Are Retailers playing a game of “Chicken?”
Retail, X-Mas & Discounting: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about retail sales. Some of that is due to recent earnings...
Extended Market Vulnerable to Pullback
The Usual Suspects? — After a week of heavy churning, the markets finally gave up their attempts to break out. We mentioned last...
Chart of the Week
Stocks are at the top of their up channel, and have become somewhat extended. They remain vulnerable to a pullback. Extended Market...
Will history repeat?
The usually conservative minded Barron’s has an article this weekend well worth perusing for you economic history buffs — See...
the “Greenspan Lag”
Interesting article in Business Week: Relax and Enjoy the “Greenspan Lag” EXCERPT: The Fed chief has a history of waiting...
$11.8 billion in punitive damages?
The Associated Press is reporting that an Alabama state jury ordered Exxon Mobil to pay $11.9 billion — $63.6 million in...
Wal-Mart dumps cold water on U.S. economic bulls
Wal-Mart to Mega Bulls: Umm, sit down a moment — can we talk? The retailing giant not only missed the Street’s third-quarter...
Momentum, Value, Stimulus & Earnings
After 3 lackluster days of modest selling, the Bulls reasserted themselves yesterday. The markets’ strong up day was on moderate volume...
Insider trading & Martha
Corp Law Prof Bainbridge has a rant about why Martha Stewart has not committed insider trading. Its a good piece, filled with solid...