Inflation — Fed ‘Mission Accomplished?’
Jim Picerno has a good post on inflation over at The Capital Spectator (MONEY, OIL, ECONOMICS & THE SEARCH FOR THE BOTTOM LINE):...
Ned Davis interview in Barron’s
We quoted Ned Davis in Friday’s commentary. He has a full interview in Barron’s today. Ned is always worth reading; He has a...
Dow Jones picks up earlier comments.
This mornings comments, That Don’t Impress Me Much, got picked up by Dow Jones Market Talk: So Much Good News… “IBM has...
That Don’t Impress Me Much
IBM has a good first quarter, reaffirms guidance for the year, meets all expectations – it then sells off. SanDisk met top line...
Chart of the Week: S&P 500 Index Fibonacci Retracement
The S&P 500 continues to struggle at a 50% retracement level (blue line and red arrows) from the 1999 highs to the recent lows. This...
How sustainable are the March Hiring numbers?
Today’s Jobless claims rose by new filers 30,000 To 360,000. These numbers were surprising to many. Those readers lucky or smart...
Where there’s smoke . . .
Check out Michelle Leder’s weblog Footnoted Michelle wrote the forensic accounting tome “Financial Fine Print:Uncovering a...
Unexpected Surge in Consumer Prices Fans Inflation Fear
More commentary on the spike in consumer prices, via today’s NYT: “Consumer prices jumped much more sharply than expected in...
The sometimes lighter side of taxes
Newsday has some amusing anecdotes about the subejct of taxes. So on this expensive day, here’s something to make you smile: Tax...
Barron’s: Topping Out?
Interesting technical take in Barrons this weekend — Looking for the clues of a topping process: “As always, one of the...