Dow, Nasdaq, S&P500Click to enlarge Microsoft & BoeingClick to enlarge Update: By request, here is a graph of today’s stock performance for a handful of other locally-based companies. Other Seattle-Area CompaniesClick to enlarge For those of you keeping score at home: Boeing: -1.95% Microsoft: -4.12% Amazon: -5.00% Starbucks: -3.94% Nordstrom: -7.59% Costco: -3.48% Washington Mutual:…
Forbes: Seattle Job Market Middling
Seattle home prices can’t possibly fall, because we’ve got one of the best job markets in the country! At least, that’s how the argument goes… but according to the latest claims from Forbes, that argument might not hold much water. Oklahoma has inspired its share of songs and one memorable musical. But it’s not exactly…
Seattle Bubble Forum Highlights
There are lots of great conversations going on over at the Seattle Bubble Forums, why don’t you join in too? Here’s a sampling of what’s going on over there: Alan offers some perspective on half-million-dollar homes. A couple of threads toss out predictions for 2007 Matthew points out that stocks may be headed for a…
Latest Condo Conversion: Smith Tower?
If the owner of the Smith Tower gets what they want, you can add yet another condo to dozens already planned for downtown’s future. Walton Street Capital is hoping to convert the Smith Tower into condos: Ninety-three years after Pioneer Square’s Smith Tower was built as an elegant business address, its new owner hopes to…
Microsoft & Boeing: Seattle’s Firm Foundation
Illustration: James McFarlaneClick to enlarge Question: How many of the Seattle-area’s much-vaunted Boeing jobs will fail to materialize with the collapse of a $2.2 billion order? Question: Are predictions about Microsoft job growth perhaps just as “overly aggressive” as Vista sales forecasts (according to CEO Steve Ballmer)? Just curious. Seattle Bubble Tip Jar