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Nintendo: The Wii Bubble Has Burst

The author is a clown. He has no business writing about an industry he knows nothing about. It's also telling that the less knowledgable readers throw in their comments like sheep because of a catchy headline.

No, the Wii isn't a fad nor was it in a bubble. If the author had taken a few minutes to research the lifecycle of game consoles through the ages, he would have noticed that every game machine goes through what the Wii goes through. This applies to the Atari 2600, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Dreamcast, etc.

Does he think sales of anything can be sustained for the lifetime of the product? Was Frosted Flakes cereal once in a bubble? How about the old fruit-flavored roll-ups? I guess they were in a bubble too.

The writer is obviously not a professional scribe. This is something he does on the side, right? Right? I would hope so. The level of research, writing, and "journalism" on Seeking Alpha is deplorable.

The 15 Most Cash Rich Companies

Pfizer generates 40B in profit and 20B EBITDA every year. Net profit is roughly 10B every year. Every year. Day in and day out, PFE is an incredible cash generating goliath.

The WYE acquisition is another marker on the PFE roadmap since they swallowed Pharmacia in 2002 for 60B. As boomers grow older and world population continues to grow, PFE is en route to capitalize on the masses of humanity.

25 Ways to Tell a Banking System Is Unsound

Shedlock is a hack. He compiles information and presents it to the acolytes who are only too eager to suck it up because it's the kind of slop that appeals to their hack-selves.

There's no original thought here nor an in-depth analysis of the current financial malaise. What good is rehashing old crap when you have nothing new and original to offer?

Move along. Nothing to see here.

How the U.S. Financial Crisis Resembles Japan’s 'Lost Decade' - And How to Play It, Part II

An amateurish article. At best.

Comparing a technological juggernaut like the U.S. to a technology follower like Japan is farcical. The U.S. military complex is also the largest on the planet. When something goes wrong somewhere in the world and battleships are needed, who ya gonna call? Japan? The whole basis of the article falls apart like a paper house in the face of a gale.

The USA is also still the largest marketplace in the world. No one even comes close. Everyone sells to the United States. When the U.S. stops buying, everyone suffers. Decoupling isn't even close to coming about in the next 5 decades so forget about the USA becoming an afterthought any time soon.

Know this: The U.S. will go through a slowdown for the next 3 years. It's inevitable and unavoidable. There will be at least two major bank consolidations in the next 18 months. The financial system won't be allowed to fail and U.S. financial institutions will get to raise even more capital from global investors. You know why?

The world can't afford to allow the U.S. to fail. Without the U.S., the world becomes a more dangerous and unstable place. Everyone and I do mean everyone needs the U.S. to remain stable and steady.

The Real Story on Countrywide, Cont.

When everyone and their mother is talking about recession, guess what folks?

It ain't gonna happen. At least not this year. Read up on the definition of what a recession means and then look up the GDP growth for 2007. Nothing there indicates recession. Yet.