WSJ POWER 30
I was surprised that not many people made much mention of the WSJ’s “Power 30.” It was an interesting dissection of who...
Data Underestimates New Jobless Claims
File this one under “Duh!”: The U.S. Labor Department, at the urging of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, is working...
Discounting? What Discounting?
No Discounting? Boy, that was quick. I cannot recall the last time a common “meme” was so quickly proven to be false in the...
Are Retailers playing a game of “Chicken?”
Retail, X-Mas & Discounting: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about retail sales. Some of that is due to recent earnings...
Extended Market Vulnerable to Pullback
The Usual Suspects? — After a week of heavy churning, the markets finally gave up their attempts to break out. We mentioned last...
Chart of the Week
Stocks are at the top of their up channel, and have become somewhat extended. They remain vulnerable to a pullback. Extended Market...
Will history repeat?
The usually conservative minded Barron’s has an article this weekend well worth perusing for you economic history buffs — See...
the “Greenspan Lag”
Interesting article in Business Week: Relax and Enjoy the “Greenspan Lag” EXCERPT: The Fed chief has a history of waiting...
$11.8 billion in punitive damages?
The Associated Press is reporting that an Alabama state jury ordered Exxon Mobil to pay $11.9 billion — $63.6 million in...