Daily Archives: 07/31/2008

Mike Levy for Mayor?

(Community Matters) Heard on the street today that Mike Levy has engaged consultants for a possible mayoral race. chances: zero

Oil Company Profits

(Community Matters) Exxon Mobil and Shell reporting record profits, $11.7B and $11.6B, respectively. Makes no sense to look at raw numbers. Exxon’s quarterly net profit margin at 8.5%, 11-ish before depletion and depreciation. Their 38%+ return on equity quite a doozie.

subsequent: I am NOT a supporter of windfall profit taxes. We should look into the unnecessarily generous depletion allowances and tax credits


538 Updated

(Community Matters) Nate shows a graph of media spending by each campaign over the last seven weeks by geography.


And, we’re loving the latest numbers.