Hussman on Wall Street’s Myopia
John Hussman: I was wrong. Not about the implosion of the credit markets, which I urgently warned about in 2007 and early 2008. Not about...
Albert Edwards: Gold is Cheap
Looking at the price of Gold relative to the US Monetary base, Albert Edwards of SocGen draws the conclusion that Gold is cheap: >
Some Thoughts on Twitter
I have to admit that this comment from ESPN writer Tim Keown resonated with me: “I know the whole Twitter/Facebook...
Visualizing the Fortune 500 in America
Via Focus.com, we have this interesting map of where the Fortune 500 are located: click for ginormous map
Consumer Prices: Inflation or Deflation ?
Since we have spilled so many pixels on retail and consumer spending, let’s look at some charts as to what and how much Americans...
Berlin Keynote Address: Barry Ritholtz
Last week, I addressed an audience of fund managers and investment professionals in Berlin; Here are the highlights from my 45 minute...
In Stock! Bad Holiday Sales Forecasts
One of the items that never seems to go out of style is the annual holiday sales forecast. Mix one part survey, one part “foot...