Amgen Inc. (AMGN)

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    Sep 15 06:50 AM
    Interview with Jamia Jasper, American Israeli Shared Values Capital Appreciation Fund [view article]
    i was looking for a mutual fund and this was very informative Reply
  • Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    The productivity number of + 4.3% for the second quarter is an outlier in an economic downturn. It does help explain why unemployment is now over 6% and we are losing 50 to 100,000 jobs per month while profits are holding up (outside of financial companies) and real hourly earnings are increasing. Reply
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    Sep 05 10:58 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    RE: DELL: Now there's a real sign of the times...Dell selling all its manufacturing facilities world-wide. Remember the "good ol' days" when Dell was an icon for profitable business and many of us made our fortunes from its stock? Sad.....not the first nor the last - but yet another sign portending lots of economic pain ahead for American companies... Reply
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    Sep 05 09:08 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Believe it or not, China's CB needs cash. The People's Bank of China, China's highly-leveraged central bank, is in need of a capital infusion. It owns about $1T in Treasury and mortgage-backed debt - on a capital base of just $3.2B - the value of which is declining sharply on the heels of a strong yuan. It could, of course, print more money, but not without running the risk of stoking inflation. The predicament could prompt China to stop allowing the yuan to continue rising vs. the dollar, heightening its trade tensions with the U.S. ****LOOK OUT BELOW*** Reply
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    Aug 22 05:20 AM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    sorry for the double - eric schmidt - hard to understand - they do so many things to destroy and not unlock shareholder value. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 22 05:16 AM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    and all lower than democrat congress, which is even lower than pres. bush. drill now! Reply
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    Aug 21 08:01 AM
    Wednesday Options Update: MER, BAC, FNM, AMGN, AMLN, LLY, MEA, GE [view article]
    Many put bag holders losing money again on BAC. Thank you put buyers I love selling them short and booking 100% profit. Can't believe people will pay $2+ for a Sept. 27.50 put on BAC. Fools and their money are soon parted. This trade is an equity killer. Reply
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    Aug 20 08:23 PM
    Wednesday Options Update: MER, BAC, FNM, AMGN, AMLN, LLY, MEA, GE [view article]
    love the MEA info. Added a chunk today.

    thanks
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    Aug 18 06:17 PM
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    Stocks At or Near 52-Week Highs [view article]
    A Better Place: Almost everything you said is utter nonsense. If you voted for Bush you are partly responsible for the current Bush Recession. Reply
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    Aug 15 02:13 PM
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    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    Hi, this is Tim A from Glassdoor.com.

    @omajinai - the CEO approval ratings actually came from employees who have posted their reviews to Glassdoor. When an employee posts a review of his/her company, we also ask them to rate the performance of their CEO - and from there we can aggregate an overall CEO approval rating.

    And I think what makes Glassdoor different than a poll where the results can be skewed by those that choose to participate, we actually require everyone to participate (whether happily employed or disgruntled). We use a "give-to-get"... model - which means, to see the reviews posted by the community you first need to give us a review of your current or former employer. This model helps ensure we get ratings from a wider cross section of employees, and thus the results are more balanced than a typical poll.

    Hope that helps explain how the ratings work - check it out for yourself at www.glassdoor.com.
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  • commenter
    Aug 13 02:56 PM
    Cancer Stocks on the Go: Winners and Losers [view article]
    I agree with paviov, However I would like to know about the new developments the phase II and III studies that are going well, where is the advancement taking place, how close to a cure, what company has the potential winning drug ?? Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 11 12:32 PM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    Interesting that the company I work for (and have for 10 years) is on the list - yet I've never been approached to rate the CEO.

    I wonder who they got to rate them. I give these types of polls about as much credence as I give to a used car salesman's WORD.

    I would lay good odds that 90% of the people who were asked to respond that were in good standing (still employed/happily employed) with the company probably didn't bother to respond. Yet the 10% that had recently been let go, or were "disgruntled"... made sure that they did. Therefore, the poll numbers are most likely skewed.

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  • commenter
    Aug 11 07:14 AM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    I would like some correlations here--most popular CEOs are those that are in relatively "well to do" in this economy. They are performing reasonably well. The only exception is JPM, which suggests that CEO is really special. I would not think much of the other top 10. Employees are like shareholders--when times are okay, employees have jobs, they think their CEO is doing good job. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 09 08:28 AM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    Just some personal experience: Amgen always has been a company people loved to work for. Not only a great pipeline and great stock option evolution but mainly the company culture was a huge asset. Now the CEO (ex GE) thought everyone around him were a bunch of softies and everybody who wants a business career should have been in the navy. Then he hires some xxxxholes from big pharma like Baxter and Merck and you know what you get: an east-coast mentality in a west-coast company. Simply wont work.... Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 08 01:52 PM
    Which CEOs Have the Best and Worst Approval Ratings? [view article]
    Last chance to get aboard the Manzana Express. Soon Apple @ $190 will be history!

    As soon as they let out their new hardware upgrades and release the number of iPhones sold.

    IMHO
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