At the risk of falling into the trap that dooms most blogs (thinking that my microscopic readership cares in the least about some tedious detail of my life), I’ve decided to try a little experiment. For a few weeks, I am going to time how long it takes me each day to read the local [...]
Later this summer, there will be a second free daily newspaper in Boston. Russell Pergament, who started Metro Boston 6 years ago (which is owned by Metro International and the New York Times) and AM New York, indicated that he will start publishing a second freesheet called Boston Now. The venture is being financed [...]
I’m not a professional stock picker, but McClatchy’s 2-year stock chart has to be one of the worst on Wall Street. In the past year alone, the S&P has climbed more than 10% while McClatchy’s market cap has declined over 30%. And yet, Barry Lucas, an analyst at Gabelli & Company, recently issued a buy [...]