30 2008

Bottom feeding is for catfish

Tag: Markets, General @ 11:37 pm

Every investor wants to say that he or she “bought the bottom” but anyone attempting that feat this year was in for a rude awakening. Bottom picking is a dangerous game and while we have all sorts of indicators to help us get close to that goal they all depend on an orderly market.


30 2008

Marsh on Monday: UK woes, German caution expose Europe’s age-old leadership gap

Tag: Markets, General @ 11:37 pm

When Henry Kissinger wanted to speak to the person in charge of Europe, he never knew the telephone number to dial. Three decades later, Barack Obama and his team face the same challenge.


30 2008

Jon Friedman’s Media Web: Rupert Murdoch, explained by Newser’s Michael Wolff

Tag: Markets, General @ 11:36 pm

Rupert Murdoch, chief executive officer of News Corp., is one of the most successful and complex leaders in the media universe. But his biographer Michael Wolff has a simple explanation for what makes Murdoch tick.


30 2008

Thailand protest tensions grow as explosions reported

Tag: Markets, General @ 8:36 pm

Tension in Bangkok ratchets higher as more pro-government protestors arrive in Bangkok and explosions are reported across the area.


30 2008

Black Friday e-commerce spending reported edging up 1%

Tag: Markets, General @ 8:35 pm

Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, sees a 1% gain in online shopping from last year, even as broader seasonal sales are trending down, according to ComScore.


30 2008

Obama to announce Clinton, Gates picks Monday: reports

Tag: Markets, General @ 5:32 pm

President-elect Barack Obama will reportedly announce the long-expected nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State at a press conference Monday.


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