Monday Reads
Here are the latest additions to my Instapaper: • The Effect of Falling Home Prices on Small Business Borrowing (Cleveland Fed) •...
Is the 1987 Pre-Crash Highs Impacting Prices Today?
Chris Kimble writes: “Long-term support resistance dating back to 1987 looks to be at hand right now. This line stopped the rally...
NYT Magazine: D.I.Y. Macroeconomics
> Wow, I am honored and flattered to be included in the NY Times Sunday Magazine Year in Ideas, under the header “D.I.Y....
60 Minutes: State Budgets Day of Reckoning
State Budgets: Day of Reckoning December 19, 2010 4:59 PM Steve Kroft reports on the precarious financial conditions many states are...
My thought on the yr end 2011 price target
It’s that time of the year when one of the more common Wall St sellside soothsayer concoctions hit the tape, that of 2011 year end...
Eastman Kodak Color
As seen below EK shares had massive distribution (highlighted by red arrows and circle) This distribution was a cathartic puke if you...
Winding Down with an Xmas Rally
Here we are beginning the final 2 weeks of the year. The economy continues to limp along, improving, albeit rather slowly....
Monster Turbine High-Performance In-Ear Speakers
Last week, in our Holiday Shopping for Audiophiles, I mentioned the Monster Turbine High-Performance In-Ear Speakers. I found they are...
FDIC Bank Closings
This may be the last of the closures — (regulators prefer not to work on holiday weekends). We are still under 160, and with just 2...
Daily Show: Lame-as-F@#k Congress
TDS: Here’s a tribute to a few Republican senators who find comfort and advantage in invoking the heroes of 9/11 but refuse to give...