November 2009
92 posts
Chart Junkie: Silver →
Precision Capital Management submits: Though silver doesn’t take the headlines like gold does, it has actually been stronger than gold in this latest rally. That’s why it…
TheStreet.com Needs 180-Days to Fix Their... →
Jules Verne only needed 80-days to travel around the world in 1872. Apparently, things at TheStreet.com (TSCM) are so screwed up, they need half a year to get their books straight and…
Retail Analyst Kristin Bentz: My Holiday Picks as... →
Kristin Bentz
Last month, star retail analyst Kristin Bentz shared her excellent framework for picking winners in retail for the holiday season. This morning Kristin followed up…
Picture du Jour: Plunging dollar erodes non-US... →
This is a guest post by Prieur du Plessis.
With the US dollar falling down a precipice, spare a thought for non-US investors invested in US stocks and bonds.
The graph below shows the…
China to US: Is That a Hedge or Are You Just Happy... →
The IMF’s International Financial Statistics show the US holding the lion’s share of global gold reserves:
(Source: Zero Hedge)
Wow. The US is holding a huge hedge against fiat currency….
Meet Pearl: The Real Howard Roark →
The United States has had a perverted perspective on Ayn Rand’s epic characters. They have been explained as capitalist heroes whose selfish pursuits reached the level of nobility. However,…
High Frequency Algorithms Tampering with the Tape... →
The word on the street is that intraday traders are frustrated. The rules of the game have changed. Most high probability chart setups in between important levels are being manipulated by the high…
Linda Bair: If You Can Borrow at Zero and... →
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Post from: Wall St. Cheat Sheet Linda Bair: If You Can Borrow at Zero and Speculate, That’s a Heck of a Business Model
Exclusive Interview: Happy Hour Host Rebecca... →
Happy Hour is one of the most unique shows on financial television. Co-host Rebecca Diamond used her persistence and hard work to earn the opportunity to launch the show. Rebecca is another…
2009 Retail Store Closings: Complete List of... →
Wondering what retailers are downsizing or have passed to that special retailer place in the sky? Here is a nice complete (recently updated) list from About.com:
2,639 General Motors
960 Blockbuster
The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent Turn →
This is a guest post by Minyanville Editor-in-Chief Kevin Depew.
1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent Turn
The word credit comes from the Latin “credere” which means “to believe,…
Congressman Grayson: SIGTARP Report Illustrates... →
On Monday night we posted Tyler Durden’s breakdown of the SIGTARP audit of the AIG bailout. Will this report resurrect the Fed Audit movement now that Ron Paul’s End the Fedbook…
Ben Bernanke 2005-07: I Have Confidence in Bank... →
There’s a tad of a delay with the transcription of my next interview. So, I thought we could play The Time Warp and watch this excellent montage of interviews with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…
The Edge: A Cross-Section of Retailer Earnings →
Saks (NYSE: SKS) is Slow
Earnings Info: Earned $.01 cent per share versus a loss of $.32 cents per share in the same period a year ago.
Revenue dropped 8.5%.
Both earnings and revenues…
Cars and Trucks Boost October CPI →
An increase in energy as well as new and used motor vehicles contributed to gains in the consumer price index for October, the Labor Department reported today. The department reported a…
Market Profile Gives You the Message of the Market →
Tom Alexander
One of the unique features of auction market analysis is that it provides a totally consistent and objective means of valuation in any timeframe. As long as Value as…
Google Scholar: Open Source Law →
In law school I wrote an article asserting that the open source movement would ultimately wage war on judicial case law. First, we must note that like legislation, case law is public…
2009 Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom: We Need... →
2009 Nobel Prize winner for economics Elinor Ostrom discusses the problems with siloing academic disciplines:
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PPI Data Falls Short →
Prices for finished goods continued their downward trend from 12 months ago although the pace of price declines appears to be slowing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In…
Gold: Bernanke Says “The Trend is Your Friend” →
Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech at the Economic Club of New York during which he declared interest rates would remain low for “an extended period.” Those who have been…
US-China Relations: Getting Beyond Political... →
At the beginning of George W. Bush’s presidency, political rhetoric regarding China took the form of old-school Cold War mantras. At the time, US consumption and Chinese production were…
Neil Barofski’s AIG Counterparty Payment Report... →
This is a guest post by Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge.
The full SIGTARP report on AIG and its counterparty payments has been released. It contains all you need to know about the NYFED’s bailout…
Is the Consumer on the Comeback Trail? →
With earnings due to come out this week from several large-scale brick-and-mortar retailers, we are sure to get a better look into whether success stories at the likes of Amazon, Priceline and…
Exclusive Interview: Happy Hour Co-Host Cody... →
This week we have a special series of interviews with the co-hosts of Happy Hour from FOX Business Network: Cody Willard, Rebecca Diamond, and Eric Bolling. Happy Hour is unlike any other show in…
Commerce Department: Retail Sales Mixed in October →
There’s good news and not-so-good news in the latest data from the Commerce Department.
A rise in auto sales in October helped propel retail sales to a higher-than-expected 1.4 percent,…
Federal Housing Update: Loan Growth at the... →
This article is a guest post by The Institutional Risk Analyst.
We could not let pass the silly commentary last week in the Big Media regarding the fiscal situation of the Federal…
Earnings Calendar: LOW, HD, SKS, TGT, TJX, CR, BJ,... →
Key Earnings This Week:
Monday 11.16 - American Dairy (ADY), Longtop Financial (LFT), Lowe’s (LOW), Perfect World (PWRD), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Pacific Sunwear (PSUN).
Tuesday 11.17…
Words from the Investment Wise →
Prieur du Plessis
While the Dow Jones Industrial Index and other benchmark indices reached 52-week highs last week and pleased Wall Street, the cartoonists reminded us that worrisome…
Bullet Train: The Week’s Best from the Web →
Here are direct links to our favorite articles which we think you should highly consider reading.
Without further ado, jump on board the Bullet Train …
The Death of Birth Is Not a…
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Chart Junkie: Does the Russell Have Dandruff on... →
Chart Junkies: in preparation for the launch of our new Investing & Trading landing page, starting this week Chart Junkie will become a nearly daily post at Wall St. Cheat Sheet. Today…
Ford Unveils New Car For Cash-Strapped Buyers: The... →
If you are in the market for a “new” car like I am, you’ll want to stay on top of Ford’s (F) cutting-edge products (HT: Adam Burrows):
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Ghost Towns in China Prove GDP is a Farce →
In 2008, I closely commented on the demise of Lehman Brothers and the hidden cancers on other balance sheets. At the time, the fraudulent real estate bubble found a poster child in Lehman…
Consumer Confidence Continues Downward Slide →
The latest consumer confidence survey by the University of Michigan/Reuters shows consumer confidence falling to 66.0 (preliminary results) from the end-Oct reading of 70.6. Economists…
John Perkins: Confessions of an Economic Hitman... →
My friend Matt Davio at Miss Trade landed a nice interview with best-selling author John Perkins. Perkins wrote Confessions of an Economic HitManand a new book Hoodwinked: An Economic…
HP’s Acquisition Further Pits Tech Titans Against... →
On Wednesday after the bell, HP (HPQ) announced that they had acquired former tech big shot 3Com (COMS) for $2.7 billion in cash. This is only the most recent move in what has become large-scale…
An Unemployment Reality Check →
Lately, I continue to see layoffs popping up in the news on a very consistent basis (again). So, I put together a list of company names and their recent layoff announcements right here as a…
Geithner Is Kidding, Right? →
This is a guest post by The Golden Truth.
“U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the government’s borrowing needs would be substantially less than expected”
If he made that…
Albert Edwards of Societe Generale Remains Firmly... →
This is a guest post by Trader Mark.
Societe Generale’s (GLE) Albert Edwards is generally considered an uber bear, although there were times in the past year he has tactically…
Mortgage Refinancing is Up While Home Purchase... →
The numbers in the most recent Mortgage Bankers Survey look good for banks but not so good for housing.
While refis were up 11.3% from the previous week, purchase aps were at their lowest…
SPY vs ES: Who’s leading the S&P 500? →
This is a guest post by Precision Capital Management.
Yesterday, the Pragmatic Capitalist (ht ZH) questioned who the mysterious large buyer of eMini S&P 500 futures (ES) was, when there has…
Buy & Hold God Jeremy Siegel is Proverbially Dead →
Barry Ritholtz over at my favorite blog The Big Picture picked up on an interesting study by NYU:
[F]und managers who invest based on macroeconomic trends — and are willing to adjust…
Exclusive Interview: Real Clear Markets... →
John Tamny
Real Clear Markets — the sister site to the incredibly popular Real Clear Politics — has become the starting place for many financial media junkies. As the web…
Taking Stock of Algae Biofuels →
Algae could be the most promising candidate yet for the future of the biofuels industry.
Although algae-based fuels won’t be commercially available for several years, algae offers several…
Will Lady Justice Weigh In on The Greatest Heist... →
Here we are approaching 2010 and we have not yet punished the thieves who caused the Greatest Heist in History. It’s one thing for justice to allude Osama bin Laden as he scurries through…
The Edge: Systemax Shows Strength as Best Buy’s... →
Systemax Inc (NYSE: SYX), a computer and electronics retailer, proved their growth with profits again this quarter. After hours, shares are currently priced at $14.80, a 16% increase since…
Market Profile Trading Update with Tom Alexander →
Earlier this morning Market Profile expert Tom Alexander gave us an analysis of the market rally. However, given yesterday’s big moves, he has provided us with these updates:
Send Us Your Letters to the Editor →
A lot of you are too busy to get involved with commenting on articles. Others are too busy writing letters to the editors at the Wall Street Journal. Now, you can write letters to people…
Send Us Your Letters to the Editor →
A lot of you are too busy to get involved with commenting on articles. Others are too busy writing letters to the editors at the Wall Street Journal. Now, you can write letters to people…
Preliminary Q3 2009 Bank Stress Test Results →
This is a guest post by the Institutional Risk Analyst.
“It is now almost twenty years since J.P. Morgan and Company, its associates and its satellites attempted to induce Congress to create…