance Today , Oil , Israel , Recession , Financial Crisis Oil prices dropped a bit today , as investors weigh news that consumer confidence took a hit in September. Today’s move was not a sizable one, but further evidence that investors are concerned over just how strong the current economic recovery really is

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Oil prices fall as consumer confidence drops

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Filed under: Stocks to Buy Recent, soft natural gas prices have hurt oil/natural gas services company Weatherford International Ltd.

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Bullish on oil, bullish on Weatherford International

Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C) , JPMorgan Chase (JPM) , Bank of America (BAC) Newegg , which is an electronics e-commerce site, got its start back in 2001, when the dot-com industry turned into a dot-bomb disaster. But the timing was brilliant as the company built a thriving business

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Newegg wants to hatch an IPO

U.S. stock futures edge lower Tuesday after the merger-fueled rally to start the week.

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Indications: U.S. stock futures slip after deal-fueled rally

Sluggish growth of the British money supply in August will likely leave Bank of England policy makers less than impressed by the impact so far of the central bank’s $278 billion quantitative-easing program.

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Economic Report: U.K. money supply data raise questions for BOE

Commercial-property developers decline in the top London index on Tuesday, with the move contributing to the first day of losses in three sessions for the FTSE 100.

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London Markets: Property developers pressured in lower FTSE 100

Crude-oil futures hold their ground at the $66-a-barrel level, drifting lower ahead of weekly updates on U.S.

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Futures Movers: Crude futures hold their ground at $66 level