Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Ending second worst decade for US stocks in history, The Dow has lost 9.2% over the last 10 years. (Bespoke) No stranger to scandal himself, Larry Kudlow has some advice for Tiger Woods. (CNBC) BlackRock passes $3.2 trillion in assets, CEO Larry Fink is the new King of Wall Street. …
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Hot Links: Cramer Reverses on Trader Tax, Taleb in Exile & Flying Cars
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Stocks set to rip at the open as Dubai gets the rearview mirror treatment and China posts big data. (Bloomberg) The Andrew Ross Sorkin op-ed on Dubai, A Financial Mirage in the Desert. (NYT) Our economic consequences for being fat slobs. (InvestingCaffiene) A guide to November’s stock buyback announcements, including…
Hot Links: Smart People, Natural Gas Glut & The Cupcake Bubble
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Bernanke on The Hill this Thursday. The Fed will fight back. (InvestingContrarian) Is there any truth to the monetary cycle theory? (CafeAmericain) “We have more natural gas than we know what to do with.” (Bloomberg) Paulson‘s old number 2 launched a fund that’s up 175%, what’s Paolo Pellegrini‘s outlook? (Clusterstock)…
Hot Links: Fit to be Trampled
Hot Links for Weekend Reading… The good news in Dubai is that the Underwater Hotel is weeks away from completion. (GraspingReality) Here’s that piece everyone’s talking about where Spitzer calls Geithner a disgrace. (Slate) Trader Mark guests on Zero Hedge: “Letting homeowners be deadbeats is the new stimulus plan.” (ZeroHedge) John Hempton‘s fascinating take on…
Hot Links: Jeff Saut, Felix Salmon & the Coffee Wars
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Goldman Sachs on how to trade the end of the year. (PragCap) The coffee wars have begun. (CrossingWallStreet) Does Felix Salmon own the internet? Have you registered with him yet? (MoneyIsTheWay) India is not finished with its IMF gold purchases. (ZeroHedge) Jeff Saut on what “performance chasing” means to the…
Hot Links: Too Fat To Graduate
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Fed to Banks: Payback Time. (Bloomberg) The nominees for Fund Manager of the Decade. (FinancialAdvisor) Jeff Saut (Raymond James strategist) calls the bears a “Cacophany of Crybabies”. (Clusterstock) The seven best deals on cars this Black Friday. (CNNMoney) Horrid economy gives a boost to evangelists and religious cult of personalities. …
Hot Links: The Laziest Man on Earth
Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Tadas on aggregating blogs and creating order. Good stuff. (AbnormalReturns) Signs that the Masters of the Universe are staging a comeback. (CNNMoney) The Best New Buildings of the Decade (NYC). (Curbed) Ex-Wirehouse has a message for the “black helicopter” crowd. (DavianLetter) Stocks with the most buy ratings from analysts. (Bespoke)…
Coupla Things on a Red Thursday Afternoon…
The market sucks today, but not the blogosphere! Here’s a few links to keep you lol-ing The Felix Salmon v Henry Blodget is coming to a resolution, with some serious passive aggression, the kind that I thought only my wife could deliver! Here’s Henry Blodget and here’s Felix Salmon. Do try to play nice, boys. …
Hot Links: Shangri-La Found?
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Templeton’s Mark Mobius sees another 40% gain for the BRIC nations. (Bloomberg) What Are The Best Hedge Funds Buying? Including John Paulson, Steve Cohen, Steve Mandel. (PragCap) The emperors drop some crumbs: Goldman and Buffett‘s plan to help small businesses. (Barron’s) 10 Most Annoying Things About This Recession. (TheDisciplinedInvestor) What’s…
Hot Links: The History of the Internet
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… What to make of the recent surge of IPO issuance. (SmartMoney) Hedgie Leon Black and his Apollo Management buying up the debt of CT’s Foxwoods casino. (NYP) Morningstar‘s new Shareholders tab let’s you keep track of who else owns your stock. (Morningstar) Eric Sprott on the pickup in momentum for…