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Mother of All Short Squeezes?

I'm not an expert in these matters, but it seems from what I have been reading lately that the SEC ought to enforce their rules, and do so vigorously.

Short Sales: SEC Turns Back the Clock to 1931

All I can say is the market scares the hell out of me. A long term investment is about an hour and a half. Predatory opportunism is the name of the game.

10 Signs of a Recession

I have been wondering if strengthening the dollar might be a way to defuse the price of oil, which is, of course, draining the pockets of consumers. In addition to the price of gasoline there are increases in the price of other petroleum products required to produce a myriad of goods. Eventually the prices of everything are going to rise. Rising prices with increasing unemployment and stagnant wages are a portent for disaster. I am a liberal and progressive, but I can't see any good coming of an ever weakening dollar.