George W. Who?
“Republicans talk a lot about losing their way during the last decade, and when they do they’re talking about the Bush years....
Volume Falls After Europe Closed
Art Cashin Notes that “Run rate at 10:00 was 1.3 billion. By noon it had dropped to 850 million. Lots of involvement by Europe? Now...
What Housing Recovery?
One of the forecasts I mentioned earlier this week was the ongoing forecasts of a housing bottom (“consistently, insistently and...
10 Tuesday AM Reads
Here’s how to start your rally: • Wall Street’s 2011 Predictions – How’d They Do? (The Reformed Broker) • When Investors...
Sunrise 2012
Sunrise 2012 January 2, 2012 David R. Kotok ~~~ Looking eastward from my 12th floor Sarasota condominium, one sees the cityscape and then...
Giddiness and better data
A combination of beginning of the year giddiness and better than expected economic data in Asia and in Europe has the S&P futures...
The Cotton Candy Rally
> Welcome back to work! Futures are looking up by 2%, following rallies in Asia and Europe. Lots of fund managers come into the new...
The Dismal Outlook for 2012
The Dismal Outlook for 2012 Peter T. Treadway January 1, 2012 ~~~ “Dismal” is the only word I can think of to describe the economic...