Archive for April, 2008

  • The Crash Of Zoe Cruz
    , April 28th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    NY Mag has a long article on the career of Morgan Stanley’s Zoe Cruz. At one point, it looked as if she would be Wall [...]

  • Introduction to Mamajuana Energy
    , April 28th, 2008 at 11:24 am

    I really don’t know what to say about this, but here’s Mr. Meredith Whitney’s herbal supplement. (Via: Timothy Sykes)

  • Yahoo Finance Malfunction
    , April 28th, 2008 at 11:03 am

    If you use Yahoo Finance to track your portfolio, except for a small number of tickers, it doesn’t seem to be listing current articles this [...]

  • Sysco's Earnings Report
    , April 28th, 2008 at 10:58 am

    Speaking of Wrigley (WWY), a similar stock on our Buy List is Sysco (SYY), which is up nicely today on a strong earnings report. The [...]

  • Sysco’s Earnings Report
    , April 28th, 2008 at 10:58 am

    Speaking of Wrigley (WWY), a similar stock on our Buy List is Sysco (SYY), which is up nicely today on a strong earnings report. The [...]

  • Mars to Buy Wrigley
    , April 28th, 2008 at 10:32 am

    This is a blockbuster deal in the candy world. Mars, the private candy company, is buying Wrigley (WWY) for $23 billion. Shareholders of WWY will [...]

  • Researchers Discover Massive Asshole In Blogosphere
    , April 28th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    The Onion Radio News is on the scene.

  • How Rare Is a 56-Game Hitting Streak?
    , April 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Here’s a fascinating article from the NYT looking at the probability of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. It turns out, a 56-game streak isn’t that [...]

  • Sequoia Fund to Reopen to New Money
    , April 26th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    After 26 year, the legendary Sequoia Fund will reopen. Since its inception in 1970, Sequoia has returned more than three times that of the S&P [...]

  • Mississippi John Hurt
    , April 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

  • SPSS Inc. (SPSS)
    , April 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    My latest at RealMoney.com (paid link) on SPSS Inc. (SPSS).

  • Arby's Buying Wendy's
    , April 25th, 2008 at 10:51 am

    From USA Today: The owner of Arby’s said Thursday that it is buying Wendy’s International in an all-stock deal worth $2.34 billion after the burger [...]

  • Arby’s Buying Wendy’s
    , April 25th, 2008 at 10:51 am

    From USA Today: The owner of Arby’s said Thursday that it is buying Wendy’s International in an all-stock deal worth $2.34 billion after the burger [...]

  • CNBC Anchor Factoid of the Day
    , April 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am

    I never realized that Trish Regan was Miss New Hampshire. She won the talent night at Miss America. Wow, well done Trish!

  • Is This a Real Car?
    , April 24th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Or a large Matchbox? I’m not really sure.

  • Triple-A Failure
    , April 24th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    I’m currently working my way through Roger Lowenstein’s 5,000-word Triple-A Failure in a preview of the Sunday New York Times. I highly recommend it. Here’s [...]

  • Economic Perception Datapoint of the Day
    , April 23rd, 2008 at 9:35 am

    From yesterday’s PA exit poll: Is National Economy in a Recession? Yes: 88% No: 11% National Economic Conditions: Slowing Down: 11% Moderate Recession: 47% Serious [...]

  • Harris Teeter Finally Opens in Adams Morgan
    , April 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 am

    We in Adams Morgan have been promised a Harris Teeter since, oh, about the Taft Administration. After countless delays, Washington’s first Harris Teeter opened this [...]

  • Lincare & UnitedHealth
    , April 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Lincare (LNCR) has been one of our worst Buy List stocks this year, but Q1 earnings were pretty good. The company earned 79 cents a [...]

  • Lincare & UnitedHealth
    , April 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Lincare (LNCR) has been one of our worst Buy List stocks this year, but Q1 earnings were pretty good. The company earned 79 cents a [...]