A cool list of some of Wall Street’s finest blogs. Yes, I’m on it.
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WSJ on Cloud Computing for Small Business
An easy to understand definition of Cloud Computing.
Gillespie: China Will Pull a Japan So Stop Worrying
Nick Gillespie on the whole “China Owns Us” thing…
Changed My Mind, Now I Like Raj
The Wall Street Journal had a huge story about Raj Rajnaratnam, the Galleon Fund insider trader, and while his actions were despicable, ya gotta love his sense of humor… From the WSJ via Dealbreaker: The hedge fund community has been (potentially) robbed of a tremendous human being: “At Galleon, Mr. Rajaratnam took his fondness for pranks and…
More Evidence That High CEO Pay Is Detrimental To Shareholders
I’m gonna keep harping on this issue until Say On Pay gets done for shareholders and apparently, so will Jason Zweig. If you’re not familiar with Zweig, he’s the Wall Street Journal‘s Intelligent Investor columnist and he’s doing phenomenal work in exposing the failure of corporate boards, directors and executives and said failure’s effects on…
Preparing a Trade List for the Last Week of 2009
The last week of the year is often fertile ground for rallies in lower quality stocks.
Burton Malkiel: Proponents of a Transactions Tax Misunderstand How Markets Work
“Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.”
6 Traits of a Great Banker, According to Bruce Wasserstein
In a beautifully worded and heartfelt tribute to the late banking legend Bruce Wasserstein, his friend Martin Lipton recounts the 6 traits that Wasserstein believed a great banker ought to possess.
Analysts Weigh in on Bank of America Following TARP Repayment Announcement
Matt Phillips over at WSJ MarketBeat just posted some analyst takeaways from Bank of America’s TARP repayment announcement. Here’s Goldman’s take (they are bullish on BAC): Goldman Sachs: “BAC’s share count is now “set” at around 10 billion shares which should have a positive impact on the market implied discount rate (which we estimate at…
Dubai Default: Let's Get Ready to Crumble
UPDATE HERE: DUBAI AS COMMERCIAL RE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE Dubai’s sovereign debt is the disaster du jour, Europe already took a 3% hit yesterday while we were ODing on tryptophan and cranberry relish. We’re looking at a down 200+ open on the Dow as of this post (8am). I’m still getting acquainted with…
