Posts Chart of the Day: The Almighty (?) Dollar The chart above depicts the dollar index (the value of the dollar versus a basket…jessefelderApril 28, 2008
Posts Bad Omen: CACB’s persistent underperformance Over the past month, the financial sector (as measured by the XLF) has rallied over…jessefelderApril 28, 2008
Posts The Soaring Cost of Poo Everyone's been "pinched" by rising gas prices. Maybe you've even heard about recent rice rationing.…jessefelderApril 25, 2008
Posts Chart of the Day: VIX (Click the chart for a larger view.)The chart above is a long-term look at the…jessefelderApril 24, 2008
Posts “The house is a-rockin’ don’t bother knockin'” According to the Wall Street Journal realtors are pimpin' houses today like never before:Welcome to…jessefelderApril 24, 2008
Posts Delta to Northwest: “Together we can lose so much” A couple of major airlines announced earnings last night:Delta's results badly missed Wall Street expectations,…jessefelderApril 24, 2008
Posts Bond Investors “Lucky” to get 10c on the Dollar The boom in bankruptcies is putting pressure on the bond market, Bloomberg reports:The looming wave…jessefelderApril 23, 2008
Posts Can’t Flip That House? Part II I was only half-kidding about the whole greenhouse thing. In fact, the front yard works…jessefelderApril 22, 2008
Posts Foreclosures “Burning Down the House” (Literally) The LA Times reports today: Some folks celebrate their last home mortgage payment by setting…jessefelderApril 22, 2008
Posts Obama was right: One local “gets bitter” Barack Obama, speaking the other day about people losing their jobs, said "it's not surprising…jessefelderApril 22, 2008