Month: October 2010

EBay’s Reserve Not Met- PayPal Staying Put

Image via CrunchBase Ever since eBay (EBAY) unloaded its stake in Skype last year, there has been fierce speculation that they would do the same with PayPal, the popular online transaction company. Here is a piece in the New York Times from earlier this year making the case that a spinoff is needed in order for PayPal to… Read More »

The Mysterious Allure Of Howard Hughes

Image via Wikipedia Amidst the turmoil of 2009, my alma mater hosted a small gathering for its alumni working on Wall Street. Typically, these events involve a fair amount of drinking, active networking, soliciting of donations and the inevitable token ‘brief’ remarks from someone in the industry. That evening’s guest of honor was none other than Bill Ackman,… Read More »

Parametric Sound Corporation Ticker- PAMT

As Ted pointed out in the last comment thread, Parametric Sound Corporation finally announced a ticker last week. The stock will trade on the OTCBB as PAMT. So far the stock has fallen from a high of $.50 to $.30 on low volume, but not much here until the company can start showing some revenues.Meanwhile, former parent LRAD… Read More »