Archive for the 'Uncategorized' Category
Food prices to rise next year
November 25th, 2008Here is a bloomberg story quoting Jochen Hitzfeld, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Munich.
“Agricultural commodities will outperform the broad commodity indices in 2009,” Hitzfeld wrote in a research note this week. “If key crop-producing countries then impose export bans again and speculators drive up prices via physical stockpiling and futures contracts, new food unrest […]
Get Paid for Not Working!
November 21st, 2008Another great post on the Carpe Diem site highlighting that the Big 3 pay half a billion to people that don’t work:
Jobs Bank and Not Working
Ford’s CEO pay package and the Bailout
November 19th, 2008In April, Ford reported Mr. Mulally received $2 million in base salary, a $4 million bonus and more than $11 million of stock and options in 2007. His base salary was unchanged over 2006. Mr. Mulally has earned nearly $50 million in compensation since taking the helm of the auto maker.
Why exactly are we listening […]
New Yorker Article on Agriculture
November 17th, 2008This is a good article from the NewYorker highlighting the problems with agriculture that I’m worried about.
Agriculture Efficiency article
The End of Wall Street?
November 11th, 2008A very good article by Michael Lewis, asking that very question:
Michael Lewis and the End of Wall Street
Driving Habits Revert Back to Normal
October 29th, 2008This New York Times article has broad implications for oil and gas prices and companies. Drivers are going right back to driving as normal and not permanently altering their habits.
New York Times article on gasoline and driving
Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, said: “Demand is trickling back among everyday people.” […]
Looking out
October 14th, 2008I see two major sea changes coming due to the current financial crisis.
1) When things normalize in credit land (and it has already started normalizing, albeit very slowly), there is going to be a slew of M&A activity.
2) The next commodity bull run will be mind numbingly explosive.
Let me start with point number one. I […]
Perspective
October 13th, 2008Friday, I got a gift and ironically it came from the fact that I volunteer as a mentor to two kids, Anthony and Elvis. I was pretty down and feeling miserable on Friday.
And do you know what made their day on Friday? I let them get a 12 inch sub at subway instead of a […]
Inspiring Pictures
September 12th, 2008Run to this link of inspiring pictures. I won’t tell you what those pictures show. You’ll see what I’m talking about.
Pictures
My dog
September 5th, 2008Franklin is quite a dog.