Encouraging Action in American Apparel

I am quite encouraged by the action in American Apparel (APP). After getting whacked again on Wednesday off a confusing earnings report and conference call, the stock has bounced back strongly. The initial post earnings trades held above the April lows and unlike in April a rebound got underway quickly. Also, volume spiked for one […]

Thoughts On The Market’s Rally

This rally has been really impressive. The S&P 500 is off less than 3% this year as of Thursday’s close, hardly a blip considering all the angst earlier this year and late last year. I think the largest reason for the rally has been that earnings have exceeded expectations. According to Ned Davis Research, the […]

TV Upfront Season Poses Long-Term Risks

The broadcast TV networks made their upfront presentations this week. As I’ve written before, this year’s upfront is going to be problematical for the broadcast networks (ABC/Disney, CBS, FOX/News Corp, and NBC/General Electric). During the upfront, the networks sell advertising time for the upcoming TV season, in this case the 2008-09 season that begins in […]