Hot Links: The New Greece

Posted by

What I'm reading this morning:

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning…

What are you wearing to the Facebook IPO roadshow? It begins next week.  (Bloomberg)

The Eurozone Core is now infected, PMIs come in like dead bodies for Germany, Netherlands etc.  (FTAlphaville)

Eurosis is back, Euro unemployment breaks 12-year record.  (Zero Hedge)

Marshall Auerbach: Spain is the New Greece.  (CreditWritedowns)

“For *&%@’s sake, tax me more already,” says Steven King.  (DailyBeast)

David Merkel reviews the Abnormal Returns book.  (AlephBlog)

Inside Aubrey McLendon’s Chesapeake Energy hedge fund.  (Reuters)

Brian Lund on finding inspiration from near-death experiences.  (bclund)

Katie Rosman: Teens and Tweens saying bye bye to Facebook, too many parents around (hmmm, didn’t I predict this?).  (WSJ)

New study on M&A: “the National Bureau of Economic Research found that following an acquisition the stock of that company tends to underperform shares of similar companies by 50% for the next three years.”  (Fortune)

Here’s that exchange between David Einhorn and management that crushed the stock of Herbalife yesterday.  (MarketBeat)

Charlie Gasparino: Obama’s going to nail Blankfein or Fuld by October to win the election.  (HuffPo)

LOL, Goldman has a job opening for a social media manager.  They need to work on their Squidder accounts and Conflict of Pinterest boards.  (Business Insider)

Don’t miss my daily linkfest for financial advisors this morning!  (WSJFA)

 

 

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers

Please see disclosures here.

Read this next.