europe banks
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9/7/10 Midafternoon Report: “Banks for nothing, Europe”
The market took a breather today from its run up last week that was driven by misinterpreted news, false hope, and probably a bunch of fat fingers. Today, the big fear is that the Euro bank stress tests were not as stringent as they should have been, a fact so obvious at the time that…
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7/23/10 Midafternoon Report: European banks pass stress test, results of colonoscopy still pending
The market was quiet in the morning despite a slew of solid earnings announcements as it waited for the release of the Europe bank stress tests which were more highly anticipated than Lindsay Lohan’s jail stint, Avatar’s opening weekend, or Mel Gibson’s next career limiting phone call. Well the results came out midday and were…
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7/14/10 Midafternoon Report: Retail stales
Ho fucking hum. Retail sales fell again in June as stores keep trying to charge money for products and people keep not having any. Sales dropped .5% in June, though if you exclude automobiles, sales only dropped .1%, and if you go one step further and exclude anything bought in a store other than ramen…
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7/7/10 Midafternoon Report: Bulls hit
The market was up today because we are due for a brief rally until we resume our fall in to the abyss like King Midas’ son Anchurus (only without saving the Earth) or like Alan Greenspan’s reputation. The market has reached the point where some stocks have simply been oversold and with the lack of…