UK Study: Downloaders Buy More Music
A belated Tuneful Tuesday post. A recent UK study confirms what we’ve known all along: "Computer-literate music fans who...
Why Not Just Raise the Price of Sin?
Habit forming: A few weeks ago, we noted that Economics of Smoking were such that raising prices reduced the amount people smoked. While...
Fed and Markets
I rarely find anything to disagree about with Gary B. Smith (Chartman for Bulls & Bears, and columnist on RealMoney) — so...
Gyration Causation
Ever wonder why Markets sometimes shrug off bad news, and in other instances, seem to over-react? It’s one of the frustrating things...
Chart of the Week: NASDAQ w/ MACD momentum
Kevin Lane notes that “Both the fast and the slower stochastics are turning down from overbought levels suggesting momentum waning here...
Payola 2: Why it matters
What is the significance of the Payola settlement? Why was this even a legal matter? There are 3 keys to this event: 1) Federal law...
DVRs — Not PCs — will be Home’s Media Center
THE online REPORTER notes that its the DVR — not PCs — which will dominate the home media center: "It’s...
Give It Away
I get some interesting questions about my interest in music/film. (You may have noticed that commentary on this subject tends to run on...
Quote of the Day
Amusing persective from longtime market observer Richard Russell: Russell suspicion (of course, I could be wrong): "Greenspan...