Month: July 2009

Links and Reading for July 13th

Some of the more interesting and important items for July 13th :

Netflix Advances on Buyout Speculation – Netflix traded higher in early trading as rumors of a possible buyout from Amazon.com circulated.
Treasuries Rise for Fifth Consecutive Week as Stock Slide Boosts Demand – Clearly a rotation out for stocks...

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Treasury Yields Should be at 10% ?

Here is something that you do not hear too often. 10% for treasuries are the right yield in the middle of this mess. Hmmm. How does that work? Isn’t the whole point of bringing down yields to help with liquidity and spur on the consumer during a difficult economic downturn?...

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S&P Sector Performance Detail

Below is a detail of the recent performance of the various domestic sectors and indicies. Overall it was a tough week for most sectors and industry groups. Automobile did the best ( even after coming out with some awful sales numbers.)

Metals, materials and energy did the worst.

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Links and Reading for July 10th

Some of the more interesting and important items for July 10th :

Failure of a Fail-Safe Strategy Sends Investors Scrambling – WSJ.com – "Hi. My name is Carl, and I'm a recovering asset-allocationist," the Raymond James Financial adviser quipped.
AIG Seeks Clearance to Release Bonuses – Nice fellas. Keep on asking...

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Video: Update on Goldman Code Theft

Watch and listen closely. Has the program been in the wrong hands all along?

(Also, note that we were able to nab an interview with Matt Tabbai, the writer from Rolling Stone that ripped Goldman seven ways from Sunday – It will appear soon on a TDI Podcast)

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