Archives for Market Conditions
Grindr shares up 400% in first day of public trading for the LGBTQ dating & hookup app
Grindr stock debuted on the New York stock exchange on Friday Popular LGBTQ dating app went public through a blank-check SPAC merger The LGBTQ social platform hosted a drag show…
A look inside Greece’s Economy
Greece has been in the news a lot recently, you have probably noticed. The latest round of '˜austerity measures' to save the country from bankruptcy, the riots and demonstrations in…
Alternative Energy Stocks: Their Time Has Come
Though we certainly have a long way to go, most will agree that the economy is looking up. Just a few weeks ago, Jeffery wrote about positive signs in the…
Did You Foolishly Lock In Your Losses?
Last year when the stock market had tanked badly I wrote about how I wasn't worried and adopted the attitude of "wait." I also accelerated the contributions to my Roth…
The Stock Investor: An Analysis of Google. Part One.
Using part of my meager stock budget, I bought two (yes, TWO) shares of Google on December 16, 2008. Price - $334 per share ( including purchase and eventual selling…
Are You a Taxpayer or a Shareholder?
Yes, this is a trick question. Millions of Americans, of course, are both, whether we like it or not. And we have our dismal 401k balances to prove it. If…
3 Things To Do With Your Money Right Now
It is terrible out there. There is so much to keep up with, between what happened with the Macs (Fannie and Freddie), then Lehman, then Merrill, then AIG, and then…
No, It’s Not The End of The Western World…
But it may be the end of capitalism as we have known it. Let's face it, without herculean and unprecedented concerted global governmental intervention in the financial markets around the…
Bernanke & Paulson Have Done A Lousy Job
Treasury Secretary. I also said that we should re-enact a form of Glass Steagall (Bring Back Glass Steagall). What can I say'¦no one listens! And what I consider the worst…
YAY! The Markets Have Rallied…
"SH*T"... Us Bottom Feeders hate that. Well folks, the Stock Market is following in Classic Last week we had an enormous Panic Sell Off dropping the DOW by almost in…