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Shalom User 168657!!!

Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD

To Kranky: Touche! I think there are supporting facts for both of us. There definitely are negative factors involved on both sides of our discussion. Neither side is without need of improvement. My hope is that both sides will profit from the strongly-opinionated popular discussion of this WMT vs. the world debate.
BTW: I bought my Spiral-cut Ham for Easter at Smith's because their price was lowest! Happy Easter.

Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD

Dear Kranky,
If you'd like to save some real money; shop WMT! I don't really care what the price of their shares is. It's the price of my groceries, appliances, and other household needs that matter.
And where would their employees be working if not at WMT? Do you think Mom & Pop would pay them more?

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

I don't understand the problem. I bought two 3br, 2ba, 2ga, 1450 & 1550 SF condos for $121,600 & $132,600 respectively in a gated community within 2 miles of Caesar's Palace (Las Vegas) in 2003. Within 18 months I sold the $132,600 condo for $235,000 which had no mortgage. The $121,600 condo which I still have as a rental unit has a $97,000 HELOC ARM interest-only mortgage which originated at 4.25% tied to the prime rate. When the adjusted rate climbed to 8.5% due to FOMC action I called the lender bank and they immediately agreed to lower the rate to 7.5% starting the next day with no doc and no fees. My FICO is 857. Today, with the Bernanke FOMC rate reductions I am at 4.77%.
Am I living in another world?

Pundit Failure: We Are in a Bear Market and This Is a Recession

Down market periods such as the one we are in right now are like the Emperor's nakedness; only the honest and nontalking heads will acknowledge the lack of clothing!

What is the FICO score for BAC, BSC, MER, MS, GS, CFC, et al? Are they SUBPRIME BORROWERS now?