July 2008

This morning I have to take a departure from my normal stock market analysis and talk about the cover of the NY Post. On one side of the cover it says, “BIG FAT ZERO.” It’s certainly not the best cover title that they have come up with, but it is a story that has everyone in New York and frankly many around the country very mad. I’m furious! The basis for the article was an announcement by ... read more

Take a look at oil prices once again today. They could cause a chill as the price does not seem to want to let up. This morning I interviewed a very well respected CIA covert field operator, Mike Baker, who knows more than you and I combined on the threats in the Middle East and the risks to Iran's threat to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Mike is now the CEO of Prescience, a company that conducts ... read more

Today may be one of the worst days for U.S. auto makers as they are set to report dismal June auto sales numbers. The auto industry keeps ratcheting down expectations for the year as car sales get clobbered. Everything seems to be going wrong. Is there any good news in site? No according to my guests this morning. Rick Franzen from Battenkill Capital and David Magee author of "How Toyota Became ... read more

This morning I had on one of my favorite guests a man named Jeffrey Cole, director of the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future. It was his first time on the show and he hit a homerun. Why was he so terrific and the subject so interesting? Jeff talked television and the digital future. Jeff disagrees with almost every expert who says television is dying. He not only disagreed with that ... read more

As you're reading this you're probably feeling a greater sense of panic after reading the headlines yesterday about the worst quarter since the Great Depression. Unfortunately the news today did not help as oil continues to hit record highs with tension brewing out of the Middle East and the IEA (International Energy Agency) cutting there forecast for future daily supply. Please watch the ... read more

Today I had any opportunity to interview someone that I have known and admired for years. He worked with my mom back in the Shearson Lehman days. His name is Jeff Lane and yesterday he was named the chief executive officer of Modern Bank, a bank that specializes in private wealth management. What I have always loved about Jeff is his candor. When others tell you what you want to hear, he tells ... read more

Getting psyched for the summer Olympics? I am. They’re just around the corner. This week I caught up with some legends in the basketball world that happen to be responsible for Team USA’s bid for an Olympic gold medal. Coach K or Mike Kryzewski, the head coach for Team USA, Jerry Colangelo, the chief executive officer of Team USA, otherwise known as the team’s national director and Nike ... read more

Today on The Opening Bell we had on one of the best energy experts we have ever had. His name is Dr. Kent Moors is a professor at Duquesne University and any internationally recognized authority on oil and gas policy. He gave us some perspective on the real supply here in the U.S., what we can or cannot do about oil prices and where we are headed from here. It was such a great discussion that I am ... read more

Every once in a while we have a television moment on The Opening Bell that is priceless. Today we had one of those moments courtesy of my colleague Shibani Joshi. Every day on The Opening Bell, we do something called "Behind the Headlines" where I assign papers to my colleagues and ask them to find a story behind the headlines that no one has seen or found. It's usually an edgy, off the charts ... read more

I'm not sure where to begin. There is so much that I have to say that has been bottled up. As you know, I have not posted a blog in almost two weeks and I apologize for that. Between vacation and returning to a ridiculously busy schedule, I have not had the time to put my thoughts on paper. These are scary times. You know me, I am the eternal optimist and I like to highlight the glass is half ... read more