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Coming Soon: Banking Crisis of Historic Proportions

I'm amazed at how many people commenting understand the dire straits America is in. This is the first step towards changing it, but how far are we going to let the politicans push us before we begin tossing them out and returning to the form of government that the founding fathers created?

Since when did the founding fathers preach to bail out failure and tax success? As long as government has that philosophy America will continue on its downward spiral.

$8.5 Trillion Spent, But No Relief in Sight

Finally an anti-bailout point of view. The bailouts will only prolong the misery. What happened to the principles this country was founded on, free markets and capitalism. Let the chips fall where they may, the weak die and the strong eventually become stronger.

However Obama and Congress seems to think throwing more money at the problem will solve it. Hopefully someone in Washington has the guts to advise them otherwise. If not I think this madness can go on for at least 5 years.

Welcome to 'Ermflation'

Steve in Greensboro is 100% right on. I think the American people are watching too many movies as in the last two elections they elected dumb and dumber.

How the Federal Government will Lose in 2009

Told like it is. We need more articles like this to enlighten the public to what's really going on with this drunken sailor government spending spree. The public is still clueless.

Toll Brothers: Are They Serious?

You article is right on. Government bailouts expanding to now include homebuilders, capitalism is dead and gone.

The ironic thisng about the bailout is that this will hurt the strong builders in the future as the weak companies will be kept alive. When times finally get better there will again be a glut of inefficient companies all competing against each other. Toll would be better off telling the government not to bailout the housing industry. Toll has a strong balance sheet and would survive while many of their competitors would not. This would have eventually been a boom for Toll. How foolish of Bob Toll to think so short term and beg for money.

Our founding fathers are rolling in their graves to see such action by our government. The country was built on capitalism. Shame on the government for these bailouts and shame on them for destroying the country. Let me add one more shame.....Shame on the people (AKA taxpayers) for voting these incumbents back in. That is the biggest disgrace.

When Hedgies Attack: Morgan Stanley Drops 40% on Rumors

wallstreetto has a point, many financials are going down under their own weight, but the article is referring to hedgies attacking stocks through false rumors, so if you believe that it's a level playing field then you are just plain naive.

When Hedgies Attack: Morgan Stanley Drops 40% on Rumors

Sad part is that the hedgies have made millions of investors lose faith in the market. Valuations no longer matter, it's no longer investing. Investors have pulled in their reins and what we have left is a market that is collapsing. They have destroyed American capitalism.

You mention "casino", but I believe the odds are better in casinos, at least the casinos aren't cheating you.

Technicals and Triple Bottoms: What the Charts Have to Say

I agree with your BJRI technical analysis, it's right on. On the fundamental side, BJ is at a larger disadvantage than the national chains since many of it's restaurants are located in parts of California where the recession has hit hardest. Also their PE is out of line considering their SSS are shrinking. A PE of 11 or 12 would be more logical, anything over 20 doesn't make sense for a company contracting. With that in mind, I would forecast that within one year, BJRI will be an $8.00 stock.

A Look at Post Click-Through Conversion Rates

Seeking Alpha is running ads in their columns now? Hmm.

Apple Hype Priced In - Stop Trading! (6/9/08)

In the last 30 years I would have a hard time naming a company as popular as Apple. So many Apple fans and on Wall Street, the translation of that is sell, if not go short. Contrary to the sore losers out there, Cramer knows this and I believe his Apple sell call is right on the money.

To give Cramer more credit (I know he isn't always right) he was right on with WaMu. He has been saying sell for months and if you followed him and shorted WaMu you would be sitting in some nice hefty profits.

Dell: Low End of Server Market Accelerating - Morgan Stanley

Dell may do slightly better in the low end server market due to the weak economy, however I find it interesting that nothing is mentioned regarding Dell's other products. Are its laptops and desktops also going to overcome the weak economy? Certainly not on the consumer end as those purchases can and will be delayed.

Will the supposed increase in server sales more than outweigh the decrease in it's other sales? I haven't crunched the numbers, but I would highly doubt it. The weak economy will take nearly all companies down with it, to imply otherwise without facts is misleading.

The WSJ Is Wrong on the Housing Crisis

BTW, I love the baby boomer getting older theory you attempt to sell. They tried selling that in AZ, NV and FL in 2004, saying the baby boomers are retiring and buying cheaper sunbelt houses and condos in advance of retirement. They argued that the sunbelt housing market will continue to soar. Then 2007 and 2008 rolls around and oops....that theory is now dust. Same as Mr Samora's theory will be next year.

The WSJ Is Wrong on the Housing Crisis

You forgot to factor in the large immigrant population flowing into the USA. Also not factored is the pent up demand that is now occuring as 20 and 30 somethings have been living with Mom and Dad and will be ready to venture out when houses drop some more and times get better which is most probably sometime in 2009.

Summer Gas Tax Holiday: A Puzzling Idea

So the conclusion seems to be that we have to vote for stupid or stupider? Hmm, what happened to ideas with substance, ideas that help the country and aren't just populist ideas? Politicians who come up with real ideas go down in history as great, the politcians today are just pathetic a* kissers.

Shorting Citi on Today's Jump

How can anyone in his or her right mind listen to a blip written by "anonymous Wall Street professional"? What crap. What a waste of time. I'll be sure not to read anything else from "Notable Calls", they are an insult to every investors and traders intelligence. The writer should get a real job and stop stealing from people.