Archive - May 2011 - Blog entry
May 7th
"CEOs at the Nation's Largest Companies Were Paid Better Last Year Than They Were In 2007, When ... Unemployment Was Roughly Half What It Is Today"
Submitted by George Washington on 05/07/2011 12:29 -0500They've FIXED the economy, alright ... in favor of the top .1%
Speculation Does Not Explain High Oil and Gasoline Prices? Please!!
Submitted by asiablues on 05/07/2011 11:24 -0500It looks like there are more people living right next door to the U.S. Fed in the ivory tower, and just as detached from reality, when it comes to the crude and gasoline markets.
BANZAI7: KoNTuCKY DeRBY PiCKS
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/07/2011 10:35 -0500Spin, evade, steal...
Week in Review
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 05/07/2011 08:51 -0500Another QE? Not in 2011. So what does that mean?
May 6th
Warrior Lawyers | New Radio Show Saturdays from 8-10 am EDT with 4closureFraud.org and ForeclosureHamlet.org
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 05/06/2011 22:15 -0500This Weeks Guest - Curtis Hertel Jr. Ingham County Register of Deeds...
$30 Billion Pension Surplus Fight Continues?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 05/06/2011 21:52 -0500The Supreme Court of Canada decided Thursday that the plaintiffs had legal grounds to appeal a 2007 decision that said 700,000 public servants, military and RCMP personnel were not entitled to any of the $30-billion surplus in their pension plans.
Why Wall Street Ignores Real Risk And Why History Will Repeat Itself
Submitted by Econophile on 05/06/2011 20:11 -0500Nothing has really changed with Wall Street's risk models and risk evaluation theories. Instead of focusing on doing a better job managing clients' wealth, they are more concerned with managing their risk from client lawsuits. Pretty sad conclusion in a post-Black Swan world. See what they said at the Milken Institute's Global Conference.
Rare Earths and other things rare.
Submitted by Michael Victory on 05/06/2011 19:24 -0500rare - (of a thing) Not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value.
Flash Crash – The Call Redux - A Fictional Look at the May 6, 2010 Market Crash
Submitted by Cognitive Dissonance on 05/06/2011 19:05 -0500Three days after the Flash Crash of Thursday, May 6, 2010 I posted a fictional story on Zero Hedge describing what might have happened. To commemorate the anniversary I have rewritten, novelized and illustrated that posting and present it below for your reading pleasure.
Closing Context Update: Protection Bid Across All Assets
Submitted by CapitalContext on 05/06/2011 17:01 -0500Equities underperformed credit once again as macro protection was in demand (in all asset classes) and some rotation from macro-to-micro protection in equities ended a day which was very ugly open-to-close despite what headlines will yell.
THe GReeK ESCaPe 2011
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/06/2011 12:26 -0500Starts Friday at a theater near you...
How Much Would a "Made In The U.S.A" iPad2 Cost?
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 05/06/2011 12:21 -0500...and more importantly, would you pay more for it?
Even With Apple’s Successful Launch On Verizon, Google Continues To Increase It’s Lead In The Smarthphone Space
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/06/2011 11:20 -0500A amazing as Apple's growth was last quarter during the iPhone release on Verizon's network, Google's Android still gained market share and the two main Android handset vendors doubled and tripled Apple's handset growth. It's fair to say that Android is to Google in 2013 as Windows is to Microsoft in the '90s. Network effect, y'all hear?
May 5th
What Do You Value Most in Life?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 05/05/2011 23:55 -0500Over lunch and wine with a former boss and still friend of mine, we got talking on all sorts of topics, including corporate governance and what we value most in life...
