8 July 2009

The Online Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes alchemy as “a power or process of transforming something common into something special” or “aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold.”  Well, it seems Morgan…

The U.S. has been using the weakness of the UBS banking franchise to shake down the organization for the names of American clients suspected of using the bank to dodge taxes in the United States. As far as the Swiss government is concerned,…

I have been looking forward to the Alcoa (AA) earnings report, due out later today, because of what it suggests about the economy.  As the economy bottoms, the fortunes of cyclical companies that are leveraged to the overall state of…

Rio Tinto was one of those companies which levered up just as the economy was turning down, rushing its bottom line ad forcing it into the hands of Chinalco, a large Chinese commodities company.  However, as commodity prices have…

Dr. Doom: Where we're going we don't need roads - Dealbreaker Marc Faber's July Newsletter. On Robert S. McNamara - James Fallows Very good obit on McNamara. Regulation And Oversight Of Gun Sales Reduces…