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This Microsoft Invention Could Finally Destroy the Cable Company Monopoly
For too long we've been held hostage by our local cable companies. Their monopoly-like status has left us chained to spotty service, inexplicable rate hikes and laughable customer service.
But a new product is about to trigger a revolution - or, evolution - that could end the cable company reign.
Today (Tuesday), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) revealed its next-gen Xbox, called the Xbox One, a device which may prove capable of replacing your cable box.
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The 5 Worst CEOs of 2012 and Why They Should Be Fired
Among others, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), Brian Dunn of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Andrew Mason of Groupon Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPN) all had a rough year.
Money Morning's experts picked through the list of disappointing names and came up with the five worst CEOs of 2012.
Here are the finalists, along with our experts' reasons why these weak performers should be given the axe in 2013:
- Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve - Picked by Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald:
Bernanke is the CEO of the biggest private institution on the planet, the Fed.
Despite overwhelming evidence that the theories and methods he is using have not worked, are not working and have never worked since the dawn of recorded history, he continues to plow ahead with more of the same failed monetary and fiscal policy that got us into this mess.
In the process, he risks unspeakable damage to the United States and to the global financial system while only kicking the proverbial can down the road.
- Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve - Picked by Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald:
