Archive for March, 2007

  • A Stock, a Plan, a Short: Yahoo
    , March 24th, 2007 at 7:46 pm

    Now that Yahoo’s Panama is showing early signs of success, Valleywag asks if it’s time to stop bashing the company: It’s surely the best news [...]

  • Myths About the Developing World
    , March 24th, 2007 at 9:14 am

    Fascinating presentation by Hans Rosling.

  • The Buy List So Far
    , March 23rd, 2007 at 4:43 pm

    With a week to go in the first quarter, the Buy List is up 2.39% compared with 1.26% for the S&P 500 (this doesn’t include [...]

  • Bon Voyonage
    , March 23rd, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    Last year I wrote about Vonage‘s (VG) impending IPO: The offering is oversubscribed. But the price of voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) is plunging. And so will [...]

  • Blogroll
    , March 23rd, 2007 at 10:22 am

    If you haven’t had a chance, please check out my blogroll. I’ve added some new names in the past few weeks like Bill Rempel, Matthew [...]

  • Wallstrip Promo’d on Fast Money
    , March 23rd, 2007 at 8:30 am

    Here’s the show with DR himself.

  • The Blackstone Group’s Prospectus
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    From the SEC’s Web site. Here’s a sample: Our Growth Strategy We intend to create value for our common unitholders by: •generating superior investment performance [...]

  • This Just In…
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Human Beings Still Important at Citigroup

  • Applying Warren Buffett’s Investing Philosophy to Basketball
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 10:54 am

    Courtesy of Heat coach Pat Riley: Coach Pat Riley said he would be surprised if his players weren’t keeping an eye on the standings. “I [...]

  • The Impact of Interest Rates on Equities
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 8:32 am

    Now that the Federal Reserve has lifted its tightening bias, I wanted to take a look at the impact of lower interest rates on the [...]

  • Looking at the Sell-Off
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 8:21 am

    The S&P 500 is now down 0.99% since February 26, the day before the big plunge. Here’s how the ten S&P industry groups have fared: [...]

  • European Central Bank Uses Cartoons to Indoctrinate English-Speaking Youths
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 7:58 am

    Before CNBC moved into animation, the European Central Bank had its own cartoon. Those fun-loving bankers in Frankfort gave us Alex, Anna and the adorable [...]

  • Michelle Williams’ Father Beats Extradition
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 7:42 am

    Michelle Williams, the actress who got an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, and also played Jen Lindley in Dawson’s Creek (and most importantly, is Heath [...]

  • Heyday
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 7:15 am

    I went to see Kurt Andersen last night at Politics and Prose. He’s the host of Studio 360 and one of the founders of Spy. [...]

  • WallStrip on Starbucks
    , March 22nd, 2007 at 6:58 am

    Today, Lindsay goes on a Starbucks (SBUX) run. If someone came up to me a few years ago with the business plan of selling overpriced [...]

  • Financial Stocks Heart Bernanke
    , March 21st, 2007 at 9:56 pm

    It all started at 2:15 in the afternoon. The red line is the S&P Financial Index (^SPSY). The blue line is the S&P 500 (^GSPC). [...]

  • Chinese Market Makes All-Time High
    , March 21st, 2007 at 2:46 pm

    It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that the Chinese stock market was ready to take down the world with it. Come [...]

  • The Fed Stays Put
    , March 21st, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. This is the sixth straight time the Fed has held its powder. Here’s the statement: The [...]

  • CNBC Cartoon Show
    , March 21st, 2007 at 11:16 am

    CNBC is looking to start a cartoon show based on the comic strip CEO Dad. They’re going to start with one-minute shorts that could evolve [...]

  • Good Name for a Band
    , March 21st, 2007 at 11:08 am

    Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Funkwerk!