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From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2008 at 4:43 pm ET
Dear Readers,
Thanks for your support and readership.
Starting Friday or thereabouts you can contact me through GreenbergMeritz Research & Analytics at www.greenbergmertiz.com. I will no longer maintain a public blog. I will, however, continue to appear ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2008 at 1:32 pm ET
From the “you have only a few more days to kick me around” department: I’ve written here previously about the uptick rule and whether it is the cause of all that ills the financial world, ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm ET
When I was sitting there last night in the little studio I use in San Diego, doing Larry Kudlow’s show on CNBC, all that kept going through my mind was Ethel Merman singing, “Ev-uh-rything’s com-ing ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 1:50 pm ET
3M provides an interesting window into the economy and the market. The first quarter was strong, but much of that was helped by the weak dollar and U.S. organic growth slipped by nearly 3%.
Furthermore, the ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 9:29 am ET
The SEC today sued a short-seller on charges of spreading false rumors. According to the SEC, the rumors even spread to the media.
You know what’s coming next from the the Baloney Brigade, as blogger Gary ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
I’ve been a big fan of Starbucks, the stock, saying to anybody who will listen that if I were allowed to buy a stock and put it on the shelf for a few years — ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Texas Instruments has done an impressive job paring its holding of auction-rate securities, slicing its holdings by $473 million, or nearly half. The remaining $551 million has been reclassified as long-term investments “due to reduced ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Updated to include the words “every morning hedge machines” in the transcript.
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s time to start feeling sorry for Patrick Byrne, the Overstock CEO whose comments at times, such as today, ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
If you missed my piece in the Weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal on Thorton (Ted) Oglove, you can read it here on MarketWatch. Ted is one of the greats of forensic analysis. His ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
But look at Intel. Look at IBM. Loot at United Technologies! And on and on and on, from the Pollyannas, about how the economy is on the mend.
GE? Blame it on Immelt.
Reality: Intel, which ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Updated to include comments from fund manager Whitney Tilson.
Was guesting on CNBC’s Kudlow & Co. Wednesday night. It’s always fun to be on the other side of Larry, who for some reason actually agreed with ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Got this totally predictable email today from Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne:
Dear Herb,
There are allegations that you were terminated upon CBSMarketWatch’s observation that positions in your columns overlap with the trading positions of certain ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Updated to discuss more on this type of scam and add response from PR firm.
From the “for what it’s worth” department: Very curious announcement on the front of Hansen Natural’s website:
Counterfeit Check Scam Notice
Hansen Beverage ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Just a bit of housekeeping actually, house cleaning!
On May 1, Im leaving MarketWatch, Dow Jones and traditional journalism to start an independent research firm with my friend, Debbie Meritz, an analyst/accountant who has been ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm ET
Updated to include several additional comments.
When Jim Keyes was hired as CEO of Blockbuster, it seemed to make sense. The former 7-11 exec knows the convenience industry, which would seem to help convert Blockbuster’s brick-and-mortar ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 10:56 pm ET
Texas Instruments has done an impressive job paring its holding of auction-rate securities, slicing its holdings by $473 million, or nearly half. The remaining $551 million has been reclassified as long-term investments “due to reduced ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 5:11 pm ET
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s time to start feeling sorry for Patrick Byrne, the Overstock CEO whose comments at times, such as today, appear to be detached from any sense of reality.
Speaking on the ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 21, 2008 at 6:12 am ET
If you missed my piece in the Weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal on Thorton (Ted) Oglove, you can read it here on MarketWatch. Ted is one of the greats of forensic analysis. His ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2008 at 6:56 am ET
But look at Intel. Look at IBM. Loot at United Technologies! And on and on and on, from the Pollyannas, about how the economy is on the mend.
GE? Blame it on Immelt.
Reality: Intel, which ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2008 at 11:17 pm ET
Was guesting on CNBC’s Kudlow & Co. Wednesday night. It’s always fun to be on the other side of Larry, who for some reason actually agreed with me and the other realist, Moneynews.com’s John Browne, ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2008 at 5:58 pm ET
Got this totally predictable email today from Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne:
Dear Herb,
There are allegations that you were terminated upon CBSMarketWatch’s observation that positions in your columns overlap with the trading positions of certain ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 9:25 pm ET
From the “for what it’s worth” department: Very curious announcement on the front of Hansen Natural’s website:
Counterfeit Check Scam Notice
Hansen Beverage Company has recently been made aware of a sweepstakes scam involving counterfeit Hansen Beverage ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 11:43 am ET
Just a bit of housekeeping actually, house cleaning!
On May 1, Im leaving MarketWatch, Dow Jones and traditional journalism to start an independent research firm with my friend, Debbie Meritz, an analyst/accountant who has been ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 14, 2008 at 7:59 am ET
When Jim Keyes was hired as CEO of Blockbuster, it seemed to make sense. The former 7-11 exec knows the convenience industry, which would seem to help convert Blockbuster’s brick-and-mortar business into something that works. ... ( more)
From Herb Greenberg's Market Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 13, 2008 at 10:59 pm ET
If you haven’t read my piece in the weekend Wall Street Journal about whether investigations matter anymore, you can read it here on MarketWatch.
Hint: They do! ... ( more)
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