Rewind to Inauguration Day in January. President-elect Obama ushered in a new administration with much fanfare and hope for C-H-A-N-G-E. Now 12 months later, it’s business as usual. Take a trip down memory lane as we recall some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2009 in the accompanying clip. We have a problem with that! [...]
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On March 10, Barry Ritholtz, CEO of Fusion IQ, came on Tech Ticker and said the “mother of all bear market rallies” was upon us.Given the appearance was within 24 hours of what proved to be a historical market bottom, that call alone would have put Ritholtz in the running as our top guest of [...]
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Tech Ticker conducted hundreds of interviews this year with dozens of guests on numerous topics. But one guest consistently garnered massive amounts of excitement and (for the most part) positive reaction from you, the audience.Without question, Howard Davidowitz of Davidowitz & Associates is the audience’s favorite guest of the year.Davidowitz is a straight shooter who [...]
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Though it ended badly for some (i.e., Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and the U.S. taxpayer), the first decade of the new millennium ushered in a new Gilded Age on Wall Street. The last 10 years saw the rise of hedge funds, $100 million bonuses and bundles of billionaires from as near as Park Avenue and [...]
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The United States and Mexico face systemic challenges in efforts to secure their shared border from drug cartel violence. In Part 1 of a special report, STRATFOR examines the geographic and political issues that weaken Mexico’s central government and contribute to the strength of the cartels. more about "Drug Cartel Violence in Mexico", posted with [...]
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Many economists draw comparisons between the United States now and Japan in 1990.For those who aren’t familiar with Japan’s recent economic history, this is not a good thing. Japan’s stock market peaked in 1989 at about 40,000. It now trades around a quarter of that level, or 10,000. GDP, meanwhile, has barely grown at all.Economists [...]
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According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend were $41.2 billion, up slightly from a year ago, while about 195 million consumers shopped, up from 172 million last year.Meanwhile, Coremetrics says the average online shopper spent 35% more on Black Friday vs. a year ago, while robust sales were predicted [...]
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