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Achtung Baby’s Monday News & Notes

Twenty years ago this week, U2 released their seminal album Achtung Baby.  After the failure of the film and accompanying double album Rattle and Hum, U2 ventured to post-Wall Berlin to record and ended up reinventing themselves.  The album sold … Continue reading

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Some Updates and Links from the Gyrating Market

I’ve been very busy at work over the last two weeks so I haven’t had a chance to comment on this crazy market volatility.  When will it stop? Will the EU collapse? Will we have to convert to a barter … Continue reading

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It’s The End of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)’s Friday News & Notes

There’s nothing like a 500 point down day in the Dow and an 11% nine day decline in the S&P 500 to get a value investor’s blood pumping! I’ve been waiting for a pullback, but when the dipshits in Congress … Continue reading

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Bill Smead’s Wednesday News & Notes

When deciding on the title of today’s post, I wanted to stick to the business and investing theme of this blog and honor a person or event with significance to capitalism or capital markets that relates to July 20th. I … Continue reading

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Don Draper’s Friday News & Notes

As we get ready for the long weekend and a celebration of the signing of Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece,  today’s News & Notes is brought to you by Don Draper. Today marks the official spin-off date for AMC Networks (AMCX). AMC … Continue reading

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Rip Van Winkle’s Thursday Morning Linkfest

Good morning readers! Its been  a long time since my last post. I’ve pulled a bit of a Rip Van Winkle and slept through March and most of April.  Well, have no fear, I am back and I do have … Continue reading

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Sick Baby Friday Linkfest

Staying up with a sick baby has put a serious crimp on my blogging plans this week, but it certainly doesn’t stop others from some excellent writing. Here are some of my favorite reads from the past week: 60 Minutes … Continue reading

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