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So this bald putz Jack Welch has always held himself out at some kind of management genius. Given the disaster that GE has become, it’s fascinating to see when his books were bestsellers and what happened afterward. “Straight From the Gut” – – give me a break, chrome-dome.
Facebook’s stock is strengthening after hours. Don’t be fooled, though. Take a look at the chart below. Even with the big bump this afternoon, do you happen to notice a trend?
Well, Facebook earnings are out, and although after-hours prices are jumping around, as of this typing, it’s basically unchanged. That’s pretty incredible in contrast with the nuclear bomb then went off one quarter ago.
On occasion, people will offer up an idea via Twitter, and they’re usually not very good. Today, however, I got this:
I had never even heard of this symbol, so I pulled it up, and I thought it looked ripe for shorting – – so I did. Here’s the chart:
