All Entries in the "News & Notes" Category
Weekend Reading 1.9.11
Good afternoon and I hope your weekend is treating you well. I am currently watching the Packers vs. Eagles playoff game, while finishing up making homemade Italian sauce. Here are some noteworthy items for your Sunday viewing pleasure. Looking to start a business? I just got an email from GlobalBX, which discussed various traits of [...]
News and Notes from 1.7.11
Good morning. Futures aren’t sure exactly what direction they want to move this morning. About a half an hour ago all indices were lower, and now at the time that I am typing this post, the Dow is slightly higher. Traders are on the edge of their seats this morning (not that they sit down…come [...]
News and Notes from 1.6.11
Good morning. Futures are slightly higher primarily driven by a modestly better jobs picture. Here are the top stories that I have read this morning: Bloomberg: Yahoo! Inc. is staking a claim in interactive advertising, a market projected to boom as televisions and set-top boxes offer Web connections. WSJ: Facebook Orders Flood Goldman -The firm [...]
News and Notes from 1.5.11
Good morning. Futures are slightly lower this morning, primarily driven by the Federal Reserve stating that it needs to keep stimulating the economy. The euro weakened, while oil and copper declined. Here are the top stories that I have read this morning: Bloomberg: Federal Reserve officials signaled they’ll probably push ahead with unprecedented stimulus until [...]
Top 10 Dorm-Room Ventures (Source: CNBC.com)
This is a story that makes you say “wow” along with “I wish I thought of that.” Or alternatively, it may just piss you off quite frankly. Below is a listing of the “Top 10 Dorm-Room Ventures,” derived from a slide-show at CNBC.com. Now get off your butt and develop the next Facebook! Facebook: It’s [...]
Three quick links for this morning…
I didn’t have the time to write a full post this morning, but I wanted to share with you three very interesting links from the web. 1. Goldman Sachs invests in Facebook at a $50 billion valuation. Facebook, the popular social networking site, has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor in [...]
News and notes from the day that was…
Today I worked remotely for the majority of the day (and will continue some this evening) and also drove to Endicott, NY for the Holidays. Not much in terms of research early this morning, but I figured I would deliver some of the interesting newsworthy items from today. I will be visiting with family for [...]
I tried to post this at 10:00 am EST, but….
My blog was down for over 8 hours today! Ugh! News Portugal’s credit rating was put under review by Moody’s for a possible downgrade. A Lehman Case Emerges More Than 2 Years After Collapse. Blankfein Sees Investment Banking Revival. Mia & Co.! Cavalcade has been busy this year. Could rising interest rates hurt stocks? Soon [...]
