It was a good day. My growing interesting - and growing long positions - in commodities-related items (particularly DIG) served me well. Trying to trade the ES right now..........even for those with conviction.........is treacherous. I've got some things to do............so I'll do a post late tonight. I'm pleased - really pleased - with how everything turned out today.
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It takes all kinds to make a world. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research may not be very bright, but he is intrepid. According to an account in Barron's, the analyst thinks Google's (GOOG) revenue will drop for each of the next two years. "He sees the company posting revenues of $15.71 billion this year, $15.23 billion next year and $14.57 billion in 2010, with profits of $19.44 a share th...
TPM Muckraker reports about possible conflicts of inflict in TARP administration. Imagine!Highlights:The department has hired outside private contractors to administer parts of the bailout program, notes GAO. In their responses to Treasury's requirements, six of the eight service providers selected as of November 25, 2008, identified potential or actual sources of conflict. According to our rev...
General Motors Inc. is sort of the anti-Ross Perot, the company that informs you that no matter what the circumstance, it still needs a boatload of money just to make getting up in the morning worth it. The automotive giant (ish) asked for $18 billion in federal loans, one-and-a-half times the size of what it asked for a few weeks ago, amid a 41% decline in auto sales in November. But the thin...
MySpace co-founder sees killer deals for established players that can purchase cash-strapped startups
Tue, Dec 2, 5:00 PM ET
Filed under: Next big thingNot long ago, the sentiment of Web 2.0 startup founders was fairly consistent. Basically, the IPO market would come back; the online advertising market would continue to grow; and valuations would continue to escalate. Well, it looks like things have not gone according to plan. If anything, it looks like we are seeing the return of the dot-com implosion. However, this...
Darn, those stocktwits people sure do love UltraShort Financials ProShares (NYSE: SKF). It came out on top of their list today, so of course I had no choice but to select it again. Sigh…. But, as you can see, performance is quite good. Check the end-of-trend indicator at the bottom, which gave many good clues about when to exit the positions. So, by my scorebook, I count the first two sho...
A GAO report said that the Treasury failed to address a number of critical issues while implementing the financial rescue, including how to ensure its efforts are successful. (Report)
Sigma Designs (SIGM) this afternoon reported results for its fiscal third quarter ended November 1 in line with its recently reduced guidance. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $46.8 million and non-GAAP profits of 27 cents a share. Sigma had projected revenue of $46.5 million, down 20% from Q2. The Street consensus was $46.4 million and 29 cents. The company did not provide any ...
Upon reflection, the odd thing about the past ten years is how I have felt about the market through much of this time. And my dominant feeling for the majority of the past ten years, depending on the market, has been “Wow, this market sure is stupid.”
Rob Curran reports: The quote for the Nasdaq Composite index was frozen for 48 minutes on platforms, screens, Web sites and other sources because of a glitch at the exchange’s index arm Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite was up 18.13, or 1.3%, at 1416.2 for 48 minutes. A spokesperson for Nasdaq OMX Group said the freeze began at 3:07 p.m. and was resolved at 3:55 p.m. The Nasdaq finished up 51...