Financial Darwinism

As Germany voted to approve bailout money for Greece Read more

Greek Tragedy

Just yesterday, we discussed how stock market plunges can be set off by what amounts to a “global margin call.” And that’s… Read more

Destroy Goldman?

Will this be the Greek bailout plan that sticks? We’ve seen enough stops and starts that I can’t blame anyone for being… Read more

No Doubt About Intel

Yesterday I gave a somewhat tongue in cheek treatment to the question of whether Alcoa (NYSE:AA) had beaten analysts’ earnings… Read more

The Oil Fallacy

Oil is holding above $86 a barrel. And yet analysts still cling to the notion that oil should be driven by the… Read more

Biotech Buyouts

I can imagine that a few people were waiting for President Obama to follow up his declaration that he was opening up… Read more

Google and China

The financial media is jumping to the conclusion that recent weakness for stock prices is related to the ongoing Greek bailout saga…. Read more

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of the holiday, the stock market is in the green. The Fed reiterated its pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended… Read more

Anniversary, Part II

I suppose it’s fitting that futures should be down on the morning of… Read more