Best Buy Part II: “Great Write-Offs, Guys!”
Wall Street loves a good write-off, and, sometimes, for good reason.After all, stocks (and even, at times, Wall Street’s Finest) often anticipate news well in advance of when a company management team actually wakes up and smells the coffee—as, for...
Buffett vs. Lampert: A Tale of Two Letters
Two significant shareholder letters were released this week.
The first was from Sears Holdings’ Chairman Eddie Lampert; the second from Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett.
And while it is certainly easier, and a lot more fun, to write abou...
Buffett vs. Lampert: A Tale of Two Letters
Two significant shareholder letters were released this week.
The first was from Sears Holdings’ Chairman Eddie Lampert; the second from Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett.
And while it is certainly easier, and a lot more fun, to write abou...
Best Buy: Time for the Ackman Rumor Again!
“The question I get most often is, what’s the next new thing that’s going to save the consumer electronics industry? And my answer is, it’s not any one single thing, but rather the connection of all the things that we have, both to each other,...
Best Buy: Time for the Ackman Rumor Again!
“The question I get most often is, what’s the next new thing that’s going to save the consumer electronics industry? And my answer is, it’s not any one single thing, but rather the connection of all the things that we have, both to each other,...
Weekend Edition: “Norman Rockwell, American Monster”
The worst interview we ever saw—and that includes anything Jay Leno ever did—was a Deborah Solomon interview of Steve Martin for the New York Times’ television magazine a few years ago.
Solomon is—or was, until recently—the Sunday Times Mag...
Weekend Edition: “Norman Rockwell, American Monster”
The worst interview we ever saw—and that includes anything Jay Leno ever did—was a Deborah Solomon interview of Steve Martin for the New York Times’ television magazine a few years ago.
Solomon is—or was, until recently—the Sunday Times Mag...
Does Bernanke Read This?
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is a unique, veteran outplacement firm whose seasoned principals Your Editor has had the pleasure to encounter over the years.
Now, the good folks at Challenger, Gray also happen to tally and report monthly job ...
Does Bernanke Read This?
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is a unique, veteran outplacement firm whose seasoned principals Your Editor has had the pleasure to encounter over the years.
Now, the good folks at Challenger, Gray also happen to tally and report monthly job ...
The Fed in La-La Land, Again
Where to begin?
The Federal Open Market Committee’s latest word on the economy was released this week, and to read it you would have no idea we are in the middle of the strongest earnings season since the pre-crisis 2006-2007 boom.
Indeed, the FOM...
The Fed in La-La Land, Again
Where to begin?
The Federal Open Market Committee’s latest word on the economy was released this week, and to read it you would have no idea we are in the middle of the strongest earnings season since the pre-crisis 2006-2007 boom.
Indeed, the FOM...
No Brains Attached: King George VI versus Ashton Kutcher…
"R — Restricted. Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian.An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains some adult material. An R-rated motion picture may include adult themes, adult activity, hard langu...
