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For some reason there seems to be a lot of angst associated with the release of the iPad mini, with Apple shares falling over 10% in recent weeks. If you recall, Apple had a mini correction earlier this year when they missed earnings but…

Economic data in the US is not trending down. It is stabilizing and perhaps trending marginally higher. We have seen a slew of data showing that the US data are outperforming expectations. The data for the housing market in the United…

At this point, I think the main weekly will end up being a comprehensive technology and tech stock overview. There have been a lot of stories in the computer and mobile space that deserve comprehensive treatment to pull a bunch of different…

I actually thought about doing the daily on the Wells Fargo fraud 'without fraudsters' meme because it really captures the problem with regulation of our financial system but that is a policy issue. Instead, I want to focus on a macro…

I am running behind schedule so today's daily post won't feature an overarching narrative. More tomorrow.   Specs for Samsung's 4" Galaxy S3 Mini fall well short of Apple's iPhone 5 "While Samsung will compete with Apple's iPhone 5 by…

The IMF is out with its predictions for global growth in 2012 and 2013 and across the board the numbers are being reduced. In particular, the IMF sees growth slowing globally to 3.6% next year, which is a reduction from its July estimate of…

There were a lot of media reactions to the Wednesday night US Presidential debate to sift through. The general consensus seems to be that Mitt Romney 'won' the debate and that this win makes the Presidential race closer. I think that's…

The first article here highlights the tenor of recent economic data. The global economy continues to slow, with the US doing relatively better than Europe in the wake of the financial crisis that began five years ago. Nevertheless, slowing…

Here's my lead story: Android has caught up to, and in some cases, surpassed iOS. I'll give this a personal twist. I own three Android phones and have another loaned out to my nephew. I also own two Android tablets, one Xoom and one Kindle…

I am still deciding what this week's weekly post will be on. Clearly, I need to write a bit more substantively about QE3 than I have so far. And I have two media appearances from last week to use to update you on my viewpoint. The broad…