Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Greenback’d posted the July mega-list of activist investor situations. Awesome. (Greenback’d) Piker gamblers hurting the casino business. (WSJ) Taobao.com is a monster of e-commerce in China. (NYT) Community newspapers doing ok, small is beautiful. (AP via YahooFinance) The 3 stages of a bear market illustrated. (InvestmentPostcards) My boy Todd Sullivan…
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Breakfast Links: Dr Tatoff, Richard Russell and Dayton
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Barry Ritholtz on why CNBC has very little control over it’s own ratings. (TBP) California’s tatoo removal chain Dr Tatoff could be a hot IPO. (DealBook) Joseph Stiglitz wants to keep shoveling the stimulus. (EconomistsView) Forbes sees a glimmer of hope in Dayton, Ohio – a city they recently counted…
Breakfast Links: Heidi Moore, Bill Clinton & Runpee.com
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Heidi Moore get’s her head handed to her by Matt Taibbi after her silly Goldman Defense…(TrueSlant) Is Taibbi’s next conquest Charlie Gasparino and CNBC? On Imus Radio? (Clusterstock) Mike Konczal on unemployment insurance, great post. (Rortybomb) Finally, an interesting stimulus handout: Advanced batteries for cars. (WSJ) Bill Clinton is STILL…
Breakfast Links: Toilet Paper Tube Sculptures
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… The Epicurean Dealmaker on Harvard the Hedge Fund. (TED) Rushkoff on MicroHoo; Calls Yahoo “Microsoft’s Prison Yard Bitch“. (Daily Beast) Weak Dollar overnight, so you know what that means: Explosive global rally in stocks and commodities? (MarketWatch) CB Richard Ellis in the eye of the commercial real estate storm. (LA…
Breakfast Links: IPO's, Cramer & the B of A Tower
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… First, I want to wish a happy 4th birthday to Long or Short Capital‘s site…these guys are great, start reading. (LongOrShort) 4 IPO’s scheduled for August. I forgot, what’s an IPO, again? (DealBook) How many NYC restaurants have gone under this year? Not that many, considering… (Grub Street) Straight up…
Breakfast Links: Housing Bottoms, Car Wars & Pigs in the Hamptons
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Major firm strategists move around their year-end S&P 500 targets, as if anyone cares what they think anymore. (BIG) I agree with this one, farewell Geneva asset management biz…do some actual work. (Minyanville) Bank failures accelerating. (TBP) Ezra Klein on the new Menu Labeling trend. (WaPo) Henry Blodget explains the…
Breakfast Links: Schumer, Bernanke & The God of Email
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas is undergoing a big expansion right now…good timing. (AP via Yahoo) Seantor Schumer asks SEC Chief Mary Shapiro to ban high frequency trading. No Goldman campaign money for you, Chuck. (Bloomberg) The Great Preventer op-ed: Why Nouriel Roubini thinks Ben Bernanke should be…
Breakfast Links: Trader Mark, Judd Apatow and the Cankle Epidemic
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… The NYSE applies the old “Grandmother Rule” in it’s barring of a bad broker. (SEC Teaparty) Javier Bardem is out as the villain of the Wall Street sequel. Check out the comments section on Dealbreaker for some of the most hilarious replacement suggestions imaginable. (Dealbreaker) So far, a monstrous comeback…
Breakfast Links: Bernanke, Mortgage Brokers & Nine Inch Nails
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Filthy mortgage brokers are now calling themselves “Loan Modification Specialists“. Jason kills it with this post. (LOLFed) Some color on Ben Bernanke‘s op-ed, published late yesterday in advance of this week’s testimony. (Bloomberg) Ezra Klein tackles the healthcare debate with an idea that just. might. work. (Washington Post) ShadowBanker takes…
Breakfast Links: Meatbags & the Cheese Purse
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Are you ready for the torrent of earnings as 143 of the S&P 500 companies report this week? Here’s a preview: (TheStreet.com) Dissecting Joseph Stiglitz, this era’s “rockstar” economist. (Economist’s View) Pimco and a group of bondholders bail out CIT. Yay, I think… (Reuters) The battle for White House influence…
