Irrelevant jobless claims?

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 20, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Something very interesting has happened today with regard to the weekly Department of Labor jobless claims data.  “What,” you may ask has happened?   The news is not front page news on the Wall Street Journal’s website.  Instead the data are only available on its ‘Economy’ sub-section.  This is the first time since the Great Recession ensued that this has...
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China update

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 20, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments In my 2011 predictions I had some fairly strong predictions for China.  While it has only been a little more than a month since that post China is very much a part of the news at the moment.  That’s because Hu Jintao, the Chinese leader, is currently visiting the United States, and because China’s fourth quarter gross domestic product figures have just come out.   I am going to...
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Should I take a bite of Apple? a case study

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 19, 2011 in Best of the Blog, Blog | 2 comments Of course the question of the day is: should I buy or sell Apple?   This, in fact, is an excellent opportunity for me to share with you how to use skills I teach in my book The Intuitive Investor: A Radical Guide for Manifesting Wealth to answer the question for yourself.   Most blog sites would just share with you their opinion of Apple. But my goal is your investment...
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Dead bodies lie on the housing market fields

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 18, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments This morning the National Association of Home Builders announced that its housing market index was 16 for the month of January.  That is the third consecutive month of a reading of 16.  But what does this mean?   Analysis: The index is essentially a measure of the confidence of home builders as regards the housing market.  A value over 50 means that a majority of the NAHB’s members...
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The SEC is still understaffed

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 18, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Almost two years ago I said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was underfunded and consequently, understaffed.  The Wall Street Journal has a front page story that highlights this fact, entitled, “Deadlines Missed on Financial-Overhaul Rules.”   Recall that last summer Congress passed a comprehensive reworking of the laws that govern the financial industry,...
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Poison Pill Plans Are Bad for Shareholders

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 17, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments One of the recurring themes of this blog has been criticisms of capitalism as practiced by corporate America.  I have specifically called for a reformation of corporate culture in the United States multiple times.  One of the most egregious excesses of the corporation is the nearly unanimous use of “poison pill” plans by companies.  Unfortunately, most of the general public, and most...
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Wow, how things have changed

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jan 16, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Early this morning in London news that both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s both warned the United States on its credit rating.  The concern is, of course, with the spendthrift ways of the Legislative as stoked by the Executive branch – and over multiple election cycles.   This story would normally be news enough and probably will be the center of attention of many...
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