Succinct summation of week’s events (2/17/12)
Succinct summation of week’s events: Positives: 1) Greek bailout and PSI deal looking more likely AGAIN, at least that’s what...
The Oracle: Martin Armstrong (Movie Trailer)
Way too conspiratorial for my taste, but interesting: >
Rallies Following 30% Bear Corrections (1900-Present)
Last weekend, I showed a chart titled Stock Market Rallies Since 1900. The metrics were “rallies that followed a major Dow...
Vanguard Founder Bogle on Strategy, U.S. Tax Laws
I really respect Bogle, but he completely discounts tactical shifts during secular bear markets: > Source: BLOOMBERG TELEVISION
10 Friday AM Reads
My morning reads: • Too Late for the Euro? (Columbia Mag) • The next crisis?: Derivative CDs Tempt Savers as Banks Reap Fees...
CPI about in line, core rate highest since Sept ’08
Consumer prices in Jan rose .2% both headline and core. Headline was expected up .3% and core up .2%. The y/o/y gains are 2.9% including...
Did Felons Get a Free Pass in the Financial Crisis?
More than three years after the one of the worst financial crises in U.S. history, the government has been severely criticized for its...
Stocks Upward Bias, Golden Cross, Risk Rising
Stocks Upward Bias, Golden Cross, Risk Rising February 16, 2012 David R. Kotok ~~~ Stocks continue to rally in the face of the ongoing...
Yelp Going Public; Billions to Flow to Reviewers
No, not really. I am as much of a Yelp fan as I am a Facebook fan — which is to say, not much at all. As a writer, I find the...