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Cartoon: Woo-Hoo! We've Stopped the Oil!!
Is the glass half-empty, or is the glass half full? It's easy for cartoonists to make fun of how long it took to stop the oil leak. Nonetheless, it will certainly be a lot easier to clean up the mess now that were not making more of it. Here's to progress.
Capitalogix Commentary for the Week of 07/19/10
If only everything could be fixed this easily. It is earnings season again. However, note that the year-to-year comparison no longer refers to the recession. Instead, the comparisons get harder than last year. Moreover, the economic data has been ugly … and so has sentiment on quarterly earnings. The question becomes: how tough will it
Stephen Hawking Shares Thoughts on the Universe, Religion, and Love
Celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking knows more about the universe than almost any other person ever to walk the planet, but some answers still escape even him. When asked by ABC News' Diane Sawyer about the biggest mystery he'd like solved, he said, "I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater
Capitalogix Commentary for the Markets - 07/12/10
It was a strong week in the markets, all over the world. Here is a graphic that will show you how well everyone did. It comes from FT. So, while things are looking better, let's look at a chart of what's happening on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dow's Down-trend Is Still Clear. May and
Are You Happy?
A simple flow chart caught my eye this week. There is a bit of truth in that; isn't there? Related articles by Zemanta What's the relationship between money, ambition, and happiness? (simoleonsense.com) Can being happy make you less able to resist temptation? (simoleonsense.com) How to boost workplace happiness (holykaw.alltop.com)
Starting to See More IPO and Merger & Acquisition Activity
Initial Public Offerings are an indicator of market health. Well, here is some good news. More venture-backed companies have had IPOs this year than there were in the last two years combined. The bad news is that the market has not been kind to these newly public companies. Scott Austin at the WSJ notes that only six of this