Archive for November, 2009

  • Keep It Classy, Fast Money
    , November 30th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    (Via: TBI)

  • Amazon Hits New High
    , November 30th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Shares of Amazon (AMZN) got as high as $135.25 today. Here’s something to think about: Amazon reached its 1999 closing high of $106.69 (adjusted for [...]

  • Clinton in Bed with Goldman Sachs
    , November 30th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    But this time, it’s Chelsea: Chelsea Clinton, daughter of ex-US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is engaged to marry her long-term [...]

  • Girls Can't Trade
    , November 30th, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Not too sure about this one: What does traders’ success on the market floor depend on? Earlier studies have shown that one’s level of testosterone [...]

  • Girls Can’t Trade
    , November 30th, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Not too sure about this one: What does traders’ success on the market floor depend on? Earlier studies have shown that one’s level of testosterone [...]

  • Spotting the Bubble In Dubai
    , November 30th, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Here’s what I wrote about Dubai four years ago: I’ve been thinking about what’s the biggest investment bubble in the world right now. After careful [...]

  • Online Sales Rise
    , November 30th, 2009 at 9:48 am

    I don’t put a great deal of faith in Black Friday numbers. It’s true that this is an important time of year for many retailers, [...]

  • I’m Back
    , November 30th, 2009 at 8:43 am

    I took a few days off to rest and relax in Puerto Rico. I realize that I had neglected to mention this on the blog, [...]

  • The Coffee Wars, Begun They Have
    , November 23rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    This is pretty cool. There’s an old-fashioned bidding war going on in, of all things…the coffee sector! First, Peet’s Coffee & Tea (PEET) offered to [...]

  • The New York Times Falls for Dollar Cost Averaging
    , November 23rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    Jeff Somer recently wrote in the New York Times: Experts say amateur investors tend to make two basic mistakes: they are swayed by emotion, and [...]

  • Peter Schiff Contra Roubini
    , November 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Here’s a video of Peter Schiff explaining why he disagrees with Nouriel Roubini’s assessment that gold is in a bubble. I post this video because [...]

  • The Humps Have Spoken
    , November 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    The stock market is down for the third day in a row. I won’t say I told you, but I did in fact tell you [...]

  • T-Bills Rates Turn Negative
    , November 20th, 2009 at 10:18 am

    Here, I’ll pay you to borrow my money: Some Treasury bills maturing at the start of next year traded at negative rates Thursday, a sign [...]

  • I'm Gonna Need Two Forms of ID With That
    , November 20th, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Ever see a check for $9 billion? Too Big to Fail: The $9 Billion Japanese Check to Morgan Stanley (Via: ARS)

  • I’m Gonna Need Two Forms of ID With That
    , November 20th, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Ever see a check for $9 billion? Too Big to Fail: The $9 Billion Japanese Check to Morgan Stanley (Via: ARS)

  • Quote of the Day
    , November 19th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    From Eric Falkenstein, whose book just arrived in the mail: Most pundits, professional and amateur, consider a genius as someone who can effectively articulate one’s [...]

  • Byrd’s Record Is Nothing to Celebrate
    , November 19th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Senator Robert Byrd is being celebrated this week for breaking the record for longest service in the United States Congress. Byrd served six years in [...]

  • Donaldson Tops Estimates
    , November 19th, 2009 at 10:26 am

    I mentioned before that Donaldson (DCI) is a candidate to be cut from next year’s Buy List. This obviously terrified them as DCI reported first-quarter [...]

  • Sysco Raises Dividend
    , November 19th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Sysco (SYY) already pays a fairly high dividend. Oftentimes, stocks with high dividend yields are traps because the lower share price merely reflects the market’s [...]

  • More Problems with Yahoo Finance
    , November 19th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I’ve written before about my concerns with the historical prices section under Yahoo Finance. The problems seem to continue. For Nicholas Financial (NICK), Yahoo Finance [...]