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...deeply into their earnings potential. Just a few years ago, Citigroup had enough analysts to cover nearly 1,200 companies; today the firm covers fewer than 800, and most of the stocks dropped have been those of smaller firms. The number of analysts covering large companies like Cisco and eBay is rising...
...albums like time capsules," says Yankovic. "I can't let anything go by without commenting." Thus Nelly's Hot in Herre gets retitled Trash Day (We're guessing: "There's so much trash in here"), while the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way is reworked as eBay. (Two birds, one stone.) But the main event is the eagerly awaited Eminem spoof, Couch Potato. "I've wanted to do Eminem for a long time because he's the closest thing we have to a superstar," says Yankovic. "But a lot of his songs are sort of tongue in cheek already...
...Hitler?''' says executive producer Peter Sussman. "I don't think that's a risk. We're showing that he walked and lived among us." Sussman did take pains to be sensitive, ordering that all the Nazi uniforms and props be burned after shooting, so none would end up on eBay. In one case, the powers behind Hitler were too sensitive. In an interview with TV Guide, executive producer Ed Gernon said the U.S. before the war in Iraq was, like Germany during Hitler's rise, a place where people were afraid to go against the prevailing current. Hitler's production...
...Enforcement officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (sec) have recommended that the agency file suit against Becker, 36, and Zimmerman, 32, alleging that the couple illegally traded on insider information about the stocks of Avon Products, Drugstore.com and eBay. The story was first reported on financial-news channel CNBC and was confirmed by sources close to the investigation...
...period in question, Zimmerman was employed at Omega Advisors, a hedge fund based in New York City, while Becker worked at Jennison Associates and then at Salomon Smith Barney. In the case of Drugstore.com, Zimmerman allegedly bought the stock just before Becker issued a positive report. With Avon and eBay, Zimmerman sold shares short-a bet that their prices would fall-just ahead of the release of negative reports. The Avon tip allegedly came not from Becker's research but from that of a former colleague at Salomon, who had asked Becker for advice before issuing a negative report. David...