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Behind the Spritz: What Really Goes Into a Bottle of $100 Perfume - DailyFinance
As the cost breakdown is a closely-guarded trade secret (rather like Colonel Sanders' fried chicken recipe), he would only speak on the condition of anonymity. The perfume bottle itself is a meaningful contributor to the cost of the fragrance, ...
Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds - DailyFinance
The person spoke only on the condition of anonymity. Zuckerberg gave his new bride a ring he had designed with a "very simple ruby" to end an incredibly eventful week, according to the guest. The couple married at his Palo Alto, Calif. home in front of ...
JPMorgan exec expected to resign, AP source says - DailyFinance
By PALLAVI GOGOIAP posted: 8:26 PM 05/13/12 NEW YORK -JPMorgan Chase is expected to accept the resignation of one of the highest-ranking women on Wall Street after the bank lost $2 billion in a trading blunder, a person familiar with the matter said ...
Pressure on Europe grows at Mexico G-20 meeting - DailyFinance
... will be discussed" at Saturday's meeting among finance ministers and central bankers. But one Canadian finance official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said that "on the issues of IMF funding, I don't think we are near a consensus.
A 4G PlayBook? Don't Hold Your Breath - DailyFinance
Indeed, a wireless carrier executive who asked to remain anonymous recently described tablets as "toxic." Finally, users don't seem all that jazzed about 3G/4G-capable tablets. New figures from research firm Nielsen show that shoppers are much more ...
Even The 1% Are Fed Up With Wall Street - DailyFinance
"I managed money and I could not care less what my firm was underwriting," says the manager, who asked not to be identified. "I didn't take bonds and place them in my clients' accounts. My clients wanted an underwriting more than I wanted to give it to ...
Why Groupon Said 'No' to Google - DailyFinance
"Groupon is a spectacular company," the source said, describing the board's view. "We thought of something and we did it and now 2000 people have copied us, ...
Twitter May Raise Money as Web 2.0 Values Soar - DailyFinance
... company Digital Sky Technologies, said two of the people, who declined to be named because the fundraising isn't public," the news service reports. ...
Can Mortgage Investors Force Banks to Buy Back Bad Loans? - DailyFinance
According to the article, which cites an anonymous source, more than 50 large mortgage investors -- including Paulson, MetLife, Prudential and the Federal ...
Verizon's iPhone: Coming 'Early Next Year'? - DailyFinance
... according to people familiar with the matter, ending an exclusive deal with AT&T and sharpening the competition with Google Inc.-based phones. ...
Source: Zuckerberg's Newark Donation Timing is a Coincidence - DailyFinance
... Economy, Media, Facebook "It is not lost on us that people would view the timing as too coincidental," a person close to the situation told DailyFinance ...
Is Your Car a Lemon? Here's What to Do - DailyFinance
A California-based engineer I spoke with who asked to remain anonymous owned a BMW 335 with 900 miles when his vehicle's engine failure problems started. ...
Ford Sees Global Car Market Expanding by Up to 10% - DailyFinance
... advantage of lower labor costs and the weaker dollar. With the euro falling, the sources said, Ford now plans to continue producing the Kuga in Germany.
Skype Should Skip IPO, Take a Buyout Deal - DailyFinance
One portfolio manager for a large technology fund, who asked to remain anonymous, said he might be inclined to snap up some shares if the IPO is priced at ...
Earnings Report: With Proxy Fight Looming, Losses Mount for Barnes & Noble - DailyFinance
It's just one data point," said a proxy solicitator, who asked to remain anonymous. He noted that if Burkle had been trying to launch a hostile takeover bid ...
Did Financial-Reform Politics Influence the SEC's Goldman Case? - DailyFinance
... order to get better ratings on the risky securities, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the investigation has not been made public. ...
BP Denies That Hayward Will Step Down as CEO - DailyFinance
The story cited an anonymous source as saying Hayward had been "irreparably damaged" by the oil spill, Agence-France Presse reported. ...
Geithner Seen Blocking Critic of Bailout to Head New Consumer Protection Agency - DailyFinance
... may not be picked to lead it, according to a report by BusinessInsider.com, which cites an anonymous source with knowledge of Geithner's views. ...
Tesla Preparing to Ship Electric Car Prototypes to Toyota - DailyFinance
... version of its popular Corolla compact sedan, but the RAV4 and RX models are better suited to the weight of Tesla's battery pack, the source said. ...
One Year Later: Michael Jackson Market Is Hotter Than Ever - DailyFinance
... Calif. ranch that he struggled for years to hold onto, now apparently is not for sale, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...
BP Twitter Satirist Donates $10000 for Gulf Oil Spill Relief - DailyFinance
Aaron Viles, campaign director for the Gulf Restoration Network, told DailyFinance that the Twitter donor has asked to remain anonymous -- although later ...
Stocks in the News: Shell, Apple, Guess - DailyFinance
Ford is assessing the future of Mercury, although a final decision on whether to kill the brand hasn't yet been made, a person familiar with the matter told ...
ShoreBank Wins Friends on Wall Street, Critics in Washington - DailyFinance
The investment bank invested $20 million in ShoreBank, a person familiar with the matter says. ShoreBank, whose work in lending to low-income communities ...
Pretty Picture for Art Sales as a Picasso Fetches a Record Price - DailyFinance
... and 24% were "other" or chose to remain anonymous. And of the Picasso painting's eight bidders, quite a few were apparently of European descent. ...
Avis Hires Some Big Guns for its Fight with Hertz over Dollar Thrifty - DailyFinance
Meanwhile, a source close to Avis said the car rental company had not issued a deadline for when Dollar Thrifty needed to respond to the company's offer. ...