The equities markets firmed up at the end of last week. The reasons were simple. There was an absence of bad news and some good news for a change. The companies involved were some of those that led the technology boom into bust.More...

The Bush administration made a hideous, unforgivable mistake this past Friday in response to the massacre of Jewish babies in Jerusalem last week. They criticized the Israeli response, the seizing of a dozen Palestinian Authority offices. My response is what right does the Bush team have to even comment?More...

Tech Leader Index Last Update 4/10/2006 Start Cap $1,593,623,137,937 Market Cap $1,163,676,883,825 Last Close $734.10 Index Value $730.21 % Change -26.98% 1 Day Change -0.53% Point Change -3.90 Year to Date 1.97%   Click for Details

Redneck Index Last Update 3/30/2006 Start Cap $34,485,194 Market Cap $160,556,129 Index Value $4,655.80 % Change 365.58% YTD 379.82%

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Oracle's latest and greatest product is called Internet Application Server, ias for short. It is an integrated environment that lets enterprises build applications on the web to access oracle's find back end database. The problem is the product is a little rough around the edges and not so adaptable to the smaller enterprise.More...

What might happen in the stock markets next week.

I for one did not mind the market reaction last week to the news from the Federal Reserve. The equities markets are tired of reasons for a continued fall of interest rates. What they want is some sign of life in the economy. There must be a pulse somewhere but I can't find one yet.More...

Last weeks portfolio snapshot. More...

Our models still look strong. More.