Compare & Contrast: FEMA vs Wal-MART
There are certain things I expect for my tax dollars: Schools, Police services, Military protection, Infrastructure, etc. This is...
Q2 SPX Earnings by Sector
Interesting breakdown of SPX Earnings by Sector, via Zacks. My key takeaway is Energy, Utilities and Materials showed alot of strength,...
Google or Valero?
Dan Gross reveals to us the surprising data point that, over the past year, Valero has outperformed Google: Chart courtesy of MSN Money...
Parsing the Fed
The WSJ: The Sept. 20 statement announced that the Fed was raising its key short-term interest rate by one-quarter point to 3.75%, its...
Apprenticed Investor: Time Waits for No One
The latest "Apprentice Investor" column is up: Time Waits for No One. It asks the question "Have you made sure the...
Rita & Fuel Prices
Speaking of Oil, I’m on the road in Texas, but I had to throw up a quick post on yesterday’s trading in energy — it was...
Incentivizing Your Customers to Steal Your Product
Bob Lefsetz explains to the major labels why they are either incompetant business people, or just plain ol’ dumb: It’s this...
Goodbye, TiVo
Alas, my favorite toy may be in the process of betraying me: As this Flicker photo reveals, Tivo appears that they are ready to...
The Fog of Katrina
The task of calculating the enormous damage from Katrina – in Human lives, in property damage, and in economic terms – continues. As...
Chart of the Week: U Michigan Sentiment Index Gives Market Warning
"Such steep and widespread declines in confidence have typically triggered recessions," though a recession is not...