Sudden Drop May Create Interesting Visa, Amex and eBay Trading Opportunities
May 18, 2010
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry | www.fool.com
Visa has dropped more than 10% in two days. More than Amex or MasterCard. Some investor sites attribute Visa's drop to potential restrictions on interchange fees.
Is It The End of The US Consumer' s Love Affair With Credit Cards?
May 12, 2010
Inside ARM: $123 Billion in 19 Months: Credit Card Debt's Amazing Plummet | www.insidearm.com
A "perfect storm" of economic events has reversed the decades long growth in consumer credit card debt. This analysis examines the factors that led to this change and how long lived it will prove to be,
Artificial vs Real Intelligence
May 11, 2010
OK - so the dust has settled on the grim stock market event of last week:Stock Pricing Unreliable [5/6/2010 @ ET 2:30 pm -thru- 3:00 pm] Fed is recommending that ALL MARKETS adopt any slow-down in pricing and trades (if ANY SINGLE market/exchange is in slow-down mode) to normalize activity Are we any better today?
FDIC Lowers Its Estimate for 2010 Bank Failures
April 28, 2010
Community Banks Remain Under Stress | www.minyanville.com
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair says that the pace of bank failures is slowing. Bair implies that some of the banks on the FDIC list of problem banks have raised capital and have thus come off the list.
Response to Mr. Cassidy's analysis of the prospects on Skechers.
April 7, 2010
Wall Street Upbeat on Skechers Outlook | www.wwd.com
Skechers is poised for continued growth due to the Toning category for three reasons:1) Toning is still predominantly a womens' market; Skechers dominates in women-friendly retail channels.2) Skechers massive arsenal of proven lasts will allow the company to easily and inexpensively expand the product offering.3) Skechers strength online and their marketing genius allows them to make a pitch to a large audience.4) Skechers is capable of producing and delivering product.
The Mobile Data Explosion Proves Challenging
March 31, 2010
AT&T Prepares Network For Battle | online.wsj.com
As the Apple iPhone and other data hungry smartphones and 3G devices continue to proliferate, new challenges emerge in understanding and planning for mobile behavior.
Usage Based Billing Coming to Mobile?
March 26, 2010
Sprint CEO: Rate Plans Will Move From Minutes To Gigabytes | blogs.wsj.com
With the explosion of mobile data consumption, the mobile industry is exploring usage based billing. We have seen this play out in the fixed Internet market.
Is Jon Corzine the Brand MF Global Requires?
March 24, 2010
Former Goldman Sachs Chairman Governor Jon Corzine is taking the helm of MF Global (NY SE ticker: MF) in a move which is likely to reshape the entire business. One of MF Global's problems has long been its brand - or lack of a genuinely deep balance sheet. How can brand Corzine transform the futures/options specialist brokerage?
March 15, 2010
Tour de France presented on US television this summer will offer brand marketing benefits for corporations and foundations similar to the Indy car motorsports racing series also presented on US television by Versus. Teams with branding which run up front obtain the best cost-effective advertising benefits.The recent Paris-Nice Cycling Event results show potential as the prelude cycling events for the next 3 months roll-out before the July 2010 Tour de France big event.
eBay changes March 30, 2010 to Impact Bottom Line Almost Immediately
March 11, 2010
eBay changes to sellers fees with have an impact immediately.Changes to the store format will inherently mean changes to the marketplace.Format changes will also be implemented, and seller standards altered too.Changes will have a big impact for eBay and the community.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011