Although a far cry from record levels, insiders are stepping up again

For the first time in nine months, insiders are buying more stock than their statistical norm as measured by our friends at the Washington Service.  This generally bodes well for portfolio results a…


Miserable May bodes well for the future

Although the S&P is down nearly 10% from it's April highs, I'm more optimistic than I've been in some time.  Low interest rates really appear to be a long term fixture and not a financially…


LAYN, Layne Christensen Company scores -2 on checklist, look for earnings results Jun. 5

CHART- know how to read charts. I firmly believe I can improve the price of buying or selling from an understanding of chart action. Chart is tracking the market; 0   ANALYSTS- read analyst…


Who Lost the Euro? - Businessweek

Opening Remarks Who Lost the Euro? By Clive Crook on May 24, 2012 Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Google Plus 19 Comments   The arc of Europe’s postwar history is turning toward tragedy. It isn’t just…


Morgan Stanley’s $2.4 billion Facebook short | Felix Salmon

Morgan Stanley’s $2.4 billion Facebook short By Felix Salmon MAY 21, 2012 Matt Levine had a very wonky post on Friday afternoon about the dynamics of the Facebook IPO in general and of the very…


Bond exodus on a par with eurozone bank run - FT.com

Bond exodus on a par with eurozone bank run By Richard Milne A great deal of attention is being heaped on the possibility of a bank run across the eurozone. But something just as important is…


CME Group scores 3 on our checklist, but provides strong dividend yield and growth potential

CHART- know how to read charts. I firmly believe I can improve the price of buying or selling from an understanding of chart action. Recent bullish divergence has been observed; +1  …


European Banks Unprepared for Greek Exit From Euro - Yahoo! Finance

European Banks Unprepared for Greek Exit From EuroBy Elena Logutenkova, Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch | Bloomberg – 1 hour 27 minutes ago Europe's banks, sitting on $1.19 trillion of debt to Spain,…


NYX, NYSE Euronext scores a 3 on our checklist

CHART- know how to read charts. I firmly believe I can improve the price of buying or selling from an understanding of chart action. First bullish divergence seen since October of 2011; +1  …


JPMorgan Risk Chief Had History of Trading Losses and Sanctions - Wall Street & Technology

PMorgan Risk Chief Had History of Trading Losses and Sanctions Goldman's previous Wall Street firm received a slap on the wrist from regulators. By Melanie Rodier@mrodier MAY 21, 2012 Share on email…