Lost amid all the insane rhetoric coming out Michelle Bachmann’s mouth since her rise to prominence (sample: “Gay marriage is the single biggest issue facing this nation today“) is a very important glimmer of common sense when it comes to tax policy. Bachmann’s idea is for a flatter (not exactly flat) tax that simplifies the…
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Saturday Night Video: Childish Gambino
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about that monetary union…
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"The World's Oldest Stockbroker"
Except for the occasional doctor’s appointment or bad cold, Irving Kahn hasn’t skipped a day of work in more years than he can remember. And he can remember plenty of them: He’s 105.
Whither MF Global's Employees?
MF Global Inc.’s workforce of 1,066 broker-dealer employees was fired as the failed brokerage closes its New York office and liquidates in an attempt to return assets to customers under the guidance of a trustee.
Media: Talking Apple and Markets on Fast Money
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Friday Update
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Nazzty Boy
Is the Nasdaq 100 ($QQQ) about to break out big? My friend JC Parets thinks so. I’m long the Nazz (via the Triple Q’s) for client accounts as of mid-October and would love to see it, although with the way Apple’s been acting lately I’m not quite as convinced as he is in the near-term….
The Fish and the Bird
There’s an old Jewish proverb that goes something like this: If the fish and the bird fall in love, where would they live?