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Another shocker on the same note is the Magic Johnson appearances for ads (at least in print) for a major rent to own firm. Encouraging poor people (who he purports to care about through his charities and investments) to entangle themselves in rent to own is unconscionable. He encourages folks to buy cheap, overpriced housewares for what amounts to hundreds of percent per year? He surely doesn't need the money that bad! ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:54:12 -0400
Another shocker on the same note is the Magic Johnson appearances for ads (at least in print) for a major rent to own firm. Encouraging poor people (who he purports to care about through his charities and investments) to entangle themselves in rent to own is unconscionable. He encourages folks to buy cheap, overpriced housewares for what amounts to hundreds of percent per year? He surely doesn't need the money that bad! ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/153198-are-camera-phones-killing-the-digital-camera?source=feed#comment-612257 612257 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:23:54 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125942-markets-soar-as-president-s-aura-fades?source=feed#comment-426628 426628 seekingalpha.com/artic...

Since his election, a core right wing media question has been - when will it become the "Obama economy". Even before the election, FOX was attributing every down day in the market to expectations that the Democrats were going to win.
Even an Economics 101 student would realize the momentum that is carrying the market now is the consequence of inaction last fall.
Nothing that Obama and the Democrats have done since the election will even manifest itself untill late this summer at best. ... about when many economists (including Bernake) are looking to see improvement. Too bad Bush took a powder the last six months in office! ]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:36:16 -0400 seekingalpha.com/artic...

Since his election, a core right wing media question has been - when will it become the "Obama economy". Even before the election, FOX was attributing every down day in the market to expectations that the Democrats were going to win.
Even an Economics 101 student would realize the momentum that is carrying the market now is the consequence of inaction last fall.
Nothing that Obama and the Democrats have done since the election will even manifest itself untill late this summer at best. ... about when many economists (including Bernake) are looking to see improvement. Too bad Bush took a powder the last six months in office! ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124529-wall-street-is-short-barack-obama?source=feed#comment-417173 417173 Even an Economics 101 student would realize the momentum that is carrying the market now is the consequence of inaction last fall.
Nothing that Obama and the Democrats have done since the election will even manifest itself untill late this summer at best. ... about when many economists (including Bernake) are looking to see improvement. Too bad Bush took a powder the last six months in office!]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:07:57 -0500 Even an Economics 101 student would realize the momentum that is carrying the market now is the consequence of inaction last fall.
Nothing that Obama and the Democrats have done since the election will even manifest itself untill late this summer at best. ... about when many economists (including Bernake) are looking to see improvement. Too bad Bush took a powder the last six months in office!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112354-the-economic-meltdown-dismantling-yes-doom-no?source=feed#comment-339299 339299
Family squabbles turn into hostage situations with sniper swat teams. Men dressed up like Terminator 3 stomp through our air ports. ]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:59:50 -0500
Family squabbles turn into hostage situations with sniper swat teams. Men dressed up like Terminator 3 stomp through our air ports. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108171-triple-leveraged-etfs-on-fire?source=feed#comment-315674 315674 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:20:32 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98881-why-ebay-needs-shipping-cap?source=feed#comment-276199 276199 1. Shipping costs are frequently outrageous. Even if you don't get gouged by the seller, the costs of shipping are very high.
2. Of the things I buy online, I can usually find it cheaper from a known, trusted firm.
3. E-Bay functions as a high tech fence for stolen property. Buying anything there that would be on a burglar's list of stuff to grab after he kicks in your neighbor's back door is 50-50 chance its stolen.]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:21:31 -0400 1. Shipping costs are frequently outrageous. Even if you don't get gouged by the seller, the costs of shipping are very high.
2. Of the things I buy online, I can usually find it cheaper from a known, trusted firm.
3. E-Bay functions as a high tech fence for stolen property. Buying anything there that would be on a burglar's list of stuff to grab after he kicks in your neighbor's back door is 50-50 chance its stolen.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98441-sell-signal-of-the-day-greenspan-edition?source=feed#comment-273030 273030 ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:45:00 -0400 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94854-energy-sell-off-overdone?source=feed#comment-250675 250675
Alternative explanations are economic slowdown, conservation, dollar appreciation, plentiful supplies, diminished speculation, cheating on caps by OPEC members, switching to alternative fuels, etc.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:30:57 -0400
Alternative explanations are economic slowdown, conservation, dollar appreciation, plentiful supplies, diminished speculation, cheating on caps by OPEC members, switching to alternative fuels, etc.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90742-the-economic-cost-of-the-military-industrial-complex?source=feed#comment-229498 229498
The author understates the true cost of the military. There are many hidden military expenditures in other government departments. For example NASA, the Nuclear Regulatory Admin., most foreign aid is not for schools and hospitals but tanks and guns, etc.

There is also the intellectual opportunity cost of all our scientific talent going to develop weapons. Useful science and technological advancement has been retarded by decades. It has been conjectured that we will not be until the year 2025 where we would already be today if not for the siphoning away of our minds and money by the war industry.]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:25:47 -0400
The author understates the true cost of the military. There are many hidden military expenditures in other government departments. For example NASA, the Nuclear Regulatory Admin., most foreign aid is not for schools and hospitals but tanks and guns, etc.

There is also the intellectual opportunity cost of all our scientific talent going to develop weapons. Useful science and technological advancement has been retarded by decades. It has been conjectured that we will not be until the year 2025 where we would already be today if not for the siphoning away of our minds and money by the war industry.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87201-sirius-xm-merger-nearly-ready-for-air-time?source=feed#comment-216087 216087 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:57:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84254-the-sound-of-silence-in-financials-cramer-s-mad-money-7-8-09?source=feed#comment-201983 201983
Now, as we face a financial Armageddon, he is still in charge and will quite likely be in Texas on vacation when the melt-down occurs.]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:02:28 -0400
Now, as we face a financial Armageddon, he is still in charge and will quite likely be in Texas on vacation when the melt-down occurs.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/79352-chatting-with-news-corp-s-rupert-murdoch?source=feed#comment-188027 188027 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:53:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/81063-1-238-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves-is-this-an-oil-price-bubble?source=feed#comment-185394 185394 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:42:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/80463-economic-report-summary-huge-jump-in-unemployment?source=feed#comment-181696 181696 Largest portion of the increase was in 18-24 yo bracket.
Initial jobless claims on the weekly was actually LESS than forecast.
]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:34:06 -0400 Largest portion of the increase was in 18-24 yo bracket.
Initial jobless claims on the weekly was actually LESS than forecast.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/80448-is-the-minimum-wage-increase-behind-the-50-jobless-rate-jump?source=feed#comment-181063 181063 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:24:54 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/75369-payroll-numbers-beat-expectations-but-trend-may-be-temporary?source=feed#comment-162103 162103 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:36:21 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/72002-getting-ready-for-apple-s-q2-earnings?source=feed#comment-149603 149603
It means don't buy untill after earnings. This could be down big.]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:15:17 -0400
It means don't buy untill after earnings. This could be down big.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/66071-are-things-finally-looking-up-for-marvell-technologies?source=feed#comment-119430 119430
MRVL makes an ARM based processor. Nothing unique about it. It makes comodity chips with low margins.

"Some buy-side investors are betting that Marvell can earn $1.00 to $1.50 if it executes well in the fiscal year ended January 2010 (again, not counting options)." Execution has been a real problem for this "family" business. They still have a very shaky hold on their exec. structure.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:49:59 -0500
MRVL makes an ARM based processor. Nothing unique about it. It makes comodity chips with low margins.

"Some buy-side investors are betting that Marvell can earn $1.00 to $1.50 if it executes well in the fiscal year ended January 2010 (again, not counting options)." Execution has been a real problem for this "family" business. They still have a very shaky hold on their exec. structure.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/53347-nvidia-corp-leading-innovator-in-graphics-microchips-field?source=feed#comment-101295 101295 Introductory Paragraph reads like a company PR.
PlayStation has not been that successful.
PLAY = Apple's cast off
Graphic Cards = Highly competitive
Handset market = super competitive
INTC - graphics on chip for mobile coming.]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:36:52 -0500 Introductory Paragraph reads like a company PR.
PlayStation has not been that successful.
PLAY = Apple's cast off
Graphic Cards = Highly competitive
Handset market = super competitive
INTC - graphics on chip for mobile coming.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/52403-consumer-spending-decelerates?source=feed#comment-100703 100703 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:18:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/49994-ebay-watch-paypal-taps-into-remittance-market-store-listings-finally-grow?source=feed#comment-98814 98814 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:44:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/40969-thursday-s-big-jump-shows-the-dangers-of-market-timing?source=feed#comment-91142 91142 We have just now attained the level of the market in 2000 (not adjusted for inflation). But there is a big difference in the quality of earnings and in valuations and in the supporting world markets. Are we range bound in some decade long secular trend where todays highs indicate an inevitable retracement to yesterdays lows? It doesn't seem so.]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:40:42 -0400 We have just now attained the level of the market in 2000 (not adjusted for inflation). But there is a big difference in the quality of earnings and in valuations and in the supporting world markets. Are we range bound in some decade long secular trend where todays highs indicate an inevitable retracement to yesterdays lows? It doesn't seem so.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/34280-dram-correction-playing-out-pretty-much-as-expected?source=feed#comment-85422 85422 With most machines now Vista configured machines needing 2 gig (most usually 2x1 gig) it would have been interesting to see the price movement in that category. 256 and 512's are now functionally obsolete - one would expect to see prices fall.]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 21:49:41 -0400 With most machines now Vista configured machines needing 2 gig (most usually 2x1 gig) it would have been interesting to see the price movement in that category. 256 and 512's are now functionally obsolete - one would expect to see prices fall.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/34185-lay-off-the-corn-ethanols-future-will-be-driven-by-innovation?source=feed#comment-85337 85337 Externalities such as the thousands of diesel smoke spewing tractors that will take to the fields this spring, soil erosion as marginal acreages are put under the plow, rises in food costs, and the highly polluting nature of all these ethanol plants are not even factored in. All in all, ethanol likely costs > $10.00 per gallon.]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 11:56:34 -0400 Externalities such as the thousands of diesel smoke spewing tractors that will take to the fields this spring, soil erosion as marginal acreages are put under the plow, rises in food costs, and the highly polluting nature of all these ethanol plants are not even factored in. All in all, ethanol likely costs > $10.00 per gallon.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/33067-will-it-take-a-liquidity-crisis-for-intel-to-rationalize-capital-spending?source=feed#comment-84795 84795 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:10:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/31772-is-apple-beginning-its-long-delayed-descent?source=feed#comment-84174 84174
I agree with you on you conclusions, Apple has had its run. However, the example of whatever happened to you personally is not persuasive to the rest of us.]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:06:29 -0400
I agree with you on you conclusions, Apple has had its run. However, the example of whatever happened to you personally is not persuasive to the rest of us.]]>