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TomWebbMN

  1. @CFANS In that case, I'd nominate the dandelion.
  2. U of M names "Top 10 Plants that changed Minnesota." Corn, soybeans & wheat. White pine & American elm. Hey, who added purple loosestrife?
  3. On now-finished Best Buy call, all the analysts questions focused on big-picture leadership and market issues, not the usual $$$ details.
  4. Analyst asks, can you launch a LT plan before a new CEO is in place? Mikan says the core of the plan should work for anyone "in this chair."
  5. One analyst tells BestBuy's Mikan, the change of tone is "music to our ears." But, he adds, why did it take Best Buy so long?
  6. Best Buy CEO Mikan tells analysts: "I focus on returns. I'm a return-on-investment-capital individual."
  7. On Best Buy call, first analyst up tells Mikan, "Welcome to the hot seat." Then asks about Mikan's limited retailing experience.
  8. Best Buy's CEO Mikan: Consumers today "need virtual products and services as much, if not more, than they need hardware."
  9. Best Buy's CEO Mikan: We will continue to shrink retail square footage, offering "a smaller, more focused presence."
  10. Best Buy's Mikan: We need to acknowledge "the truth about where we are...We need to change, substantially."
  11. Best Buy;'s interim CEO Mikan: our stores once wowed consumers, and offered unique customer experience. "Not anymore."
  12. Best Buy's Mikan: "We aren't even close to good enough."
  13. Best Buy interim CEO Mike Mikan starts with blunt assessment of the business.
  14. Best Buy earnings call starts soon. I'll be tweeting highlights. It's been an, umm, eventful quarter.
  15. Best Buy earnings beat expectations. soc.li/QqFTZ7b
  16. Minnesota corn and soybeans off to strong start. twincities.com/ci_20674409/mi… via @PioneerPress
  17. Best Buy interim CEO pay: $127,000 every two weeks - TwinCities.com twincities.com/ci_20672693/be… via @PioneerPress
  18. Powerful new ad from the gay-marriage group Minnesotans United for All Families: youtu.be/CPbSiWt6sNE
  19. Target earnings call over. Shares of TGT have given back most of their earlier gain, as tone was measured, hopeful.
  20. Analyst asks why Target stopped selling the Kindle. EVP is evasive: "We felt this was the appropriate decision for us to make." Nice try!