Sea no evil, fear no evil Nov 16, 2008
That's because the position of Harbinger's rags-to-extreme-riches boss, Philip Falcone, seems a little at odds with Twiggy on the touchy subject of short selling ... Well, Falcone, who was hauled before US pollies late last week along with George Soros to defend their use of leverage, reckons short-selling is a "valuable, long-standing feature of our markets" ... "It isn't short selling that puts companies out of business but rather over-leveraged balance sheets, poor management decisions and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
MSNBC Trumpets: 'This is What the World Wanted' Nov 6, 2008
" Complete TimesWatch article: # Did McCain Really "Tolerate Insults and Threats" of Obama? Reporter Elisabeth Bumiller also paints a distorted picture of John McCain's "devastated" reaction to Rep. John Lewis comparing him to segregationist George Wallace. Full TimesWatch post: # One Last Time: Defending Obama's Ties to Jeremiah ("God Damn America") Wright Lame excuse for Obama from Michael Falcone: "After Sept. 11, 2001, [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright delivered a sermon suggesting that the terrorist... (MediaResearch.org)
'I feel like we got a righteous wind at our backs'... Oct 23, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Huge gunrunning and graft trial opens in Paris Oct 6, 2008
Prosecutors allege that the two key suspects French businessman Pierre Falcone and Arkady Gaydamak, an Israeli tycoon based in France at the time organized the sale of Russian arms to Angola from 1993-2000, for a total of US$791 million, in breach of French government rules. The other suspects, including the son of former President Francois Mitterrand and other members of France's political elite, are accused of receiving money or gifts undeclared to tax authorities from a company run by Falcone... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Midas of misery short on friends worldwide Sep 19, 2008
As the practice was examined in the United States and Britain yesterday, London's Daily Mail singled out the senior managing director of Harbinger Capital Partners, Philip Falcone, as a leading contributor to the decline in value of the British home loan giant HBOS. He is said to have made 280 million ($640 million) by betting that HBOS shares would tumble. The newspaper called Mr Falcone - a major investor in Australian miners Fortescue Metals, Moly Mines, Murchison Metals and Poseidon Nickel... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Sinosteel moves to compulsory acquisition of Midwest Sep 18, 2008
The acquisition, the first successful hostile Chinese takeover of an Australian company, became possible after Murchison metals, former Midwest deputy chairman David Law and US investor Philip Falcone agreed to the offer at the 11th hour. Shares in Midwest (ASX: MIS) were dpwn 11c, or 1. (The Australian)
European Union to ban 'sexist' TV commercials... Sep 6, 2008
" Bill on September 05, 2008 at 05:19 PM at least it would encourage creativity in advertising..instead of slapping tits on a poster with the words "buy me" someone might actually have to come up with an idea *gasp** H, NYC on September 05, 2008 at 05:19 PM This is exactly the socialist type policy's that Globalist Elite controlled organizations like the EU & UN love to mandate. It's also precisely why the U.S. needs to free itself from the bonds of the crooked UN and steer clear of the planned... (The Drudge Report)
Wireless digital-music system sounds great Aug 27, 2008
Wireless digital-music system offers great sound but no iTunes - CNN.com. Wireless digital-music system offers great sound but no iTunes. (CNN -- Tech)
Fund Wants Dolan Sit-Down Aug 23, 2008
Officials from the 25 billion hedge fund led by Philip Falcone hope to meet with management at the Bethpage, LI-based cable operator "in the very near future," Harbinger spokesman Charles Zehren said in an e-mailed statement. Harbinger, which Thursday reported that it owned 19 million shares in the company, up from 11. (New York Post -- Business)
Harbinger talks on Inmarsat takeover back on Jul 27, 2008
Harbinger, run by Philip Falcone, a former Barclays Capital trader, has built stakes in both satellite businesses and hopes to bring out significant synergies by combining them. It is confident that the satellite industry will continue to grow, but is also attracted by the role that Inmarsat might play in a satellite-based US mobile phone network through SkyTerra. (Times Online)
Eric Roberts proves resilient in 'The Dark Knight' Jul 22, 2008
Eric Roberts, center, plays mob kingpin Salvatore Falcone in "The Dark Knight.". The actor returns to the mainstream in his bad guy role. (Los Angeles Times)
Harbinger Capital suspends talks with Inmarsat Jul 22, 2008
Harbinger, run by Philip Falcone, a former Barclays Capital trader who has built it into a $26. 5 billion (13. (Times Online)
Inmarsat soars as Harbinger Capital considers bid Jul 8, 2008
Harbinger is run by Philip Falcone, a former trader at Barclays Capital, and operates funds under management of $26. 5 billion (13. (Times Online)
Row in Italy over army deployment Jun 16, 2008
Ignazio la Russa recalled that it had been the centre-left Italian opposition to order the deployment of the army in 1992, after anti-Mafia magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were assassinated in Sicily. It is believed to be the only peacetime deployment since WWII.. (BBC News -- Europe)
DTV converter boxes The transition from analog to digital TV is coming Feb. 17 Apr 15, 2008
David Katzmaier, John P. Falcone, Laura K. Cucullu, CNET ... The following Cnet staff contributed to this report: senior editor David Katzmaier, senior editor John P. Falcone, associate editor Matthew Moskovciak and senior features editor Laura K. Cucullu. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Sister and symbol Rita Borsellino's uphill struggle against the Sicilian Mafia Apr 15, 2008
"He was fully aware of the risks he was taking," she says of her brother, whose pioneering work with fellow anti-Mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone managed to get under the skin of the organisation and reveal how it was structured ... His murder, so soon after the killing of his colleague Falcone in late May 1992, on the motorway linking the city to the airport now named after them, so shocked the public conscience that things really began to change, Ms Borsellino says. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nautilus names chairman as CEO Mar 28, 2008
He replaces President Robert Falcone, named interim chief executive in August 2007 after Gregg Hammann left. The financially troubled company plans to release the results of a review of strategic alternatives after the end of the second quarter. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
World's billionaires Mar 7, 2008
Seventy-seven of the new faces come from the U.S., half of whom made their fortunes in finance and investments, including John Paulson and Philip Falcone, both of whom became wealthy shorting subprime debt. Another third of the new billionaires comes from Russia (35), China (28) and India (19). (International Herald Tribune)
Times Tussle Mar 1, 2008
When hedge fund manager Philip Falcone announced in January that he aimed to shake up the New York Times Co. (nyse: - - ), the publisher's bosses reacted with trademark nonchalance. Chief Executive Janet Robinson ignored analysts' questions about Falcone, declining to address his call for more Internet investment or even whether she would meet with him ... But 45-year-old Falcone, who controls the $18 billion Harbinger Capital Partners pair of funds, is a different kind of agitator. (Forbes)
Portillo hit by a Tory backlash Feb 27, 2008
" PS With a new and lively fiancee on his arm, advertising multi-millionaire Sir Martin Sorrell has found the perfect place to show her off a 12million Belgravia bolthole. Sorrell, whose divorce from wife Sandra cost him 29million, is now engaged to Cristiana Falcone, the Swiss-Italian head of the media and entertainment industry section of the World Economic Forum at Davos. At 34, she is almost three decades younger than 63-year-old Sorrell, the head of the WPP Group. Sorrell, who has given... (Daily Mail)
The Fed Who Infiltrated The Mob Feb 13, 2008
He started as Jack Garcia, an FBI agent, but ended up as Jack Falcone, who went after the Gambino crime family by doing what only one other man had done before: getting inside of the mob ... Then he went big-game hunting after the Gambinos, posing as Jack Falcone, a Miami wise-guy ... "Jack Falcone was a knock-around guy from Florida who was a jewel thief, he was a hijacker. He was an individual that was surrounded in Miami by the Cuban culture," Garcia said. (CBS News)
Harbinger raises Times Co. stake to nearly 10% Feb 12, 2008
That makes Harbinger, the hedge fund run by former Barclays Capital trader Philip Falcone, the publisher's second-largest shareholder after , according to Bloomberg data. The hedge fund and Firebrand Partners, another investment company, have proposed installing their own slate of directors to change the publisher's strategy. (Boston Globe)
RCN price increase hit more subscribers than reported Jan 31, 2008
Philip A. Falcone, the group's portfolio manager, wrote in a letter sent to Morton and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Media General's stock has declined 39 percent since it first invested in the company and said he hopes changes to the board will help improve profitability. A Media General spokesman did not immediately return phone calls. (Boston Globe)
Hedge fund defends actions in proxy battle with Media General Jan 31, 2008
We have a history of providing long-term support to companies that face serious challenges or are out of favor in the investing community, Philip A. Falcone, the group's portfolio manager, wrote in a letter sent to Morton and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ... Falcone wrote that Media General's stock has declined 39 percent since it first invested in the company and said he hopes changes to the board will help improve profitability ... Falcone said Harbinger does not... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Clinton and Obama call truce in dispute over race Jan 16, 2008
Jeff Zeleny contributed reporting from Nevada and Michael Falcone contributed from Washington. Join the Discussion. (International Herald Tribune)
Sherborne says it has control of Nautilus Dec 20, 2007
Nautilus CEO Robert Falcone told The Oregonian Tuesday that the election results were still unknown but the company's proxy service said that voting was close. More Headlines. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Renee Fleming opts out of 'Norma' Nov 30, 2007
"The part just didn't fit as she had hoped it would after living with it," Fleming publicist Mary Lou Falcone said Thursday. "Sometimes you can sing it through, sing it through perfectly, it's not a problem. But I think that she lived with it and realized that when you infuse it with the drama and everything else that goes with it, it just wasn't the best choice for her.". (Yahoo News)
The Sopranos get murdered Nov 27, 2007
Among other horrors, he ordered the assassinations of two high-profile judges, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. In the late 1980s, 2,000 bodies piled up in the great Sicilian Mafia war between the Palermo families and Riina s rival Corleone clan. (Globe and Mail -- International)
A Mafia saga keeps Italians tuned in Nov 19, 2007
RAI, the state broadcaster, a year ago aired a two-part series on Giovanni Falcone, arguably Sicily's most famous "excellent cadaver," as high-profile victims of the Mafia are known, and earlier this year RAI aired its own sweeping Mafia series, "L'Ultimo dei Corleonesi" ("The Last of the Corleonesi"), which was widely panned. RAI also broadcast a "docu-film" this year called "Checkmate to the King" about Provenzano's arrest. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
CNET gadget review Nov 8, 2007
By John P. Falcone CNET. (CNET.com) -- In some ways, you've got to feel a little sympathetic for Sony. (CNN -- Tech)
Current Nobody Nov 7, 2007
Od - Jesse Lenat Bill - Michael Willis Tel - Casie Platt Joe - Deb Gottesman Jo - Kathryn Falcone Suzie - Jessica Dunton Pen - Christina Kirk ... Deb Gottesman, Kathryn Falcone and Jessica Dunton are the licentious documentary team shooting the beleaguered subjects from every conceivable angle, projected brightly on the wall behind. (Variety)
Nautilus Q3 earnings fall Oct 20, 2007
"We are very disappointed by Nautilus' third-quarter financial results," Falcone said in a statement, who added that the company's earnings next quarter would be about break-even. The Vancouver, Wash. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Which game console is for you? Sep 25, 2007
Which game console is for you. Deep into the next generation, it's time to pick your console. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hall's Dark Knight Role Aug 22, 2007
Speculation has run the gamut from The Riddler to Alberto Falcone. While it is known that Hall plays an adversarial character, the exact identity of the character has thus far been clouded in mystery. (IGN FilmForce)
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Apr 29, 2007
Reviewed by ; John P. Falcone Reviewed April 27, 2007. The Xbox 360 was the first of the "next-gen" videogame consoles to hit the market in the fall of 2005. (CNET Reviews)
PRODUCT REVIEW: Apple TV Apr 20, 2007
- Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. Friday, April 20, 2007. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
Superior sound -- for a price Apr 12, 2007
Cambridge SoundWorks 735i offers superior sound No CD player, HD radio or satellite radio capability Controls arranged poorly The 735i sells for about $300 By John P. Falcone CNET.com Adjust font size. . (CNN)
Is American Idol cruising on its last vocal chords? Apr 6, 2007
Lauren Beckham Falcone covers pop culture, style and all things feature-y for Boston Herald. Sanjaya Malakar performs in front of the American Idol judges. (Boston Herald)
Retraction Requested for Any Outlets That Ran Stories Involving Sonia Falcone Based on AP or KNXV TV Reports Mar 31, 2007
March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the apologies and/or retractions issued yesterday by KNXV TV in Phoenix, Arizona for a false story involving Sonia Falcone, as well as a related Associated Press story originating in Latin America that also included erroneous copy, additional retractions are requested of any other media outlets that broadcast or posted similar stories on their web site ... Sonia Falcone did not plead guilty for employing "illegal immigrants" as the Associated Press reported and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Apple TV best for iTunes addicts Mar 28, 2007
Apple TV an elegant streaming media solution Product is sleek with a simple setup Only streams iTunes content Small 40GB hard drive has only 33GB of usable disk space By John P. Falcone CNET.com Adjust font size. . (CNN -- Tech)
Editors' rating: 7.7 Very good Mar 24, 2007
Reviewed by ; John P. Falcone Edited by ; David Katzmaier Reviewed March 22, 2007. Apple's answer to the digital media adapter is finally here. (CNET Reviews)
NBC hopes crime will pay with new 'Donnellys' series Feb 27, 2007
About the violent turf war among Irish and Italian thugs in Hell's Kitchen, "The Black Donnellys" is from Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, who collaborated on Oscar winners "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby." They're not parlaying their Hollywood power to conquer series TV; they've been into the small screen throughout their careers -- Haggis with "thirtysomething" and "Family Law," Moresco with "Millennium" and "Falcone." Together, they created 1996's "EZ Streets," a short-lived crime series that... (Boston Globe -- Living)
MIKE WEATHERFORD: Mentalist's tricks include filling seats for other shows Jan 18, 2007
Veteran Las Vegas musical director Vince Falcone will helm a sextet to back Piscopo in a nightclub act that's sure to reprise his memorable Frank Sinatra imitation. The Amazing Johnathan recently announced a year's extension at the Sahara. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Defined by principles, paradox Jan 7, 2007
He is prosecuting the "Baseline Killer" case, defending Paradise Valley socialite Sonia Falcone, giving legal advice to U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, working as a judge pro tem and investigating corruption in Apache County. (AZCentral -- News)
As costs fall, many picture purchasing flat-panel TVs Jan 5, 2007
"You have to be a very critical viewer to spot a difference in the picture, and the average viewer probably can't tell a difference," said John Falcone, senior editor at CNET.com, a Web site that covers technology news and trends. For the moment, Falcone said plasma TVs have better deals -- from several hundred dollars to $1,000 at a given screen size -- but the price difference could narrow appreciably in 2007 ... Like other experts, Falcone expects the Super Bowl to rival the Christmas season... (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
