Thursday, February 19, 2009

Épuisé

That "exhausted" in French.

Markets seem exhausted. I'm tired of following the stock markets myself. But I still do.

I read that mutual fund managers are still hogs slurping at the trough, even as their customers are down to skin & bones.

WSJ: "Franklin Resources Inc.'s chief executive, Gregory Johnson, made $5.3 million for fiscal 2008 through September while many of the firm's 115 mutual funds were losing money."

I suppose that behavior is no surprise.

China is making smart, long term investments.

WSJ: "A senior official said Wednesday that China is looking at ways to use its nearly $2 trillion of official foreign-exchange reserves to help companies make investments abroad. His comments followed reports that officials have proposed tapping the reserves to set up a fund for overseas energy acquisitions. Also Wednesday, Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Ltd. disclosed preliminary talks with China Investment Corp., the country's $200 billion sovereign-wealth fund ..."

Meanwhile Barry [aka Obama] and Nancy invest US stimulus money in windmills. Sigh ...

Word of the Day

"Asperity" - noun [$10] from the card file
Asperity means 1a. roughness or harshness, as of a surface, sound, or climate: The asperity of northern winters; 1b. severity; rigor; 2. harshness of manner, ill temper or irritability.
Sentence: Markets have reacted with asperity at Obama's so far amateurish efforts to create stability and growth.

Le Mot du Jour

"Exprimer" - verb, transitive - regular -er conjugation
Exprimer means to express. S'exprimer means to express oneself.
La Phrase: L'homme du bunker tâche de s'exprimer avec éloquence dans son blogue.
Sentnce: Bunkerman tries to express himself with eloquence in his blog.

48 comments:

Spin-em said...

"Meanwhile Barry [aka Obama] and Nancy invest US stimulus money in windmills. Sigh ..."

geesh......well when ya put it like that...looool

Bud said...

trader tax stuck to health care bill.........you guys still think it ain't passing ??


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-676


look under funding in section 211



ugh...........so depressing

Bud said...

check the other taxes in the funding...........Obama and the democrats gonna tax everything that has a hint of a pulse


beware Bman.........spending goin up and so are taxes.......this market is doomed

mfl59 said...

luckily they were able to locate ARod's cousin....

mern said...

is this depresslation?

The government says inflation at the wholesale level surged unexpectedly in January, reflecting sharply higher prices for gasoline and other energy products. The Labor Department said Thursday that wholesale prices increased by 0.8 percent last month, the biggest gain since last July and sharply above the 0.2 percent increase that economists had expected.

sure durable gud r getting cheaper but americans dont need em. what we need is food, energy, health care and education. any of that rolling over? NOPE!

terrific

barry making mistakes. last guy ruined the world. barry is still better. and mccain, well, "the economy is fundamentally fine" late october of 08. ya we wud have done well with him and the super devil..........

Bunkerman said...

January PPI y/y -1.0%

wow, such inflation

Bunkerman said...

I'd like to see a bit of PP "inflation" - that would show improving demand and ability to hold prices.

Spin-em said...

NEWBO's

mern said...

its cute that u still have faith in the bls. those #'s r watered down like the drinks at the double deuce.

where is the cooler? or pat swayze?

"just be nice"

ugh bud, i read that health care bill.

define a small tax? where is my barf bag?

Spin-em said...

"just be nice"

lmaooooo

opinions may vary mern

mern said...

roadhouse with pat swazye is a dramactically underated film.

sure is better than dirty dancing. if u have the DVD of dirty dancing, u can watch the alternate ending. during the last dance between swayze and baby the cops come in. the cops tell swayze, that baby is 17 and asks how old r u? "37" and they cuff him.

mfl59 said...

"You don't look like much to me"

"Opinions do vary"

Frosty said...

the kid comes home...M's a couple away from a ring...trade rumor, Ichiro Suzuki, Kenji Johjima and a used 91' honda civic for arod...the big unit and edgar on the juice and coming out of retirement...we are back baby...that 116 game record win season, thinking 120 the mark this year.

mern said...

Dalton: "this place is worse than the dive bar, in dayton."

rofl!

Spin-em said...

thanks mike ...loooool

Spin-em said...

.."You make a helluva caucasian Jackie"

oh wait wrong movie..same bad guy..lool

Spin-em said...

Hank says,,,make it an 89 civic and we gotta deal sir..loooooool

Bunkerman said...

bot a bit of VNQ - Vanguard REIT fund in Krypto Fund: just a small asset allocation, used excess cash.

mern said...

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank reported its business activity index in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region at minus 41.3 in February, while economists had expected a reading of negative 25.0, according to a Reuters poll.

if they wud have won they super bowl it wud have been minus 83

Frosty said...

Bunky, real estate...Jay Somaney has some condos in New Delhi...think Mern owns a couple.

mern said...

sorry bob, i never gave him a dime. thank jerry!

mfl59 said...

Bunkerman did your mom vote for Sherrod Brown?

Spin-em said...

come to think of it..RoadHouse..Barry's like Brad Wesley....now he wants to shakedown Red..traders(played by Mav) for skim

mfl59 said...

Brad Wesley built this town pal....he built it from scratch..."jim" will be played by Sam Elliot

Bunkerman said...

Mom is far too infirm to vote, even absentee.

She almost always voted for the D party line, except Carter vs. Reagan - voted for Anderson then.

Spin-em said...

the shadow of vulture Merideth soaring above the market floor for her 3 pm cnbc Maria spot

mfl59 said...

Santelli must have some Sicilian blood...

Frosty said...

Meredith Whitney - the dominatrix of doom...bradshaw the receiptiant of the grudge with nonono mark to market...bradshaw no match for Skip from the top rope atomic bomb to the grill.

mfl59 said...

JBL moves pretty well for a big man...I think I'd be in trouble...

I just hope Meredith grants me an interview....Bud has a real chance, based on his rantings on this blog

mfl59 said...

During an event in New Zealand in December 2008, he made news for comments about Phil Mickelson. According to The Guardian newspaper of Britain he said, "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player, 'cause I hate the prick".[3] In a next-day interview with another newspaper, the New Zealand-based Star Times, Williams also said, "I don't particularly like the guy. He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."[3]


Phil as fake as they come.....

Frosty said...

where is lil aazzhead friend today...Spin right, must be getting slammed...perhaps he is begging for the ops expo spreadsheet, let me check private email.

mfl59 said...

Bob ops expo meaningless....pay your dues and shutty...

Frosty said...

LMAOOOO...thanks jim...may I have another sir.

Spin-em said...

http://www.dailywav.com/0500/network.wav

mern said...

http://in.truveo.com/Family-Guy-Mickelsons-Wife/id/3459311032

for all u mickelsons fans.

"helluva week!"

Spin-em said...

for stress

pavi ...yoga
si......6 miles
Buddy whackit

mfl59 said...

Bunkerman turn up the sound sir...Meredith coming on the air at 3

mfl59 said...

zeta...greey goose and tonic

Spin-em said...

2 45's one in Crunch box..one in Cheerios..just in case

Bunkerman said...

thanks for the warning, I'll go take a nap.

mfl59 said...

Put Meredith on the air....get these clows off!!!

mfl59 said...

Bunkerman Meredith is hiring....perhaps she could use you as a consultant...

Frosty said...

Mern...do we have a body count yet sir.

Bunkerman said...

Bunker works for no man or woman ... he is a free man !!!

Bunkerman said...

free in liberty and free economically

Spin-em said...

WOLVERINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mern said...

sure frosty, lets go in order.

dad
only grandparent
best friend
gud friend
gud friend
mom
best friend #2
junior partner
randall (dog)
gud friend
scruffy (dog)
my marriage

Spin-em said...

randall..lol....well played sir....