Archive for October, 2005

  • Q&A: Fair Isaac (FIC)
    , October 26th, 2005 at 11:33 pm

    Eddy, I’m a new visitor to your blog via billcara.com. I’ve just been reading some of your old posts – I like your writing. I [...]

  • The Market Today
    , October 26th, 2005 at 5:48 pm

    On Friday morning, the government will report on third-quarter GDP and right now, the bond market is in full retreat. The yield on the 10-year [...]

  • My Take on Amazon.com (AMZN)
    , October 26th, 2005 at 12:58 pm

    Amazon.com (AMZN) is getting slammed in the market today. Right now, the shares are down about 13%. I hate to say this, but I think [...]

  • Human Genome Sciences (HGSI)
    , October 26th, 2005 at 9:57 am

    I look at income and balance sheets almost all day long and there are few more barren than Human Genome Sciences (HGSI). This is a [...]

  • Google Watch
    , October 26th, 2005 at 8:35 am

    In a rare interview, Sergey Brin talked to Alan Murray about Google Library in the Wall Street Journal: There was a time when folks thought [...]

  • Fiserv (FISV) on Mad Money
    , October 25th, 2005 at 6:53 pm

    One of the things I love about Fiserv (FISV) is that it doesn’t draw much attention to itself. It’s a solid company that delivers consistent [...]

  • Today’s Market
    , October 25th, 2005 at 5:11 pm

    Today was a strong day for energy, and a crummy day for most everything else. The price of crude oil jumped over $2. The S&P [...]

  • Gazprom of Russia
    , October 25th, 2005 at 4:22 pm

    Gazprom is the most powerful company that you’ve probably never heard of. The company is Russia’s state-controlled natural gas monopoly. Imagine if the KGB went [...]

  • Consumer Confidence Drops
    , October 25th, 2005 at 11:50 am

    Consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped in October to its lowest reading in two years. Economists were expecting a small rebound, but worries about Katrina and oil [...]

  • AP: Chipotle Plans $100 Million IPO
    , October 25th, 2005 at 10:44 am

    My favorite restaurant is going public! NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. filed with regulators Tuesday for an initial public offering of $100 [...]

  • Today’s Market
    , October 24th, 2005 at 6:10 pm

    I didn’t think the S&P 500 could stay below 1200 for long. Today, it rallied to 1199.38. The S&P 500 added 1.68% today and our [...]

  • Cendant Splits Up
    , October 24th, 2005 at 1:53 pm

    I just don’t get Cendant (CD). Everybody loves this stock and I just don’t know why? Am I missing something? It’s like the saki of [...]

  • Bernanke to Head Fed
    , October 24th, 2005 at 10:57 am

    President Bush will appoint Ben Bernanke to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. He’s currently the head of the President’s Council of Economic [...]

  • Five Gold Stars for Micros
    , October 24th, 2005 at 8:30 am

    One of my favorite blogs, Footnoted.org, gives five gold stars to Micros Systems (MCRS): For one, there’s the disclosure that the company doesn’t believe in [...]

  • Can Google Keep Rising?
    , October 24th, 2005 at 8:22 am

    Here’s an upbeat research report on Google from Needham & Co: Google (GOOG) reported Third-quarter 2005 revenue well above expectations. Given the momentum in Google’s [...]

  • Will Harriet Miers Be Withdrawn?
    , October 22nd, 2005 at 2:01 pm

    I’ve been following the Harriet Miers futures at Tradesports. They have two contracts on Ms. Miers becoming a Supreme Court justice. One is simply whether [...]

  • Today’s Market
    , October 21st, 2005 at 5:22 pm

    So ends a very weird week. It seems like there’s no middle ground anymore. The S&P Value index was up 0.41%, while the Growth Index [...]

  • Top 10 Stock Symbols
    , October 21st, 2005 at 1:20 pm

    Just so you don’t think Wall Street is full of a bunch of stuffed-shirts: 1. (BUD) Anheuser-Busch 2. (WOOF) VCA Antech (veterinary services) 3. (BOOM) [...]

  • Jeff Potter’s Letter to Frontier Employees
    , October 21st, 2005 at 11:10 am

    From the Denver Post, this is worth posting in its entirety. From: Potter, Jeff Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:19 AM To: All Frontier Employees [...]

  • Fiserv’s Earnings Report
    , October 21st, 2005 at 10:18 am

    Fiserv (FISV) reported earnings of 60 cents a share for the third quarter. This is a really good little stock. The company never floors Wall [...]