Archive - 2010 - Blog entry
December 3rd
California Consumes More Oil Than China: Fact or Market Manipulation?
Submitted by asiablues on 12/03/2010 20:02 -0500CNBC last week quoted an HSBC analyst's note pointing out that California California currently consumes more crude oil than China. It is hard for me to fathom California even belongs in the same sentence with China on any economic measures, and decided to do some research.
Double Dip In Housing Largely Caused By Failure to Prosecute Mortgage Fraud
Submitted by George Washington on 12/03/2010 15:12 -0500With housing - just like with unemployment and every other portion of the economy - failure to prosecute the fraud is killing us ...
Friday Already? What Next?
Submitted by ilene on 12/03/2010 14:53 -0500[We] are back at 2007 highs. I find this truly amazing as it seems to me things aren’t quite as good in America as we THOUGHT they were in 2007, before we found out that Financial earnings were a scam and before our homes lost 1/3 of their value and when our neighbors used to all have jobs
Sovereign liquidity – Mike Whitney’s morning thoughts
Submitted by ilene on 12/03/2010 14:12 -0500Am I misreading this or has Trichet pulled out the bazooka?
BeRNie THe GRiNCH (a PoNZi HoLiDaY WaRMuP)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/03/2010 13:49 -0500You're a mean one, Bernie the Grinch--
You really know how to "filch" and steal,
Fed Data Dump Reveals More Contradictions About its $1.25 Trillion MBS Purchase Program
Submitted by EB on 12/03/2010 11:35 -0500Competitive bidding? Yah right. And, our word of warning to incoming House Speaker John Boehner.
Bank Exposure To Bad Hedges and Counterpary Risk Is Still Quite Relevant: A 10% Decline in Derivatives Books Can Cut up to 50%+ Out Of Bank’s Equity
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/03/2010 10:35 -0500Yes, I know the banks are hedged, and that means the are all safe right. We can just ask Ambac, MBIA, Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, AIG, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns investors - to start with...
The “Guru” Report Card – Grading The Picks of the Biggest Names
Submitted by Value Expectations on 12/03/2010 09:39 -0500Today we will highlight the stocks “Gurus” have either recently been adding to their portfolios as new holdings or companies that they have recently increased their position in the last quarter and rate them using the Economic Margin Valuation model. In the coming weeks we will be taking the pros picks and give them letter grades (A,B,C,D,F) based on how we look at the company (based on value score).
Cheney or Assange, Who First?
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/03/2010 05:13 -0500Better call InAction Jackson...
Trade Against The 90% That Lose Money 3rd Dec
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 12/03/2010 03:20 -0500Retail traders are notoriously wrong at picking market direction/tops and bottoms. Most retail traders very naturally seem to adopt a counter-trend stance and this offers very accurate signals for individuals looking to trade against this group. This daily report is designed to help traders focus their efforts on higher probability pairs
December 2nd
CPPIB Focuses on Asia
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 12/02/2010 21:32 -0500Mark Wiseman, CIO at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is increasingly focusing on opportunities in Asia...
Arrest Warrant for "Sex Crimes" Against Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Is Only for "Sex Without a Condom"
Submitted by George Washington on 12/02/2010 20:58 -0500Assange is only guilty of being a cad ...
From the "Wealth of Nations" to the "Debt of Nations"
Submitted by George Washington on 12/02/2010 18:01 -0500Adam Smith is rolling in his grave ...
The Fed "Used The Vagueness In The Wording Of The Law To Weasel Out Of Fulfilling Their Duty To The American People"
Submitted by George Washington on 12/02/2010 17:59 -0500What's the Fed hiding?
InAcTioN JaCKSoN -iN-WaCK THe WiKi
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/02/2010 16:30 -0500And now for what you've all been waiting for....InAction Jackson--The Movie!
