Archive - Feb 2011 - Blog entry
February 28th
…To The Shores Of Tripoli
Submitted by Jack H Barnes on 02/28/2011 22:51 -0500The Empire is stirring. You may not notice it initially and you may not care yet: in time you will.
Ban Oil Imports for Energy Security?
Submitted by asiablues on 02/28/2011 19:04 -0500Should the U.S. ban oil imports [except Canada] for energy security and independence? At least that's the policy proposed by a study group at Yale.
THe CRoSSiNG
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/28/2011 16:43 -0500These are the times that try men's souls...
Constitution Version 2.0: "Of the Banks, By the Banks and For the Banks"
Submitted by George Washington on 02/28/2011 15:06 -0500Of the banks, by the banks and for the banks ...
"The Financial Industry Has Become So Politically Powerful That It Is Able To Inhibit the Normal Process of Justice And Law Enforcement"
Submitted by George Washington on 02/28/2011 14:15 -0500Even Bernie Madoff agrees ...
The Calm Before the Storm
Submitted by ilene on 02/28/2011 14:03 -0500Even Bernie Madoff is disgusted by the nonsense going on in the stock markets as he tells New York Magazine this weekend that the entire Government-run stock market is nothing more than a giant Ponzi scheme.
You’ve had! Been took! Hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led Astray! Run Amok! This Is What They Do!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 02/28/2011 13:29 -0500This request for the REAL THING is what brought down Lehman and Bear, and this is what is knocking on the door of B of A. Fear not BoomBustBloggers and other mathematically inclined investors, the righteous return of the fundamentals is nigh upon us!!! Rejoice in unison...
Back to Ike. The joke's on us.
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/28/2011 13:16 -0500Who believes this stuff?
Bill Auction Results, Updated Calendar and Fed OMO's
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/28/2011 12:59 -0500Today's 13 and 26 week bill auctions have been updated on the US Bond Auction...
Acceptance Speech of Charles Ferguson, Oscar Winner of Best Documentary Feature for Inside Job
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 02/28/2011 12:40 -0500“Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that’s wrong.”
BMW to UAW: You Suck!
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/28/2011 12:38 -0500While Ford, GM, and Chrysler were getting bailed out by the Government, BMW spent a Billion dollars to expand a plant in South Carolina. It's non-union.
10 Things Wells Fargo Wants You to Ignore
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/28/2011 12:22 -0500Wells Fargo filed its 2010 Form 10K late Friday. Extend and pretend is real - here are just 10 of the active ingredients (with a few musings from Mr. Buffett mixed in).
Further Proof Of The Worsening Of The Real Estate Depression
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 02/28/2011 09:35 -0500The Truth! The Truth! YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
Oh, I just love that scene. Doesn't Jack Nicholson deliver?
This Party Will Not End Well for the Euro
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 02/28/2011 09:06 -0500Entering 2011 as the currency that everyone loved to hate, the Euro has staged a dramatic comeback, much to the chagrin of hedge fund managers and traders alike. Since January, the troubled currency has rallied ten cents from $1.28 to $1.38. Is this the beginning of something big? Or has it shot its wad and headed for a spill?
Trade Against The Retail Herd 28th Feb
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 02/28/2011 03:06 -0500A slew of potentially market moving and thus retail position moving events today, EUR CPI is released at 05:00 EST, CAD GDP at 08:30 EST (big mover), 09:45 and 10:00 are the USD Chicago PMI and Pending Home Sales respectively, at 19:30 AUD Retail Sales is likely to cause a splash. EURCHF firms its position in the short zone, at the same time GBPUSD and EURUSD slip a little in strength, but GBPUSD still remains in the long zone.
