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Earnings misses give cheerleaders pause
Its dumbfounding to watch a bunch of last week’s cheerleaders do a 180 degree spin and lament the recent earnings misses. While...
VIX follow up
Since our VIX piece last week, several commentators have discussed the volatility index. I wanted to clarify some of the errors, myths...
Is iTunes Link Maker Patentable?
Here’s a thought: If Amazon‘s One Click purchase system is patentable — and lets not kid ourselves, its nothing more...
iTunes Associate Program?
Since we’ve been looking at the business models of so many streaming, peering and music industry start ups, I thought it would be...
despite all the obvious improvements . . .
Several of you asked how I can still be raising questions about the sustainability of the economic recovery at this “stage”...
Reuters does VIX
Reuters picked up the VIX analysis (nice write up, too): Investor sentiment index may signal troubles ahead
The Frankenstein Economy?
Earnings season is in full swing, with over 700 companies geared up to report this week. This will be the key market driver, with little...
U.S. Leading Economic Index Declines in September
Talk about a mixed message: While earnings continue to come put in (mostly) positive, the index of Leading Economic Indicators declined...