Month: June 2009

Microsoft: Bing Me!

We presently own Microsoft (MSFT) in the TDI Managed Growth Strategy, even as most techies poke fun of the slow moving and sometimes conservative company. With a war chest of cash (approaching $70 billion after the recent debt offering) they are ready to take on any company that treads on...

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Chart: Swine Flu Update

Here is the latest update of reported cases and deaths. Fortunately, the case/death ratio seems to be declining.

That is a “good thing” considering the fragility of the global economic environment as panic could cause any recovery to be delayed.

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Source: Bloomberg/WHO

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Jobless Rate Soars – Technology to Blame?

There are so many indications that THIS recession is different from others in the past as we have well seen. Aside from the fact that it is now the longest since the 1930’s, the large scale growth of the U.S. population has skewed employment statistics drastically.

Below is an interesting look...

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TDI Podcast 112: Manipulating Markets with ETFs

Guests: Brett Steenbarger and Michael Greenberger are part of an important discussion regarding both market psychology and market manipulation. A wide range of ideas are floated regarding the equity and commodity markets. Can this be true? Seems like we stepped back in time to last summer when oil hit $140.

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Audio: Andrew on The Street.com Podcast

Today, I was the guest on Frank Curzio’s podcast – The Street.com’s Real Story. Frank puts out a great daily market roundup and he has an amazing newsletter that focuses on “Stocks Under $10”. ( As a matter of fact, so far this year he is up close to 15%+.....

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