Author: Michael Kahn

Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down Santa Claus Lane! (Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman) Or for you modern day crooners, Here Comes Bernanke Claus. Everyone thinks Ben will fire up the sleigh, er, helicopter...

Uh oh, I said it! The dreaded “this time it’s different” phrase harking back to the the peaks of bubbles pasts when people ignored the basic principles of trading, analysis and the economy. This time it’s...

In Quick Takes Pro this morning, I (mis) quoted Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Comes. I don’t have to tell you all that the market is waiting. Waiting for the Sun (Doors). Waiting on a Friend (Rolling Stones)....

A note from a Quick Takes Pro subscriber got us talking about a theory I covered in Barron’s on several occasions over the years. Most people think August is a throw away month – very quiet with light activity. After...

Priceline announced a crappy outlook and crashed 15% on the news. Perhaps Shatner had a rope around his waist when they shoved him off the cliff in his last ad for them. The company followed him into the abyss. OK, the company...

I have. What a joke. With or without Obamacare, this has got to change because if you do not have insurance and you actually pay your bills you are screwed. To wit. I visited a medical person recently (type does not matter) and...