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Welcome all “.gov” visitors, sorry you are Googling “white collar psychopaths” and such. I get as much satisfaction as the next person from saying “toldjaso”, but any smugness from warnings about corporate psychopaths (see here, for example) is short lived. Bloomberg’s chart of the day seems to sum up what the outcome of all this will be, and it’s, frankly, a relief to me — let’s go back to 1995 when P/E’s were sane and investment bankers actually had skills (click the chart to go to the article):
By Michael Janofsky Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — Executives passing the buck for failures that sank their companies or pushed them to the brink win no sympathy from business leaders and management expert
But now, the market’s psychology is anything but normal. Every time the stock market rallies—as it did on the morning of Oct. 9—”there are tons of sellers …
“This is now about market psychology. There’s extreme fear and panic out there.” Investors continue to shift money into safer investments, most of it going …
Rate cuts may have stalled flight to safety
Toronto Star, Canada - 11 hours ago
Perhaps a review of the three stages of bear market psychology will illustrate my reasoning. The first stage is disbelief: The US homebuilders’ peak in …
Toronto Star, Canada - 11 hours ago
Perhaps a review of the three stages of bear market psychology will illustrate my reasoning. The first stage is disbelief: The US homebuilders’ peak in …
Admit It: People Herd
Elliott Wave, GA - 21 hours ago
To the students of crowd psychology and the Elliott Wave Principle, the recent irrational behavior of the stock market came as no surprise. …
Elliott Wave, GA - 21 hours ago
To the students of crowd psychology and the Elliott Wave Principle, the recent irrational behavior of the stock market came as no surprise. …
Credit still choked, Treasurys rally
CNN - Oct 6, 2008
Larkin said one key element for market psychology to return to healthy levels was a lack of institutional collapses. In the wake of the bank failures on …
CNN - Oct 6, 2008
Larkin said one key element for market psychology to return to healthy levels was a lack of institutional collapses. In the wake of the bank failures on …
Stock market plunging into pit of despair
The Associated Press - 17 hours ago
“It’s not just psychology,” Santa Clara University finance professor Meir Statman said of the stock market sell-off. “There are some things happening in the …
The Associated Press - 17 hours ago
“It’s not just psychology,” Santa Clara University finance professor Meir Statman said of the stock market sell-off. “There are some things happening in the …
A little perspective, please
CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago
Gordon: Psychology is central in these kinds of markets. Don’t panic, that’s the No. 1 rule, and think long term. Swonk: We can’t really avoid the economy …
CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago
Gordon: Psychology is central in these kinds of markets. Don’t panic, that’s the No. 1 rule, and think long term. Swonk: We can’t really avoid the economy …
Markets oblivious to rate cut
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Oct 9, 2008
“The fundamental problem here is around expectations and around psychology,” said economist Kent Gardner, chief executive of the Center for Governmental …
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Oct 9, 2008
“The fundamental problem here is around expectations and around psychology,” said economist Kent Gardner, chief executive of the Center for Governmental …
Fear trumps greed as market
Daily Report, GA - 22 hours ago
”People are driven by images of the best and worst that can happen,” says George Loewenstein, a professor of psychology and economics at Carnegie Mellon …
Daily Report, GA - 22 hours ago
”People are driven by images of the best and worst that can happen,” says George Loewenstein, a professor of psychology and economics at Carnegie Mellon …
Mexico’s Peso Declines as Demand Overwhelms Central Bank Sales
Bloomberg - 23 hours ago
“The bank might be playing with psychology,” said Jaime Ascencio, a fixed-income strategist at Mexico City-based Actinver SA, the country’s biggest …
Bloomberg - 23 hours ago
“The bank might be playing with psychology,” said Jaime Ascencio, a fixed-income strategist at Mexico City-based Actinver SA, the country’s biggest …
George Economou, Chairman and CEO of DryShips, Sets the Record …
International Business Times, NY - Oct 9, 2008
George Economou: I believe the turmoil in the financial markets hasdented confidence and psychology, it is not a matter of fundamentals. …
International Business Times, NY - Oct 9, 2008
George Economou: I believe the turmoil in the financial markets hasdented confidence and psychology, it is not a matter of fundamentals. …
Liquidity is part psychology
BlueRidgeNow.com, NC - Oct 8, 2008
“There aren’t enough good properties under $150000 to make a real market.” Statistically, 958 homes were sold in Henderson County in the months prior to …
BlueRidgeNow.com, NC - Oct 8, 2008
“There aren’t enough good properties under $150000 to make a real market.” Statistically, 958 homes were sold in Henderson County in the months prior to …
Americans & the economy: Angry feelings, fear exceeds terrorism risk
UO News, OR - 39 minutes ago
When the same questions were asked by Decision Research during the bear market of March 2001, expectations were far more optimistic even though the market …
UO News, OR - 39 minutes ago
When the same questions were asked by Decision Research during the bear market of March 2001, expectations were far more optimistic even though the market …
A Conversation With Peter Drucker
CIO, MA - 3 hours ago
The pair weigh in on the state of reengineering, information management, the psychology of managers and the role of technology in the last few years of the …
CIO, MA - 3 hours ago
The pair weigh in on the state of reengineering, information management, the psychology of managers and the role of technology in the last few years of the …
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