Archive for February, 2010

The State of The Internet

Nice set of data:

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

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Auto Sales: Blame it on the Snow and Toyota

In the Weekly Summary and a Look Ahead post, I included a consensus forecast of a decline in light vehicle sales to 10.4 million units in February, on a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) basis. That may be a little high…

Memories of the Chilean Earthquake (1960)

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Yeah, I Felt the Big One: Memories of the Chilean Earthquake

My father had something of a Forrest Gump college experience, being “there” at a couple of unfortunate historical events. One example – in 1960, he was studying Physics at…

Forget Chile, Here’s The Real Story Behind Copper

The trade that everyone will think they’re a genius for dreaming up is to sell the copper spike we just mentioned. You know, sell the news, etc.

But the (non)-disruption in Chile isn’t the real story.

The real story, as pointed out…

8 Strong Trending Stocks for Your Consideration

Trade Radar Operator submits:

Here’s another post where I ran my simple value screen against the Alert HQ database. Once again I included stocks that are on the Trend Busters list as well as those that are on the Trend Leaders…

10 things you didn’t know about orgasm

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Daily Show on BofA’s Hidden Credit Card Fees

Some fun from the Daily Show. Link here if embed doesn’t load.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Make it Rain – Bank of America
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor Vancouverage 2010

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If This Guy Is The Source Of Greek Bailout Reports, You Should Be Very Skeptical

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a German member of the European Parliament, announced in a TV interview Saturday night that France, Germany, and the Netherlands would snap up Greek bonds in an effort to bail the country out, according to Reuters.

But who is…

Tiger Global Initiates Large DirecTV, Apollo Group Stakes

Market Folly submits:

(This post is part of our series on tracking hedge fund portfolios. If you’re unfamiliar with tracking investments they disclose via SEC filings, check out our series preface on hedge fund 13F filings.)

Next up is Chase Coleman’s hedge fund…

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR)

Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

February 26, 2010 10:00 am ET

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