Month: January 2009

Links and Reading for January 15th

Some of the more interesting and important items for January 15th :

Europeans Take Major Stance in Monetary Policy – Trichet vows to take action on interest rates.
Stockpiling Crude – Crude oil is being stockpiled on tankers and inventories have continued to rise dramatically.
Add Bernie "The Smirk" Madoff to...

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The Volume Made Us Do It!

Through the end of December and into January, there was something very wrong about the “rally” and we were growing very concerned. Simply, there was a lack of commitment from buyers and as each day passed, it looked as though there was more evidence building that when/if the turn took...

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Banks: “We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Lending”

Is there any reason that the TARP is not called by its real name? Maybe the acronym TRAP is more fitting. It appears that the TRAP was simply designed to use taxpayer money to pay for huge trading losses. Right?

Now we are going to go through...

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Links and Reading for January 14th

Some of the more interesting and important items for January 14th :

Adviser Who Made Daring Getaway Is in Police Custody – An investment adviser who apparently staged an elaborate plot to escape allegations of financial fraud was in police custody Tuesday night in Florida. WHY is it always FLORIDA?
Merckle's...

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