Category Archives: Business

OMG, would you shut up Leon Cooperman?

Posted on June 2, 2015 by mcblogger

Leon Cooperman may be a brilliant investor, but his hearing needs some work. So does his anger management. “I don’t need anybody crapping all over what I do for a living,” Leon Cooperman, the billionaire founder of the Omega Advisors … Continue reading →

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Tesla, this is why you suck…

Posted on April 29, 2015 by mcblogger

Dear Elon… nice work on the model S. I’ve ridden in two and I have to say it’s an outstanding car. I wish I could say the same about your lobbying efforts in Texas, but it’s just not possible. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Why is Eddie Lampert hellbent on destroying Sears?

Posted on February 16, 2015 by mcblogger

For those of you who don’t know, Eddie Lampert is an investor who took over Sears Holdings in the mid 2000s. Since that point, the asset has continued to decline. He provides an excellent example of the reality that MOST … Continue reading →

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And this would be where I say ‘DUH’

Posted on August 4, 2013 by mcblogger

Goldman Sach’s Tourre, who was recently found liable for misleading investors in a synthetic CDO he created to allow participants in the credit markets to ‘bet’ on whether not a basket of securities in a market would collapse. Note, the … Continue reading →

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Accurate Credit Ratings

Posted on May 15, 2013 by mcblogger

Sen. Franken is asking the SEC to set up a body to govern Credit Ratings Agencies and assign rating work to them on a rotating basis. Now, if any part of that makes sense to you, you probably already know … Continue reading →

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Stop. We don’t need a stupid board.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by mcblogger

Last month, Council took the unprecedented step of voting for a new, independent board to oversee Austin Energy. This is what it feels like to take a step toward privatizing Austin Energy. What’s bugging me about all this is that, … Continue reading →

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Is the Washington Post Ed Board stupid or corrupt?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by mcblogger

Reading this endorsement of the KeystoneXL pipeline makes you wonder what exactly the WaPo Ed Board is thinking. Frankly, it’s got to be either stupidity or outright corruption. Only those two could account for the glaring omissions in the piece. … Continue reading →

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What I really hate about George W. Bush

Posted on July 18, 2012 by mcblogger

I can’t STAND people who lack accountability. People who, despite all the evidence, can still blithely point at irrelevant factors in a problem and make excuses for their own failure. After more than three years in private life, outside the … Continue reading →

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There’s a fine line between lookin’ and cheatin’

Posted on June 26, 2012 by mcblogger

Infidelity in most relationships can be defined in a range from the average lustful glance all the way to someone’s hands being on some else’s body. However, in most relationships, it can mean actual sexual intercourse. Then you have to … Continue reading →

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Might Apple be a good short?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by mcblogger

From Doug Kass, via The Big Picture, comes this chart comparing the performance of Google stock vs Apple. And, for those of you who care, I was one of the original late 90’s Apple bulls. Share on Facebook

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