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1. heard on the prairie; Blue chips can be a good bet for savers; Building a bank account that pays almost no interest? Consider shares of solid companies that pay dividends

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
United States. Federal Reserve Board, Savings, Banks (Finance), Company securities, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The Federal Reserve confirmed this week that it's going to keep interest rates low for a long time. That may help the recovering U.S. economy, but it poses a problem [...]

Published
2009

2. Give us your geniuses . .

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Wow. It has only taken Congress seven years - and counting - to remove a tourniquet from around the neck of the American economy. On Capitol Hill, […]

Published
2007

4. Rushing for the rotund; No need to diet if he weighs in

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Health insurance industry, Medical economics, Obesity, Diet
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS A few decades ago America decided smoking was a national health crisis and took action to get people to quit. We taxed smokers to the hilt, turned […]

Published
2007

5. Without slots, we only scratch surface

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Every time I walk into a convenience store I get stuck behind someone buying half a dozen Lottery tickets from the many rolls behind the counter. Then […]

Published
2007

6. Politics as usual won't play in '08; GOP pundit sees time for change

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Political parties -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Newt Gingrich will "absolutely" jump into the presidential campaign this autumn, and "will suck out all the oxygen" by dominating the media coverage. Keep your eyes on […]

Published
2007

8. Alleged gender gap amounts to nothing

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Ten years ago I left the world of finance to become a journalist. Yes, I earn a lot less - but my work is much more fun […]

Published
2007

9. For Cape Wind, a more favorable forecast

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Wind power -- Buildings and facilities, Cape Wind Associates L.L.C.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS What a difference a year makes. This time last year it looked like Cape Wind was in deep trouble. Even a spokesman for the American Wind Energy […]

Published
2007

11. Mitt shoots holes in his credibility

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Political parties -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS The Republican Party has a big problem going into 2008, and its name is Mitt Romney. "I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints if […]

Published
2007

12. Falling housing costs may crush predators

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Dwellings, Housing
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS On the same day that Rep. Barney Frank announced congressional hearings into the subprime mortgage scandal, I got a letter in the mail from a company I […]

Published
2007

13. A less self-righteous right; Republicans had better take notice

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Political parties -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS You can't get much closer to George W. Bush than Michael Gerson. He's the former White House aide who wrote the "axis of evil" speech. From 1999 […]

Published
2007

14. The waiting is the hardest part; Feds delay marital bliss

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Marriage
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS As the raid in New Bedford shows, few debates generate as much heat today as immigration. But half the subject is getting left out. LEGALimmigration. A case […]

Published
2007

16. Hagel's the only real right stuff

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Hagel, Chuck
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Conservatives should stop complaining about their choices for president. They already have a serious candidate who is to the right of Ronald Reagan - and who could […]

Published
2007

17. Tips for Deval on playing the 'game'

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Memo to Gov. Patrick: For heaven's sake, take back that Cadillac and get a hybrid. And if the state police object, overrule them. You're the governor. Didn't […]

Published
2007

18. Mitt's main business was self-promotion

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS During the four years Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, it had the second worst jobs record of any state in America. So says the federal government. […]

Published
2007

20. Obama rocks Granite State; And viva NH primary

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS You can't get into an office building in any city in America anymore without showing photo ID. Usually your name needs to be on the security guard's […]

Published
2007

21. Earth to skeptics: Heat's on

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Global warming
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS The global warming skeptics are on a roll. In the last few weeks they've been hitting all media to hammer their talking points. There's just one problem. […]

Published
2007

22. Scollay Square redux; Happy days, be here again

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Some of the mayor's advisers are eyeing a truly radical plan for the redevelopment of Government Center. No, not a monorail. Not even a 2,000-foot tower. The […]

Published
2007

23. Closing the teller's window on terrorists

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Palestine National Authority
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Just before Christmas the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, a leader of Hamas, got into a shootout with border guards as he tried to enter Gaza […]

Published
2007

24. Presidential race not just for show

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Presidents -- Elections, Electioneering, Political campaigns
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Say what you like about American Idol. At least they have a system for picking the finalists. Which is more than you can say for our presidential […]

Published
2007

25. McCain no longer rocks in Granite State

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
McCain, John
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS As Mitt, Hillary, Barack and a dozen others jump into the presidential stampede, something interesting is happening in New Hampshire. For seven years, conventional wisdom has said […]

Published
2007

26. Good call, City Hall, in reviving Hub's wi-fi

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Wi-Fi
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Apple CEO Steve Jobs grabbed the headlines as he strutted the stage in San Francisco last week to unveil his company's first cell phone. Here in the […]

Published
2007

27. Mitt must manage vision . .

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Consulting services, McKinsey and Company Inc., Bain & Company Inc.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Anyone who has spent time in an American corporate boardroom will recognize the Mitt Romney campaign immediately. This is a management consultant running for president. As I […]

Published
2007

28. Just let it ride on Romney

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS LONDON - I'm sitting in a pub here, and if I weren't writing for the Herald I would be down at the bookies right now betting on […]

Published
2007

29. EMC watchers eye future without Tucci

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Computer peripherals industry, EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts)
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS As if there wasn't enough going on over at the Hopkinton HQ of data storage giant EMC Corp., people are starting to ask two more big questions. […]

Published
2006

30. Tweeter treads water as troubles take out one of its top executives

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Executives
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS This was the Christmas season when Tweeter, the Canton-based electronics retailer, was supposed to pull itself out of its slump. Instead, its troubles are getting deeper and […]

Published
2006

31. Hub stock pickers bean N.Y.'s Street

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Securities industry, Investment analysis, Securities industry, Standard & Poor's Corp.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Move over, Wall Street. We've got your number. Two years ago, after the Red Sox marched to victory over the cold, dead body of the New York […]

Published
2006

32. [C]But other banks spend to win in Bay State

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Staff at Sovereign Bank are nervously awaiting news from new CEO Joe Campanelli, who will this week present his "aggressive" cost-cutting plan to the board of directors. […]

Published
2006

33. In Mass., the party's over for GOP; God-gun-gay platform fails

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Political parties -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Now that the dust has settled, I have a question. Can we get a new second party in this state? Nationwide, the American people voted for checks […]

Published
2006

34. Citigroup to sponsor landmark center

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Financial services industry, Corporate sponsorship, Financial services industry, Company business management, Citigroup Inc. -- Management
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Say goodbye to the Wang Center . . . and hello to the Citibank Center for Performance Arts. Center president Josiah Spaulding will today announce that Citigroup […]

Published
2006

35. Sulzbergers urged to scrap special shares

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Newspaper publishing -- Reports, Securities industry -- Reports, Stocks -- Reports, Securities industry, New York Times Co. -- Reports, Morgan Stanley -- Reports
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr., chairman of the Boston Globe's parent company, the New York Times Co., is now coming under pressure from one of his biggest shareholders […]

Published
2006

36. On State Street; Hedge fund now bargain

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Hedge funds, Company securities
Abstract

Byline: Brett Arends If you think Wall Street is doing well, you should take a look at Hub hedge fund manager Chuck Clough. It's 18 months since he launched his […]

Published
2006

37. Kerry on, wayward sen

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Financial services industry, Financial services industry, Citigroup Inc.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS John Kerry's colleagues are having fun at his expense over last week's "botched joke" gaffe. Rep. Steve Lynch (D-South Boston), speaking on Thursday to a select group […]

Published
2006

38. Citigroup could shake up Hub bank biz

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Financial services industry, Banks (Finance), Financial services industry, Citigroup Inc.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Worldwide banking giant Citigroup finally opened its first branch in Boston yesterday, heralding what could become the biggest shake-up of Hub banking in years. Chief Executive Chuck […]

Published
2006

39. A nation undivided cannot stand

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Cable television broadcasting industry, FOX News Network L.L.C.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Just when Fox News and the president threaten to turn me into a socialist, I pick up The Boston Globe and start thinking like a conservative again. […]

Published
2006

40. Eaton Vance, Wall St. guru spar over 'spyware,' 'fraud'

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Fraud, Spyware, Mutual fund industry
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Five words are guaranteed to send a chill through the Hub's financial community today. Jim Grant is watching you. The legendary Wall Street guru has become embroiled […]

Published
2006

41. ON STATE STREET; Don't be scared off by scandal-hit stocks

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Pharmaceutical industry, Merck & Company Inc.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Trick-or-treating is nothing new on Wall Street. Every stock you buy turns out to be one or the other - and, of course, you only find out […]

Published
2006

42. Globe sale price could be too high

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Securities industry, Newspaper publishing, Securities industry, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., New York Times Co.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS What's the Boston Globe worth? Wall Street analysts were yesterday pouring cold water on the idea that Jack Welch, Jack Connors and their allies might be able […]

Published
2006

43. Welch, Connors talk of possible purchase

Author

Arends, Brett and Gatlin, Greg

Subjects
Newspaper publishing, New York Times Co.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS and GREG GATLIN Boston business legends Jack Welch and Jack Connors have held talks about trying to buy The Boston Globe from the New York Times Co., […]

Published
2006

44. ON STATE STREET; MFS gets new life as sale falls short

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS Hundreds of workers at Back Bay fund-management company MFS may have won a reprieve yesterday, after plans to sell the company collapsed. Parent company Sun Life Financial […]

Published
2006

46. With Patrick, the price may not be right

Author

Arends, Brett

Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS When it comes to Deval Patrick, there's one big question still to ask. Just how much is all of this going to cost? Because when it comes […]

Published
2006

47. Mellon reported eyeing MFS buy

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Financial services industry, Mutual fund industry, Financial services industry, Boston Company Inc., Dreyfus Corp.
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS The bidding is heating up for Hub mutual fund giant MFS. Pittsburgh-based Mellon Bank is reportedly competing against Charlotte, N.C.-based Wachovia for MFS, the nation's oldest mutual […]

Published
2006

48. Bush economy nothing to broadcast

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Economic conditions
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS The neocon talk-show hosts were so angry last week they could barely speak. The "mainstream media" and "the drive-by media" and "the liberal media," they said, were […]

Published
2006

49. YouTube search for a sucker matches Google

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Information services industry, Information services industry, Google Inc.
Abstract

Byline: Brett Arends Congratulations to the guys behind YouTube, who yesterday found a sucker willing to pay $1.6 billion for their free, 18-month old, anyone-can-do-this Web site. That sucker, of […]

Published
2006

50. Boston Scientific: employees fret as stock options lose their value

Author

Arends, Brett

Subjects
Stock options, Medical equipment, Physiological apparatus, Stocks
Abstract

Byline: BRETT ARENDS The crisis enveloping Boston Scientific in Washington, D.C, and New York is coming home to Massachusetts. News of the Natick company's woes has so far focused on […]

Published
2006

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