Market’s Back-to-Back Streak
Well, the Christmas Rally we discussed on Monday and Tuesday has finally arrived. Indeed, like the NY Knicks, the Markets have finally...
Prices Fall, Inventories Rise, NAR Spins
Sales of existing homes fell to a record low in October. What was the largest drop in home prices — ever — wasn’t...
7 Suggestions for Scott Adams:
Scott Adams, who I have long adored as both a writer and a cartoonist (see this post), has decided to dramatically cut back his blogging...
Holiday Book Shopping II
I admit it — I am a book junkie. I own many more books than I could ever possibly read in a given lifetime, and/or leave lying...
US Leading Global R&D Spending
Nice interactive data set, from FT: Source:US ahead as global R&D spending up 10%John Willman in LondonFT, November 11 2007 18:21 |...
Follow Up: Nine Stocks for Playing the Long Side Safely
Back in June, I did a column for theStreet.com, titled: Nine Stocks for Playing the Long Side Safely. An emailer yesterday asked for an...
Case-Shiller Home Price Index Posts Record Annual Decline
The Sept S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index fell 4.9% y/o/y, the biggest drop since the data began in 1988 — but in-line with...
More Off-Balance Sheet Risks: Conduits
(Alt title: Move over FASB 157 — FIN46-R is in town). While investors of banks and brokers breathe a sigh of relief over the...
Mocean Worker, ‘Shake Ya Boogie’
Very cool: Mocean Worker’s nu-jazz pairs with old-school animation in the eye-popping new video for ‘Shake Ya Boogie.’...
Citibank Receives Emergency Cash Injection
Abu Dhabi to the Rescue! Late last night, the WSJ reported Citigroup will receive a $7.5B cash infusion from the governmental investment...