Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Bush's Oil

Hilarious chart from Ticker Sense this morning showing Bush's approval ratings charted against the price of gas at the pump:

(TickerSense 9/19/06)


But we're still in Iraq for the cheap oil, right? At least according to all the protestors I pass every Friday on my way home from work we are. Give it a rest. Please. I hate to say it, but the Grassy Knoll seems like a fresh topic worth entertaining at this point.

On the global scene, here is a chart showing the number of inflammatory statements directed towards Israel by the Iranian president along with his approval rating:



No comments:

NYSE/Euronext Merger

Enter the current share prices for NYSE and Euronext, as well as the USD/Euro Exchange rate and hit "calc" to view relevant data. Deal was announced 6/1/2006.

NYSE Share Price:
Euronext Share Price (Eur):
USD/Eur Exchange Rate:
Market Cap of NYSE+Euronext as of 5/31/06:(blns $US):
Current Market Cap of New NYSE/Euronext (blns $US):
Current Euronext Share Price in USD:
Euronext Change from 5/31/06 Close: % NYSE Change from 5/31/06 Close: %
Valuation of Current Euronext Shares
(a) Using current NYSE Price as new NYSE/Euronext Price:
(b) Using current Market Capitalization for NYSE/Euronext:
(c) Using $20 billion as Market Cap for NYSE/Euronext: