Category Archives: crowds

Sign of the times

Jonathan here. This week the recession hit home. It’s official. We know this because the copper lights on our company sign were wrenched off their mounting posts this weekend. I guess when the price for recycled copper cratered from over $4 … Continue reading

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Days till we reach zero

On more down days than I’d like to admit, my team mates have heard me say, “At this rate, we’ll be down to zero in no time.”  Now they’ve started saying it before I can get the very words out of … Continue reading

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Sometimes you’re the dog and sometime’s you’re the fireplug

Jonathan here.  The guy in the picture to right is Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr.  He’s been putting in a lot of hours lately, and it doesn’t look like his day is going to be done at quitting time.   … Continue reading

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Enemies in the financial markets are fierce warriors

Jonathan here.  Friend Dick Barron, business reporter at the Greensboro-News Record, had just talked with his friend in Manhattan, which he wrote about in his BizBytes newsletter (click here, follow instructions if you want to subscribe) “As one of my friends in Manhattan wrote … Continue reading

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Enemies in the financial markets are fierce warriors

Jonathan here. Having just talked with his friend in Manhattan, Dick Barron, business reporter at the Greensboro-News Record, writes, in his BizBytes newsletter (click here, follow instructions to subscribe to BizBytes) “As one of my friends in Manhattan wrote today … Continue reading

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Mr. Market goes alligator watching

A quick check on AAII’s sentiment survey reading for July 31 showed bullish sentiment rose to 40%, from 35.8% on July 24 and bearish sentiment fell to 41% from 44%. Not surprising, our Anxiety Index went down. Just two weeks … Continue reading

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Mr. Market goes alligator watching

A quick check on AAII’s sentiment survey reading for July 31 showed bullish sentiment rose to 40%, from 35.8% on July 24 and bearish sentiment fell to 41% from 44%. Not surprising, our Anxiety Index went down. Just two weeks … Continue reading

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Market sentiment and anxiety 07172008

The AAII sentiment survey (membership required) measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market short term; individuals are polled from the AAII Web site on a weekly basis. Only one vote per … Continue reading

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Market sentiment and anxiety 07172008

The AAII sentiment survey (membership required) measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market short term; individuals are polled from the AAII Web site on a weekly basis. Only one vote per … Continue reading

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Market sentiment and anxiety 07102008

The AAII sentiment survey (membership required) measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market short term; individuals are polled from the AAII Web site on a weekly basis. Only one vote per … Continue reading

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