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Revered author Jim Collins' next book: Why some companies weather heavy economic turbulance way better than their peers. After seven years of research, Collins says he can prove that innovation isn't the key to bouncing back from the recession. Discipline is.

that doofus is such a huckster. have some discipline...don't spend money on his book du jour

This week's dollar slide could be a game changer, marking a key moment in the world's economic recovery. The dollar's decline, the first in almost a year, appears independent of broader movements in equity or bond markets, and could be the start of a major nosedive.

because it's fun to get em stirred up


On May 21 03:51 PM ibejack wrote:

> Why make the jump to Armageodon scenerio?
>
> All were talking about is inflation and the problems that go with
> it.
>
> The dolalr is in a long term downtrend and everyone knows it. Buy
> gold as a hedge.

This week's dollar slide could be a game changer, marking a key moment in the world's economic recovery. The dollar's decline, the first in almost a year, appears independent of broader movements in equity or bond markets, and could be the start of a major nosedive.

so, what currency you going to buy? Euros, Yen, Pound and Swissie? All worse off than we are. Gold? You'll need coins, and if you think you are faster than the hedge funds...good luck. and whose to say the US Feds won't outlaw private gold stocks again? If the dollar craters (we should define that as the DXY going way below 70) you better better spend that gold on ammo, gasoline, water and food (assuming, of course, that you don't get pulled over by the now-corrupt and bankrupt police and lose everthing you just bought with your precious gold coins)

Laszlo Birinyi thinks U.S. stocks are at the beginning of a bull market, and the S&P 500 could advance as much as 88% in the next 2-3 years.

i am disappointed: if you are going to talk your positions, be a little more nuanced

Currency watchers warn the dollar could be in for a major nosedive.

ask the refiners, they are running with all restrictors in place...that ain't the dollar brutha


On May 21 02:27 PM Carlos Lam wrote:

> On May 21 02:16 PM trader1138 wrote:

Currency watchers warn the dollar could be in for a major nosedive.

i think not. leverage unwind + cash demand + decimated consumer spending is an unfillable hole. this printing is just making up for overall demand drop, not new money creation.

The government "is now the sole reliable and sufficient source of federal student-loan capital," Obama tells lawmakers, and private lenders should be curtailed in the federal student-loan program.

call me crazy, but if you owe money to the govt, then the govt can make you serve mandatory 'national service'...remember, he is our 'Community Organizer in Chief"

Even as many banks prepare to repay TARP, other emergency financial measures are starting to take on an air of permanence. Geithner says it's still too early to think about the unwinding process.

if you don't obey us things will get soooo much worse. if you give us lip, we always have the IRS and SEC in our back pocket.

FOMC minutes: the economy will continue to contract, unemployment will rise and remain elevated through the end of 2011, inflation will remain subdued. Some officials are open to buying more Treasurys. (Read the full FOMC minutes)

who knew?!

Impressive chart quantifies the international housing bubble using the price/rent ratio - which tries to capture the value of the asset relative to its cash flow. Compared to elsewhere, the U.S. bubble seems tame.

you are too kind. please continue...


On May 19 03:01 PM klarsolo wrote:

> Aha...so the Euro is closely linked to Spain? Fascinating

Impressive chart quantifies the international housing bubble using the price/rent ratio - which tries to capture the value of the asset relative to its cash flow. Compared to elsewhere, the U.S. bubble seems tame.

yeah, spain is screwed...and that means, so is the euro

As expected, the Senate approves a bill cracking down on such credit card practices as sudden interest rate hikes and hidden fees.

look for absolutely massive credit card layoffs (see AMEX this morning)

President Obama will today announce the U.S.'s first attempt at official emissions limits, as well as requiring a new mileage standard of 35.5 mpg. The move will cost consumers another $1,300 per vehicle, and could save 1.8B barrels of oil through 2016.

1.create uncertainty
2. sustain uncertainty
3. push through every liberal wet dream policy under the sun
4. sit back and enjoy making everybody 'equal'
5. issue a new, presidential edition of 'Harrison Bergeron'

Scary chart of the day: S&P 500 earnings decline over the last 20 months.

bernanke just told obama to tell geithner to tell blankfein to hit the TAKE button.

Three-month Libor slides another 4 points to 0.79%, the 34th straight day of decline. Analysts say confidence among banks, combined with a jump in consumer deposits, is driving the drop.

it's called deflation numnuts.


On May 18 02:20 PM Cetin Hakimoglu wrote:

> Sorry, folks but the crisis has been fixed. There are no more problems
> with the economy.