I have seen the future of trading, and it is Gawker. In one of the funniest bits of intentionally wacky financial analysis I have seen in some time, The Stalwart has taken a pithy and penetrating look at the relationship between celebrity starlets and the industry of their their main squeeze, with the result being that the dating habits of Paris Hilton et al., — as tipped by Gawker — are useful predictors (tongue deeply in cheek) of stock trends.
While under-reported by the media, the shipping mania approaches that of the dot.coms in 1999. Like the dot.coms many of these are basically shell companies, with just a big wad of cash and a plan to buy some ships at some point down the road.
Now readers of the gossip-sheets will already know exactly where we are going here. Greek shipping magnates are this years hoteliers! It started in the spring when Paris Hilton started dating billionaire Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis. She wasn’t the only one. Newly-legal Mary-Kate Olson, who has been tearing through men since turning 18, has been with Stavros Niarchos III (both jumping on trampoline), grandson of famous Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos. Then some shocking news came down the pike just last week (Gawker.com):
Proving that her own offensiveness has no limits, Paris Hilton allegedly broke up with fiancé Paris Latsis while her new f*ckbuddy, Stavros Niarchos was listening on the phone.
That’s right, Ms. Hilton has jumped ship, literally, from on Greek shipping heir to another, stealing Mary-Kate’s man in the process!
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