Archive for September, 2006

• Steve Wozniak on CNBC
  Eddy, September 29th, 2006 at 10:56 am

  If you’re getting bored with New High Watch on the Dow, here’s an interesting interview CNBC had with Steve Wozniak this morning.

• No Go for MVNO
  Eddy, September 29th, 2006 at 9:18 am

  I was curious if Mobile ESPN was going to have an impact. Apparently not. ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans [...]

• The Market Reaches All-Time High
  Eddy, September 28th, 2006 at 4:25 pm

  Not the Dow. Not the S&P 500. But the Wilshire 5000 Total Return Index (^DWCT). This is the broadest measure of the stock market’s total [...]

• The Election Cycle Begins
  Eddy, September 28th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

  You only have one shopping day left to take advantage of the four-year Election Cycle. Major caveat: I don’t put much faith in any of [...]

• Danaher Hits All-Time High
  Eddy, September 28th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

  Forget the Dow, look at Danaher (DHR)! After a few days of heavy fighting, the stock finally took out its May high. Shares of DHR [...]

• Second-Quarter GDP Revised to 2.6%
  Eddy, September 28th, 2006 at 9:10 am

  The initial estimate was for 2.5%, then it was revised up to 2.9%. Now it’s been cut back down to 2.6% growth.

• The Dow & Terrell Owens
  Eddy, September 27th, 2006 at 3:39 pm

  December 7, 1973: Owens born in Alabama. Dow rises 3% to 838.05. October 14, 2002: Sharpie Incident. Dow rises 27 points to 7,877.40. November 15, [...]

• Irrational Pessimism?
  Eddy, September 27th, 2006 at 3:04 pm

  While the Dow is flirting with a new all-time high, the S&P 500 is still about 12% below its all-time. But what about earnings? No [...]

• Kobi Alexander Nabbed in Namibia
  Eddy, September 27th, 2006 at 11:38 am

  Here’s a cool story: The Feds finally caught up with former Comverse CEO Kobi Alexander in Namibia. He’s been a fugitive from justice since he [...]

• S&P Cuts Harley-Davidson to Sell
  Eddy, September 27th, 2006 at 10:18 am

  From BW: We continue to like Harley’s strong brand and market leadership. Also, we expect more dividend hikes and stock repurchases as the company utilizes [...]

• The Butler and Insider Trading
  Eddy, September 27th, 2006 at 9:13 am

  The New York Times reports on an insider trading case. It turns out, the butler did it. On Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, 2004, Mr. [...]

• Cause & Effect
  Eddy, September 26th, 2006 at 10:24 pm

  Modesty naturally prevents me from claiming sole credit for TER*. Other factors may deserve some attention. —————————— * The Elfenbein Rally

• The Ultimate in Stock-Picking Technology
  Eddy, September 26th, 2006 at 1:51 pm

  Ticker Sense informs us that Birinyi Associates has unveiled the latest in stock-picking technology: It goes for $89.95 (or two for $150). Don’t delay. My [...]

• 67-Month High
  Eddy, September 26th, 2006 at 11:44 am

  The S&P 500 just broke 1,330 for the first time since February 2001. Interestingly, the Wilshire 5000 just broke 13,300. The two index values are [...]

• Danaher in Preliminary Talks with Vision Systems
  Eddy, September 26th, 2006 at 10:46 am

  Danaher (DHR) has confirmed that it’s in preliminary talks with Vision Systems of Australia. Austalia’s The Age has more on the bidding: The battle for [...]

• Viet Dinh on Patricia Dunn
  Eddy, September 26th, 2006 at 10:29 am

  If you have a chance, I recommend you read Viet Dinh’s article in the WSJ today on Patricia Dunn (it’s a paid link). Here’s a [...]

• Walgreen: Still Too Expensive
  Eddy, September 25th, 2006 at 3:28 pm

  Shares of Walgreen (WAG) are getting nailed today as the company reported earnings of 41 cents a share, which was in line with Wall Street’s [...]

• Goldman and Morgan Are the Winners in Amaranth’s Fall
  Eddy, September 25th, 2006 at 11:20 am

  Well…they lost the least. Securities firms are poised to earn about $8 billion on prime brokerage to the $1.2 trillion of mostly unregistered pools of [...]

• The Invaluable Consultant
  Eddy, September 24th, 2006 at 4:38 pm

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• Blodget on Amaranth
  Eddy, September 24th, 2006 at 2:34 pm

  In Slate, Henry Blodget looks at the Amaranth blow-up: The only plausible conclusions that can be drawn from the crackups of Amaranth, et al, are [...]