In the News- GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl May 18, 2012General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday. […]
- New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million May 18, 2012An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer. […]
- Stocks: Worst week of the year May 18, 2012Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding Facebook's public debut, the social network's shares barely popped above its offering price and failed to inspire investors to buy into the broader market. […]
- Facebook trading sets record IPO volume May 18, 2012Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price. […]
- GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl May 18, 2012
Stocks Archive
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Posted on June 1, 2008 | 3 CommentsI went to an all you can eat sushi place for dinner tonight. I was determined to get my moneys worth so I ate and ate and ate. All told... -
Charge!
Posted on March 19, 2008 | No CommentsMuch like I figured it would, the market reversed sharply. At the beginning of the day, stocks started higher, but eventually fear took over greed and stocks plummeted. Much of... -
Make A Shopping List
Posted on March 17, 2008 | No CommentsStocks had a better day than I expected. The Dow was actually up while the Nasdaq came off its lows of the day. This is probably in reaction to what... -
Google Looking Interesting – Still Not a Buy
Posted on February 26, 2008 | 4 CommentsGoogle Closed yesterday at $486.44. This represents a 4% drop from the previous close. This despite the fact that the rest of the market saw a strong day with an... -
Great Minds Think Alike
Posted on February 15, 2008 | No CommentsBerkshire Hathaway disclosed a very large stake in Kraft yesterday. They are the largest shareholder and own a little under 9% of the cheese maker. I like this pick up... -
Obligatory Valentines Day Post
Posted on February 14, 2008 | 3 CommentsIf somehow you haven’t realized it, today is Valentines Day. I don’t have very strong feelings about the holiday one way or another. I definitely don’t like the holiday and... -
Almost There …
Posted on January 23, 2008 | 2 CommentsAlmost time to re-enter the market. The market opened sharply down and recovered after the Fed announced a 3/4 point rate cut. One quick comment on that. Not sure what... -
The Macbook Air
Posted on January 17, 2008 | 5 CommentsThis week at Mac World, Steve Jobs announced the company’s latest product, the Macbook Air. I have to admit, it is pretty cool. I’m actually in the market for a... -
Index Funds are for Dummies
Posted on January 16, 2008 | 1 CommentA few weeks ago, Aaron had asked me why I buy individual stocks rather than invest in index funds. He makes a good point. Index funds beat 80% of the... -
Have No Conscience When Buying Stocks
Posted on January 10, 2008 | 4 CommentsI was going to respond to the comment that Stephen left in my post about smoking being good for you but decided that a full post would be better served....