Bob de'Long I made one buy this morning. Nothing that I want is down much. This is about as exciting as YK2. Yawn.
Mar 18, 9:43 AM
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neobliviscar: freight train. Govt printing built up so much pressure that the cork has finally popped. If banks start lending again, it could get f'ugly.
Mar 18, 10:43 AM
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Perkins Cove: "Experience smerience"....lol....love your honesty.......grin
Mar 18, 10:55 AM
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Bob de'Long Byzantine tax on rich folk's bank accounts in Cyprus, and the Lilliputians panic. Can't surf without waves / can't trade without volatility
Mar 17, 8:07 PM
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Bob de'Long: Germany & Sweden are much more socialistic than the U.S., but their people are more honest, thrifitier, and work harder than PIIGS & C
Mar 17, 9:26 PM
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realornot: except they just drive BMWs & Audis, fast and efficient ppl.
Mar 17, 11:49 PM
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Bob de'Long Dow mini-futures just opened -100 points, mosty do to a strong US $; but we're a long way from exchange openings in the U.S.
Mar 17, 6:02 PM
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dvaughan22: If open down tomorrow down around 1% I'll have to decide whether to close puts or wait for more downside momentum. Could be buy the dip
Mar 17, 6:15 PM
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realornot: this time dips may not be bought! Watch out....
Mar 17, 6:28 PM
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Bob de'Long U.S. Supreme Court (The ugly nine) limits the SEC's ability to prosecute mortgage meltdown cases, due to statute of limitations.
Mar 15, 3:10 PM
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Energysystems: SEC isn't into prosecution anyway, just slaps on the wrist.
Bob de'Long $XOM says its $600,000,000 foray into creating motor fuels from algae may not succeed for at least 25 yrs; major oils are major fruitcakes
Mar 10, 6:03 AM
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Michael Fitzsimmons: algae, like biofuels, "clean coal", solyndra, electric cars - they are ALL simply distractions to keep us addicted to gasoline (oil).
Mar 11, 8:37 AM
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Michael Fitzsimmons: ever wonder why the government hasn't tried the one thing that will work? (Natural Gas Transportation)
Mar 11, 8:37 AM
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Bob de'Long $SD investors won an injunction barring Directors from strong-arming shareholders into rejecting TPG-Axon's slate of board candidates.
Mar 10, 5:52 AM
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goaliejim: Does this ruling mean that SD cannot count any of the consent solicitations it received where it did not list TPG's slate?
Mar 10, 5:52 PM
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Bob de'Long Speculation: US/EU/Israeli-back military coup in Egypt. Will it be positive for $EGPT?
Mar 9, 2:38 PM
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Energysystems: Too bad firearms usually trump martial arts.
Mar 9, 4:12 PM
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losbronces: Philippines are split Muslim south and Catholic north. Plenty of armed conflict there already.
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