On Friday, as I pulled together thoughts for my syndicated column, I pinged Scott Reamer to ask him a question. He informed me global central banks and government agencies have thrown upwards of $30

It’s fascinating how the sell side uniformly aligned to praise the Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) acquisition of 3Com (COMS) last week. Cheerleaders are plentiful but analysis of an underlying problem s

In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod

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It’s been quite some time since I remember opening up a Starbucks (SBUX) quarterly report with a smile. Thankfully last week’s fourth-quarter results finally helped me regain some of my f

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A few years ago, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average perched at all-time highs, Minyanville told the tale of risk gone awry. We spoke of cumulative imbalances, the dangers of derivatives, duality i

“Get back, get back, get back to where you once belonged”- Paul McCartneyAs I returned last night from a spooky weekend in Baltimore, my mind wandered to this morning’s column. Afte

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