Archive - Oct 31, 2009 - Blog entry
Is Verizon Abandoning FiOS HD Television?
Submitted by rc whalen on 10/31/2009 20:41 -0500Some 18 months ago, Verizon wired the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for FiOS, the fiber optic service that supposedly includes telephony, Internet access and, yes, high-speed HD television. But despite the fact that the Village of Croton has been wired for fiber for more than a year, no TV. Indeed, it now appears that VZ may be thinking of dumping the TV offering entirely.
Congressman Watt Guts Bill to Audit the Fed
Submitted by George Washington on 10/31/2009 15:45 -0500The Empire strikes back...
Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University: Politicians Are NOT Prostitutes ... They Are Pimps
Submitted by George Washington on 10/31/2009 15:41 -0500Calling politicians prostitutes is inaccurate...
The Unintended Consequences of Government Actions
Submitted by inoculatedinvestor on 10/31/2009 13:22 -0500This week's link fest has a common theme: the unintended consequences of government actions. I include the US Fed in the government category for obvious reasons. Between Greenspan’s beliefs in efficient markets, Bernanke’s Great Moderation, tax credits for housing and the Fed’s current unlimited money printing, it is amazing how much damage can be done by the wrong ideas and policies.
Boo!!! Will Halloween Scare the Market into Respecting the Fundamentals?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 10/31/2009 06:26 -0500I'll admit it to everyone, I am absolutely disgusted with my investment performance over the past two quarters. I came into the second quarter up nearly 500% for the two years running thanks to top notch research across myriad sectors and loss about half of that profit fighting the bull rally that I easily saw coming but severely underestimated the length, depth and breadth of.
