Data Sources (Free / Cheap)
. “Data are the most valuable commodity to any investor. Before anyone can make a statement like "The market went past its 200-day...
Bad Company?
. Alan Abelson points to an interesting chart from Trevor Greetham, Merrill Lynch’s chief of global asset allocation. It shows the...
2005 Market Forecast
The Businessweek forecasts for 2005 are up. Here are my numbers: DJIA: Midyear 11,707 Yearend 9,703 S&P 500: Midyear 1,324 Yearend...
Mandate/Shmandate
The first Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll since Bush got re-elected finds that public opinion remains rather skeptical about any shifts...
Can Companies Pass Along Commodity Price Increases?
.The squeeze on margins caused by rising commodity prices, combined with price sensitive consumers has created an inability for companies...
FASB: Stock Options Must be Deducted
Uh-oh, that’s gonna leave a mark: FASB: Stock Options’ Value Must be Deducted From Profits Next Year The nation’s...
Chart of the Week: Core CPI versus Core PCE
Joseph A. LaVorgna, the Chief US Economist of Deutsche Bank, asks the question: "Can Inflation Go Up but the Fed Stay...
Market Resource Pages
David Jackson’s Seeking Alpha has put together a nice list of free market resources. Very much worth checking out: The Finance Blog...
Fed fund rates versus SPX
From Chart of the Day: The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate from 2% to 2.25%. The charts below provide perspective...
Economists React to Fed
. . More good stuff courtesy of the WSJ (online only). The online version’s offerings continues to be a terrific yet...