Market Recon: 12/11/2012

Stephen J. Guilfoyle “Sarge”, is the U.S. Economist at Meridian Equity Partners since 2007. Stephen joined Meridian after a long career at Credit Suisse. Stephen has worked on the trading floor of the NYSE continuously since July 1987 and actively serves as a Sergeant in the National Guard. *** Good Morning, Surprise, surprise, S&P futures…

You don’t become a “tech giant” for nothing…

What do many of America’s tech giants have in common? They’re really good at exploiting international tax laws and loopholes to enhance overall profitability. We’ve talked about the shenanigans of Microsoft and HP here: Forget Fairness, Let’s Talk About Stupidity (TRB) But let’s not leave out Google, who has become the Michael Jordan of sheltering…