Archive - Feb 2011 - Blog entry
February 10th
CPPIB Gains 3% in Q3 FY2011
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/10/2011 20:54 -0500The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which manages surplus contributions for the Canada Pension Plan, said Thursday its total assets were valued at a record $140.1 billion at Dec. 31, the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2011. And it's going on a shopping spree, buying global infrastructure and US commercial real estate...
Hosni Mubarak Should Heed John F. Kennedy's Message: "Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible, Make Violent Revolution Inevitable"
Submitted by George Washington on 02/10/2011 17:05 -0500The $70 billion dollar man would be wise to heed JFK's words ...
BaNZai7 EXCLuSiVe: MUBARAK SiGHTiNG?
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/10/2011 14:36 -0500This just in...
The Lessons of the Egyptian Revolution for People Throughout the World
Submitted by George Washington on 02/10/2011 14:12 -0500The REAL lessons of the Egyptian revolution ...
Did the Egyptian Military Just Oust Mubarak?
Submitted by George Washington on 02/10/2011 12:24 -0500The revolution IS being televised ...
Why the Wells Fargo CFO Quit and other Pick-A-Pay Games People Play
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/10/2011 10:11 -0500What, exactly, would cause a highly paid executive to abruptly quit his job? The executive in question is Howard Atkins, former CFO of Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). In 2009, Mr. Atkins' total compensation was $11.6 million. That was up from $4.9 million in 2009 and $5.7 million 2007 – that’s not bad living by any standard. The folks over at The Street.com say it was for “personal” reasons. I will let them speculate on what those reasons may or may not be. I would rather take a look at some numbers. As I suggested in an earlier post, the Wells Fargo numbers look suspect when compared to its universal banking peers.
WHeRe'S KiNG ABDuLLaH?
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/10/2011 09:04 -0500The wacky new game the whole market's been talking about...
Trade Against The Retail Herd 10th Feb
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 02/10/2011 02:29 -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 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.
February 9th
Fake Plastic Rice
Submitted by ilene on 02/09/2011 23:34 -0500It looks like the real thing,
tastes close to the real thing,
my fake plastic meal
Sack Speak
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/09/2011 23:03 -0500Is Sack reading Zero Hedge? Is he reading me? If so, a few words back to him.
States in Peril Must Cut to the Bone?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/09/2011 22:04 -0500States in peril are cutting to the bone and lawmakers around the US are looking at new ways to prevent budget disasters by changing the rules for overburdened state employee pension funds...
The Powerful Feast Upon A Global House Divided
Submitted by Cognitive Dissonance on 02/09/2011 18:50 -0500Would someone kindly explain to me why we jeer those who fill the streets in Europe yet we cheer the Egyptians for doing precisely the same thing for essentially the same reasons?
True Conservatives are ANTI-War
Submitted by George Washington on 02/09/2011 17:32 -0500True conservatives want a strong economy. But war is bad for the economy ...
Deadbeat Bank | Raw Video of Sheriff Serving Writ of Possession on Bank to Seize All Property Including ALL Cash
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 02/09/2011 15:59 -0500Service of writ on a Deadbeat Bank for failure to pay attorney fees to a homeowner's attorney.It was pretty awesome to see all the undercover cars roll up to the front lobby and watch the Police get out of their vehicles in full tactical gear and enter the bank.
Resendes and Ibbotson on CNBC: No Brainer Investment Ideas
Submitted by Value Expectations on 02/09/2011 12:53 -0500Earlier this morning the Rafael Resendes, Co-Founder of The Applied Finance Group and co-manager for the Toreador Large Cap Fund: TORLX, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street alongside Roger Ibbotson, Yale Professor of Finance. In the interview Mr. Resendes provided three stocks that he believes are attractive investment opportunities.
