What’s with All the Auto Dealers?
The great unexplained mystery in the auto bailout is the persistence of all the surplus dealerships for American-made cars. UAW benefit...
Do You Have a ‘Risk-Taking’ Brain ?
This time of year, many investors are looking at their asset allocation, and stock selection. Perhaps they should be asking themselves,...
Aurora Borealis from Orbit
Astronaut Don Pettit created an astounding video using a sequence of still images he shot of the aurora borealis (northern lights) from...
2008 in Review and Some Guesses About 2009
Good Afternoon: I will briefly dispense with the market action during the last gasps of 2008 before turning to a review of 2008. I will...
Fed Presidents Gather in San Francisco
Analysis and Discussion with Stephen Gallagher of Societe Generale January 02, 2009
Let’s look at the videotape
Vincent Farrell, Jr. is Chief Investment Officer of Soleil Securities, a New York based investment management company. Over his long...
SPX Hits 2 Month High
U.S. equities started the year in the green, rising 3% to hit a two-month high on the first day of trading. Volume was thin, as many...
Tough Times Topple Woolworths
The credit crunch and consumer pessimism may spell a bleak outlook for other British retailers in 2009. MarketWatch’s Aude Lagorce...
Retail: Out and About on a Friday Morning
Today was the first day I was out in a week — been under the weather with a chest cold/sore throat misery. I was surprised by a...