Archive - 2011 - Blog entry
December 13th
Jobs Jobs Jobs
Submitted by Tick By Tick on 12/14/2011 01:46 -0500An analysis of the job market in the UK and USA including suggestions for future growth.
December 13th
To QE3 or Not to QE3 - That Sets Direction
Submitted by ilene on 12/13/2011 21:24 -0500Sadly, in Hamlet, pretty much everyone ends up dead.
CBO on Tobin Tax - "Don't do it!'
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 12/13/2011 18:13 -0500This tax is going to happen, and we're going to hate it.
Admiral: Indefinite Military Detention Of U.S. Citizens Is A Big Win For Terrorists: “The Enemy Is Just Laughing Over This"
Submitted by George Washington on 12/13/2011 12:24 -0500The imposition of a police state hands the REAL terrorists a big victory ...
NoTHiNG HaS CHaNGeD...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/13/2011 10:40 -0500You don't believe me? Ask Corzine...
Tough Questions for MF Global, Conflicted Trustee Giddens & SIPC President Harbeck
Submitted by EB on 12/13/2011 08:45 -0500Will the Senate step up and ask the tough questions, like why is a futures firm being liquidated under securities law and by someone with no experience with futures, whose firm shares MF Global's auditor?
ECRI Renews U.S. Recession Call Clashing with Wall Street
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/13/2011 07:32 -0500Only time will tell if ECRI or Wall Street has the brighter crystal ball.
Gordon Browns Gold Trade
Submitted by Tick By Tick on 12/13/2011 05:35 -0500Proof that Gordon Brown (former UK Chancellor and Prime Minister) is the worst gold trader of all time
SOPA Is “Unconstitutional”, Would “Criminalize” the Internet … China Is the Model
Submitted by George Washington on 12/13/2011 01:13 -0500Other than that, SOPA is just dandy …
How To Raise Taxes and Create Prosperity
Submitted by Econophile on 12/13/2011 01:11 -0500
I am constantly reminded how useless are official and semi-official committees, subcommittees, boards, associations, organizations, bureaus, brotherhoods, conferences, dialogues, and congresses. The word bloviate comes to mind. Today that reminder came in the form of a report from the OECD on tax policy and inequality from the "International Tax Dialogue (ITD) 4th Global Conference on Tax and Inequality."
December 12th
The Saudis Want You To Know They've Got The Biggest Stick
Submitted by South of Wall Street on 12/12/2011 21:39 -0500Brent to stay above $100
Why I’d Steer Clear of Emerging Markets… For Now
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 12/12/2011 18:52 -0500I expect emerging markets to underperform US indexes going forward. One chart I use to view how these two assets perform relative to one another is to price the Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) via the S&P 500. When this chart rallies, Emerging Markets outperform the S&P 500. When this chart falls, the S&P 500 outperforms Emerging Markets.
Comparing Bureaucracy: No Wonder The Euro Zone Is In Crisis
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/12/2011 17:57 -0500In addition to decades of overspending beyond means, there are also some less discussed contributory factors leading to the current debt crisis in the Euro Zone, particularly when compared to the United States.
ZAGG + iFrogz: The $100 million Acquisition Barely Worth Mentioning
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 12/12/2011 17:49 -0500When a company in a commodity market with no pricing power and questionable brand loyalty spends 1/3rd its market cap to buy another company in a commodity market with similarly questionable brand loyalty, investors have to consider that an orange - if not red - flag.
