4 Excellent WSJ “Lifestyle” Articles
“Had It Up to HERE? Despite Risk, Some Say Quitting Is Way To Go” (subscription required) Tuesday August 14 One of the hardest decisions most of us face at some point is whether or not to quit a job we dislike. …
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Another Wild Day On Wall Street – Walmart, Home Depot, PPI, Sentinel and VMware
This morning before the open two of the biggest retailers Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) reported their quarterly earnings. Walmart forecast a weak 3Q and full year citing economic pressure on its customers. Investors didn’t respond favorably to what…
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Friday Could Get Ugly; Is The Bull Dead?
I remember sitting down in front of my TV on Tuesday February 27 as the clock hit 12:00pm out here in California – the start of the final hour of trading. And I remember the Dow just plunging – from…
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What We Wanted And What We Got
The market is acting a little schizo right now. After being down 100 or so points in the immediate aftermath of the FOMC announcement, it reversed course and at one point was up around 100 points (XLF chart). Currently, it’s…
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Uncle Ben: Polite, But Not Charming
In the statement that accompanied the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady today, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledge the ongoing turmoil in credit markets but gave no hint that rates might be cut in response anytime in the near future….
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We Have A Date Tomorrow With Uncle Ben!!!
[The Fed] “might reference recent market movements by talking about the ongoing repricing of risk….” – Drew Matus (subscription required), Senior Economist, Lehman Brothers Well aren’t we just so excited about seeing Uncle Ben tomorrow!!! I mean would you look at that:…
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He Loves Me, He Love Me Not: All Eyes On Uncle Ben
“Markets will be hungry for any good news next Tuesday, and may take the Fed’s words the way a plain girl or guy who hasn’t had a date in months would when his telephone starts ringing.” – The Lindsey Group…
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S&P Downgrade of Bear Debt, Jobs Report Drive The Action
“Bear Stearns is the fundamental issue [today]“. – Joe Keating (subscription required), Chief Investment Officer, First American Asset Management “Bear Stearns has a relatively high degree of reliance on the US mortgage and leveraged finance sectors, and its revenues and profitability…
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The Stock Market As Information Processor; News and Events Moving The Market This Week
The stock market is the most amazing thing. Everyday and throughout the course of a trading day new information comes out and you can see, immediately, the market processing that information via changes in securities prices. A company reports earnings…
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Book Review: “An American Hedge Fund” – The Story of Timothy Sykes Who Turned $12,000 in Bar Mitzvah Money Into $1.65 Million and Started a Hedge Fund Before Finishing College
A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from Timothy Sykes offering me the opportunity to review an advance copy of his forthcoming An American Hedge Fund – due out October 1, 2007. At first I was skeptical. I’ve had…