Archive - Nov 2010 - Blog entry
November 28th
It's Not Just the "Peripheral" European Countries ... Financial Contagion Could Spread to "Core" Eurozone Countries and the U.S.
Submitted by George Washington on 11/28/2010 14:59 -0500D'oh!
Preparing for a Pension Riot?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 11/28/2010 13:24 -0500Turning 60 stinks, and the joy of 65 appears to be slipping away...
BaNZai7'S EuRo VaCaTioN
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/28/2010 02:39 -0500There's the Left Bank, kids.--Russ, I bet you can't guess what bank is on the right.--The Bank of America...
November 27th
Netflix: Will This Movie Ever End?
Submitted by asiablues on 11/27/2010 23:55 -0500Netflix stock has really taken off since 2008 –up 800% in two years. Piper Jaffray raised target to $202 as the company is now setting sight on the streaming video business. Here is my take on this classic momentum stock.
Greece ? Ireland ? Portugal ? Spain ? Italy ? UK ? ?
Submitted by George Washington on 11/27/2010 13:51 -0500The dominoes are starting to fall ...
Why I’m Singing “Waltzing Mathilda” in the Shower
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 11/27/2010 01:10 -0500Don’t rush in the last year’s trade, but the Ausie still looks great for the long term.
Instead of Actually Dealing With Rampant Mortgage Fraud, Fed Orders More Faux Stress Tests
Submitted by George Washington on 11/27/2010 00:15 -0500The European stress tests have worked wonders, and so did the American stress tests ...
November 26th
Memo to Ireland
Submitted by ilene on 11/26/2010 13:32 -0500As soon as the ink dries on the IMF loans, the second occupation of Ireland will begin, only this time there won't be armored cars and Paramilitaries in fatigues, but nerdy-looking bureaucrats trained in the art of spreading misery.
Flip, Flop Friday – This Week It’s Europe!
Submitted by ilene on 11/26/2010 11:09 -0500Only if we stop the speculators from profiting from this game will it ever end. The reason there are no runs on banks in China and Russia isn't because their banks are more solid - I'll bet there are Chinese banks who have nothing but a fortune cookie in their vault - but the difference they will cut your head off if you try to run their banks.
PiCTuReS aT a EuRo eXHiBiTioN
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/26/2010 10:45 -0500Art imitates finance...
Target Corporation King of Retail
Submitted by Value Expectations on 11/26/2010 09:41 -0500With Black Friday kicking off this morning we have focused our attention on retail stocks we find attractive.
The BoomBustBlog Contagion Model: How We Predicted 9 Months Ago That The UK and Sweden Would Rush To Bail Out Ireland, and Why
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 11/26/2010 09:02 -0500The BoomBustBlog contagion model easily predicted the actions of the UK and Sweden in aiding Ireland 9 months ago. To date, the model has been quite accurate and has some dire predictions for the near future. Here's how we predicted the chain of events of Ireland, the UK and Sweden to date, and sneak peek of what we see is in store for the near future.
Loss Given Default: From Madrid to Los Angeles Foreclosures Set to Crest in 2011-2012
Submitted by rcwhalen on 11/26/2010 08:28 -0500Next year, IMHO, we are going to see a further sharp decline in residential home prices as the tide of foreclosures begun in the past year starts to clear the courts and move to market via involuntary sales. The same thing is happening in Spain, by coincidence.
November 25th
The Euro Has Turned
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 11/25/2010 22:21 -0500The next play in this soap opera will see “uncertainty” emigrate from the US to Europe, sending the dollar off to the races and the Euro in for rehab. Lindsay Lohan, eat your heart out. (FXE), (EUO).
