Hot N Cold Randomosity

• Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" (Hot and Cold) seems to describe the market from yesterday to today. Indecisive as can be.
• Cafe Hayek has a post up about a petition against the Obama stimulus package.  Lower tax rates and a reduction in the burden of government are the best ways of using fiscal policy to boost growth.
• Curious about Sony's ($SNE) earnings?  I always look because I'm a fan of their products.  I have a PS3 that I mostly use as a blu-ray DVD player and only an occassional gaming machine.  Looks like $SNE is doing okay with their PCs, TVs and blu-ray related technology.   They lost out in their gaming strategy this go-around.
• Crossing Wall Street has the YouTube clip up of Charlie dropping the f-bomb on CNBC.  Nice!
• I had this nasty veggie wrap for lunch.  Sauce was just gross.  I had to get some mints to ctl-alt-del my tastebuds.  YUCK.  But now I feel short-changed on lunch, you know?
• Free Money Finance back with some money saving tips.  Free lunch at Costco!  Between that and free happy hour at Embassy Suites (as long as nobody is checking room keys), meals are taken care of!  Check out the comments there. LOL.  "Also makes for a nice, inexpensive first date."

CPI Falling Randomosity

• Stocks trade near their daily low on the fears that the world is coming apart at the seams. Stocks are down sharply at midday as economic worries and speculation over the fate of U.S. automakers keeps buyers on the sidelines.
• I know I'm becoming such an iPhone fanboy.  Sorry.  It's like a virus that's overwhelming my system.  With that in mind, check out this funny, "iStone vs. iPhone."
• Consumer prices dropped at the fastest rate on record.  CPI down 1%.  Analysts said earlier concern about inflation risks may soon be replaced by worry about deflation, which also has a corrosive effect on the economy's performance.  Maybe that's due to all those FREE apps in iPhone app store. 
• President Elect Barack Obama selects Tom Daschle as health secretary.  Does it seem strange to you that the guy who promoted change during the election campaign is recycling the same-old politicians?
• Yeah, we want folks with experience next to President No Experience.  I get that and think it's probably a good idea.  So bring in Daschle, Summers, Rubin, et al.  We need folks who have been there.  I'm not so sure of Hillary dealing with foreign policy issues, though.
• Kind of an interesting read about Netflix, Microsoft, and Sony.  Sony has made some of their movie content available to Netflix, for the instant-watching devices.  Well, except Sony wants to exclude the Microsoft XBOX 360.  Because Sony has the PS3. 
• Speaking of, Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) but said his company was very interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership.
• Hey, Jason was in a bicycling accident. Stop by and wish him well!  He's one of our favorite financial bloggers!