First, having personally felt the strength and damage – but not the tremendous destruction – of Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast, our hearts go out to all who have been […]
Category: Bob’s Blog
Interesting Piece from Peter Kenny at Knight
Peter Kenny of Knight, who was a great help to our efforts at the NYSE, writes a morning note for investors each day which I find among the best in […]
To my Advertising, Marketing and PR Colleagues…
Please help us support the FDNY Foundation OK, I’m making a pitch. When I was at the NYSE I worked with just about every New York public relations, communications, advertising […]
OWS: A Guy Who Won’t Be Participating
This is the story (it will be brief) of a 29-year-old blue collar guy who won’t be participating in the Operation Wall Street protests today. Brian Robinson works his butt […]
The Congressional Medal of Honor
Peter Kenny of Knight Capital Group does an insightful morning note every day, looking at the markets and giving readers his input about what lies ahead. He also regularly adds […]
Must See!
SEE THIS MOVIE The producers of Act of Valor (http://actofvalor.com/official/) were kind enough to arrange a special screening of the film two weeks ago for members of the FDNY and […]
London Olympics: 2-4-1
The “numerical” buzzword in the US these days is 9-9-9…Herman Cain’s proposed tax plan that has sparked debate among supporters and critics. But last week I heard another numerical buzzword […]
National School Bus Safety Week
Seven years ago, Don Perry had just finished his morning run when a car sideswiped his school bus. The driver pulled away, Don followed but, before he could reach the […]
In a Year of Tragedies…
In a Year of Tragedies… We applaud those who have done what they can…no matter how large or small…to help those impacted by the multiple disasters that have been too […]
John Connolly's View From Asia
Our partner, John Connolly, was in from Australia last week. As we began discussing the global economy, he gave us his view from Asia. I thought you might find his […]
THE FLAG ON THE NYSE’S FAÇADE
The story of the NYSE flag Images create lasting memories…some warm…some joyful…and some difficult. The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 is upon us. We can never forget the sacrifice so many […]
High Frequency Trading
Sound advice from Dick Grasso on CNBC today. The SEC should pay attention. http://www.cnbc.com/id/44228471 Posted by Bob Zito at 8/22/2011 9:34 PM
Gabelli on News Corp.; Great Burgers
Love listening to Mario Gabelli. The rhetoric from the media on the tribulations and demise of News Corp. has been overwhelming. Talk about pouring gasoline on a fire. It seems […]
The Good…and the Bad
I admire the coverage ESPN and The New York Times have been giving the women’s World Cup. The ESPN on-air talent, especially Ian Darke, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain and Bob […]
The Hotlist in AdWeek
Good AdWeek piece this morning on Hotlist. Hotlist will prove a great tool for brands to impact social planning… and individuals to figure out where they want to go on […]
Since 9/11
I have woken up every morning since 9/11, and turned on the television, hoping to learn that we got bin-laden. It took too long. But I am so thankful we’ve […]
Thank you, US Military
The sacrifice and perseverance of our armed forces is exemplary. Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for making us all safer. Thank you for […]
Das NYSE
Jim Stewart wrote one of the best pieces I’ve seen on the “takeover” of the NYSE by the Deutsche Borse in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. And while Jim’s piece […]
Davos/NYT
Today’s (1/25/11) New York Times includes one of the most insightful pieces I have read over the years about Davos. Andrew Ross Sorkin captures the little discussed elephant in the […]
Morning Reads
Peter Kenny always turns up some gems in his daily morning note from Knight (www.knight.com). Great market insight, interesting links and he finds some great “factoids.” He picked up this […]