Archive for May, 2009

• Exceedingly Bizarre Marx Brothers Trivia That I Must Be the Only One Interested In
  Eddy, May 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

  I noticed this story today that the two surviving Dionne quintuplets just turned 75. That’s whom Chico is referring to in the classic “contract” scene [...]

• The 90s Finally End
  Eddy, May 28th, 2009 at 10:03 am

  CNBC reports: Time Warner to Spin Off AOL Time Warner says its board has approved plans to spin off AOL, the company’s lagging Internet unit. [...]

• The Most Useless Index of the Financial Crisis
  Eddy, May 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am

  Daniel M. Harrison awards the honor of most useless index of the financial crisis to Dow Jones and their Economic Stimulus Index: In other words, [...]

• The Yield Curve Steepens
  Eddy, May 28th, 2009 at 8:32 am

  The widening yield curve is the most important recent development on Wall Street. Long-term interest rates had already been creeping upward, but they started to [...]

• South Wins Civil War
  Eddy, May 28th, 2009 at 8:07 am

  The WSJ reports: Some laid-off workers in the financial-services industry are making a novel pitch for jobs: They are offering to work for nothing. “People [...]

• Who Should Replace GM in the Dow?
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

  I guess a 30-year Treasury bond makes the most sense. Outside that, I’d vote for UPS (UPS).

• Why the Dow 36,000 Argument Doesn't Work
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

  From nine years ago, here’s my review of Dow 36,000: Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared over 4,500 points since Alan Greenspan [...]

• Why the Dow 36,000 Argument Doesn’t Work
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

  From nine years ago, here’s my review of Dow 36,000: Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared over 4,500 points since Alan Greenspan [...]

• Donaldson’s Earnings Plunge
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

  Donaldson (DCI) is one of my favorite stocks. This company really should be better known. The problem holding them back is that their business is [...]

• Don't They Know It's Just a Bear Market Rally
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 11:05 am

  Wisconsin fifth-graders kick the stock market’s ass: If your stock portfolio isn’t performing as well as you’d like, maybe you could hand it over to [...]

• Don’t They Know It’s Just a Bear Market Rally
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 11:05 am

  Wisconsin fifth-graders kick the stock market’s ass: If your stock portfolio isn’t performing as well as you’d like, maybe you could hand it over to [...]

• Behind the Scenes at CNBC
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 10:20 am

  Hear Dennis Kneale say that stories need “conflict, drama and struggle” to fool people into learning good information.

• How Many Gallons of Gas Does the S&P 500 Buy
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 9:36 am

  Cool “Chart of the Day” from Clusterstock:

• How Many Gallons of Gas Does the S&P 500 Buy
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 9:36 am

  Cool “Chart of the Day” from Clusterstock:

• AutoZone Beat Expectations But Not By Enough So Shares to Fall
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am

  This is getting a little post-modern for me. Shares of AutoZone (AZO) just reported blow-out earnings. The company earned $3.13 a share, 24 cents more [...]

• AP: Roubini recommends Chinese model for North Korea
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 9:09 am

  The AP reports: Impoverished North Korea can liberalize its economy while maintaining its political system if it follows the path taken by China and Vietnam, [...]

• The 20 Best-Performing Stocks of the Last Decade
  Eddy, May 27th, 2009 at 8:22 am

  From Business Week: Southwestern Energy (SWN)……………….3,662% Celgene (CELG)…………………………………..2,607% XTO Energy (XTO)……………………………….2,088% Stericycle (SRCL)………………………………..1,503% Gilead Sciences (GILD)………………………..1,491% Denbury Resources (DNR)……………………1,271% FLIR Systems (FLIR)……………………………1,190% Ventas (VTR)……………………………………….1,127% Range [...]

• Rand Disappearing from Circulation in Harare
  Eddy, May 26th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

  Megabe may be a dictator but there’s one law he can’t change–Gresham’s: The South African rand is disappearing from circulation especially in Harare, as it [...]

• If you've ever wondered if shooting off fireworks under a frozen lake is cool, it turns out that it totally is.
  Eddy, May 26th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

• If you’ve ever wondered if shooting off fireworks under a frozen lake is cool, it turns out that it totally is.
  Eddy, May 26th, 2009 at 6:00 pm