The Reed Elsevier Plc ADR’s crossed above it’s 50 day moving average today. I’m finding the size of the move astounding, it was up over 6 percent when I looked at it a little earlier. I’m intrigued and adding it to my “potential buy” watch list.
Lexis-Nexis must be having a banner year, honestly I don’t [...]

The Echo Chamber is a concept I’ve mostly seen in tech blogging circles. It refers to:
Regarding this condition [the Echo Chamber] arising in online communities, participants may find their own opinions constantly echoed back to them, and in doing so reinforce a certain sense of truth that resonates with individual belief systems. This can create [...]

Last night in one of the comment threads on Fly’s blog, one poster made a point during some unrelated election chit-chat, which deserves to be highlighted. I remembered the comment again this morning when I was thinking about leading indicators while doing the paltry packing and shipping for my business(es). Yes, that’s when I watch [...]

To follow up on the discussion a few days ago about the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, Sony’s announcement today of a partnership with Google turns the temperature up in the e-book market share wars.
Sony’s e-book reader is the only current viable competition to the AMZN Kindle (imho) and today they announced that Google will [...]

Sometimes I think Wilbur Ross is one of the smartest guys around, at other times I have a WTF moment and say what could he be thinking.  Even from the comfort of the beach club, I keep wondering why in the world he made an offer for Satyam Computer Services. His bid for the company [...]

Credit  Suisse will roll out a new index tomorrow, the CSFB : Credit Suisse Fear Barometer.  The new options sentiment index is designed to quantify fear, rather than the 30-day market expectations for volatility, which is measured by the CBOE VIX index. The announcement was made by Stephen Sears in his options column at Barron’s. [...]

 
Boca Raton FL representing IBC… quality was great in my original photo of the banner currently hanging on my garage door, but hey, you get the idea.  Happy Easter and Passover to everyone at ibc.

Recent news leaks on a new version of the Kindle, Amazon’s e-book reader, inspired me to review the performance and current status of AMZN, my pick for Stock of the Year in Ragin Cajun’s contest here at ibc.
On December 31, 2008 AMZN share price closed at 51.28. On last Thursday April 9, 2009 the closing [...]

Magpie: A Most Interesting Twitter Development
*throws hat into the ring*
I believe in keeping it simple and straight to the point. I’ll be blogging during the election campaign period with the exact same type of posts that you could expect from me if I was a tabbed blogger. No more speeches about the campaign, just content [...]

Big Chevy Auto Dealership Drives Off the End of the Pier
One of the largest Chevy auto dealers in the country, the chain of Bill Heard Chevrolet auto dealerships has closed it’s doors and filed for bankruptcy. The chain had approximately 2500 employees.
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/09/29/daily8.html
On the TV news tonight, the most immediate reason given was the inability to [...]