Archive for April, 2009

  • The Geography of Jobs
    , April 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Cool graphic on jobs.

  • S&P 500 Heads for Best Month in 17 Years
    , April 30th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Since the March 9th closing low of 676.53, the S&P 500 has tacked on 29% through yesterday and we’ll probably make it to 31% with [...]

  • S&P 500 Heads for Best Month in 17 Years
    , April 30th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Since the March 9th closing low of 676.53, the S&P 500 has tacked on 29% through yesterday and we’ll probably make it to 31% with [...]

  • AFLAC’s Earnings Jump 20%
    , April 30th, 2009 at 9:59 am

    It’s been a tough year for Aflac’s (AFL) stock, but the company is still delivering on earnings. At one point, the stock was going for [...]

  • Today's Fed Statement
    , April 29th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Just released: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the economy has continued to contract, though the pace of [...]

  • Today’s Fed Statement
    , April 29th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Just released: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the economy has continued to contract, though the pace of [...]

  • S&P 500 and Earnings
    , April 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Here’s a look at the S&P 500 (black line, left scale) over the last few years with its earnings (gold line, right scale). The two [...]

  • S&P 500 and Earnings
    , April 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Here’s a look at the S&P 500 (black line, left scale) over the last few years with its earnings (gold line, right scale). The two [...]

  • Poll Update
    , April 28th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Thanks to everyone who participated in our last poll. With over 200 votes cast, the median seems to be squarely in the 20% to 25% [...]

  • Early Stress Test Results
    , April 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    I don’t want to sound unappreciative, but if this is what the stress test is about, wouldn’t it have been a lot easier to look [...]

  • Great News! Rate of Plunge In Home Value Slowing
    , April 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am

    I feel richer already: Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Declined at Slower Pace The decline in home prices in 20 major U.S. cities slowed [...]

  • Super-rich ravaged by recession
    , April 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Here’s an interesting story I think we’re going to see more of: Britain’s richest people lost 155 billion pounds in the past year because of [...]

  • Becton Dickinson Beats By Two Cents
    , April 28th, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Profits were down and sales were flat: Medical-device maker Becton Dickinson and Co. said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 5.4 percent on a legal [...]

  • Baxter Working on Swine Vax
    , April 27th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    The Chicago Tribune reports: With world health officials worried about the global outbreak of another deadly virus, Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. once again finds itself [...]

  • RIP: Portfolio
    , April 27th, 2009 at 10:56 am

    After two years: Condé Nast will cease publication of Portfolio effective with its May issue and Portfolio.com will close in the second quarter of the [...]

  • Foreign Journalists Look at America
    , April 27th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Megan McArdle highlights this comically tone deaf article on America. The crisis is also making itself felt in posh Georgetown, a historic residential neighborhood in [...]

  • For Serious Math Geeks
    , April 25th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    Greg Mankiw writes that stock prices “are approximately brownian motion.” Ironman at Poltical Calculations writes: “Since at least January 2008, stock prices moved away from [...]

  • The Real Swines
    , April 25th, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu We begin counting: Three, two.. Venture capital firm set to reap rewards on [...]

  • Weekend Poll
    , April 25th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    How much federal income tax should a family of four that makes $250,000 pay?(answers)

  • JPM Is #1
    , April 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Duff McDonald writes in Portfolio: Goldman used to be special. Now, Goldman is merely a far smaller bank than J.P. Morgan. Sure, their results beat [...]