Cactus and his merry band of madmen...and Megan McArdle
I googled the title phrase and 'Behold!', here are the three links. Mike also sent them. Cactus and his merry band of madmen and Megan McArdle Megan McArdle has a question Megan McArdle has a...
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Now It Makes Even More Sense For Apple To Buy Foursquare
By far, the biggest complaint I've heard about the new iPhone iOS6 operating system is the decision to replace Google Maps with a proprietary Apple map system. The complaints were loudly trumpeted on...
View ArticleWeekly Eurozone Watch: Ireland Trades Through Italy
Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 11 bps lower; France 12 bps wider to the Bund; Italy 10-year 14 bps wider to the Bund; Spain 8 bps wider; Portugal 11 bps wider; Ireland 13 bps tighter; Greece 75...
View ArticleNever Mind the Fiscal Cliff
“Investors Now Fear Fiscal Cliff More Than Weak Economy,” read a headline on USAToday this week. According to the article, even though stocks are getting pumped up to their highest level in nearly...
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ECRI's Indicators Continue To Contradict ECRI's Recession Call
The Weekly Leading Index (WLI) of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) rose for the seventh consecutive week, now at 125.4, up from last week's 124.7 (revised from 124.9). See the WLI chart...
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If You Like QE3 But Stock Market Has You Nervous - Buy Gold!
QE2 in 2010 and ‘Operation Twist’ in 2011 recovered the stock market from double-digit corrections that were underway at the time, and rescued investors from their extreme bearish sentiment each time....
View ArticleIs Mitt Romney a 47 percenter ?
Romney paid 14.1% of his income and capital gains as tax in 2011. But I wonder I hope I wish that all of that was capital gains tax and none of it was income tax. What goes around comes around and...
View ArticleThe Real Problem With Ann Romney
My introduction (so to speak) to Ann Romney came, if I recall correctly, about two years ago, when I read an article (I can’t remember where) that profiled the Romneys in-depth. The article discussed...
View ArticleCuring Diabetes with “Self Cell Therapy”
My publisher tells me that I should focus on writing dramatic headlines. Is “Curing Diabetes” dramatic enough? If you’ve studied diabetes, you have almost certainly “learned” that there is no cure for...
View ArticleA Couple of Questions for Romney Trustee Brad Malt and...
Between 1990 and 2009, the Romneys’ average annual effective federal tax rate was 20.2 percent, according to [notarized tax return summaries by Romney trustee Brad] Malt. The lowest effective federal...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Spain Rumors Offer Little Relief
As has been the trend , markets once again took their cue from headlines concerning the Euro Zone bailout saga. According to a report released today, the European Commission and Spain are supposedly...
View ArticleTedTalks: What is the Internet, really?
When a squirrel chewed through a cable and knocked him offline, journalist Andrew Blum started wondering what the Internet was really made of. So he set out to go see it — the underwater cables,...
View ArticleOpen thread Sept. 21, 2012
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View Article‘Toon of the Day: iMania
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View ArticleKeep America Strong...No Excuses!
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View ArticlePart 20: Kylie's Painful Injury
Now that QE3 has solved all the world's financial problems, we can turn to this week's chapter of my serialized comic novel "Four Bidding For Love." (Those who find absurdist humor and adult...
View ArticleETF Insider: Winning Picks During A Flat Week
Major equity indexes grinned sideways throughout the week with a downward bias as QE3 euphoria faded and looming eurozone debt woes resurfaced. Investors took a step back and gave into profit-taking...
View ArticleRomney’s Odd Definition of ‘Not Following the Law”
I don't pay more than are legally due and frankly if I had paid more than are legally due I don't think I'd be qualified to become president. I'd think people would want me to follow the law and pay...
View ArticleFX Outlook and Positioning: Getting Tired?
The days ahead will help clarify whether the US dollar's somewhat firmer tone last week was simply corrective in nature,before a new leg lower, or the carving out of a bottom of a downtrend that began...
View ArticleThe Sharp Bifurcation In The Economy Continues
The big monthly news this week was August's LEI, which declined -0.1. This index is only up 0.1 for the last 5 months. The Conference Board, which compiles the index, believes this indicates continued...
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