Chat Postponed until Tuesday Night

I have some business to do during the normal Monday night chat time, so we'll meet on Tuesday night instead. I'm going to focus on the strongest large-cap Australian stocks, among other things.

Reading Roundup (XIX) - The Financial Jerry Springer, Imploding IPOs, Awful Movies, Calcanis Offers to Pay for Tail

Articles I've recently read with my comments in italics, and other miscellany:

Stock-Raving Mad, by Daniel Kadlec.
["Mad Money has boosted viewership in its 6 p.m. E.T., weekday slot 74%, to 176,000, and is on an upward trajectory. Cramer has the network's highest-rated program in a slot that had been home to its lowest." I've never seen Cramer's show, but from what I've read I'm sure I'd be amused by it. via Infectious Greed]

IPOs That Soar Often Turn Into Losers, by Ellen Simon.
["[Compare] Baidu.com's one-day run up of 354 percent on Aug. 5 [with] the December 1999 IPO of VA Linux, which rose 697.50 ... theGlobe.com, which rose 606 percent the day it debuted ... Webmethods rose 525 percent its first day of trading ... Foundry Networks, which soared by 525 percent its first day, and Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 458 percent higher its first day of trading... LA Gear went from $11.50 to $23.75 its first day of trading in 1986 ... Fuddruckers restaurant's stock debuted in 1983, going from $7 to $14 on its first day ... Boston Chicken zoomed from $20 a share to $48.50 on its first day of trading in 1993." Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose]

Ebert's Most Hated, by Roger Ebert.
[I'm not a fan of Roger Ebert, and I haven't seen many of his "most hated," but I do like lists.]

"The Blog 500" Challenge, by Jason Calcanis.
[Jason Calcanis is willing to spend some bucks to see "a little more tail."]

Santos Limited

I keep my eye on a number of energy stocks in different markets -- STO is listed in Australia.

Santos Limited, Weekly Chart