Archive - May 9, 2011 - Blog entry
Pension Gap Creating Tension?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 05/09/2011 22:45 -0500Is the pension gap about to explode?
Perception, Inception and the Trojan Horse Money Meme - Part One of Four
Submitted by Cognitive Dissonance on 05/09/2011 18:45 -0500All of the man made physical reality that surrounds us began in our mind, in our inner consciousness, and only after we imagined it did we form it into a physical presence. Yet we rarely question what ‘real’ and ‘reality’ actually is.
Obama Gives Up the Fake "Hope and Change" Act ... And Adopts the Neocon FEAR Playbook
Submitted by George Washington on 05/09/2011 15:05 -0500The whole "hopey change" thing has fizzled ... time for a new (ancient) playbook.
Just Another Manic Monday - What Recession?
Submitted by ilene on 05/09/2011 14:30 -0500Speaking of spending money we don't have - $23Bn of POMO money will be handed out to the IBanks in the first 3 days of the week as the Government props 'till we drop.
FoReiGN PeoPLe IN THe NeWS
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/09/2011 14:27 -0500Liar, conniver, screwdriver...
Liar, Liar, European Pants on Fire!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/09/2011 14:07 -0500When I say that much of the EU is lying about their financial prospects and Greece (among other countries) will restructure or default, you may or may not listen (quite possibly to your detriment). When the ratings agencies (who are always accurate and timely) say restructuring is on the horizon (a year after me) and the head of the Euro-zone finance ministers finance ministers outright says 'Of course we're lying', then what do you do?
Dollar Short Squeeze!
Submitted by Smart Money Europe on 05/09/2011 07:14 -0500With all eyes on the commodity sell-off, none of the popular media carousel (except for Zerohedge) was mentioning the euro crash/ dollar rush. This smells like a dollar short squeeze to us: a paradigm shift?
Data Sheets and Trade Journal
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/09/2011 06:23 -0500Data sheets and journals for S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Russell 2000, Nymex Crude Oil, Comex Gold, EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY
Detailed, Speaker by Speaker Notes From the Value Investing Congress
Submitted by inoculatedinvestor on 05/09/2011 03:56 -0500Didn't make it to Pasadena this year for the Value Investing Congress? Well, you are in luck because I was fortunate enough to attend and take notes on what was said by great investors such as Howard Marks and Steve Romick. The following are my 70+ pages of notes from the event.
War Criminals Try to Evade Prosecution By Pretending Torture Was Vital to Getting Bin Laden ... When It Actually Delayed the Hunt for YEARS
Submitted by George Washington on 05/09/2011 01:35 -0500"So of course he would defend torture - he's trying to keep his behind out of the defense chair at a war crimes tribunal." ... "They have, from the beginning, been trying to prevent an investigation into war crimes."
