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Anal_yst

The Anal_yst started blogging in the mid 2000's around the same time he began his career on Wall Street as an Investment Banker, and has been writing for 1-2 Knockout since early 2008. He has written for SeekingAlpha and Dealbreaker, and been featured on FT Alphaville, Money Central, Abnormal Returns and other popular business blogs and websites.

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Aug 24 2009, 4:31PM

Anonymous Blogging: Take it or Leave it

When the generally useless CNBC anchor Dennis Kneale starts pointing fingers at anonymous/pseudonymous business and finance bloggers, referring to us as "digital dickweeds," its time I take a few minutes to address this issue.

Being a sometimes contributor to the controversial finance blog, Zerohedge, and a moderately well-known pseudonymous blogger, I think I have a unique perspective on this issue.

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Jun 26 2009, 8:30AM

US Auto Myth #2: Blame the SUVs

On Wednesday, I explained that, contrary to what you often hear, Americans do not demonstrate any particular affinity for small cars, even with gas prices down. Today, we'll address another popular misconception. The second myth I've considered is this: That the shift towards big SUVs is to blame for our dependence on foreign oil, high gas prices, etc.

Fact: The shift towards larger vehicles in general hasn't exactly helped, but it hasn't hurt, per se, either.

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Jun 24 2009, 2:54PM

Americans Don't Want Smaller Cars

One dominant myth of the US auto industry is this: American consumers want small (fuel-efficient) cars. In reality: Not so much. This runs counter to the claims (honest or otherwise) of various elected officials, and their auto industry buddies. To this day, I've yet to see any clear data that suggests Americans are demanding small, fuel-efficient cars, at least not over any meaningful period of time. But here is some data that shows the exact opposite:

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