Archive for February, 2010

• Tobin Smith on ChinaTel Group (CHTL)
  Eddy, February 28th, 2010 at 10:46 pm

  Tobin Smith, formerly of ChangeWave Research, now of NBT Equity Research has a new reseach piece on ChinaTel Group (CHTL). Full disclosure: I own 1,000 [...]

• Ford Motor: My Stock of the Decade
  Eddy, February 26th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

  With two months already under our belt this decade, I decided to get a jump on things and announce that Ford Motor (F) is my [...]

• Krugman on Core Inflation
  Eddy, February 26th, 2010 at 10:09 am

  Core inflation is one of those topics that people love to get angry about. I recently had a post mentioning that core inflation had its [...]

• Maxine Waters Attempts Monetary Policy
  Eddy, February 25th, 2010 at 11:57 am

• David Weidner's About-Face
  Eddy, February 25th, 2010 at 10:18 am

  There’s a very nice article in today’s WSJ by David Weidner on some of the leading financial blog sites. These homespun sites break news, offer [...]

• David Weidner’s About-Face
  Eddy, February 25th, 2010 at 10:18 am

  There’s a very nice article in today’s WSJ by David Weidner on some of the leading financial blog sites. These homespun sites break news, offer [...]

• Madoff Relative Changes Name
  Eddy, February 25th, 2010 at 10:14 am

  Bernie Madoff’s daughter-in-law, Stephanie Madoff, wants to change her name. I certainly understand her reasons, but I as a student of market history I find [...]

• SEC Votes to Limit Short Sales
  Eddy, February 25th, 2010 at 9:26 am

  The uptick rule is gone, but it’s bizarre logic will live on: The rule applies to stocks that decline at least 10% in a single [...]

• EV's Earnings
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 3:15 pm

  Eaton Vance’s (EV) quarterly earnings jumped 87%. For the three months ended Jan 31, the company posted profit of $46.2 million, or 37 cents per [...]

• EV’s Earnings
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 3:15 pm

  Eaton Vance’s (EV) quarterly earnings jumped 87%. For the three months ended Jan 31, the company posted profit of $46.2 million, or 37 cents per [...]

• RIP: Peter Calvocoressi
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 2:09 pm

  Here’s an obituary of Peter Calvocoressi, one of the major figures at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking effort during World War II: His account [...]

• Bernanke's Testimony
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 10:07 am

  Here’s today’s Semiannual Monetary Policy Report: Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s [...]

• Bernanke’s Testimony
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 10:07 am

  Here’s today’s Semiannual Monetary Policy Report: Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s [...]

• "You need 3-4 Good Companies to Invest in Over Ten Years"
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 9:54 am

  I came across this interview with Peter Lynch, the legendary former manager of Fidelity’s Magellan fund. Here’s an excerpt: Against that, there’s the argument that [...]

• “You need 3-4 Good Companies to Invest in Over Ten Years”
  Eddy, February 24th, 2010 at 9:54 am

  I came across this interview with Peter Lynch, the legendary former manager of Fidelity’s Magellan fund. Here’s an excerpt: Against that, there’s the argument that [...]

• How to Make 25.2% Annualized
  Eddy, February 23rd, 2010 at 4:49 pm

  Go back in time to June 1938. Buy a brand new Action Comics #1 for 10 cents. Then sell it yesterday for $1 million. Over [...]

• Consumer Confidence Plunges
  Eddy, February 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm

  The market is getting smacked around this morning thanks to an awful report on consumer confidence. The Conference Board, a New York-based research group, said [...]

• 23-F: 29 Years Ago Today
  Eddy, February 23rd, 2010 at 9:01 am

  It’s hard to believe that there was a fascist coup attempt in Western Europe just 29 years ago but today is the anniversary of the [...]

• Gary Gorton on the Financial Crisis
  Eddy, February 23rd, 2010 at 8:52 am

  Yale professor Gary Gorton has an excellent Q&A on the financial crisis. I highly recommend it. It’s long but readable and very thorough. Here’s the [...]

• Medtronic Beats By a Penny and Narrows Range
  Eddy, February 23rd, 2010 at 8:27 am

  Medtronic (MDT) just released a decent earnings report. After charges, earnings for their fiscal third quarter came in at 77 cents a share which was [...]