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You can always count on Eddy Elfenbein, who writes the Crossing Wall Street blog, to come up with some interesting comparisons that shed some light on today's stock market. On Friday, he noted that General Motors Corp.'s market value ($2.7-billion at the time he wrote his blog entry) is only slightly higher than Oprah Winfrey's net worth ($2.5-billion, according to Forbes).
“She also has a better book club,” he noted.
Mr. Elfenbein also pointed out on Thursday that an ounce of gold (then $930) was worth more than a share in the S&P 500 (which had slipped to about 910). On Friday, gold traded at $902 an ounce and the S&P 500 was at 894.
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