Confusing Politics With Economics
The latest column, loosely based on Monday’s comments, is up at RealMoney.com. Here’s the money quote: “The market may...
Battleground States
Another good chart from the graphic whizzes over at CBSMarketWatch Battleground Check out their full coverage: CBSMarketwatch Election...
Confusing Cause & Effect
As the indices flail about, groping for a bottom, the search for an explanation as to what ails the markets continues apace. The latest...
Chart of the Week: Average Election Year Markets
Markets historically do well during presidential election years. In the event an incumbent loses, we tend to see a post election rally,...
Google prices shares at $108 – $135
Google priced 24.6 million shares of its IPO at the astounding level of $100+ dollars. That’s $3.3 billion worth of stock —...
Wall Street reaction to key events during the Bush term
CBS MarketWatch has a terrific round up of all the political activity at the Democratic Convention in Boston this week, specifically...
Kerry & National-Security
As the Democratic convention gets underway this week, the WSJ raises what may be a crucial issue for the Presidential challenger in the...
Voluntary Collective License
Ren Bucholz is a San Franciscan who works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. His recent graphic on VCL’s (Voluntary Collective...
Is the market reacting to the incumbent’s chances?
Nothing like a little political discussion to spice things up on a rainy Saturday morning. In an attempt to add some empirical facts to a...