June 2009

Today there was no Best Guess thanks to our President.  He took to the podium and the teleprompter about five minutes before our show ended when we usually bring in Stuart Varney.  Luckily, this is the blog for Best Guess: President Obama Edition! JAMES LEBENTHAL/LEBENTHAL AND COMPANY: Best speculative buy right now: airline stocks Summer travel is picking up Oil prices have not equated with ... read more

Today we did not get to three of our five best guesses, but I have to say it's always worth it, especially when Stuart accuses me of calling him cheap, which I basically did!  He's the best, and here's the  best guesses from Tuesday's show: CHERYL CASONE: The new stock issued by General Motors after bankruptcy is completed will be a low volume, low interest trade that most institutional ... read more

STUART VARNEY: The only way to cut the cost of health care quickly is tort reform....cut the endless liability suits. Obama says tort reform might be a part of the discussion... perhaps so, but Democrats and the lawyers won't allow it. RUSSELL PEARLMAN: Foreclosures are coming back: with a vengeance! We’ve seen a leveling off in foreclosures over the last few months as there have been ... read more

On Monday we had so much breaking news we just didn't have time to get to our Best Guess segment.  So, for those of you guessing along at home, here you go.  Let me know if you agree or disagree! CC STUART VARNEY: Right at 1 pm, the Treasury announces the results of its attempt to borrow $19 Billion. The interest it has to pay, is the key number for stock watchers. A big move up would be bad ... read more

I will say this about the Manhattan court system, they offer WiFi, so plenty of time to blog and catch up on reading that has been stacking up in my office and on my desk at home.  Of course I am not without my Blackberry, so I am sorry I will miss today's interview with Eric Claus, the President and CEO of A&P, to talk....bologna!  My producer Lou Giserman is truly a funny person, and he could ... read more