Archive - Jan 2011 - Blog entry

Earlier
this week we saw reports that “Beijing
authorities plan to build a "seven-star hotel" modelled after Dubai's
Burj Khalifa -- the world's tallest building -- in a $1.3 billion joint project
with Saudi Arabia.”  Yes, the same
building that symbolized Dubai’s $20-plus billion in malinvestments and
required a bailout by Abu Dhabi. 

What is going on?

These are an interesting group of charts.

chairman bun s. bernanke speaks...through the ALI G Translator

A few words on “adequate diversification” from a legendary hedge fund manager. Emphasis is our own . . .

More thoughts on the great inflation debate...

Answer key now included...(no cheating)

Team Wall Street has a deep bench ...

Retail 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.

Counterfeiting is an effective way to stimulate the economy, but the costs can be quite high.

BofA - “The court should not take the steps outlined in the order because they are unnecessary and will cause a wholesale delay in administering foreclosure cases that is not in the public interest.”

Cramer is selling the snake oil, he is selling the hair tonic and he is selling the religion of "Buy High and Sell Higher," which makes him one of the most dangerous men in America.

Perhaps debates about inflation and deflation paint with too broad a brush, or too narrow a focus ...

So that's what Timmah's been up to...

The Christmas holiday shopping reports through December 25 were up for the season as compared to last year. So what. Does that mean economic recovery? I think not.