Staggering Stat of The Day
I got bounced this list of stats – Forty-five million Americans (one in seven) are on food stamps. One in seven is unemployed or underemployed. The percentage of those out of work defined as long-term unemployed is the highest (42%) since the Great Depression. Fifty-four percent of college graduates younger than 25 are unemployed or…
DetailsSpain….Again
The news gets worse but the market doesn’t. Markets are efficient my arse…..all that matters is price. Personal disclaimer my system will go long the IBEX on a break above 6770
DetailsJunk Mail
One of the more persistent pieces of spam to fill my inbox is those little gems that relate to people or software’s ability to predict the market. I suppose this is the joy of having an email address that has the word trading in it. They generally start their pitch with something along the lines…
DetailsDave Barry Quote
I was cleaning out some old presentations when I came across this oldie but a goodie. Q: Why didn’t Wall Street realise that Enron was a fraud? A: Because Wall Street relies on stock analysts. These are people who do research on companies and then, no matter what they find, even if the company has…
DetailsDaniel Kahneman Interview
Tim Harford interviews Daniel Kahneman the author of Thinking Fast and Slow.
