Year: 2010

The Fed Beige Book – GREEN LIGHTS FOR ECONOMY?

The Fed Beige Book was released today, showing the activity in the various districts. What is nice to see is that most districts are seeing continuing growth. Good news.

Still, it begs the question as to why Mr. Bernanke felt it to be necessary to embark on a inflation raising campaign....

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DH Unplugged #92 Propping Up the EU

Here is our latest conversation . new insights for anyone who invests in anything. This week we highlight a discussion about specific stocks to examine.

NEW! NEW! We are now tracking the idea stock that Andrew and John highlight in each episode. Here is the link

Listen to reasons why...

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Highly Shorted Stocks – Tesla (TSLA) Takes #1 Spot

Briefing.com puts out a monthly series of “Highly Shorted Stocks” to provide additional insights to what may be names to research further. Below is their recent commentary and list.
This report is a compilation of stocks with the highest short interest. The purpose of this report is not to argue...

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David Rosenberg: Comments For the Day (Dribs and Brabs)

David Rosenberg has never been too excited about the prospects for anything good out of the U.S. economy. Every once and a while it is important to get the view of the perma-bulls and the perma-bears.

Here is what he was discussion in this morning’s brief:

While you were sleeping: another negative...

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Short Interest Ratio – On The Rise After QE2

Short Interest on the S&P 500 has been creeping higher for many sectors since the announcement of QE2. The most obvious moves were in the Telecommunications Services and Utilities sectors, while there was a drop in Consumer Discretionary, Technology and Staples.

With the outlook murky over government tax planning as well...

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