Matt Drudge will never change, and is still at it when it comes to trying to misinterpret headlines into something that might enrage the right wing. Here’s the latest example: So HuffPo is getting a “bailout”? Is she part of the financial sector or auto industry? The answer to both is of course “no”. Instead […]
And by home, I of course mean lobbying: Charles R. Black Jr., a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is returning to his former profession: lobbying. Mr. Black will go back to his former lobbying firm, BKSH and Associates, and will resume his old title of chairman. The firm, a subsidiary of WPP Group, […]
Citigoup’s stock closed at $4.71 today, down 26.39%. That pushes them below the $5 threshold, which is generally a big trigger for massive selling: Most institutional investors and pension funds are barred from owning stocks below $5. So if Citigroup’s stock remains below that level, it could trigger a wave of selling that would send […]
I usually ignore most of the joke emails I receive, but this one just got me cracking up: If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000. With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left. […]
We get yet another installment of Katie Couric’s interviews with Sarah Palin. It’s really amazing. We are seeing Sarah Palin go down in flames, made possible by a woman in the media who was considered to have gone down in flames. Couric’s stock is definitely going up with these.
Just the latest of the rash of states trying to save our democracy. Add Diebold stock to the death-watch list.
If I were a shareholder of a corporation and heard news that the corporation paid a CEO $14 million to be fired (this is what the Gap just did), my stock would instantly be sold. Sadly this is something we hear about more and more. Luckily we have a Democratically controlled Congress, and one Representative […]
Oh this is the accident of all accidents: The state’s top elections official said Monday he accidentally invested in a company that makes voting machines. Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, said he discovered the shares for Diebold Inc. while preparing a required filing for the Ohio Ethics […]
The following is the final results of the January poll. POLL CREATED: 2006-01-02 Which of the following events would lead to the greatest reasons to impeach George Bush TOTAL VOTES: 35 Katrina Failures 5.7% 2 Warantless Wiretaps 48.6% 17 The Downing Street Memos 28.6% 10 Other Reason Not Listed 11.4% 4 He Does Not Deserve […]
It seems Bill Frist’s sudden selling of stock in his families medical company has drawn attention from the United States Attorney’s office in New York. From the Associated Press: HCA subpoenaed, may involve Senate leader HCA Inc.,HCA.N operator of the largest chain of U.S. hospitals, said it received a subpoena from the U.S. attorney for […]