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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Domestic car companies have never taken fuel efficiency seriously. Is it any wonder why they have lost the market to VW, Honda, Toyota, even Kia and Hundai?

Hybrids are a joke. You pay way too much, and the weight of the car is such that the gains are minimal. You can't possibly drive slow enough not to engage the guzzler engine, and you can't possibly save enough on fuel to pay for all the complex technology. And, all this assumes you will have no problems with the incredibly complex vehicles, which is virtually impossible, especially given the Ford and GM track record on reliability.

GM had the EV-1, in reaction to the CAFE standards, which people in the test program loved. GM would not let people keep the cars and had them all destroyed when the CAFE standards were gutted by the right wing administration and the EPA. Check out the documentary called 'Who Killed the Electric Car'. It's an eye-opener. These were sporty and did zero to 60 faster than most gas guzzlers.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Verizon already has a horrible line-up of phones. Now, they are going to put MS search on there so that their customers can't find anything? I guess it's just as well since none of their 'smart' phones can browse the web.

Bye Bye Bear - Cramer's Mad Money (7/30/08)

Apple is way underpriced, RIM is way overpriced. Other than that, no problems with this article.

The quote that the iPhone is not the only phone to show off to your friends could be true. If you friends are not very bright.

Inflation Nation - Fast Money Recap (6/10/08)

MSFT a worry free stock? It's more like an earnings-free stock.

Under The Radar News - Tuesday

No one is expecting or has ever expected the iPhone v2 to not ship until the end of the year. It will be out by the end of June, probably sooner. This expectation has not changed.

Under The Radar News - Thursday

I would like to know how an 'analyst' thinks that a new computer model, added to the mix, could cause an '18% drop in sales'? Is it because it's an Apple product and analysts are as clueless as ever?

Sure, it could sell 18% less than they thought it would, but how, exactly, is a *new* model going to drag down sales of existing products? That just make no sense whatsoever. Enlighten me.