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California: The Haves and Have-Nots

Don't forget also that this is the same state that has added thousands of dollars to the cost of automobiles in every other state by having their own overly stringent rules on emissions and safety standards.Since California is such a big market the automakers have to do their bidding.This accounts for the deplorable lack of diesel engines in cars and pickups here; in France and England they are 80% diesel. We could be saving 30% on Auto fuel bills but no! California rules make it not worthwhile to produce them So guess who will bring them to market in the U.S.? Mahindra, a company in India, starting in September. Unbelieveable!

Where Have All the Peak Oil Believers Gone?

Indeed Crude oil is down by more percent-wise than the refined products, so why haven't the refiners gone up? You would think the spread would lead to higher profits.

Treasury's Plan Is Breathtakingly Awful

Of course it would be so much better if Arabic sovereign wealth funds had taken over the banks as was begun with Citigroup. With their massive foreign reserves they very well could have!

Lehman: Where Were the Analyst 'Sell' Calls?

Somehow Lehman itself managed to issue a downgrade of ThomsonReuters news service this morning; down 3%.

5 Big Pharma Cash Machines

Also, a large number of financial stocks have cut their dividends or eliminated them completely, so fund managers of dividend focused mutual funds and investors nearing retirement have fewer options and will be more likely to buy those that remain, leading to possible stock price appreciation as well.

The Importance of Stock Picking, Illustrated in Oil

Speaking of ETF's ,does anyone know of an ETF of refiners only?

Microsoft Windows Demand Falls Short of Forecast

"he notes the company monetizes PC growth better in mature markets" Talk about an understatement. Would anyone care to hazard a guess what MSFT's share price would be if the 95% of illegal copies of Windows software in China were actually purchased, not pirated?

Yahoo Results: Good, But Not Game-Changing (Update)

Because this a stock and cash deal, if MSFT goes above 32.60 then the bid is raised automatically without either party doing anything more. Thus all shareholders, institutional and individual, will want MSFT to go up and with a P/E of 14.4 it has room to grow.