Reality vs. Perception: The 3 Minute Mile
I was quite the runner back in High School. My mile times were a little over 3 minutes. Indeed, I ran the marathon in just under an hour...
Chart of the Week: S&P500 Barra Value/S&P600 Barra...
The long awaited rotation from small cap stocks to large cap, from to value from growth, is well underway. This can also be described as...
Music Sales Rise on Aggressive Discounting, Price Competition...
In the most under-reported story this year, music sales rose this past quarter. For the first time in nearly 3 years, pre-recorded music...
Barron’s Picks up on the “Retail Snow Job”
I must have missed this earlier in the week, but Barrons’ picked up the “Retail Snow Job” we discussed last week....
Court to RIAA: Drop Dead
Here’s the best overview on the legal situation, from the always interesting GMSV: “Silly.” That’s how a U.S....
Jobless Claims Data Gyrate Due To Seasonal Adjustment Difficulties
Jobless Claims: -22,000 to 353,000 in 12/13/03 Week I took yesterday off, saw the headline above, and was pleasantly surprised. This data...
Cherry Picking: The Weapon of Choice for Price-conscious Consumers
A quick follow up to our ongoing retail discussions on discounting and shopping: Knowledge@Wharton, a publication of the Wharton School...
VIX Signal Redux?
Back in mid-October, we noted that a significant slide in the VIX to the 16s was signaling an imminent short-term correction. That call...
Chart(s) of the Week: Vix makes new 52 week lows
The VIX has not made the same dramatic move down during December that it made in mid-October: VIX (SPX Volatility Index) 3 month chart...
Post Holiday Shopping
From a new American Express news release. Not only are the bargain hunters out there, they will be “regifting” unwanted...