Thursday, August 6, 2009

Bsi 2,045.17 +11.79 +.58%

Charles Pugh, an openly gay black man wins a city council seat in the D.  That should lead to some people dancing in the streets... well, maybe not that.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Bsi 1,842.17 -6.53 -.35%

The market stays relatively calm as analysts await news of President-Elect Obama's cabinet choices.

BUY

Detroit Pistons

Does Allen Iverson makes sense in Detroit? 

Is the Pope Catholic?

SELL

Detroit Lions

First it was Kwame Kilpatrick, now the prospect of the automotive industry going belly up.  But does it get any worse than the Lions?

It's so cold in the 'D'.  So cold and so bad.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Bsi 1,419.20 +22.36 +1.58%

The Index usually reacts poorly to any news about Kwame Kilpatrick. However, today's word that the embattled Detroit mayor will step down ends up giving the Index an unexpected shot in the arm.

Actually, we all lost.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Bsi 1,290.41 -9.11 -.07%

Little activity as the first week of August looks more like the calm before the coming political storm.

WINNERS

Tyler Perry (TPS) 94.41 +7.67 +8.12%

There's little doubt among analysts that Perry benefits from Hollywood's myopic, "Highlander" approach to black talent -- "There can be only one".  

Six in one hand...

Half a dozen in the other.

Right now, Perry is on top, and this week his abisamal "House of Payne" celebrated 100 episodes of lowering the expectations of the black viewing audience.  Congratulations.

To be fair, at least "House of Payne" isn't THIS bad...

LOSERS

Kwame Kilpatrick (KWK) 4.28 -1.33 -23.7%

We thought months ago that it couldn't get any worse.  We were wrong.  Don't sleep on Kilpatrick yet, however, as there are speculators who feel that all the piling on could result in a Marion Barry-like turn around for the Detroit mayor.

That's right bitches... mayor for life!