American Airlines' Last-Mover Disadvantage

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Investing Intelligence Dec 2, 2011 This Week's Top Story Companies & Industries American Airlines' Last-Mover Disadvantage The once-dominant carrier survived a decade before bankruptcy. Delaying a restructuring has cost it billions More Top Stories Shire Finds Riches in Orphan Drugs The Anglo-Irish company is wringing profits from medicines for diseases that afflict very few patients Economy Can the Jobs-and-Income Crisis End Well? Some economists believe that today's grinding unemployment and slow growth are masking the transition to a vibrant digital economy The Slimming Down of GE Capital The finance division has been a drag on earnings since 2008. Solution: Shrink its assets and reduce risk After Massive Job Cuts, Wall Street's a Different Place Around the globe, more than 220,000 financial service positions are slated to disappear this year. They won't necessarily come back Online Brokers Court Option Traders Firms aim to feed the growing appetite for option contracts A Star Lawyer Takes On the Feds over AIG David Boies will test whether the U.S. broke the law in the bailout A CEO's Big Stake in Saving Jefferies Richard Handler's shares in the firm have declined by $240 million in 2011 Junk Bonds Are on a Roll Speculative-grade debt has topped stocks over the past four years This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Investing Intelligence Welcome to Investing Intelligence, your weekly guide to the broad range of news, analysis, and strategies you can find on the Businessweek.com Investing Channel, in Bloomberg Businessweek, and on Bloomberg.com. Our aim is to provide the information-and tools-you need to help you make smarter investing decisions. Advertisement Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketting Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2011 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED