Oil!
Given yesterday’s pop to $62 in Crude — up from $53 when last month’s Futures’ contracts expired — its...
Dow / Gold
Yesterday, the Dow closed above the 12,000 for the first time. For some further perspective into the current rally, Chart of the Day...
Disturbing Trends: Dividends & Earnings
Over the past few years, I have noted (repeatedly) that despite record earnings (Quarter after Q of double digit year-over-year gains),...
Earnings Season Begins with a Miss or 3
Despite all the demand for Aluminum and the supposedly robust economy, Alcoa’s number’s were pretty punk Tuesday night. Doug...
Blog Spotlight: The Mess That Greenspan Made
Today we start a new series: Blog Spotlight. We put together a short list of excellent but somewhat overlooked blog that deserves a...
Oil Price Cycles Up, Then Down
I’ve been having an interesting email discussion with Matt Trivisonno about some energy issues. What started it was our prior...
Why is Oil Dropping (and what might its impact be)?
Oil has dropped under $60 this morning, to reach 6 month lows. Prices have "dropped more than 23% since hitting a record $78.40 in...
Gasoline Prices
I tanked up at BP for $2.89 a gallon for premium — at a great service station near me charges the same for full service as...
Who’s to Blame for Amaranth’s Losses?
Answer: their investors. Before you roll your eyes, hear me out on this. I have some very specific experience with this, as I have spent...
Falling Gas Prices Help Low End Consumer
We mentioned last week that decreasing Oil prices would bode well for the consumer — especially for the lower end consumer. Not...