10 Monday PM Reads
My afternoon train reading: • Stocks Least Loved Since ’80s (Bloomberg) • Ahhhnold & Michael Lewis: California and Bust (VF) • The Unintended Consequences of Tech Stock Repurchases (NYT) • Debit-Card Pitchwoman Orman Flirts With Conflict (Bloomberg) • Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners (Reuters) • If I Were a Broker, Here’s How...
Decoding the Brain’s Cacophony
Michael Gazzaniga: An interview with the neuroscientist and professor of psychology
Decoding the Brain’s Cacophony (NYT)
10 Friday AM Reads
Here’s a look at what I was reading before I started taking apart the BLS NFP data (more on that later): • Senate Votes To Ban Its Members From Insider Trading… Kind Of (TPM) • The Hidden Burden of Ultra-Low Interest Rates (Businessweek) • S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks (NYT) • Will...
10 Thursday Mid-Day Reads
My double dose of Bloomberg (Radio/TV) slowed down my reads – here they are for your lunchtime reading pleasure: • Global Strategists Abandoning Bearish Views (Bloomberg) • When Stocks Declare Their First Dividend – Look Out! (The Reformed Broker) • The Paradox of China Prosperity (Economist) see also China Economy Heading for ‘Hard Landing’ as...
10 Mid-Week PM Reads
My train reading: • Europe May Be Planning 1.5 Trillion Euro Backstop Fund (Spiegel.de) versus Hedge Funds Brace for Euro Zone Break-Up (NYT) • This is HILARIOUS: SEC Enforcement Actions (Securities and Exchange Commission) • Why use an advisor? Scapegoats and Trigger Men (The Reformed Broker) • The Man Who Fired Greenspan (Naked Capitalism) •...
10 Mid-Week AM Reads
My reads this AM: • Worst Profits Since 2006 Fail to Dent Rally in Europe Stocks (McClatchy) • Rating Firms Face Pressure on Hill (WSJ) • The pitfalls of the Facebook IPO (LA Times) see also Personal Data’s Value? Facebook Is Set to Find Out (NYT) • Apple Invades $3.8 Trillion Wintel Office Market With...
10 Monday PM Reads
My afternoon train reading: • What is the value-added of managers – and the all too common mistake of confusing...
10 Weekend Reads
Some fascinating reads to start your Sunday Morning: • Who Owns The World’s Financial Assets? And Why Are U.S. Households So Fascinated With Stocks? (Wall Street Rant) • Chasing the Mirage of Hedge Fund Returns (Forbes) • George Soros: How to Save the Euro (NY Review of Books) • Why Tech Stocks Look Better—Even for...
10 Weekend Reads
Some fascinating reads to start your Sunday Morning: • Who Owns The World’s Financial Assets? And Why Are U.S. Households So Fascinated With Stocks? (Wall Street Rant) • Chasing the Mirage of Hedge Fund Returns (Forbes) • George Soros: How to Save the Euro (NY Review of Books) • Why Tech Stocks Look Better—Even for...
10 Friday AM Reads
Last reads of the week: • An investor’s worst enemy? Their brain (The Globe and Mail) • The 2012 Stock Rally Has Erased Bearish Sentiment (WSJ) see also ‘Bailout Nation’ Author Says Correlation Killing Volumes (Traders Magazine) • Fighting Bernanke Hazardous in Gundlach View of Housing Market (Bloomberg) • Josh Brown: Perhaps I’ve Been a...
Thursday PM Reads
My train reading: • Economists vs. Americans (Real Time Economics) see also Not all jobs are equal (LA Times) • China’s Connectivity Revolution (Project Syndicate) see also The paradox of prosperity (Economist) • New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales (Yahoo Fiannce) • Adding Weapons to ATM Defenses (WSJ) • Amazon’s Hit Man (Businessweek)...
10 Mid-Week PM Reads
My afternoon train reading: • The Mystery of Closed-End Fund Discounts (Smart Money) • This is Tim: Apple’s CEO in his own words (Macworld) • WTF headline of the day: Billionaires at Davos Bemoan Inequalities (Bloomberg) see also Davos Man Diminished by Scandal With Murdoch Perennials Missing (Bloomberg) • Will Emerging Markets Fall in 2012?...
