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Is Linkedin (IPO) really tuned in? Is there a tech disconnect?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mal Spooner

LinkedIn Corp’s <LNKD.N> shares more than doubled on their first day of trade last month. The hype seems to have worn off some since the IPO. There are some cynics who figure that it was just a big one-off shenanigan – nostalgia for the … Continue reading →

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Short sellers are the muggers of the financial industry.

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Mal Spooner

This rant is inspired by a series of articles in the Toronto Globe & Mail examining “Stocks that are attracting lots of pessimism.” Essentially they screened for the highest short interest ratios among Canadian and U.S. companies last week. … Continue reading →