Dealbreaker's Senior Bookmaker Has A Few Things He'd Like To Get Off His Chest - DealBreaker

Dealbreaker's Senior Bookmaker Has A Few Things He'd Like To Get Off His Chest
DealBreaker
Like this: With the GOP primary campaign in full swing, even more TV talking heads are pointing to candidates' odds at internet betting exchanges and sportsbooks while gushing “It's just like the stock market!” Are you kidding me?

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The Smartest Guys in the Room Scream, "Get Into the Market!" - Minyanville.com

The Smartest Guys in the Room Scream, "Get Into the Market!"
Minyanville.com
That's 208 hours of open market movement since December 21, 2011. Michael Platt, the über-savvy founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, a $30 billion hedge fund with pristine historical returns, was effectively all-cash. Mohamed El-Erian, the astute ...

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DC Comics Nielsen Survey Results Are In, They Are Interesting - The Mary Sue

DC Comics Nielsen Survey Results Are In, They Are Interesting
The Mary Sue
DC gave the results at the ComicPro meeting in Dallas, Texas yesterday of the survey conducted in comic shops (167), online (5336) and through digital comic retailers (626). On the DC Source blog, they listed these findings (we've bolded specific ...

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1939 poster of Walt Disney's Pinnochio brings $800 in rare book auction - Antique Trader


Antique Trader
1939 poster of Walt Disney's Pinnochio brings $800 in rare book auction
Antique Trader
This work is a thinly-disguised biography of early 20th-century stock investor Jesse Livermore, a remarkable character who first started speculating in New England bucket shops at the turn of the century. What makes this book so intriguing are the ...

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Eriksmoen: North Dakota governor chosen as a 'hero of his generation' - In-Forum

Eriksmoen: North Dakota governor chosen as a 'hero of his generation'
In-Forum
Time magazine called Kardos a “notorious bucket shop.” This meant that the firm was engaged in fraudulent action by taking the client's money and not investing it in the market. “If the price of the commodity fell, even temporarily, the firm then took ...

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Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws - The Seattle Times

Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws
The Seattle Times
Ryan Hembree, founder and head distiller at Skip Rock Distillers in Snohomish, adds a bucket of freshly milled grain from the Snohomish Valley into a pot that will become a whiskey-mash mixture. Glen MacDonald, who shares equipment and space with Skip ...

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Apple Pure Play: ZAGG Poised For Another 400% Bull Run - Seeking Alpha

Apple Pure Play: ZAGG Poised For Another 400% Bull Run
Seeking Alpha
The options market is expecting a considerable move higher. With the recent pull back and options activity getting me interested again, I dug deep into ZAGG and did some considerable analysis. Additionally, I addressed many bear points.

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