Sustainability is a big deal. Large companies have hired chief sustainability officers whose job it is to ensure that the company minimizes its negative impact on the environment. They’ve found…
Worry About China, Not Greece
When’s the last time markets reacted positively to anything happening in Greece? Last week, just 10 days after Greek voters voted against a resolution that would have required stiffer austerity…
Big Board Floored
The Big Board is not so big anymore. A decade ago, it accounted for 80% of stock trades. Today, it accounts for 20%. There are also far fewer publicly traded…
Bet You Can’t Count to a Quadrillion
When someone uses “quadrillion” in a headline, you know you’re in for a bit of an alarmist rant. We’re talking 1,000,000,000,000,000, which, stated another way, is a thousand million million. …
Alexis the Not-So-Great
A lot can happen in 2,500 years. Back in its day, Greece ruled the world – albeit, it was a much smaller world. But that was a long, long time…
The Good News: No More Election Ads
In the wake of Tuesday’s re-election of President Obama, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 434 points in two days, a drop of 3.3%. That’s better than when he was…