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SEC Finally Exposes GE's Tricks for Beating Estimates

OK, I'm a dope. Somehow I missed yesterday's headline about GE paying $50 million to settle claims of accounting irregularities. So that's what you are talking about here. Don't most bloggers put in links to help out attention-span-challenged guys like me?

SEC Finally Exposes GE's Tricks for Beating Estimates

"the SEC, after years of digging, has discovered instances of fiddling with the numbers."

A post that contains a statement like this should back the statement up. Fiddling with the numbers means what, exactly? Perfectly legal changes in accounting practices that are disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements? Or Enron-style fraud? If you're not offering details, at least mention your source. Otherwise you risk running into sensationalism.

Other than that, I agree with this post, but I'm sure markets are able to see through this pesky beating by a penny ever time.

CNBC Viewership Down 28%

I've tuned in CNBC in the morning for years, just to get an update on any economic numbers released and get a sense of where the markets are heading. Lately I have to turn the sound off and just look at the numbers. The commentary is getting ridiculous. All they talk about is politics and it is very one-sided. As these ratings numbers show, CNBC has failed at gaining viewers by turning itself into a mouthpiece for the right wing, ala Fox News.

Too Late to the Oil Party? Consider an Alternative (Part II)

I hear a lot of people say that nuclear is more viable than wind or solar, but I haven't seen any data to back it up. Anyone seen a study that does a side-by-side comparison of costs of a nuke facility(construction, fuel, waste storage, etc) vs. a wind farm, and a comparison of the amount of MWh each produces over its expected lifespan? My wildly aimed guess would be that an equivalent wind farm is more expensive up front but that the advantages of not needing fuel and not having waste to deal with would tend to even out the costs. I just don't know how close it comes to parity.

The T. Boone Pickens Approach

CT, when all the ice melts in Antarctica, it will still be a continent, because there is land under there. Unlike the Arctic, which is why we call the Arctic an Ocean, and Antarctica a Continent. But I take your point, though.

What We Can Do To Reverse the Oil Crisis

oil, schmoil. we should get behind that windmill guy's plan.

Liquidity Preferences: Molson Coors vs. Starbucks

user 190720 summed it up nicely

Making Starbucks Exciting Again

I don't think the hokey faux-Italian size names are mandatory. I always say "Medium coffee" and they always know what I mean. I'm always impressed that they can roll with a venti-soy-half-caff-ca... from one guy and a medium coffee from the next guy with such ease.
And maybe they were arrogant in 2004 but the 50% decline in stock price may just have humbled them, as they seem to be at least trying to listen more to what their customers want.

Solar Stocks Show Signs of Life

Anyone know if all the companies on that chart are in PV solar? Are there any Thermo-solar pure plays out there? I think Thermo-solar is where the future is, since that is more economical for large-scale grid-connected implementations.

Starbucks Gets 'Neutral' Rating Ahead of Earnings Report

Just a thought: if Starbucks is such a crappy business model, how come every Starbucks I go to is crowded? And why is the conventional wisdom that every drink at Starbucks costs $5? I've never paid $5 for a coffee, and I've been going to Starbucks for years.

Starbucks: Accept The Addiction

dNova,
I almost dumped my ESLR about 6 months ago when Cramer said the whole sector was a "SELL SELL SELL." It has more than doubled since then. When he trashed SBUX, I averaged down. I'm hoping this "anti-Cramer" strategy pays off again!
I think this company is still growing, still offers a good product and has very loyal customers. Sure there are risks, but I think SBUX will re-gain momentum.