Tuesday April 5, 2016 A reader asks for more evidence of the ten week cycle. 2014 Down July to October up October to December 20114-15 up Dec into Feb 2015 up March into May down May into August up August into November down November into Feb 2016 2016 up February into now first week of…

Thursday March 31, 2016 http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/1776773494/CF96E9E0B2A540FFPQ/4?accountid=130967 There have been numerous protests in Malaysia over abuses by their leader. Now we know! Images of protests in Malaysia

Wed March 30, 2016 I will have the link to the WSJ article later this morning as it has not appeared in our library database yet. HSBC bank paid a $1.9 B fine to the Justice Dept in 2012 to settle allegations it failed to spot laundered proceeds of drug trafficking in Mexico. It also…

Tuesday March 15, 2016 Steven Harris is a PCAOB Board Member. Here is lists ten thiings SARBOX accomplished. Oddly the first thing is restoring investor confidence. But hey Steve didn't the markets have a far worse fall in 2008-09?

Tuesday March 15 2016 Follow the money they say to find the seat of power.   The SEC   approves the PCOAB budget, so we know who is really in charge.  The SEC is never giving up rule making authority to the IFRS as long as it controls the purse strings of the PCAOB.

Monday March 14 2016   BBC Plays Bond

Monday March 7, 2016 From its initial IPO, SHAK doubled ina few weeks. It has now returned to its IPO price. But SHAK is trading at  125x its next year earnings. That is down from trading at 1,000x future earnings. This demonstrates what we will be studying in ACCT 3304, which is earnings per share…

Weekend March 5, 2016 Trumped features Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick reprising their Producer roles. this time this idea is similar to the Producers. PIck a candidate, raise money, and when everyone realizes this is the worst candidate possible, leave town with the money. Hmm now what candidate would that be?

Weekend March 5, 2016 Trump has been a disaster running Trump Casinos and Hotels. While all the other casinos were making money, Trump ended in Chapter 11. He siphoned off millions for himself. This reminds me of how Lampert runs Sears Holdings. And of course his hapless opponents have failed to point this out instead…

Monday Jan 25 2016 Mary O'grady's column on the Americas appears in the Monday WSJ. Today Today she interviews Antonio Rodiles who has been harassed, beaten, imprisoned, and possible injected by Castro goons. Tamusa's Education Dept is planning a trip to Cuba by the way. But the Cuban military controls all travel in Cuba and…