Month: June 2012

Tech Coolness: ASUS Taichi Dual Screen Windows 8 Ultrabook

There are some very sweet tablets coming to market. Apple (AAPL) is clearly the leader, but Microsoft (MSFT) is looking to change that (or at least take a “bite” out of their dominance).

From Microsoft News:

 

 
So far the most interesting and arguably desirable new Windows 8 tablet/laptop hybrid is the...

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Will ECRI Be Right on Their Recession Call?

The ECRI has been unwavering in their recent recession call. Toward the end of 2011, they had said that they saw that the U.S. will fall back into recession within six months or so. That may or may not be true as recessions are called well after they actually occur.

The...

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DHUnplugged Picks – Check Out Our Latest Stock Ideas

Each week on the DHUnplugged Podcast, John C. Dvorak and I spend some time discussing the most pertinent news items related to finance and politics. At the end of each show, we come up with some ideas for stocks that may see a move (up or down) that could be...

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A Value Manager’s Nightmare – (T2 Partners)

Value managers. They hold on to the idea that a stock is cheap because of ratios such as P/E, P/S or other nonsensical notion that value can be based solely on fundamentals. But when markets are inclined to discount everything, valuation goes out the window.

“Cheap stocks” are cheap for a...

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Viewing Global Markets – What Happened in 2012?

Looking at the table below, it seems that the year has been one big waste of effort for most equity markets. Closing in on the lows in the EuroZone and just above the weekly lows in the U.S. markets.

But, Asia has been remarkably strong. In fact, China (up until very...

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