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The sometimes eccentric views of John Hempton
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
SEFE, balloons and other spark attracting bubbles
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I am a collector of peculiar stock market press releases. I cannot read this release (by far this year's best) without tears of laughter...
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Monday, June 4, 2012
How business decisions are made in a boom: Fortescue Metals edition
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The Australian boom - the one that leaves foreigners gobsmacked when see our housing prices, debt levels and general economic cheeriness - h...
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Weekend diversions (which I think you may need after a Friday in the markets like that...)
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You know you are getting old when the librarian at your child's school (Amanda Brown) was in a band you idolized when young. I give yo...
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Gulfport Energy and Wexford Capital Part VII: The independence of reserve assessment
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Having got into a spat with everyone and their dog (including more than one client) about the ethics and conflicts of interest in investment...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Diversions: Greetings to the New Brunette
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Complete diversion here... Brad Delong complained recently that Siri was interpreting "surely" as "Shirley" . He doesn...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Epicurean Dealmaker replies to my Facebook post
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The Epicurean Dealmaker (TED) has replied to my Facebook post. As usual TED is worth reading. The Epicurean Dealmaker: As Long as the Righ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Facebook and the sad case of ethical investment bankers
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In an IPO an investment bank takes a fee from a business to place that stock in financial markets. Or, more precisely, they take a fee fr...
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Santander: The lady doth protest too much...
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One blog reader - a Sovereign customers - sends me the following: Across the top of my Sovereign home equity statement for June, I read:...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Santander Preferreds: Are North American Grandmothers brave, ignorant or insane?
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There is - at least amongst North American grandmothers who are the natural buyers of American listed bank preferred securities - a love of ...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Gulfport Energy and Wexford Capital (Part VI): The independent directors
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As the previous posts have shown Gulfport Energy and Wexford Capital are related parties on many levels. All the major projects of Gulfport ...
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