NFL Season Opens: Buyer Beware

As we head into the start of the NFL Football Season, it’s time to highlight Sports Franchises who were victimized by Fast Talking Stock Promoters.   Here are a few deals which soured:

Aussie Soles arrived on the scene in 2008 led by Craig Taplin, who lives in Kelowna. The company planned to market Croc-type shoes emblazoned with the CFL logo in exchange for a royalty on every pair sold.

The Lions gave ...read more

3 Things You Need to Know Before Trading

*Stocks were mixed in Asia overnight. Australia was up one percent, the Nikkei added 0.8% and the Hang Seng gained 0.4%, but Shanghai lost 1.4% on the session. European indexes are broadly higher at the moment, with the Footsie up 0.9% and the Dax currently better by about a half percent. US stock futures are up by about a third of a percent as I write.

 *The August reading of Australia’s ...read more

Dewey Wanted to Apologize for His Recent Encounter

To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me InDowntown  Savannah   night before last.

Date: 2010-10-6, 1 :43 a.m.  E.S.T.

I was the guy wearing the black Bur berry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend’s purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.

First, I’d like to ...read more

Dewey Schneebley: Gaming Industry Update

I walked thru the gameroom at Shawshank and happened upon Dewey Schneebley with all the video consoles laid out so I asked him a few questions about the state of the gaming industry.

Andy:  Dewey what are the key points in gaming?

Schneebley: 

Our checks suggest that pre-orders for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops (scheduled to launch on November 9) is tracking well and seems to be slightly up Y/Y, which is ...read more

3 Things You Need to Know Before Trading

Stocks were generally weak in Asian Trade. The Nikkei led the way down with a loss of more than two percent, the Hang Seng was almost one and a half percent lower, Australia lost 0.8% and Shanghai was off by a fraction. Most indexes in Europe are fractionally higher, with the Footsie currently up by a quarter percent and the Dax higher by 0.4%. US stock futures are up by ...read more

(OTCBB:AREM), American Rare Earth and Materials Corp. +32%

  American Rare Earths and Materials, Corp. (“AREM”) recently announced that the company’s ticker symbol as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board has been changed from (OTCBB:ETGF – News) to (OTCBB:AREM)   The company’s name change from Element 21 Golf Company (E21) to American Rare Earths and Materials, Corp., and symbol change were formally approved. As previously announced, AREM’s corporate name was legally changed effective July 16, 2010, pursuant to a redomestication merger ...read more