Monday, June 15, 2009

Bsi 2,009.62 -7.44 -.37%

Will Smith seems to have Eddie and Denzel in his rearview mirror as the two former box office titans are not graying gracefully.

Of course, their movies didn't look very interesting either... so there's that, too.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Bsi 1,891.98 +80 +4.23%

Dr. King would have turned 80 yesterday and on Tuesday the nation will inaugurate its first African-American president.

Hardly seems like a coincidence.

WINNERS

Chocolate City 17.49 +3.57 +20.41%

The last time CC made the news was down in New Orleans, post-Katrina.

Now, though, the original Chocolate City is preparing to host as many as two million people who are in town for the inauguration.  Now if we can just do something about that whole, taxation without representation thing.

LOSERS

The Black President Comedy Bit .27 -6.94 -96.26%

A long-time staple of black comics everywhere.  RIP.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Bsi 1,098.54 -17.2 -1.54%

The Bsi posts yet another loss after a volatile week that saw a heavy volume of Misplaced Community Outrage (MCO).  By Friday MCO was back trading at usual levels, however there are concerns about speculators creating another run before in the next couple of months (after all, this IS and election year).

WINNERS

Passing Strange (PSM) 34.9 +3.1 +9.7%

News of the musical's closing got the week off to a rocky start, but word of Spike Lee adapting the show for TV left PSM up nearly ten percent.

LOSERS

The Emmy's (EMY) .94 -8.31 -89.8%

The Street really punished EMY for once again failing, in their last chance, to acknowledge the brilliance of "The Wire".

Other losers in a tough week:

Eddie Murphy (EMRF) -14.9%

Black America's Collective Comprehension of Satire (BACCS) -8.8%