I’ve been none too kindly to Easy Al this week. Between his Humphrey Hawkins testimony, Al’s confusing cause and effect of...
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Consider the following quote from Fed Chief Greenspan’s testimony to Congress: The strong gains in productivity, however, have...
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A NY Times article on advertising and branding looks at the possible namimg combinations of a newly merged “Comcast Disney.”...
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The definitive trashing of Disney CEO Michael Eisner comes not from the WSJ or the NYT, but rather from the left coast: The L.A. Times....
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On Wednesday, Alan Greenspan went to the 2nd happiest place on Earth: The U.S. Congress. It is a land where you get to spend other...
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We revisit this chart (shown previously), which starkly presents the evidence of why this recession/recovery cycle is so very different...
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Not a good thing: “The government’s credibility is extremely important, and I assume therefore, so is the president’s,...
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Comcast announces a $66 Billion dollar hostile bid for Disney. This raises several interesting issues:...
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Nonfarm Payrolls (% change from recession end) Source: Chart of the Day, February 10, 2004 We’ve been saying “It Really is...
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What is the market’s typical reaction to very strong corporate earnings? That seems like an awfully obvious question, but the...
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