Month: August 2010

Sunday Fun: Idiot Videos Himself Jumping Under Train

Now what kind of idiot thinks that this is anything by the most stupid thing in the world. I mean, he should better throw himself into the mnouht of a great white shark…. at least that would not put others in danger.

What some will do for...

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Unemployment Preview – What To Look For and How to Invest

US Markets have been extremely resilient as of late, especially considering yesterday’s Initial Claims data coming in much worse than expectations.   An underlying bid has held this market and dips have been considered buying opportunities.

Yet, as we know, volume has been weak and may continue to be soft as...

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Links and Reading for August 5th

Some of the more interesting and important items for August 5th :

Romer to Resign as Obama Adviser – Another one bites the dust
Larry Ellison, George Lucas Join Billionaires in Following Buffett-Gates Charity Pledge – WSJ.com – Great !
Sales of Pickup Trucks Rebound – NYTimes.com – Small biz picking...

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Initial Claims Were Bad – Misleading Headlines on Continuing Claims

Approaching the next few days, we are definitely leaning toward disappointing numbers from the labor reports. Thursday was up first with the initial claims and the there was a higher than expected level of claims, but continuing claims fell slightly. Again, the latter number appears to be due to benefits...

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