13th May '08Today's Top Blog Posts from Wall Street
1. Four at Four: What’s Done Is Done
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Investors looking for a reassuring pat on the head from the Federal Reserve found no such comfort from the central bank’s latest minutes, which described an economic situation that many saw as more perilous than what…
2. Boeing Delays Cause Suppliers to Sputter
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The smart money is betting that Boeing Co. will announce further delays of its much-heralded 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft, which was originally scheduled for delivery in May 2008, but is now expected to be pushed into…
3. Watch the stock/bond ratio – poll results
I posted an article on the stock/bond ratio a few days ago, asking whether we were seeing a turning point of any importance in this ratio. In order to gain more clarity on this issue, I engaged the help of readers by…
4. Garmin's Moat: Garmin vs. TomTom
In response to my last post about Garmin, Dave H had two concerns about its moat: I used to love Garmin, However I’m concerned about the moat for 2 reasons.1. They don’t own the software (recent battle with Tom Tom)2.…
5. Eyeing Bank Earnings
Much emphasis will be placed on the financial-services stocks in the next couple of weeks, as most of the major players in the banking industry are expected to release first-quarter results. The strength of the market,…
6. Our Top Ways to Make Extra Money
Hi All,We thought it would be fun to share some things we’ve done to make extra money on the side.1) Invest in high yield stock using DRIPS: For a while we DINKs held stock in Exxon Mobile and Johnson Controls through…
7. Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2008)
A sense of relative calm descended upon financial markets over the past week. Although fears about the outlook for the US economy persisted, a perception crept into markets that much of the bad news related to the…
8. Garmin: Much Ado About Nothing Much
Garmin keeps being such a good example that I think I’ll drag it out once more for you guys to look at. Right now it's selling for $54 on a long plunge down from $125. Gotta love that stuff if you like to…
9. Where’s Gordon Gekko gone? Best Wall Street movies
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Filed under: FilmAll the drama on Wall Street these days — from the credit crunch to the housing slump, everything from runs on the bank to rogue traders — had the Hollywood Reporter wondering recently why Hollywood…
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10. Phil Gramm: McCain’s Terrorist In Pinstripes
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There is a ticking time bomb in the John McCain campaign and the sooner that Barack Obama can turn his full attention to exploiting it the bigger and consequential the explosion should be for this phony maverick.The…
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11. Picture du Jour: Watch the stock/bond ratio
Is the worst for the credit markets behind us? The short answer is that nobody actually knows. However, the so-called stock/bond ratio serves a useful purpose of indicating to what extent safe-haven buying of bonds as…
12. Breaking Up is Hard to Do
During my 20+ years in the financial services world, a tenure that started as an M&A banker, I've observed that, in general, mergers destroy value. Why? Here are a few common pitfalls:OverpayingPromised “synergies
13. China this week: A-share IPOs, China growth predictions cut back - China Economic Review
Read this article on the community siteHighlights from the last week of China business news.A-share IPOs: No longer shooting for the starsWhile 2008 may be a good year for sports, it???s apparently a bad year to go…
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14. Not all real estate is dead
Who said real estate is dead? Home builders may be hurting, but several other real estate sectors are enjoying handy returns, based on the latest numbers from the National Association of Real Estate Investment…
15. Housing Accord Puts Builders First - washingtonpost.com
Senate Democratic and Republican leaders rushing to address the nation’s housing crisis reached agreement yesterday on a package that would provide billions of dollars in tax rebates to the slumping home-building…
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