Archive for July, 2005

  • Baidu Set to Go Public
    , July 31st, 2005 at 3:58 pm

    Shares of Baidu, the Chinese search engine, are set to go public this Thursday. The company will trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol BIDU. [...]

  • NYT: Utilities Are Great Investments, Or Possibly Not
    , July 31st, 2005 at 1:40 pm

    Conrad de Aenlle writes on the utilities sector in today’s New York Times. His thesis is that some people like utilities, while others don’t.

  • Listen to Alan
    , July 30th, 2005 at 12:58 pm

    Channel News Asia Greenspan warns over oil, housing markets Reuters Greenspan warns of “speculative fervor” in housing BBC Greenspan warns on rising rates CNN Greenspan [...]

  • The Government Cracks Down on Poor Accounting Standards
    , July 30th, 2005 at 12:30 pm

    This time, it’s the SEC that’s up to no good.

  • Requiem for the Researchers?
    , July 29th, 2005 at 9:57 pm

    The New York Times has an interesting story about layoffs on Wall Street. I was stunned to learn that since 2001, Wall Street has shed [...]

  • Report: CNOOC Set to Dump Bid for Unocal
    , July 29th, 2005 at 6:17 am

    It looks like CNOOC is giving up its plans for buying Unocal. The Chinese have said that there’s too much political pressure. That’ll teach the [...]

  • Tomorrow’s GDP Report
    , July 28th, 2005 at 9:35 pm

    Wall Street is waiting tomorrow’s GDP report. This will be the first report on how well the economy did for the second quarter. The government [...]

  • The Most Underrated Stock on the Market
    , July 28th, 2005 at 2:27 pm

    Without a doubt, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is the most underrated stock on the market. Not only does it grow, but it grows consistently. The company [...]

  • The Plunging VIX
    , July 27th, 2005 at 6:15 pm

    Do you realize that it’s been nearly two years since we’ve had a 2% move on the S&P 500? That’s the longest streak since the [...]

  • Amazon Goes Google
    , July 27th, 2005 at 2:27 pm

    It seems like my local bookstore is about to give up selling books. Whenever I go there, they’ve added a new category of merchandise. You [...]

  • Schoolgirls Beat the Pros
    , July 26th, 2005 at 4:05 pm

    This is a fun story. A British investing contest is won by four Scottish schoolgirls. None of the Scots pupils had any knowledge of the [...]

  • Ignore the NASDAQ Composite
    , July 26th, 2005 at 2:59 pm

    Of all the major indexes, the NASDAQ is the worst. I don’t mean that the NASDAQ market is overpriced. I mean that, as an index, [...]

  • Viva le Resistance!
    , July 26th, 2005 at 9:49 am

    After losing the 2012 Olympics and having the EU Constitution shot down, France finally won a big victory. The ugly American invaders have been repulsed. [...]

  • Teva and Ivax to Get Hitched
    , July 25th, 2005 at 9:56 am

    Generic drug companies are some of the best investments in the world. I think this sector will continue to grow in profitability. Everyone needs drugs, [...]

  • I See Fed People
    , July 24th, 2005 at 10:10 pm

    Here’s a dirty little secret about Wall Street. The Federal Reserve isn’t nearly as powerful as most people think. There, I’ve said it. I now [...]

  • AP: Real Estate Market a Gamble
    , July 24th, 2005 at 10:00 pm

    One sure sign that we’re in an investment bubble: the media turns against it. Real estate mania is this decade’s version of the irrational exuberance [...]

  • China signals bigger yuan rise unlikely
    , July 23rd, 2005 at 9:31 pm

    The Chinese are now saying that they don’t see more revisions to their yuan policy. I have to say that I’m very skeptical. The fact [...]

  • Two Cheers for Microsoft
    , July 23rd, 2005 at 9:11 pm

    I think I’m the only person who was impressed with Microsoft’s earnings. Why is everyone so upset? Profits were up 37%. The company beat the [...]

  • Google Watch
    , July 21st, 2005 at 5:55 pm

    Google reported its earnings after today’s close. Because it’s Google, and they have to do everything differently, there are several earnings figures you can choose [...]

  • Greenspan on the Hill
    , July 21st, 2005 at 2:31 pm

    I was surprised to hear Alan Greenspan spend so much time yesterday talking about long-term interest rates. He seems puzzled why long-term rates are still [...]

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