Earlier this week, I attended Greentech Innovations, a conference focused on completing the transition to a green economy. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing a series of articles that chronicle the detailed information presented there on a wide variety of topics. Today, I want to begin with a broad view of a cleantech road map that provides a glimpse of what the future of energy wil...
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As you all know, this is a hot topic for me. All of these proactive loan modification efforts now coming out of the woodwork by every bank, regulator and government agency is destined to keep the housing market completely depressed and turn home owners trapped renters, unable to sell or refinance, for decades. Why in the world would any home owner want to go this route? It is obvious why the i...
There are several news stories on the car companies today. First, it's not just Detroit:Reeling from a relentless sales slide, Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Wednesday it would stop all of its North American factories for two days next month, while rival Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) renewed its pessimism over the industry's near-term prospects......Ghosn told CNBC that U.S. industry-wide sales ...
A few thoughts on the subject of deflation to help you make sense of what has unnecessarily become one of the hottest topics of discussion in recent months, excerpted from the most recent Weekend Update at the companion investment website Iacono Research.1. The entire discussion of deflation is overrated and attracts far more attention than it deserves. One can discuss the advances and declines...
A few thoughts on the subject of deflation to help you make sense of what has unnecessarily become one of the hottest topics of discussion in recent months, excerpted from the most recent Weekend Update at the companion investment website Iacono Research.1. The entire discussion of deflation is overrated and attracts far more attention than it deserves. One can discuss the advances and declines...
I want to return to this topic to deal with some comments that I received. Before I start, I want to repeat a comment that I made at Barry’s blog: Barry, I’m going to toss out a third possible cause for the end of the Great Depression. The first two are FDR’s programs and WWII, both of which I don’t find compelling.
With all these bailouts (banks, [[AIG]], Bear Stearns, and, coming soon, autos!) it’s a wonder how we got to this point. Well, I found an interesting statistic.Taken from the history of the S&P 500’s top components and GDP data we find out that the growth rate of the largest companies (AIG and Citi (C) were part of this group in 2006) has outpaced our economy by 6% annually. Sta...
Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) is worth a visit now that the dust has settled from its better-than-expected sales numbers. This stock has been holding its own when you consider the market over the last two weeks. The company sells apparel and accessories in stores We featured Hot Topic in this weekend's weekly "10 Stocks Under $10" subscriber letter and below is a brief synopsis of what we cover...
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), ColumnsWelcome to the 85th installment of The Wal-Mart Weekly, a column dedicated to bringing you insight, wit, facts, results, opinions, and just a bit of everything else when it comes to a very hot topic these days: Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has seen its share of ups and down in recent years. It has tried to change its strategy, brought more store...
Filed under: Politics, Commodities, OilWith oil prices cut in half and gasoline near (or below) $2 per gallon, is now a good time for the U.S. to end its century-long addiction to oil? The topic was raised by none other than the 'liberal bastion' of The Wall Street Journal Monday (subscription required0 with energy analysts and policy makers weighing in.BloggingStocks Monday asked Energy Trader...