OK, now I’m putting pressure on myself. I hate saying top 20 because the top 20 could change next week if the market conditions change but, for now, I did a lot of reading and thinking over the weekend and that led to me...
Read MoreDoes everyone remember when Microsoft was the greatest American company? I saw this interesting chart this weekend, and it really shows how much market share the company has lost in the past ten years. While I do not tend to...
Read More$10,500. That is the per capita average GDP for the 6Bn ape-like creatures on this planet who have pockets and purses. Of the still hairy and pocketless apes, there are only about 1M left and they are mainly prisoners so we...
Read MoreWheeeee, what a ride! Like any good car race, the lead changes often in the markets. Yesterday the bears took the lead as the combination of Hungarian debt issues and a disappointing jobs number were like a tire blow-out for...
Read MorePosted by Karl Denninger fromThe Market Ticker: This is an unpopular set of prescriptions. Nonetheless, it is the only thing that will work, and either our President grows a set of clankers between his legs and forces this...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: KWK, MCCC, EWZ, NSC, HNT, EFA, JNJ, GT & LVS KWK – Quicksilver Resources, Inc. – The independent oil and natural gas company’s shares recovered late in the session, adding 0.50% to stand at $12.18 as...
Read MoreToday, in the final part of my Discourse on the IMF and third world nations, we will be looking at the case study of a nation hurt and helped by the IMF – Zambia. Case Study: Zambia The issue of indebtedness and its...
Read MoreBuy-write strategist positions for Halliburton rebound Today’s tickers: HAL, RDC, CHK, AMAT, M, KR, HOLX, XLF, LVS & AVNR HAL – Halliburton Co. – The provider of services, products, maintenance, engineering and...
Read MoreWell, well, Happy Thursday to all! I am glad to have let Exide Technologies (XIDE) ride overnight yesterday. I got involved at 4.00 yesterday afternoon, and I had a meeting all afternoon that did not allow me to sell in the...
Read MoreWhere’s the kaboom? There’s supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom. Well, it’s Thursday and the World hasn’t ended yet, contrary to the dire predictions we were getting last week and I guess that means you’d better buy some...
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