by Jason Apollo Voss | 25 12 2009 | Blog
Hello everyone! Happy Holidays! Thank you for your interest in the blog. I wish for each of you a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday season. Jason
by Jason Apollo Voss | 23 12 2009 | Blog
Several economic data points have been rolling in over the last several days… New Home Sales: Sales of new single-family homes fell 11.3% in November; the lowest figure since April. Economists had expected a drop of 1.2%. Uh, clearly that’s a lot worse...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 21 12 2009 | Best of the Blog, Blog
Happy solstice folks! This morning’s Wall Street Journal has an article entitled, “Investors Hope the ’10s Beat the ’00s.” The story highlights that the past decade is the very worst decade for stocks in the 200 or so years that their...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 19 12 2009 | Blog
Happy Saturday everyone! You may have heard yesterday that a small contingent of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps went into Iraqi territory and seized an oil field. Iran is officially denying the story. Meanwhile, the Iraqis first reported, then denied, then...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 16 12 2009 | Blog
France’s Finance Minister announced today that the country will tax bonuses awarded to bank employees 50% in 2010. The bonus tax will only be applied to bonuses greater than 27,500 Euros. I strongly advocate a change in executive compensation, not just in the...
