A touching holiday tale
Be sure to check out our charming holiday tale, the “Mensa Society Rejects,” over at Essays and Effluvia.
Corporate Death Penalty
The first corporate casualty — as in death — appeared in the expanding mutual fund scandal. It was reported yesterday that...
Is the Fed playing a game of chicken?
I don’t know if they are, but CNN/Money seems to think so: “With stronger-than-expected numbers coming in almost daily and...
GDP Is Revised Up
Company Profits Soared By 30% In 3rd Quarter: “The economic recovery has picked up momentum, boosting the bottom lines of a wide...
Holiday Discounts
One last follow up to the “Will they or won’t they” discount discussion: * French Connection (FCUK) 30% off December...
Congress cuts S.E.C. budget
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself:” Despite the ever widening...
Catalyst Week!
With two consecutive down weeks behind us, and a long holiday weekend ahead, the market will be seeking fresh catalysts to drive the...
Chart of the Week: Day Before/After Holidays
The periods around certain holidays have some historical seasonality worth paying attention to: In particular, Thanksgiving, Christmas...
Wal-Mart backlash growing
Several negative stories out recently on Wal-Mart. We previously referenced the Fast Company article, which was extremely negative. This...
Foolish Bank promotional ideas
Of all the idiotic ideas to come out of the banking industry, these two recent brainfarts are my favorites. I’ll be curious to see...