Monthly Archives: March 2014

Equity market more suicidal in 2014 than 2000 or 2007

For any of us that hoped people might have learned a little wisdom or self-preservation bias from the pain of the last two equity market implosions…we would be wrong. Emboldened by taxpayer bailouts, market participants heading into March were more … Continue reading

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60 Minutes: Tesla and SpaceX

Comparing the Tesla Model S to other cars is like comparing an iPhone to a desk phone. It is a technological marvel that scorches the pavement — zero to 60 in four seconds. Tesla is another revolutionary idea from the … Continue reading

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60 Minutes: “Flash Boys” and the rigged stock market

Steve Kroft reports on a new book from Michael Lewis, “Flash Boys,” that reveals how a group of unlikely characters discovered how some high speed traders work the stock market to their advantage.  Here is a direct video link.

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