Acckk! Open Thread
A horrifically annoying 12 hours. First, that flash ad (which I was unable to cancel at first) gummed up page loading. I pulled ALL of...
Radiohead Covers the Smiths
> "Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, its really serious . . . " > Cool blast from the past! I was a pretty big...
Widening Spread Between Nat Gas and Crude Oil
Apropos of our earlier post this morn, see this chart porn for energy traders from Floyd Norris’ Saturday NYT column: Graphic...
Media Appearance: CNBC’s Morning Call (11/12/07)
This morning, I’ll be guest hosting Morning Call on CNBC, from 11:00am to 12 noon. On today’s agenda: -Holiday...
Rising Crude Oil Pushes Consumer Prices Higher
I’m not sure what to make of the Core-heads — that motley collection of blinker-eyed ostriches who either claim there is not...
How Sick the Dollar?
Be sure to check out the WSJ article (Doctor the Dollar? Depends How Sick) on page C1 this morning: "The dollar has fallen 9.5%...
November Linkfest: Week in Preview
Yesterday, we reviewed the week that was. Today, we look at the week that will be. Stocks and futures markets are open Monday — but...
Lessons From Stock Market Wizards
One of the first books I read in this business oh-so many years ago was Stock Market Wizards. It had a profound impact on my thinking...
November Linkfest: Week in Review
Triple threat: Stocks suffered their worst three-day decline in five years, as market participants simultaneously recognized 3 of...
Anecdotal Evidence: Retail Thriving
[Plague kills 1/3rd of Europe. A collector is carrying away the dead on a large wooden cart.] The Dead Collector (calling out): Bring out...