Archive for May, 2010

  • Happy Memorial Day
    , May 31st, 2010 at 12:46 pm

  • Monsanto -7%
    , May 27th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Monsanto (MON) is down 7% today on the news of sharply lower guidance. A reader writes: I wrote you a few weeks ago about MONSANTO. [...]

  • The Calendar Says Buy
    , May 27th, 2010 at 11:50 am

    A few years ago, for reasons unclear, I decided to look at the entire history of the Dow Jones to see how it performed during [...]

  • Q1 GDP Growth Revised Lower
    , May 27th, 2010 at 10:45 am

    The government pared back its estimate of first-quarter GDP growth. The original report said the economy grew by 3.2% for the firth three months of [...]

  • 100 Years Ago — King Edward’s Funeral
    , May 26th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    This week marks the 100th anniversary of the funeral of King Edward VII. This was an interesting event in world history since it was the [...]

  • John Wren's $41 Million 'Golden Coffin'
    , May 26th, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    This is one of the most outrageous executive perks I’ve ever heard of. The heirs of John Wren, the CEO of Omnicom Group (OMC), will [...]

  • John Wren’s $41 Million ‘Golden Coffin’
    , May 26th, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    This is one of the most outrageous executive perks I’ve ever heard of. The heirs of John Wren, the CEO of Omnicom Group (OMC), will [...]

  • FinReg's from Mays Past
    , May 26th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    From Gary Alexander: The Aldrich-Vreeland Act was passed May 30, 1908, in response to the Panic of 1907. The punitive measures included a tax of [...]

  • FinReg’s from Mays Past
    , May 26th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    From Gary Alexander: The Aldrich-Vreeland Act was passed May 30, 1908, in response to the Panic of 1907. The punitive measures included a tax of [...]

  • Unitedhealth Group Offers Huge Dividend Increase
    , May 26th, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Hooray for Unitedhealth Group (UNH)! The company is jumping on my lonely call for much-increased dividends. UNH said it’s going to start paying a quarterly [...]

  • Fascinating Factoid of the Day
    , May 26th, 2010 at 9:39 am

    From Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist: Pollution from driven cars has fallen so fast it is now below that of parked cars in 1970.

  • Back Up to 10,000
    , May 25th, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    The market has turned around sharply since this morning. The Dow is currently at 9987 which is over 200 points above today’s low. Bed Bath [...]

  • Zeroing In on the Bond Market
    , May 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Bloomberg wins the award for cheekiest headline: “Strippers Declare Inflation Dead as Dealers Revive Zero-Coupon Treasuries.” The article is, of course, about stripped zero-coupon bonds [...]

  • Maybe the Worst Is Over…For Today
    , May 25th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    The worst of the selling seems to have passed this morning. The S&P 500 reached a low of 1040.78. So far, the Buy List is [...]

  • So Long Dow 10,000
    , May 25th, 2010 at 9:20 am

    The pre-market activity is signaling another down day for the markets. The Dow looks to fall below 10,000 (yet again). The troubles are once again [...]

  • People Think, Machines Don't
    , May 25th, 2010 at 8:31 am

    Here’s a provocative ad: Of course, on many days I wonder if “thinking” is an advantage or a disadvantage.

  • People Think, Machines Don’t
    , May 25th, 2010 at 8:31 am

    Here’s a provocative ad: Of course, on many days I wonder if “thinking” is an advantage or a disadvantage.

  • Forecasters Turn Bullish on the Economy
    , May 24th, 2010 at 9:57 am

    There’s a new story this morning saying that the National Association for Business Economics is more optimistic on the economy. The panel of forecasters boosted [...]

  • S&P 500: 123 Dividend Increases to Just Two Decreases
    , May 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    At the end of last year, I was asked to participate in Bespoke’s Roundtable Q&A. This was one of the questions: What do you believe [...]

  • S&P 500: 123 Dividend Increases to Just Two Decreases
    , May 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    At the end of last year, I was asked to participate in Bespoke’s Roundtable Q&A. This was one of the questions: What do you believe [...]

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