New Stock Picks

Buys: SKYW, VECO, MTSC

Analysis of picks of past posts:

26 recommendations, average return 5.51%
Winning Percentage: 85%
6 recommendations (23%) with a 10% or more gain

Mid-Cap "Swing Trade" Stocks to Watch

ANN, PL, IDXX,

Small Cap "Swing Trade" Stocks 11-29-10

Small Cap “Swing Trade” Stocks To Watch
DMND, CYBX, PII, MLI (above 31), BJRI, CSTR, JAKK, ZUMZ (would prefer around 28), CML (stock may be spent since bull gap)


Invest at your own risk and the views expressed have no association with my current/past/future employer

Best in Class Large Cap Stocks

ROP, GWW, CF, SNA, CSX, AMP

*Based on five criteria

Invest at your own risk and the views expressed have no association with my current/past/future employer

Mid-Cap "Swing Trade" Stocks to Watch

Mid Cap “Swing Trade” Stocks To Watch*
FOSL, FICO, IDXX (wait for pullback), RDK, VRX,

*Based on five criteria

Invest at your own risk and the views expressed have no association with my current/past/future employer

Yesterday's stock BJR was supposed to be BJRI.

Small Cap "Swing Trade" Stocks 11-23-10

Small Cap “Swing Trade” Stocks To Watch*
AGP, TTMI, WXS, BW, CSTR, BJR

*Based on Kinetic Earnings Power and Potential Contrarian Energy

Invest at your own risk and the views expressed have no association with my current/past/future employer

Best Business Stories for Oct 27, 2010

Real Estate
REITs posting strong earnings for the third quarter
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2527622520101026

Vornado's recent stake in J.C. Penney is very telling
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576440975185392.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Commercial Real Estate Index Shows Promising Signs
http://www.reit.com/Articles/Commercial-Real-Estate-Index-Shows-Promising-Signs.aspx

Mortgages to Drop Below $1 Trillion to Low Since 1996
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFV4tBHWAxPU

CMBS and loan defaults: moving on up
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/27/382341/cmbs-and-loan-defaults-moving-on-up/



Economy
Scope of Fed’s QE2 comes under scrutiny
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/674df89e-e128-11df-90b7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Job Losses Outweigh Obama’s Successes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/business/economy/27leonhardt.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Did a Small Stimulus Doom the Democrats?
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/10/did-small-stimulus-doom-democrats?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Why Has America’s Economic Recovery Stalled?
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/feldstein29/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk



Banking
Banks Turn Their Reserves to Profit
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576504018521856.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Shrinking Bank Revenue Signals Worst Decade of Growth
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aKNFRTuXhEo0



Equity Market
Insider Selling Volume at Highest Level Ever Tracked
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39850796

Brokers Flee Brokerages as Assets Show Broken Model
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=awjr59xtWe8Q&pos=14

25th Sequential Stock Fund Outflow, $81 Billion Year To Date
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/25th-sequential-stock-fund-outflow-81-billion-year-date?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Nomura’s Janjuah Says Global Asset Bubble Is `Building
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/nomuras-janjuah-says-global-asset-bubble-is-building/

Disconnect: Main Street-Wall Street
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/disconnect-main-street-wall-street/

Credit Markets
Fed Easing to Signify End of Bull Market, Gross Says
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEp0zbdt2OTE&pos=6

Goldman and those 50-year bonds
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/27/384516/goldman-and-those-50-year-bonds/

Other
How to Schmooze Your Way to Business Success
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/how-to-schmooze-your-way-to-business-success/5879

Finance Your New Business: Its Not as Complicated as You Think
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/finance-your-new-business-its-not-as-complicated-as-you-think-tom-harnish

5 Ways to Rock the Show On the Road
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/lifestyle/article/5-ways-to-rock-the-show-on-the-road-john-jantsch

3 Proven Ways to Increase Sales Without Going Broke
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-proven-ways-to-increase-sales-without-going-broke-michael-periu

6 companies that prove bizarre ideas can be profitable
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/crazy-small-business-startup-ideas-0651/1/

Landing Clients Is Hit or Miss
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303436904575570842639137342.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Angels are making smaller investments in more mature companies
http://gigaom.com/2010/10/26/angel-funding-deals-are-up-dollars-are-down/

There Are 387 Million Ways to Fail. Do You Know How to Fail Well?
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/there-are-387-million-ways-to-fail-do-you-know-how-to-fail-well/2608?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

How A-List Placement beat the downturn by increasing prices
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562600914616226.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

The philosophy of a personal-branding naysayer
http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/10/tim-ferriss-on-personal-branding.html

Big ideas from 5 big brands that "get" social media
http://mashable.com/2010/10/26/social-media-engaged-brands/

All the Consulting, (Almost) None of the Cost
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217463

Creating Amazingly Explosive Blog Growth
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/creating-amazingly-explosive-blog-growth-steve-strauss

Best Business Stories for Oct 21, 2010

Real Estate

Warehouse Market Sees Gains As Absorption Increases, Vacancies Improve
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=DBCB760FC3BF515AD62FE7788F7165A5&ref=100&iid=203&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4


Economy
Bank Bailout Returns 8.2% Beating Treasury Yields
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-20/bank-bailout-returns-8-2-beating-treasury-yields.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Federal Reserve's 'beige book' survey finds economy continues to rise modestly, but hiring still 'limited'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102005512.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Why most economists are not hopeful about "quantitative easing," the Fed's latest idea to help the economy.
http://www.slate.com/id/2271828?wpisrc=nl_wonk



Alternative Investments
Emerging-Market Investors Attracted Most by Dividends
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=akGSC3.jeBBQ


Other
How I Saved My Company: Business Technology Partners
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/how-i-saved-my-company-business-technology-partners/?ref=smallbusiness

For 'B-to-B' Companies, Finding Facebook 'Friends' Can Be a Struggle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562032768052598.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

10 Tips for Giving an Important Speech
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/10-tips-for-giving-an-important-speech.html

How would you employ your clone?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/exit/life-after-work/how-would-you-employ-your-clone/article1764844/

Do you know what your employees know?
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101016/COLUMNISTS23/310170012/1003/BUSINESS/Harvey+Mackay++Do+you+know+what+your+employees+know?

Strong Passwords: The Best How-To Video I've Ever Seen
http://www.bnet.com/blog/businesstips/strong-passwords-the-best-how-to-video-ive-ever-seen/9306?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

How to Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/how-to-connect-with-other-entrepreneurs-online-sarah-kessler

6 C's of Successful Small Business Owners
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/6-cs-of-successful-small-business-owners-joanne-berg-wise-bread

5 Often-Forgotten Social Media Etiquette Rules
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/lifestyle/article/5-often-forgotten-social-media-etiquette-rules-jean-aw

Dilemma Over Pricing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304741404575564400940917746.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business

Richard Branson: The Importance of Not Being Earnest
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217440

Steven Johnson: 'Eureka moments are very, very rare'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/oct/19/steven-johnson-good-ideas

Investing in Frontier Emerging Markets
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_43/b4200076822742.htm?chan=magazine+channel_features

CincyTech Plays a Critical Role In Cincinnati
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/chairman-cincytechs-role-in-community.html?ed=2010-10-21&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub

Best Business Stories for Oct 20, 2010

Real Estate
As foreclosure freeze spreads, more could stop making payments, economists warn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101903562.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

U.S. Architect Billings Increase for the First Time Since 2008
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aY7zBayhUp2g

Debt Deals Signal a Thaw
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303496104575560610285349740.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

FDIC Aims to Shed Some Real-Estate Assets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562544287747342.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Robinson: Underrated REIT accomplishments benefited entire market
http://www.reit.com/Videos/REITs50-Industry-Reflections-Tom-Robinson.aspx

Analysts are pessimistic about REIT earnings for the third quarter
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562441869055622.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Commercial real estate prices fell 3.3% in August
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101019-711243.html?mod=dist_smartbrief



Economy
Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept economic reality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101907521.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Jobless benefits about to crash
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43777.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Wall Street Bailout Returns 8.2% Profit Beating Treasury Bonds
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a2kDMAOwVghA

Debt Crisis
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/economy-employment-debt-recession-America-pd20101018-AC9EN


Banking
Banks Confront Weight of Risk
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562581708345668.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Credit still tight on Main Street - NY Fed report
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/18/smallbusiness/small_business_credit_crunch/index.htm


Equity Market
The end game approaches
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376441/the-end-game-approaches/


Credit Markets
CMBS Yields Fall to 2010 Low as New Sales Rise: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZI.Is8BlH6k

Sentiment/Options
How Much was SPX Implied Volatility Up? Can the VIX be this wrong?
http://www.optionpit.com/blog/how-much-was-spx-implied-volatility-can-vix-be-wrong



Alternative Investments
China Sparks Wide Sell-Off
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575561780406217028.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Those ETF shorts
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376981/those-etf-shorts/

Gathering storm: hedgies assess the future
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376091/gathering-storm-hedgies-assess-the-future/

China: US has “Clearly a Double Standard” on Exchange Rates
http://dailyreckoning.com/china-us-has-clearly-a-double-standard-on-exchange-rates/


Other
Five Ways to Build Public Speaking into Your Marketing Plan
http://www.businessinsider.com/five-ways-to-build-public-speaking-into-your-marketing-plan-2010-10

Management thinking is not all about problems
http://www.management-issues.com/2010/10/19/opinion/management-thinking-is-not-all-about-problems.asp

Top 10 Strange Workplace Habits of Top Executives
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/top-10-strange-workplace-habits-of-top-executives/5827

Forget Outsourcing, Try Rural Sourcing
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/forget-outsourcing-try-rural-sourcing-anne-field

Sparked: Five Ideas Brought to Life by Entrepreneurs
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/intentors-turned-small-business-owners-0630/

New Tax Deductions for Small Business
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101019_201595.htm

Five commons myths about entrepreneurship
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/mark-healy/five-commons-myths-about-entrepreneurship/article1763279/

CMBS Yields Fall to 2010 Low as New Sales Rise: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZI.Is8BlH6k

Protect company’s interests when forming partnerships
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/the-pitch/protect-companys-interests-when-forming-partnerships/article1762546/

Prospects for Pennies: Finding Gold in Abandoned Ads
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562061043997830.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Joining the (Reverse) Family Business
http://www.secondact.com/2010/10/joining-the-reverse-family-business/

3 Ways for Small Businesses to Cut Overhead Costs
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-ways-for-small-businesses-to-cut-overhead-costs-dina-spector

Seven Steps to Managing Your Online Reputation
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/seven-steps-to-managing-your-online-reputation/?ref=smallbusiness

Best Business Stories for Oct 19, 2010

Real Estate
Bank of America to restart foreclosures in 23 states
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/18/AR2010101805992.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

US commercial real estate hits recession low
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/19/375446/us-commercial-real-estate-hits-recession-low/?updatedcontent=1

More Women in Commercial Real Estate
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2010/10/19/more-women-in-commercial-real-estate.html?ed=2010-10-19&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub


Economy
In this recovery, Washington has less power over the economy than you think
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101700019.html

Fed’s Lockhart ‘Leaning In Favor’ of Action
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/10/18/feds-lockhart-leaning-in-favor-of-action/?wpisrc=nl_wonk

How the Fed Is Holding Back Recovery
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304410504575559972460199304.html

Why Jamie Dimon doesn't expect a double dip
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/19/why-jamie-dimon-doesnt-expect-a-double-dip/

The Crisis in Deeply Underwater Mortgages, Unemployment Edition
http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/the-crisis-in-deeply-underwater-mortgages-unemployment-edition/

Opinion: Just How Lousy Is the Economic Recovery?
http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-just-how-lousy-is-the-economic-recovery/19676281


Banking
Credit still tight on Main Street - NY Fed report
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/18/smallbusiness/small_business_credit_crunch/index.htm

SBA Lender Rankings No Longer Just a Small-Bank Pursuit
http://www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com/news/sba-lender-rankings-2669214-1.html

Study Shows Small Business Expansion Plans Hurt by Capital Crunch
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/study-shows-small-business-expansion-plans-hurt-by-capital-crunch.html


Equity Market
$$ Market Valuation Thoughts
http://www.valueplays.net/2010/10/18/market-valuation-thoughts/

Is-the-market-ready-to-roll-over-these-signs-say-yes?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/is-the-market-ready-to-roll-over-these-signs-say-yes/19677425/

Reasons for Optimism: Equity Thoughts & Forecast For Q4 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/reasons-for-optimism-equity-thoughts-and-forecasts-for-q4-2010-4875.html

Sentiment/Options
Investors Should Now Be Cautious But Not Bearish
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/jeff-saut-market-action-investing-strategies/10/18/2010/id/30604

S&P 500 curiosity, du jour
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/19/375371/sp-500-curiosity-du-jour/


Alternative Investments
World Bank says capital flows pose East Asia bubble risk
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69I0ZM20101019

Gold Signal’s – Selloff
http://www.greenfaucet.com/node/19598


Other
2010 Tied (So Far) for Warmest on Record
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/2010-tied-so-far-for-warmest-on-record/

Do you come across as confident? Are you sure?
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/17/do-you-come-across-as-confident-are-you-sure/

Don’t Lose That Start-Up State of Mind http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17corner.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss


5 Biggest Business Mistakes
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10890573/1/5-biggest-business-mistakes.html


Do You REALLY Know How to Grow Your Company? Your Customers Do.
http://www.bnet.com/blog/entrepreneurs/do-you-really-know-how-to-grow-your-company-your-customers-do/1352?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

What Stuxnet Means for Small Business
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/what-stuxnet-means-for-small-business-tom-harnish

Best Business Stories for Oct 18, 2010

Real Estate
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101703476.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

D.C. office rents top those in New York City
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702501.html

Guest Post: Tranche Warfare
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2010/10/18/guest-post-tranche-warfare/


Economy
Dollar's Swoon Opens Doors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704049904575554593626930172.html

Can the Fed still rejuvenate the economy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702606.html


Bernanke: Fed prepared to act to boost economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101501819.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

The Nipponization of Ben Bernanke
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/the-nipponization-of-ben-bernanke/

Government reports smaller deficit
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43681.html


Banking

Small Banks Find Size Yields an Edge
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704300604575554392508700172.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Banks’ Ticking Expense Bomb
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/banking_capital_markets/Articles/2694554/Banks-Ticking-Expense-Bomb.html

Banks Face Mortgage Scrutiny as $49 Billion Vanishes
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ajZYt9g1f2es


Equity Market
Wall Street's Affair with Debt
http://www.iddmagazine.com/issues/2010_36/wall-street-debt-211518-1.html?partner=thestreet

Pension Funds Flee Stocks in Search of Less-Risky Bets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704540904575451793471885092.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Peak Earnings Versus Stock Peaks
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/peak-earnings-versus-stock-peaks/



Credit Markets
Memory of ’95 Treasuries Rally Spurs Debt Before Vote
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCxDO5zCvdYI&pos=6

Bondholders Lose to Shareowners in Ratings Peak: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNhjlIW3CWYc&pos=4

The 30/10 Spread Reaches All-Time High
http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2010/10/the-3010-spread-reaches-new-high.html

Sentiment/Options
Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 15th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-october-15th-2010-4848.html

More Investment Sentiment
http://thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com/2010/10/investor-sentiment-what-hasnt-been.html


Confessions of a Market Maker
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203952604575552190237324972.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

The Storm That Wasn't
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970204742304575546123472554394.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

Using Options to Predict an Earnings Move
http://www.investorplace.com/20631/using-options-to-predict-an-earnings-move/?cp=stocktwits&cc=synd

Trying to Apply Eliott Waves On VIX
http://www.tradermood.com/post/2010/10/17/elliott-wave-and-vix-october-17th-2010.aspx


Alternative Investments
Clearing of Credit Default Swaps Gets CFTC, SEC Attention
http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/cftc-sec-clearing-cds-credit-default-swaps-26249-1.html

The Fed's commodity bubble
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/15/the-fed%E2%80%99s-commodity-bubble/


Other
Rare and Foolish
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/opinion/18krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

History’s Not Bunk, It’s a Business
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/history-business-not-bunk-0622/


A "no" from investors doesn't portend failure
http://www.startupcfo.ca/2010/10/no-its-not-you-its-me/

How to Find Your Online Community
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/how-to-find-your-online-community.html

How to Make Your Business Dream a Reality
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217422

Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich
http://mashable.com/2010/10/16/groupon-andrew-mason-turd/

5 Trends Uncovered at BlogWorld
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/business-trends-blogworld.html

The Four Capacities Every Great Leader Needs (and Very Few Have)
http://www.fastcompany.com/1695382/the-four-capacities-every-great-leader-needs-and-very-few-have?partner=rss

The Five W's of Marketing
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101015_585978.htm

How To Tell When A CEO Is Lying
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130544236

How Small Businesses Measure and Build Brand Equity
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-small-businesses-measure-and-build-brand-equity-katie-morell

9 Jobs with Low Unemployment
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2010/10/18/report-9-jobs-with-lowest-unemployment.html?ed=2010-10-18&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pap

Turning Business Owners Into Stars of Their Own Stories
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/business/smallbusiness/14sbiz.html?ex=1302667200&en=7347e1fadef0876f&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=BU-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M171b-ROS-1010-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click

Best Business Stories for Oct 15, 2010

Real Estate
Trepp analysts expect CMBS delinquencies to drop after highest month on record
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/14/trepp-analysts-expect-cmbs-delinquencies-to-drop-after-highest-month-on-record

Moody's: CMBS delinquencies up to 8.24% in September
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/14/moodys-cmbs-delinquencies-up-to-8-25-in-september

From a Maine House, a National Foreclosure Freeze
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/business/15maine.html

Ackman Makes Long Bet on Property Reversal With Howard Hughes
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-15/ackman-makes-long-bet-on-property-reversal-with-howard-hughes.html

Top 4 Nightmares For Real Estate Investors
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/14/investopedia47822.DTL

Multifamily CEOs Paint Bright Industry Future
http://multifamilyexecutive.com/leadership/multifamily-ceos-paint-bright-industry-future.aspx

DISTRESS IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON WITH FEW SOLUTIONS
http://retailtrafficmag.com/distressedinventory/distress_global_problems_10142010/


Economy
Who can magically fix the economy? No one
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/14/news/economy/no_fix_economy.fortune/index.htm

Pay Attention: Bernanke Just Told You Interest Rates Won’t Go Up Until 2012
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39685896

Five Ways More Fed Easing Could Make Things Worse
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39688214

Rosenberg Still Sees Deflation Despite Consistent Speculative "Limit Up" Opens In Pretty Much Everything
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/rosenberg-still-sees-deflation-despite-consistent-speculative-limit-opens-pretty-much-everyt



Banking
The Mortgage Morass
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/opinion/15krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Worries over fast-tracked foreclosures send bank stocks plummeting
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/14/AR2010101404388.html

Bank of America ramps up small-business banking
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/14/AR2010101403666.html



Equity Market

John Williams Warns Of "Severe And Violent Sell-Off In Stocks"
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/john-williams-warns-severe-and-violent-sell-stocks


Guest Post: Another Perfect Storm Is Brewing
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-another-perfect-storm-brewing


Other
WePay is the anti-PayPal
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/12/technology/wepay/index.htm

Navigating the seed-money minefield
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/financial-management/navigating-the-seed-money-minefield/article1753451/

7 Ways to Keep the Sales Rolling in Your Small Business
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/7-ways-keep-sales-rolling-in-small-business.html

The Best States For Business And Careers
http://www.forbes.com/2010/10/13/best-states-for-business-business-beltway-best-states.html?boxes=Homepagetoprated

CEOs remain skeptical about social media
http://mashable.com/2010/10/13/social-media-ceos/

Treating the Complexity Complex
http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/2010/10/treating-the-complexity-complex/

Entrepreneur Succeeds By Thinking Outside the Box
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/entrepreneur-succeeds-by-thinking-outside-the-box-0614/

Tools that could change your marketing strategy
http://growsmartbusiness.com/2010/10/7-new-start-ups-that-could-affect-your-marketing-strategy/

The 4 keywords of effective Twitter marketing
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2307-The-4-Step-Twitter-Strategy

Businesses Put Up for Sale Smack Into Harsh Reality
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548393965927782.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Find More Events Through Social Event Discovery
http://gigaom.com/collaboration/find-more-events-through-social-event-discovery/

Cook Up a Cool Cross-Promotion
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/cook-up-a-cool-cross-promotion-jane-applegate

Adopt a Cow: Strategy as Improvisational Theater
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=Hd2cbd67341169fc0847c1001a706d084

Best Business Stories for Oct 14, 2010

Real Estate
U.S. Office Market Enters Early Recovery as Absorption, Demand, Vacancy All Point Up
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5A40ABFCFDD7C87F799C58048AC065DF&ref=100&iid=202&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

"Emerging Trends" Survey Finds Investors, CRE Execs Adjusting to New 'Era of Less'
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=70229ED74C9C9DAA522B99B62A5055CF&ref=100&iid=202&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: WHAT CAN HISTORY TEACH US ABOUT THE FUTURE?
https://www.cbre-ea.com/default.aspx?_title=AboutRealEstate&_id=2506

Cincinnati real estate: Between "fair" and "abysmal"
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/cincinnati_real_estate_between_fair_and_abysmal.html?ana=e_du_pub

Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011
http://www.pwc.com/us/en/asset-management/real-estate/publications/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2011.jhtml



Economy
Federal Reserve will take steps to help economy, investors predict
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101307201.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Who Caused the Currency Wars?
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/johnson13/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Is the dollar toast?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/14/markets/thebuzz/index.htm



Banking
Financial Sector’s Weakness A Flashing Red Light
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/financial-sectors-weakness-a-flashing-red-light-4855.html


Analysis: U.S. banks prepare for deflation risk
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69B2AU20101012


Sentiment/Options
CBOE Holding's C2 options exchange to debut on Oct. 29
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1327129120101013

To Unlock Creativity, Learn from Steve Jobs
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101011_324657.htm

Other

Wal-Mart Plans Small, Urban Stores
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703673604575550243762557882.html

Amazon adds barcode scanning to iPhone mobile shopping app
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/10/amazon_adds_barcode_scanning_to_iphone_shopping_app.html

On Our Radar: A Solar Jobs Census
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/on-our-radar-a-solar-jobs-census/

The Human as Bigfoot
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/ecologically-an-overdrawn-bank-account/?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Save Money and Go Green by Making Your Office Paperless
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/save-money-and-go-green-by-making-your-office-paperless-scott-allen

Podcast Power
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/podcast-power-lena-west

The 1 Degree Difference
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/the-1-degree-difference-steve-strauss

Demand Breathes Life into Private-Autopsy Companies
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550622802772994.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

How to persuade an investor that you're "coachable"
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/what-exactly-is-a-coachable-entrepreneur/?ref=smallbusiness

Good Strategy Goes Unnoticed. Bad Strategy Goes Under. A 3-Question Strategy Test.
http://timberry.bplans.com/2010/10/good-strategy-goes-unnoticed-bad-strategy-goes-under-a-3-question-strategy-test.html#ixzz12LB6Edih
Is the entrepreneurial path right for you?
http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/12/is-the-entrepreneurial-path-is-right-for-you/

As founder of 3 software firms, Dallas-area entrepreneur perseveres through the ups and downs
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-LindaHayes_10bus.ART.State.Edition1.248ef27.html

Key Takeaways From the 2010 Local Search Usage Study
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/key-takeaways-from-the-2010-local-search-usage-study.html

Tighten Belt before Overhead Expenses Add Up
http://www.drjeffcornwall.com/2010/10/tighten-belt-before-overhead-e.html

The Overselling of Social Marketing
http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-myths/the-overselling-of-social-marketing/312

5 ways Macy's keeps the conversation flowing
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/13/macys-lisa-gick-on-building-strong-employee-engagement/


The Google Business Model
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130518412

David vs. Goliath: 3 little companies that took on the big boys
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/11/david-vs-goliath-3-little-companies-that-took-on-the-big-boys/?section=money_smbusiness

To Unlock Creativity, Learn from Steve Jobs
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101011_324657.htm

Northern Kentucky chamber wants your big ideas
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/northern_kentucky_chamber_wants_your_big_ideas.html?ana=e_du_pub

Best Business Stories for Oct 13, 2010

Real Estate
Dubai's Worst Office Buildings Will Be Empty Forever, CBRE Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/dubai-s-least-attractive-office-buildings-will-be-empty-forever-cbre-says.html

Economy
Cities Hide Pension Liabilities, Study Says
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704164004575548504206184576.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Across the U.S., Long Recovery Looks Like Recession
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/business/economy/13econ.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Wage cuts hurt, but they may be the only way to get Americans back to work
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101206121.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Unintended Consequences…
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2010/10/12/meanwhile-at-the-hall-of-unintended-consequences/


Banking
Fed’s Hoenig Again Attacks Asset Buying
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/10/12/feds-hoenig-again-attacks-asset-buying/

Banking on Brics
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/13/369431/banking-on-brics/

Equity Market

Investors Ignoring September Rally Withdrew $16 Billion From Stock Funds
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/investors-ignoring-september-rally-withdrew-16-billion-from-stock-funds.html


Credit Markets
Poison Puts at Record in Bondholder Defense: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/poison-puts-at-record-in-bondholder-defense-to-blackstone-credit-markets.html

Sentiment/Options
Tuesday screencast: volatility vacuum
http://classic.abnormalreturns.com/tuesday-screencast-volatility-vacuum/

VIX Portfolio Hedging In A Crisis Free World
http://www.condoroptions.com/index.php/featured/vix-portfolio-hedging-in-a-crisis-free-world/


Alternative Investments
Dollar Falls to Eight-Month Low Versus Euro on Fed Outlook; Aussie Jumps
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/dollar-trades-near-15-year-low-agains-yen-on-prospects-for-fed-bond-buying.html


Dollar Bearishness Has Repercussions For Stock Market
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/dollar-bearishness-has-repercussions-for-stock-market-4840.html?

Hedge Fund Transparency: Careful what you wish for…
http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/10/07/hedge-fund-transparency-careful-what-you-wish-for/



Treasury Sales China's Best Tool Against U.S. Pressure, Researcher Writes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-14/selling-treasuries-is-best-way-to-deal-with-u-s-china-researcher-writes.html


Other
Build ’Em and They’ll Come
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/opinion/13friedman.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

INSEAD Women’s Leadership Conference: “Women and the Transition to Senior Management”
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/12/4-tips-for-high-potential-professional-women/

The Zombie Workplace Survival Guide
http://blogs.hbr.org/research/2010/10/the-zombie-workplace-survival.html

China’s Rich List: Retail Trumps Real Estate
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/10/12/chinas-rich-list-retail-trumps-real-estate/?mod=rss_WSJBlog

The Top 20 Perks That Make Jobs
Better
http://www.good.is/post/the-top-20-perks-that-make-jobs-better/?utm_source=feedburner

The Real Value of Social Media
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/the-real-value-of-social-media-rohit-bhargava

Would You Buy Underwear By Subscription?
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/would-you-buy-underwear-by-subscription.html

Recessions and Innovation are Funny Things
http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/2010/10/recessions-and-innovation-are-funny-things/

3 Ways to Achieve Explosive Blog Growth
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-achieve-explosive-blog-growth/

7 steps to starting a profitable online business
http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/strauss/2010-10-11-starting-online-business_N.htm

Heirs continue to deliver profit
http://www.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/Heirs+continue+deliver+profit/3654298/story.html
How pig manure can pave our streets—and a path to cleaner energy
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/road-hogs/8252

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 12, 2010

Economy
Goldman Says U.S. to Skirt Recession With Fed’s Help
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJi7lXBGSi3U&pos=3

Credit Markets
Inflation-linked bonds show more concerns than Fed
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bond-market-more-worried-about-inflation-than-fed-2010-10-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Other
How good managers keep their workers smiling
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/11/how-good-managers-keep-their-workers-smiling/

What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_42/b4199062749187.htm

The Next Level
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/10/18/101018ta_talk_surowiecki

A radical pessimist's guide to the next 10 years
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-radical-pessimists-guide-to-the-next-10-years/article1750609/page1/

Hoist grows as anti-hangover drink
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101010/BIZ01/10100307/1169/NEWS0108/Hoist-grows-as-anti-hangover-drink

The dangers of getting comfortable
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/start/mark-evans/the-dangers-of-getting-comfortable/article1749214/

New Market: Small Businesses Find Success Taking it to the Street
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/street-fairs-flea-markets-boosting-small-businesses-0607/

Peter Drucker and A.G. Lafley Want You to Be Curious
http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2010/10/what_will_you_be_curious_about.html

Forget the job market: Workers buy or start a business
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-new-business-decision-20101008,0,2344445.story

Food Trucks
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/food-truck-envy-should-you-jump-on-this-hot-food-trend-elaine-pofeldt

3 Deadly Sins of Building Business Relationships
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/building-business-relationships.html

Best Business Stories for Oct 11, 2010

1M-3M Volatility Term Structure Plunges To Steepest In Years (VIX/VXV)
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/1m-3m-volatility-term-structure-plunges-steepest-years-vixvxv

Fed Frontrunning Update: The 5-7 Year Space Gives Best Returns As The Fed Prepares To Run Out Of Treasurys To Buy
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/fed-frontrunning-update-5-7-year-space-gives-best-returns-fed-prepares-run-out-treasurys-buy

Long Term Stock Market Cycle: Where Are We Now?
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/10/long-term-stock-market-cycle-where-are.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MarketFolly+%28Market+Folly%29#ixzz1264BDZ4W

Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 8th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-october-8th-2010-4817.html

Incubators Heat Up Chances of Small Business Survival
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/incubators-increase-small-business-success-0594/

S.B.A. Makes Small Businesses Bigger (the Easy Way)
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/s-b-a-makes-small-businesses-bigger-the-easy-way/?ref=smallbusiness

Small Business Development Centers
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/small-business-development-centers-anne-field

Investor safe haven or bubble about to burst?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/08/markets/bondcenter/corporate_bonds/index.htm

Investors, Fleeing Low Yields, Rush Into Emerging Markets
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39576120

Good C.E.O.’s Are Insecure (and Know It)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/business/10corner.html?_r=1

Household net worth climbing: Cleveland Fed
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/08/household-net-worth-climbing-cleveland-fed

The Right Way to Do a Marketing Blitz
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/the-right-way-to-do-a-marketing-blitz/2445?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

Confessions of an SEO Copywriter
http://seosage.org/featured/confessions-of-an-seo-copywriter/

Bob Burg’s 10 Networking Questions That Work Every Time
http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2010/10/07/bob-burgs-ten-networking-questions-that-work-every-time/

Noteworthy Business Stories for Oct 7, 2010

Real Estate
JPMorgan Leads CMBS Sale as Offerings Revive: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=alBaIGnQosSI

CRE Values Bouncing Hard Along the Bottom
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=E057894937D45D7A4AB74C60275AE3E2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Follow the Money: Another $6.9 Billion Pours into Real Estate Investors' Coffers http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=2404FF596F9252E91FD0110D7A2641BC&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Analysts See Demand for Multifamily Strengthening Through 2011
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=74FAA7B8699C6FD04745E558D82D32D2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Green Street: Commercial Property Values Up 30% Over 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/10/06/green-street-commercial-property-values-up-30-over-2009/

Consumer Deleveraging = Commercial Real Estate Collapse
http://seekingalpha.com/article/228922-consumer-deleveraging-commercial-real-estate-collapse?source=feed

REIT Performance
http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2010/10/commercial-real-estate-sector-breakout.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VixAndMore+%28VIX+and+More%29

Economy
Real Time Probabilities of Recession Above 20% Second Consecutive Month
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/real-time-probabilities-of-recession.html


Monetary Versus Fiscal
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/monetary-versus-fiscal/

Austan Goolsbee says we'll need to grow, not tax or cut, our way to fiscal sustainability
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/10/austan_goolsbee_on_the_bush_ta.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Forecast gloomy for local economies dealing with recession, report finds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100603206.html

The Federal Reserve’s Relevance Test
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz130/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Banking
Recovery "subpar," BNY Mellon economist says
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/10/04/daily23.html




Equity Market
U.S. companies buy back stock in droves as they hold record levels of cash
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100606772.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Buy Sell Climax Ratio Returns From Bullish To Neutral
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/buy-sell-climax-ratio-returns-from-bullish-to-neutral-4822.html


Hussman calls for 10-Year S&P 500 Total Return in the Low 5% Area; Thoughts on Risk Management
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/hussman-calls-for-10-year-s-500-total.html





Credit Markets
Six “safety-first” rules for bond investing
http://www.thestockadvisors.com/Main-Section/Six-safety-first-rules-for-bond-investing.html


Sentiment/Options
vectors of contagion
http://researchpuzzle.com/blog/2010/10/06/vectors-of-contagion/


Alternative Investments

A case for taking some risk again
https://guidance.fidelity.com/viewpoints/case-for-risk

The VC Market: An Adaptive System
http://informationarbitrage.com/post/1260655542/the-vc-market-an-adaptive-system

Gold Hits Our $1350 Target; Now What?
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/gold-hits-our-1350-target-now-what/

Asset Correlation: Gold, Bonds, Yen Provide Diversification
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/asset-correlation-gold-bonds-yen-provide-diversification-4824.html

All-Time Best-Performing VC Funds -- All 1995-1998, All the Time
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/10/all-time_best-p.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InfectiousGreed+%28Paul+Kedrosky%27s+Infectious+Greed%29


Other
Innovation Failure
http://innovationandgrowth.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/innovation-failure/


China Poised to Lead World in Patent Filings
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/china-poised-to-lead-world-in-patent-filings/

Slim Odds for Inventors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575533983734723548.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

6 ways to make your whole company more creative
http://gmj.gallup.com/content/143282/Creating-Culture-Innovation.aspx

Bringing in a Pro to Value Your Business: The Questions You Must Ask
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/bringing-in-a-pro-to-value-your-business-the-questions-you-must-ask-thursday-bram

3 Keys to Success: Tenacity, Optimism and Flexibility
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-keys-to-success-tenacity-optimism-and-flexibility-marcy-shinder

How to Stay Relevant in a Constantly Evolving Industry
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/how-to-stay-relevant-in-a-constantly-evolving-industry/2390

Building An Online Community: How To Start From 0 Members
http://www.feverbee.com/2010/10/startinganonlinecommunity.html

John Kotter on Selling Your Vision
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/john-kotter-on-selling-your-vision.html

How to Find Out What Your Business Is Really Worth
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/how-to-value-your-business.html

Best Business Stories for Oct 6, 2010

Economy
Why it doesn't feel like a recovery
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/the-output-gap/index.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Fed Official Issues Call for Aggressive Action
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575534043689519572.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Will America come to envy Japan's lost decade?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/10/will_america_come_to_envy_japa.html

IMF Details Threats To Financial Stability
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703726404575533781345933468.html

Premature Virtue
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/soros61/English

Bernanke Counters Fed Unity Doubt as Regional Chiefs Echo Views
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aKLfrjoBty8w



Banking
Fitch: Longstanding US Credit-Card Delinquencies At 23-Mo Low
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101005-708966.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Other
The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma
http://jasonseiden.com/the-executives-blogging-dilemma/

The Waning Days of Leadership
http://smartblogs.com/insights/2010/09/22/the-waning-days-of-leadership/

Can you become a better innovator? Olivia Fox says yes (and a video innovation)
http://scobleizer.com/2010/10/05/can-you-become-a-better-innovator/

Serendipitous Connections
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531790397679612.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Your Prospects Aren’t Responding to Your Emails? Maybe It’s Your Subject Line.
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/marketing-advertising/15145052-1.html


A nine-step recipe for making change
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/mark-healy/a-nine-step-recipe-for-making-change/article1742963/

Has your bank turned its back on you?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/04/smallbusiness/companies_banks_borrowing.fortune/index.htm

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 5, 2010

Real Estate
Cincinnati delinquency rate drops in September
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/cincinnati_delinquency_rate_drops_in_september.html?ana=e_du_pub



Economy
Bernanke warns of high budget deficits
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100407224.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Elizabeth Warren: TARP is not a victory yet
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43064.html#ixzz11USWYOc9

BOJ Pledges Near-Zero Rate Policy, Boosts Asset Buys
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aA8G0ktxoQ7o&pos=1

Treasury Sees 2010 Deficit at Nearly 10% of U.S. GDP
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aG2.ccQ3Ad84&pos=7


Banking
Banks Pile Into Safer Bets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703466104575530273745563564.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Equity Market
Analysis: Wall Street traders' payouts may drop
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69347U20101004


Propelling the Profit Comeback
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704523604575511864156149040.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Credit Markets
Debt Rules as Diamond Ascent Sees Kengeter Converge With Jain
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.dCjpn1eMTw

Other
Toronto startup cracks the electronic textbook
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/biz-categories-technology/toronto-startup-cracks-the-electronic-textbook/article1738648/

The Social Network That Gets Down to Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=technology

How to Improve Your Chances of Getting a Loan
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217382

Solve Problems By the Numbers
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/solve-problems-by-the-numbers-anne-field

Survey finds few workers take meals away from work space
http://www.lvrj.com/business/survey-finds-few-workers-take-meals-away-from-work-space-104201148.html

The Best and Worst Run States In America: A Survey of All Fifty
http://247wallst.com/2010/10/04/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-fifty/

Entrepreneurial Innovation in the U.S.: Strengths and Weaknesses
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/entrepreneurial-innovation-in-the-us-strengths-and-weaknesses-anita-campbell

Becoming a Notable Networker–Tips and Insights
http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2010/09/30/becoming-a-notable-networker-tips-and-insights/

Driving real results with YouTube: Questions for aimClear’s Marty Weintraub
http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2010/10/04/driving-real-results-with-youtube-questions-for-aimclears-marty-weintraub/

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 4, 2010

Real Estate
Attention to Detail Charts Course at Invesco
http://www.reit.com/Articles/Rodriguez-No-Secrets-to-the-Success-at-Invesco-Just-Attention-to-Detail.aspx


Economy
Does fiscal austerity boost short-term growth? A new IMF paper thinks not
http://www.economist.com/node/17147618?story_id=17147618&fsrc=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

These Families Shop When Aid Arrives
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526120920214834.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Businessmen are contributing to the unemployment problem, writes Robert Shiller:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03view.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Rosenberg Says U.S. Economy May Shrink in Fourth Quarter
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auRNMLKx_CuY&pos=4

Yankees Scoop Biggest Market Share in 10 Years: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aT0HRrY7H0qE&pos=5

World Economy Decoupling From U.S. Returns as View
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aa8eX_wpHBS8&pos=10


Equity Market
S&P 500 Profits Cut for First Time in Year by Analysts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQ5N2zflwgGo

Paulson and the Bulls Bounce Back
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575530394039883672.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Trading Volumes Sink Even as Stocks Rally
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575529983796910668.html

Credit Markets
Jumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of FaithJumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of Faith
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526190236105652.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/04borrow.html?_r=1&ref=business

Alternative Investments
LBO Firms Leave Backers in Lurch in Secondary Buyouts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aSSAMzm6Sobc&pos=15

Green-Tech Investment Plummets
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/green-tech-investment-plummets/


Other
Unleashing the Power of Marketing
http://hbr.org/2010/10/unleashing-the-power-of-marketing/ar/1?referral=00134

Study: Most Efficient Organizations Grab Random Employees, Promote Them
http://www.fastcompany.com/1692585/study-organizations-are-most-efficient-if-they-promote-people-at-random

Social Media Marketing Worth Paying For
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/social-media-marketing-worth-paying-for-tim-beyers.aspx

Preparing a Winning Loan Package
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/preparing-winning-loan-package-elizabeth-wasserman.aspx?intsearchct=3f6a9c31eba614255019615b94fe18f1d

Which is Better for Your Business: Debt or Equity?
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/which-is-better-for-your-business-debt-or-equity-ken-kaufman

With social media, time is the new money
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/why-the-social-web-is-like-falling-in-love.html


When success makes you sad
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/opening-night-excitement-blues/?ref=smallbusiness

Burned Out? Even Entrepreneurs Need a Break
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/self-employed-small-business-owners-need-vacations-0579/

10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467004575463460389523660.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

13 Branded Apps That Got it Right
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/13-branded-apps-that-got-it-right-sarah-kessler

Are Entrepreneurs Being Commoditized?
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H460919989d907abc7f1b894b0de00886

Noteworthy Financial Stories September 30, 2010

Real Estate
Uncertainty Weighs Heavily Over Fourth Quarter Outlook
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=27AB6D5D97FF9FCBC9217998AFEBE1D1&ref=100&iid=200&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4
Co-Star Watch List
http://www.costar.com/webimages/watchlist/WL9-30.pdf

Homebuyer tax credit kept REO sales down 28% in 2Q: RealtyTrac
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/09/29/homebuyer-tax-credit-kept-reo-sales-down-28-in-2q-realtytrac

CMBS Delinquency Rate Continues to Climb
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/09/29/cmbs-delinquency-rate-continues-to-climb/

Banking
A Bank Bailout Some Won't Exit
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703431604575522242672430182.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Equity Market
Hold Us to Death
http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2010/9/29/hold-us-to-death.html

Canceled IPOs are a big red flag
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/a-warning-sign-in-canceled-i-p-o-s/

Sentiment/Options
Caveat Investor: One-Day Options
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703431604575522100862178516.html

The Options-Market Code
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970204485204575521900136468986.html


Alternative Investments

What is the Carry Trade?
http://falkenblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-is-carry-trade.html

Other
Feedback: The Whole Truth (Almost)
http://www.aspire-cs.com/feedback-the-whole-truth-almost


Financial Statement Analysis: Recognizing Debt Overload
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/financial-statement-analysis-recognizing-debt-overload-julie-rains

How to Plan for the Unexpected
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/how-to-plan-for-the-unexpected-anne-field

Innovation Economics: The Pie Must Get Bigger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-goldstein/the-pie-must-get-bigger_b_741180.html

How Does a Cupcake Company Rock the Inc. 500 List?
http://www.bnet.com/blog/entrepreneurs/how-does-a-cupcake-company-rock-the-inc-500-list/1298?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

7 Easy Steps to Bootstrapping Success
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/7-easy-steps-to-bootstrapping-success.html

4 Steps to Overcome Micro-Management
http://leadchangegroup.com/4-steps-overcome-micro-management/
Think in 100s
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/think-in-100s-chris-brogan

The Other Social Network
http://www.slate.com/id/2269131