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Jon Birger

Jon Birger is an award-winning business journalist, author, and speaker. He was a senior reporter for Crain's New York Business when it owned InvestmentNews and went on to become a senior writer at Fortune. You can connect with him at LinkedIn.

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WALL STREET POLISHING ITS THUMBS TO PULL OUT BILLIONS IN XMAS PLUMS

Investors may fret over falling stock prices, yet Wall Street bonuses this year are likely to be the…

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MARKET ISN’T BULLISH ON MERRILL, BUT IT OVERLOOKED ITS WRAP ACCOUNT PLAN: HOUSE SEES SHIFT TO FEES AS STABILIZING INCOME

The stock market did not take kindly to Merrill Lynch & Co.’s announcement the day after Memorial Day…

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ROYAL LATEST CANADIAN BANK TO CROSS BORDER VIA INTERNET: U.S. SECURITIES EDGE TO TORONTO-DOMINION

The Internet is becoming a popular channel for Canadian banks to enter the U.S. market. Waterhouse Securities Inc.,…

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A WELL-DISGUISED INFOMERCIAL DRAWS FIRE: IT’S PAY FOR PLAY ON CNBC

When CNBC began billing itself as “the leader in business news,” network executives probably weren’t thinking of Global…

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PLAIN VANILLA GORILLA: MONEY FUNDS HOT; INDUSTRY’S TOP SELLER OVER THE PAST YEAR, THEIR ASSETS ARE UP 27%

Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average has topped 11,000 and Internet stocks are all the rage, the hottest…

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WATERHOUSE, A POWERHOUSE ONLINE, MAKING OFFLINE BETS: DOESN’T WANT TO LOSE CUSTOMERS AS THEY GROW

While traditional brokerages such as Merrill Lynch & Co. scramble to set up shop on the Internet, one…

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FAR OUTPACES NEAREST IPO RIVAL: GOLDMAN COMES UP BIG ON EARLY WEB WAGER

In early 1996, investment bankers at Goldman Sachs Group LP convened to discuss the business potential of the…

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STREET TALK TURNS TO SMITH BARNEY TRIO LURED BY DADDY WARBURG’S BIG BUCKS: HEALTH CARE ACE TO GET $70 MILLION FOR 3 YEARS

While much of the nation is entranced with the Dow’s march to 10,000, many on Wall Street are…

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DEAL COULD VALUE ONLINE ARM AT $2.5 BILLION: DLJDIRECT IPO READY FOR TAKEOFF

It’s a good thing for Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. that Blake Darcy isn’t superstitious. In the fall…

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TAKING ON AMEX FOR GAY BUSINESS

Gay Financial Network’s name says it all. Wall Street’s newest on-line player has aspirations of being the broker…