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“Agricultural Products Cartel” Could Work

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:28:05 -0600

Now is the time to form the “Agricultural Products Cartel” (APC) which will control the supply of all feed and food grains to oil producing nations. The new target for wheat is $140.00 per bushel. It should then enlist the support of all non-cartel members to keep the supply “thin” to oil-producing states to keep [...]

Market manipulations come from Goldman, Citi, BoA, JP Morgan investment divisions

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:23:23 -0600

Bear Stearn and other investment firms merge with traditional banks, forming hybrid bank entities. And then the hedge fund investors disallow redemption. A few hedge fund manager collude with Goldman, Citi, BoA, JP Morgan investment divisions to manipulate the market. The hybrid bank entities then go to the government and ask for billions of bail out [...]

Sounds like a lot of stuff that happens at too many American companies…, please read this.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:19:28 -0600

A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for [...]

GS will be the most spectacular Wall St failure in history

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:16:29 -0600

When GS hit $250, I called them the best short on the market and posted their tremendous L3 losses to prove it. At the time, they were claiming no writedowns on their $73B in crumbling, illiquid L3 asset backed paper. It’s time, again, to do a little math. http://www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/abx.html Let’s use ONLY the AAA paper average loss, and [...]

Jobs are Primary for everything to be healthy.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:57:47 -0600

These Politicians are not aware of this, and Greedy CEO’s still sending out Jobs out and Investing outside our country. When we loose good pay Job’s due to outsourcing ( greedy CEO’s ) I am sure I will not get same payscale job immediately, and work for an adhoc Job which pay me very less, How [...]

$12.1 billion was withdrawn from stock-based mutual funds in the week ended Dec. 3.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:53 -0600

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Money flowed out of mutual funds last week, erasing a spike in deposits from the week before, as market volatility continued to undermine investors’ confidence. TrimTabs Investment Research said Thursday that about $12.1 billion was withdrawn from stock-based mutual funds in the week ended Dec. 3. The week before, investors had put [...]

If you are confused, it is because you understand. Are we clear on this?

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:52:43 -0600

THIS IS BECOMING SO BAD IT’S EPIC: “(USA Service Sector) The ISM non-manufacturing index fell to 37.3% from 44.4% in October. It’s the lowest level since the survey began in 1997. Readings below 50% in the diffusion index indicate more firms are contracting than expanding. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected the ISM index to fall to 42.7%. (USA [...]

College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:37:42 -0600

NY Times 12/3/08 College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S. The rising cost of college — even before the recession — threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to the biennial report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Over all, the report found, published college tuition and fees [...]

Another bubble: U.S Pharmacists

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:34:08 -0600

Pharmaceuticals If someone would do their homework on healthcare we will learn even more. It`s been a learning process on how to get people, who unlike the present company on market watch, have a limited knowledge of economics. What has worked is going back to my teaching days and challenging them to find the information themselves. [...]

Ignore the news just like the market is.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:25:58 -0600

At this point, it’s on cruise control, and headed in one direction, up. Yes, I know it “should be” at 6K by now, and “should be” dropping like a rock based on the never ending flow of poor data, but as you can see, it’s not. This morning is another pefect example of what we’ve seen [...]

BBC UK article on US big 3 auto companies begging for bailout

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:22:50 -0600

It mentions CEOs of Ford and Gm willing to work for $1 dollar a year- if only bankers were also willing to take this pay cut- of course they will already be rich people with adequate massive savings, but it shows how desperate they really are to be willing to take a year at 1 [...]

Some US airlines slashing fares to lure travelers

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:18:57 -0600

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Some U.S. airlines are slashing prices on some flight, hoping to lure travelers this holiday season and into the New Year, it was reported on Wednesday. Deep discounts for airline fares come as no surprise, particularly since 2008 was an awful year for the industry, the San Francisco Chronicle said [...]

US Layoffs List - The Latest Casualty Count

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:52:42 -0600

The LARGE layoffs have started here, the smaller ones have been going on for a while now. My guess is we should see a whole new “crop” of “for sale” signs in front of homes pretty soon. I would also guess the only truly “safe” folks around here are military, America’s “growth industry”. I hold no [...]

Company going public. (SPI) Somali Pirates Inc. They are well run, brilliantly organized, and virtually dominate their sector.

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:24:33 -0600

Mission Statement: —Low overhead and global reach to maximize shareholder profit at any cost—. High Seas Head of Operations, Tajek Z. Vaswella said in a statement. “Somali Pirates Inc are pleased to announce the recent purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc from BOA. The former Merrill Lynch & Co Inc New York headquarters will serve as [...]

Just HOW IMPORTANT ARE BANKS IN TODAY’s Age of Technology?

Daniel — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:18:20 -0600

It is time for all Americans to have the benefit of the FED Interest Rate that the Paulson Banksters have. The Banksters get money at 1% right now and then lend it to Americans at 6% to 30% for credit cards. Just think about that the Banksters pay 1% and we pay 18% to 30% on credit [...]

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David Walker: US Government Immorality Will Lead to Bankruptcy
For those of you who do not know of David Walker here is a must see video. This was done in 2007 before David Walker resigned his position. Imagine how much deeper in trouble we are since this video was taken.

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Traditional Mexican Election Time joke.

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Retailers’ Biggest Selling Season Has Begun, Market Will Really Rally And Hold On

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In the stock market, what does it mean to “short” a stock?

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