Contributing Editors' Blog Entries
Iraqi pawn to check the Chinese king?
Submitted by jester on 08/31/2009 - 02:39 Was the invasion of Iraq intended to create a new pawn on the global chessboard, one that could be used to place the Chinese king in check? The Iraqi oil reserves were meant to be a means to an end, not an end in themselves.
Investor Sentiment: 4 Charts Are Now 1
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 08/29/2009 - 20:10 Investor Sentiment This should be another time saving moment for our readers as we measure several levels of investor sentiment with one unique indicator.
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle & $300 Oil
Submitted by asiablues on 08/29/2009 - 18:35 Pickens: Oil Will Reach $300 a Barrel "Oil legend T. Boone Pickens, now CEO of BP Capital, says oil prices will continue to rise… So, 10 years from now, the price of oil could well be $300.”
DPJ set to win Japan election; may demand Seppuku bonds
Submitted by Project Mayhem on 08/29/2009 - 16:00 Japan Japan's ruling party for the past 50 years is set to lose the elections tomorrow. The opposition has threatened to demand payment from the United States in yen.
Big Deals and Big Balls on Wall Street - The "Pony" Trade
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 08/29/2009 - 09:35 A 'secret' conversation reveals some thinking and practices on Wall Street. Shocking!
Overhaul or Tweak Pensions?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/27/2009 - 21:59 If Senator Kennedy were alive today, he would be spearheading the health care debate as well as the pension crisis. And he wouldn't be tweaking anything, but going for an overhaul of the entire system to ensure everyone retires in dignity and security.What's C Worth?
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 08/27/2009 - 21:04 What is C's market cap these days? Bloomberg and Yahoo can't agree. I am confused too. There is a ton of shares outstanding that are not included in the current float. Buyers of the stock today are looking at 8 billion shares that would love to get sold.
Long Live The Bubble King!
Submitted by PragmaticIdealist on 08/27/2009 - 15:42 With the recent reappointment of King Bernanke, it is appropriate to revisit the key tenets underlying Bernanke-nomics and how they are likely to destroy America, if not the world. I take a look at a speech made before the National Economics Club circa 2002 and conclude nothing has changed.US Treasury Inspector General on Agency MBS – Don’t Buy It!
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 08/27/2009 - 11:00 Agency MBS The Inspector General of the US Treasury has some negative things to say about the GSE MBS. Who looks silly? Who looks smart?FDIC Q2 2009 Report Released
Submitted by Project Mayhem on 08/27/2009 - 09:51 The FDIC has released it's Q2 report. Here are some interesting pieces of information.Holy Halabi! Worst Caisse Scenario?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/26/2009 - 22:39 The first thing that went through my mind is who is Simon Halabi? The second thing that went through my mind is who is the idiot at the Caisse that structured this deal? I mean who would agree to terms where the Caisse would hold the junior portion of a 1.45 billion- pound loan? Something really stinks with this deal and I suspect there is a lot more to this than what we know.
Those Who Fail to Learn From History...
Submitted by Anal_yst on 08/26/2009 - 16:26 Fail Because nothing bad could ever possibly come of this...On Fannie and Freddie Common
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 08/26/2009 - 10:20 The silliness in junk stocks continues. What's a fair price for the Agency common? The Pref stock pricing suggests it's about 50 cents. Go figure