Archive for August, 2007

  • Topps Calls ‘Time’ on a Vote
    , August 28th, 2007 at 8:43 am

    Who knew the baseball card biz could be filled with such high drama? Topps (TOPP) has now delayed the vote on the $385 million takeover [...]

  • Top Peformers of the Year
    , August 28th, 2007 at 8:36 am

    Bespoke Investment Group lists the top-performing stocks of the year from the Russell 1000:

  • Not Exactly Hard on the Eyes
    , August 27th, 2007 at 4:16 pm

    Erin Burnett, aka the Street Sweetie, gets a 2,000-word love letter from Howie Kurtz in today’s Washington Post: Less than two years after joining the [...]

  • First Ever Drop for Home Prices
    , August 27th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    For the first time on record, home prices are expected to show a decline: The already rough real estate market may be about to get [...]

  • Debt Issues Top Economists’ Fears
    , August 27th, 2007 at 11:02 am

    I’m not sure if this is for or against the credit crunch story, but it now tops a poll of economists’ fears about the economy: [...]

  • Minesweeper the Movie
    , August 24th, 2007 at 5:30 pm

  • Wall Street and the Family Feud
    , August 24th, 2007 at 10:05 am

    From the Web site, the worst Family Feud Answers: Question: Name the worst kind of shoe to run a marathon in. #1 Answer: High heels [...]

  • Intangible Wealth
    , August 24th, 2007 at 9:49 am

    Reason has a fascinating interview with Kirk Hamilton on what really makes a country wealthy, its intangible wealth. This is from the intro: Oil, soil, [...]

  • Not a Good Day for Pro Athletes’ Investments
    , August 23rd, 2007 at 3:02 pm

    First, we learn that Joe Montana’s hedge fund was down 12% in August. Now, we hear that Latrell Sprewell had his 70-foot yacht seized. Apparently, [...]

  • Spiers 2, Portfolio 0
    , August 23rd, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    Elizabeth Spiers takes a look at the second issue of Portfolio, and she’s not impressed (via DealBreaker): The second issue of Condé Nast’s big-budget business [...]

  • 45 Years Ago Today
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 4:31 pm

  • Wednesday Again
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    For the 21st time in the last 30 Wednesdays, the S&P 500 closed higher. This is also the 56th up Wednesday in the last 81.

  • Comparing 1998 and 2007
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    This chart has been making the rounds and it’s supposed to be telling us EXACTLY WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN!!! Honestly, I don’t see it but [...]

  • FactSet Research Systems
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    FactSet Research Systems (FDS) is a company whose products most professional money manager are familiar with, but it’s the stock that’s been catching my eye [...]

  • The Financial Times: Don’t Cut
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 10:26 am

    Not everyone is on the rate-cut bandwagon. The Financial Times opines against one: Credit fuels the modern economy, and if the dislocation in the money [...]

  • Fed: Cautiously Optimistic!
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 10:20 am

    Great news! The WSJ reports: Federal Reserve officials are cautiously optimistic that the series of steps they have taken to stabilize markets have started to [...]

  • Medtronic Earned 62 Cents a Share
    , August 22nd, 2007 at 9:19 am

    The AP has the details: Medical device maker Medtronic Inc.’s profits grew 12.6 percent in the first quarter, but it will be looking to some [...]

  • Headline of the Day
    , August 21st, 2007 at 10:16 pm

    Whta Should I Consider for College Loan?

  • Medtronic’s Earnings
    , August 21st, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    Medtronic (MDT) will release its earnings after the close today. The earnings are still humming along even though the stock hasn’t done much. Here’s a [...]

  • Insider Buying and Selling at Countrywide
    , August 21st, 2007 at 10:34 am

    The chart says it all.