UCLA forecasts 3% U.S. Growth in 2004
This is an interesting forecast that dovetails fairly nicely with my “Frankenstein Economy” thesis. The UCLA forecast is a...
Beyond Punishing Analysts
Floyd Norris has a fascinating article out this morning, titled “Stock Exchange Disciplines Analyst.” Its the story of an...
Dollar Daze
butt ugly Chart of the Week: The U.S. Dollar continues to weaken versus a basket of other currencies. While this may be a net positive...
Dow 10,000 & Nasdaq 2000: Who Cares?
There is this bizarre media fixation on “round numbers” in the market place. How many times have you heard the phrase the...
Will They or Won’t They?
That seems to be the question on everybody’s mind this morning: At tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, will the Federal Reserve drop the...
Chart of the Week: Nasdaq Weekly
Nasdaq’s been the market leader, and its health is an indicator looking forward. The weekly chart shows a major resistance barrier in...
How Pricey Are Stocks?
Its important to understand what “valuation” actually means when discussing market price: What makes stocks expensive or...
A Tale of Two Employment Surveys
Source: New York Times Who do you believe: The people who write other people’s payroll checks, or the folks who pay themselves?...
The Pin Prick
Todd Harrison is a hedge fund manager and one of the original creators of the “real time trading diary” — his first was...
The Peter Lynch methodology? Not so fast . . .
I had a lot of fun chatting up the WSJ’s Erin Schulte on why so many people misunderstand the investing philosophy of Peter Lynch....