All about Oil: an overview
Max Sawicky observes “The most important story that nobody is talking about is fifty-dollar-a-barrel oil. The potential harm to the...
Music sales rebound on cheaper CDs, DVD sales increase
Here’s a topic that simply will not go away: The Music industry and CD sales. U.S. music sales rebounded 3.9% in the first half of...
Global Crude Oil Demand & Gasoline
I’ve been talking about the extent of global demand for Crude outside of the US; This chart demonstrates that perfectly: Global Oil...
Oil = $50 a Barrel
Oil broke a psychological barrier last night: $50. As I have been lamenting for quite some time, this is not due to a “terror...
Bull or Bear Market? (hint: Neither)
Two weeks ago, we noted that the SPX and Dow had reached the top of their trading ranges. We suggested at the very least a retracement of...
Chart of the Week: Yield Curve
Looking at the past two decades, whenever the Fed has started tightening AND the yield curve has flattened, it has presaged a downturn in...
Classical and Opera DVDs: Cheaper than CDs
We haven’t addressed anything new in the music area recently (I have a long queu of comments getting ready) but this discussion of...
Beware Economists seeking guidance from stock markets
Beware the Economist who is seeking guidance from the stock market as to the state of the economy. These creatures make lousy economists...
Taxes, Capital Spending, and Jobs
Business Week has an extensive chat about Accelerated Depreciation of Capital Spending with your humble scribe. Recall that we discussed...
Parsing Changes in the Fed Statement
Terrific comparo by the WSJ on the bias statement released by the Fed. Note the key phrase is “appears to have regained some...