Archive - Aug 14, 2012 - Blog entry
German Bailout Rebellion: “We Have Euro-Anarchy”
Submitted by testosteronepit on 08/14/2012 20:01 -0500In 2005, the French and Dutch “unexpectedly” voted for sovereignty, and killed the EU constitution. Germans might vote next.
14 Aug 2012 – “ Not Fade Away " (The Rolling Stones, 1964)
Submitted by AVFMS on 08/14/2012 10:47 -0500No exactly fireworks, but anything that isn’t totally bad these days is good to have.
Good news, but then not so good news?! So, no QE, after all?
Can the Credit Union Industry Survive -- Its Regulator?
Submitted by rcwhalen on 08/14/2012 10:29 -0500
The real question is whether the credit union industry can survive the continued operational chaos inside its supposed regulator.
The Mobile Computing Wars Are Progressing Exactly As Anticipated - Google Is Killin' Them!!!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 08/14/2012 10:18 -0500Android is near 70% market share. At which point should one expect network effects to take over and push Android into the de facto mobile computing standard, much like Office is the standard for documents in the workplace?
Muppets Get MASHED Once Again - Groupon Half Off Share Price Coupons Selling for 20 Cents On The Dollar!!!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 08/14/2012 10:09 -0500How many muppets does it take to hold a half off Groupon sale on IPO stock??? Seriously!
Fair Isaac May Get Treated Unfairly When The Newest Credit Bubble Bursts
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 08/14/2012 09:43 -0500Who gets burned when the newest credit bubble busts?
Stop Fooling Yourself... NO Entity On Earth Can Stop This
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 08/14/2012 07:13 -0500As for backstopping EU deposits... no entity on earth has the capital to do this. Total Eurozone deposits stand at €15 trillion. Even deposits at the current EU “problem” countries (Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland) are €5.5 trillion. That’s nearly TWO TIMES the size of the ECB’s balance sheet and over FOUR TIMES the size of the various EU bailout funds (the EFSF and ESM, the former of which only has €65 billion in capital left by the way).
