Daniel Herkes's Comments Daniel Herkes's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/292289/comments Holiday Cheer: TARP Repayments Reach $164 Billion http://seekingalpha.com/article/179703-holiday-cheer-tarp-repayments-reach-164-billion?source=feed#comment-821166 821166 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:47:37 -0500 Initial Unemployment Claims Fall Again http://seekingalpha.com/article/179803-initial-unemployment-claims-fall-again?source=feed#comment-820654 820654

On Dec 24 01:58 PM bbro wrote:

> Positive job growth coming....]]>
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:04:03 -0500

On Dec 24 01:58 PM bbro wrote:

> Positive job growth coming....]]>
Initial Unemployment Claims Fall Again http://seekingalpha.com/article/179803-initial-unemployment-claims-fall-again?source=feed#comment-820653 820653

On Dec 24 01:58 PM bbro wrote:

> Positive job growth coming....]]>
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:03:48 -0500

On Dec 24 01:58 PM bbro wrote:

> Positive job growth coming....]]>
Retailers Don’t Take a Holiday http://seekingalpha.com/article/179650-retailers-dont-take-a-holiday?source=feed#comment-820113 820113 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:46:03 -0500 3 Big Economic Lies of 2009 http://seekingalpha.com/article/179083-3-big-economic-lies-of-2009?source=feed#comment-815444 815444 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:51:19 -0500 Are We Heading Toward a Market Crash by Jobless Recovery? http://seekingalpha.com/article/178788-are-we-heading-toward-a-market-crash-by-jobless-recovery?source=feed#comment-811806 811806 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:34 -0500 First Stocks, Then the Economy...Is Job Growth Next? http://seekingalpha.com/article/178415-first-stocks-then-the-economy-is-job-growth-next?source=feed#comment-807899 807899 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:08:04 -0500 Pondering the Statistical Recovery http://seekingalpha.com/article/177962-pondering-the-statistical-recovery?source=feed#comment-804666 804666 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:33:05 -0500 Weekly Market Notes: Is the Recovery Priced In? http://seekingalpha.com/article/177976-weekly-market-notes-is-the-recovery-priced-in?source=feed#comment-804662 804662 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:26:17 -0500 November Retail Sales: Deeply Skeptical http://seekingalpha.com/article/177801-november-retail-sales-deeply-skeptical?source=feed#comment-802326 802326 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:44:38 -0500 More Surprisingly Good News for Retail Sales http://seekingalpha.com/article/177794-more-surprisingly-good-news-for-retail-sales?source=feed#comment-802314 802314 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:38:21 -0500 Our Current Economic Illusions http://seekingalpha.com/article/176515-our-current-economic-illusions?source=feed#comment-789801 789801

On Dec 04 04:41 AM User 353732 wrote:

> 2. THe US Regime knows full well that bad or dishonest or tentative
> initial "headline" statistics get broadcast and misrepresented by
> a morally callow and intellectually vapid MSM to promote ideological
> agendas and abuse the public trust. The revised or detailed numbers
> and analysis is generally ignored even though they may ,in fact,
> negate the "headline".
>
> 3. The US Regime knows that Orwellian "newspeak" can, for a season,
> be highly effective( e.g. fewer people lost their jobs is called
> "improving" employment situation; retail sales declined slower than
> a month ago is called "positive trend"; bad economic news is dismissed
> as a "lagging"indicator.
>dissonance.]]>
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:41:19 -0500

On Dec 04 04:41 AM User 353732 wrote:

> 2. THe US Regime knows full well that bad or dishonest or tentative
> initial "headline" statistics get broadcast and misrepresented by
> a morally callow and intellectually vapid MSM to promote ideological
> agendas and abuse the public trust. The revised or detailed numbers
> and analysis is generally ignored even though they may ,in fact,
> negate the "headline".
>
> 3. The US Regime knows that Orwellian "newspeak" can, for a season,
> be highly effective( e.g. fewer people lost their jobs is called
> "improving" employment situation; retail sales declined slower than
> a month ago is called "positive trend"; bad economic news is dismissed
> as a "lagging"indicator.
>dissonance.]]>
Dropping Jobless Claims What I Expected http://seekingalpha.com/article/176491-dropping-jobless-claims-what-i-expected?source=feed#comment-789766 789766 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:26:40 -0500 Should Investors Be Frightened by Rising Unemployment? http://seekingalpha.com/article/176524-should-investors-be-frightened-by-rising-unemployment?source=feed#comment-789710 789710 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:12:14 -0500 Very Big News: Henderson Gone at GM http://seekingalpha.com/article/176039-very-big-news-henderson-gone-at-gm?source=feed#comment-785739 785739 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:06:45 -0500 Cease-and-Desist and Other FDIC Administrative Orders http://seekingalpha.com/article/175589-cease-and-desist-and-other-fdic-administrative-orders?source=feed#comment-781090 781090

On Nov 28 04:45 PM Dialectical Materialist wrote:

> Are these the banks that were closed, or banks that may soon be closed?]]>
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:37:56 -0500

On Nov 28 04:45 PM Dialectical Materialist wrote:

> Are these the banks that were closed, or banks that may soon be closed?]]>
Why the Stock Market Should Crash http://seekingalpha.com/article/173607-why-the-stock-market-should-crash?source=feed#comment-766895 766895

On Nov 16 05:52 PM Adel Antado wrote:

> Nice article on why real-estate is on the decline, but the article
> does not speak to reasons why the stock-market will suddenly crash.
>
>
> The reality is that high-unemployment has always been good for the
> market since it puts downward pressure upon the cost of labor providing
> cheaper goods and services and higher profits for shareholders.
>
>
> What I see is a slower trend and narrower swings as our economy readjusts
> to tighter money at higher costs, the efficient companies doing much
> better than the market average while the less-efficient ones decline
> or disappear.Isn't that part of the cycle? The remaining companies
> will be more efficient and profitable substaining the market and
> more growth.]]>
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:27 -0500

On Nov 16 05:52 PM Adel Antado wrote:

> Nice article on why real-estate is on the decline, but the article
> does not speak to reasons why the stock-market will suddenly crash.
>
>
> The reality is that high-unemployment has always been good for the
> market since it puts downward pressure upon the cost of labor providing
> cheaper goods and services and higher profits for shareholders.
>
>
> What I see is a slower trend and narrower swings as our economy readjusts
> to tighter money at higher costs, the efficient companies doing much
> better than the market average while the less-efficient ones decline
> or disappear.Isn't that part of the cycle? The remaining companies
> will be more efficient and profitable substaining the market and
> more growth.]]>
Food Insecurity: Another Measure of Economic Distress Skyrockets http://seekingalpha.com/article/173954-food-insecurity-another-measure-of-economic-distress-skyrockets?source=feed#comment-764945 764945 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:53:13 -0500 Friday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/171724-friday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-747553 747553 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:33:46 -0500 Preview: October Employment Report http://seekingalpha.com/article/171401-preview-october-employment-report?source=feed#comment-745785 745785 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:12:33 -0500 Tuesday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/170722-tuesday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-741892 741892 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:26:09 -0500 What Happens If Roubini Is Right? http://seekingalpha.com/article/170496-what-happens-if-roubini-is-right?source=feed#comment-739966 739966 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:08:26 -0500 Unemployment Has Become a Leading Indicator http://seekingalpha.com/article/169719-unemployment-has-become-a-leading-indicator?source=feed#comment-735130 735130 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:47:16 -0400 Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/169737-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-735126 735126 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:44:21 -0400 Tuesday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/169004-tuesday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-731934 731934 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:41:38 -0400 'John Maynard Keynes and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace,' by Donald Markwell http://seekingalpha.com/article/167893-john-maynard-keynes-and-international-relations-economic-paths-to-war-and-peace-by-donald-markwell?source=feed#comment-728140 728140 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:32:50 -0400 Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/168060-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-724801 724801 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:50:59 -0400 Wednesday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/167766-wednesday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-723137 723137

On Oct 21 05:51 AM Rantor wrote:

> Why is no one talking about the fact that the profits at many of
> these companies is on a lot less total revenue. CAT down 44% year
> on year! That is not good news and speaks to the bigger trend in
> the economy, collapse.]]>
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:17:01 -0400

On Oct 21 05:51 AM Rantor wrote:

> Why is no one talking about the fact that the profits at many of
> these companies is on a lot less total revenue. CAT down 44% year
> on year! That is not good news and speaks to the bigger trend in
> the economy, collapse.]]>
Elizabeth Warren: 'Big Banks Always Get What They Want' http://seekingalpha.com/article/167114-elizabeth-warren-big-banks-always-get-what-they-want?source=feed#comment-719261 719261 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:46:03 -0400 Friday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets http://seekingalpha.com/article/166877-friday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-717281 717281 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:55 -0400