July 2008

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

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

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

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