More on Margin
Jeff Opdyke has a WSJ article on Margin this am: Deja Vu: Buying Stock on Margin Is Back in Vogue. His reporting specifically notes a big...
The Napster Cooption Business Model
As promised, here is one of my entries for The Great Recording Industry Business Model Contest. I’ve given this a lot of long hard...
Dead Man Walking
Grasso is now finished. He’s a “Dead Man Walking.” One week ago today, I noted that this was becoming a public...
Calpers Chief Calls for Grasso’s Head
I love Jim Murphy. He’s this crusty Dow Jones writer who does a 5:15am cameo on CNBC every morning (he looks like Hemingway would...
Stock Market vs the Economy
Steve Liesman wrote an interesting article for the Wall Street Journal: “Washington Needs to Decide If It Favors Capital or...
Grasso’s Comp: Not Illegal, Just Bad Judgment
Previously in this space, I discussed how, in the parlance of traders, the NYSE top ticked Grasso’s pay package. I suspect that the...
The Great Recording Industry Business Model Contest
My friend John Paczkowski, over at the excellent blog “Good Morning Silicon Valley” has issued a call for entries: The Great...
The Coming Job Boom (NOT)
“Forget those grim unemployment numbers. Demographic forces are about to put a squeeze on the labor supply that will make it feel...