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Right now it is commencement season. In the month of May, I knew someone who was graduating every weekend that month. While most people are thinking about graduation and the festivities surrounding it, some are thinking about that key speaker and how the university got …

Spectrum Brands makes Rayovac batteries, Remington grooming tools, and insect repellents under the name Hot Shot, Cutter, and Repel.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February and is now lowering its net income predictions for 2009 by 23%. It expects to earn $30 …

Today Ford posted its 4Q loss of $5.9 billion, making 2008′s total loss $14.6 billion. This marks the worst loss the company has ever seen in its 100+ years of existence.
Ford said today that even with the loss, it will not seek government bailout money. …