Writing About the Stock Market & Life Since 2003

Meet the New Billion-Dollar Baby.

Apr 22, 2005

There’s a Fortune 500
discount retailer that has higher profit margins than both
Wal-Mart (SYM: WMT) and Target (SYM: TGT).
Meet the new Billion-Dollar Baby.

Why You Should Be Selling Your Junk Right Now.

Apr 15, 2005

The high-yield bond market
is arguably more overvalued than the NASDAQ was at 5,000.
Why you should be selling your junk bonds right now.

Does Apple (SYM: AAPL) Deserve a 2nd Look?

Apr 09, 2005

I just got an IPOD and
I must confess that I’ve never had so much fun listening to music
in my life. Maybe Apple Computer (SYM: APPL) deserves a second look.

Not All Profits Are Created Equal

Apr 01, 2005

Sumner Redstone, the
iron-fisted Chairman of Viacom is debating whether to split his
company into two.
Why it’s the best move he could make.

How the "Curse of Goldilocks" struck again.

Mar 25, 2005

In less than two short
weeks, U.S. stock markets have gone from golden to grumpy.

How the “Curse of Goldilocks” struck again.

— By Dylan Jovine

Elliot Spitzer’s ego is out of control.

Mar 18, 2005

Elliot Spitzer, the
hard charging New York State Attorney General, has done an
admirable job of cleaning up corruption.

Unfortunately it’s starting to get to his head.

— By Dylan Jovine

Cablevision (SYM: CVC) is in the middle of a nasty corporate war that has already had major implications for the future of the company.

Mar 11, 2005

Cablevision (SYM: CVC)
is in the middle of a nasty corporate war that has already
had major implications for the future of the company.

It’s just not the TYPE of corporate war investors ever expected.

— By Dylan Jovine

After ten strong years at the helm of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn announced plans to step down on May 31 of this year. You’ll never guess who’s on the short list to replace him.

Mar 04, 2005

After ten strong years
at the helm of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn announced plans to
step down on May 31 of this year.

You’ll never guess who’s on the short list to replace him.

On Wednesday, tame C.P.I. numbers sent investors cheering.

Feb 25, 2005

On Wednesday, tame C.P.I. numbers
sent investors cheering.

But there is something unsettling that lies beneath the service.

— By Dylan Jovine

Why the decline of the dollar is here to stay.

Feb 25, 2005

In one day the dollar
erased most of the gains it had made since the beginning of
the year. The next day it bounced back some.

Why the decline of the dollar is here to stay.

— By Dylan Jovine