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- Acceleration Matters: The Ups and Downs of the S&P
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Here’s a look at some historical data of the S&P 500 since 1950. The day after a down day, the S&P 500 has dropped at annualized rate of 12%. The day after that, it’s risen at an annualized rate of 11.3%. by Eddy Elfenbein
- External links 2008-10-15
- Why I Like Nicholas Financial
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: On Monday, Felix Salmon had some questions for value investors and he concluded by saying: “I might have some faith in the ability of value investors to find cheap stocks, but I have no faith at all in the ability of value investors to time the...
- External links 2008-10-22
- Dow to S&P Ratio at a Six Year High
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Leaving aside arguments over price-weighted indexes, the Dow has recently been doing better—or rather—falling slightly less dramatically than the S&P 500. The two indexes generally move in tandem, but divergences aren’t unusual and we’re seeing one now. The ratio of the Dow...
- External links 2008-10-28
- Nicholas Financial: For the Patient Investor
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Nicholas Financial NICK reported third-quarter earnings yesterday, and it was basically what I expected. The company earned eight cents a share, which was a big drop from the 25 cents a share it earned in last year’s third quarter. Still, it's making money, and that needs...
- External links 2008-11-05
- High Yield Corporate Spreads Not Yet at Great Depression Levels
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Here’s a fascinating look at corporate bond yields over the past 90 years. I got the data off the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ data bank. This chart shows the yields of Moody’s index of Aaa and Baa seasoned corporate bond yields. You’ll notice that...
- External links 2008-11-14
- A Look at Corporate Bond Spreads
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Here’s a fascinating look at corporate bond yields over the past 90 years. I got the data off the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ data bank. This chart shows the yields of Moody’s index of Aaa and Baa seasoned corporate bond yields. by Eddy Elfenbein
- External links 2008-11-16
- Cognizant's Impressive Financials
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Cognizant Technology Solutions CTSH has some of the most impressive financials of any stock you’re likely to see. Recently, the company’s earnings growth rate has dropped from about 50% to a year, to just 19% for the last earnings report Call Transcript. The stock, however, has...
- External links 2008-11-18
- Gas Prices at a 90 Year Low
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: Over the summer, the price for a barrel of oil peaked at $147.27 per barrel. I know we're all supposed to be worry about this, but would you believe that oil just hit a 21-month low? Crude oil for December delivery fell...
- External links 2008-11-18
- TIPs Say We're Heading Towards Deflation
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: The TIPs say deflation is coming and may stay around for a bit: Yet, if you believe the yields on US Treasury inflation protected bonds, or Tips, we shall have a 2.2 per cent fall in prices in 2009, a 2.5 per...
- External links 2008-11-20
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- Stryker's Earnings Not Bad, Attractive Share Price
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: After the bell, Stryker SYK reported Q4 EPS of 74 cents which is in line with estimates. Sales rose 3.6% to $1.72 billion. The company said that EPS for 2009 will range between $3.12 and $3.22. The company earned $2.83 for 2008 so that’s growth of...
- External links 2009-01-28
- What Really Caused Oil to Boom?
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: A few months ago, I criticized the absurd 60 Minutes story which blamed speculators for the rise in oil prices. I said the story was "wretched, incoherent and it engages in the worst form of scapegoating." As is often the case, conspiracy theories...
- External links 2009-04-03
- Revisiting Gold's Valuation
- Eddy Elfenbein submits: The other day, I asked how should one value gold. Specifically, what metrics should you follow to see if gold is overpriced or underpriced? My post was reposted at Seeking Alpha. As I expected, nearly all the comments were completely useless rants from gold bugs. Yes,...
- External links 2009-04-08
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