Archive - Jul 2010 - Blog entry
July 19th
BP Moves the Goalpost for the Oil Well Integrity Test
Submitted by George Washington on 07/19/2010 15:05 -0500You can't make this stuff up ...
As Predicted, BP Tries to Pretend New Leak is a "Natural Seep"
Submitted by George Washington on 07/19/2010 12:48 -0500BP's playbook is so predictable ...
The Greatest Traders
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 07/19/2010 10:10 -0500What separates the 10% that make money from the 90% that don’t? 10,000 hours.
The Ultra Bull Argument for Gold
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 07/19/2010 08:25 -0500Is gold really worth $5,000, $10,000, or even $50,000 an ounce?
Death by a Thousand Irish Cuts: The Poster Child of Austerity Measure Success Gets Downgraded After Several Devastating Expenditure Reductions That Really, Really Hurt the Irish People!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 07/19/2010 05:27 -0500For the first two quarters of this year, we’ve been pounding the
pavement on the risks inherent throughout Europe. The 50+ article (and
counting) series known as the Pan-European Sovereign Debt Crisis is
rife with opinion, analysis, commentary (albeit rather smart ass
commentary), and data that is hard to come across from objective
sources.
July 18th
Breaking: Seep Found Near Blownout Well, BP Not Complying With Government Demands for More Monitoring
Submitted by George Washington on 07/18/2010 18:41 -0500Uh oh ...
Curious Déjà Vu: Explosions & Oil Spill in China
Submitted by asiablues on 07/18/2010 18:24 -0500Just when BP finally seems to have got a handle on the Macondo well with the successful containment cap, multiple explosion and oil spill are taking place--halfway around the globe--in China.
The Dollar This Week
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 07/18/2010 17:30 -0500Some big guns are still long. Are they wrong?
Geologist: Depletion of Oil Reservoir "Unlikely"
Submitted by George Washington on 07/18/2010 13:00 -0500Not sure if I buy the reservoir depletion theory ...
Investor Sentiment: We Need Buyers
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 07/18/2010 10:49 -0500Without buyers stepping in, extremes in bearish sentiment will be just that - extremes in bearish sentiment.
July 17th
Is The Yo-Yo Market Forewarning Doom?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 07/17/2010 21:29 -0500Is market volatility forewarning doom? Read on...
Musings on China and Japan
Submitted by Vitaliy Katsenelson on 07/17/2010 18:53 -0500I have not written articles in a few months, except for the one I wrote for the July issue of Institutional Investor magazine, on Japan (I’ll post a link once the magazine comes out).. I am sure Freud, after spending a few minutes in my subconscious, would provide some disturbing explanations. But as Freud said, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. I've just been enjoying summer with my family.
Debunking Paul Krugman's Icelandic Miracle
Submitted by asiablues on 07/17/2010 16:49 -0500In his op-ed dated June 30, Paul Krugman declares Iceland as a "post-crisis miracle". That is totally screaming for a rebuff considering even Greece vowed not to be the next Iceland.
