Archive - May 2012 - Blog entry
May 31st
ZH Evening Wrap Up 5/31/12
Submitted by CrownThomas on 05/31/2012 20:45 -0500Headlines & stories from the day
U.S. Labels ALL Young Men In Battle Zones As “Militants” … And American Soil Is Now Considered a Battle Zone
Submitted by George Washington on 05/31/2012 20:20 -0500All Military-Age Men Are Labeled “Militants” In Areas of Conflict ... Including Inside the U.S.?
BiTCHeS BReW...[UPDaTeD]
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/31/2012 13:11 -0500"Elevator to the gallows."--Miles Davis
Spain Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the True State of the EU Banking System
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 05/31/2012 12:55 -0500
This is the state of affairs in Europe: bankrupt nations trying to bailout bankrupt banks or looking for bailouts from funds that are backed by other bankrupt nations.What could go wrong?
The Inexplicable American Consumer Hits A Wall
Submitted by testosteronepit on 05/31/2012 12:20 -0500Even the strongest and toughest creature out there, and maybe the smartest one, that no one has been able to subdue yet....
The Economic Bloodstain From Spain's Pain Will Cause European Tears To Rain
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/31/2012 10:21 -0500Just in case there's somebody left who still believes so, Spain is not going to make it. In addition, Spain will crack the EU and bring the art of true fundamental analysis back into the fold. Here's mucho evidence!
May 30th
Empire Interrupted: Short-Selling Europe
Submitted by Burkhardt on 05/30/2012 21:53 -0500Empire Interrupted: Short-Selling Europe - How Far Will This Empire Fall?
A few more questions on JP Morgan and the London Whale
Submitted by rcwhalen on 05/30/2012 21:37 -0500Updated | The notion that the trades which caused the losses by JPM were put on in the last six months or so seems to have been widely accepted in the media. But is this really the case?
HoLD oN To YouR FACES FoLKs
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/30/2012 13:47 -0500This is some scary shit!
Bracing for a Euro Crash and Creating A Housing Bubble: The Swiss Caught in a Vice
Submitted by testosteronepit on 05/30/2012 11:28 -0500Long-time euro-skeptic and President of the Swiss National Bank unloads
Europe Is About to Implode... Are You Ready?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 05/30/2012 10:37 -0500We're talking about a banking system that is nearly four times that of the US ($46 trillion vs. $12 trillion) with at least twice the amount of leverage (26 to 1 for the EU vs. 13 to 1 for the US), and a Central Bank that has stuffed its balance sheet with loads of garbage debts, giving it a leverage level of 36 to 1.
The Eurocalypse Has Arrived, Where Do You Put Your Capital?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/30/2012 10:34 -0500The man that called nearly every big bank collapse of the decade says EU nations don't stand a frozen raindrop's chance in hell of bailing out banking systems literally multiples of domiciles' GDP. So now what???
VaYa CoN EUROs...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/30/2012 07:36 -0500Plus, an important announcement from Rome...
News That Matters
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All you need to read
May 29th
Breaking Down "Muppetology," Face Ripping IPO's, and the Chinese Wall as Facebook continues to Collapse!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/29/2012 10:05 -0500As FB options start trading, one of those tell it like it is situations whereb- although I'm quite right - a flood of banker hate mail comes along anyway.
