Month: May 2012

TDI Podcast: Virtual Guestorama and The Facebook IPO (#263)

We listen and discuss the Meet The Press interview of Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan (JPM) , Facebook’s (FB) IPO and much more Virtual guests include Simon Johnson, Art Cashin and Lakshman Achuthan. Fed minutes are due, China’s bank reserve reduction and a listener question is answered in this episode.

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Sunday Fun: 3-D Printing Comes to Life

3D printing is still a dream that was popularized by early Star Trek episodes. The replicator was something that could create objects on the fly and that is what is being attempted today.

One of my favorite sites to see some really cool inventions that are rolling...

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University Of Michigan Confidence – WOW!

The UMich confidence numbers came in this morning with a bang. For whatever the reason, this group of respondents had a very upbeat view of their current position. That is on the heels of the a so-so month in April.

The outlook was not as rosy and that may be as...

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On the Employment Mess

Last week we were all treated to a report on the unemployment situation in the U.S. that was not pretty.

Sure, on the surface the “official” unemployment rate of 8.1% looked good and that was a nice splash for the media to publish. But, beneath the number there were several areas...

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There Will Be Pain – Greece Looking Likely to Exit?

Overall it was a very sloppy day. Perhaps the relief that Greece may be looking to leave the Euro region was reason for European markets to move higher. But, it will obviously cause Greece some hardship. The equity market over in Europe tell the story.

Ouch. That is obviously a nasty...

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