Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A Whatnot Wednesday

Not much happening.

Angela Merkel - the German Chancellor - opens her mouth on Central Banks and reveals a deep, broad level of ignorance.

Stocks held up well yesterday.

Another hedge fund craters.

Obama to visit Egypt.

It's raining British cabinet resignations.

Europeans stocks are down early; US stock futures are down a bit.

Doing nothing. I'm taking Sky to sheep herding lessons this morning, so will be out most of the day.

Word of the Day

"Wowser" - noun [$10] Australian slang
Wowser means 1. a puritanical fanatic; 2. a spoilsport; 3 a teetotaler.
Sentence: Germany's Merkel reveals herself as a typical German inflation wowser.

Le Mot du Jour

"Étoile" - noun, feminine
Étoile means star (astronomical, object or figuratively)
La Phrase: Étoile Blanche, c'est le nom de nouvelle voiture de ma femme.
Sentence: White Star, it's the name of my wife's new car.

27 comments:

mern said...

In spite of these encouraging signs, we remain concerned that the combination of the expiration of the $8,000 federal tax credit in November of this year, the depletion of the state funds allocated for the $10,000 California state tax credit for new home buyers and the potential increase in existing home listings due to another wave of foreclosures as the recent moratoriums on foreclosures have ended could have a dampening effect on our future contract pace.

HOV #'s definitely indicate a bottom in housing, imvho.

cigna mumbling something about lower sales and higher costs....

whats that called?

jake peavy leave the game last nite with pig flu?

couple of mets seem to have it. or they just suck? 3rd yr in a row where the best team in the nl east will finish 2nd?

raullllllll is she?

mern said...

another 500k out of work.

on facebook not only r my friends from HS complaining about job losses........now their parents r.

im thinking unemployment is over 10%. i know more unemployed people than employed. this all happened, this yr. so in my world unemployment is 50%. people r losing their jobs in droves. the upper middle class has been destroyed. middle class rolling in the dirt.

18 month recesion (& counting) or a mid cycle slowdown caused by wall street panic..............

Bud said...

the job market is truly horrendous


it's actually very sad.............know some family members and friends feeling the pain

Bunkerman said...

true, the job market does suck.

Spin-em said...

brother.....can ya spare 10 bucks...

mfl59 said...

no problem Mantis...where do I send the check?

Frosty said...

mern I never did thank you for helping get the darkmeat elected...which head were you thinking with?..."dreaming of a sleep over with aazzhead cumming"...I think so.

mern said...

watching this hearing, here is my thought.

"omg, these people r retarded!"

Bunkerman said...

back...

I guess today is the pong day.

mern said...

or the $ has a bid...........

the dow will be 15 grand when the buck hits .50.

is that gud?

Frosty said...

baby biowrecks and spicflu stocks rocking today...NVAX not so much....more cowbell Mark.

Frosty said...

"It is interesting to note that today is a Bradley turn date. That is the primary indicator used by those who take an astrological approach to the market"....thx jim...bunky, think about it....Louis Armstrong - When You Wish Upon A Star playing in the background.

Bud said...

Bman are you in favor of a strong dollar or weak dollar ?

no doubt obama and geithner want a weak one

Bud said...

sheep herding lol


your dog sure has you 'well-trained'

Bunkerman said...

I favor a slightly weak dollar until the current account defict closes in on zero.

Spin-em said...

Bud "El Bastardo Amarillo" prefers the knife in the back..

Bud said...

Bman did you see that C is witholding some large severance packages for ex-executives ?? in tens of millions


very very dangerous road............surely you agree with me

Frosty said...

isn't that cute...lil fella asking daddy to help with homework in childish attempt to avoid the woodshed..."your dog sure has you 'well-trained'"...oh man

Bunkerman said...

I'd like it IF C had a fig leaf to hide behind.

If not, they court serious trouble.

mfl59 said...

Bud you and your boy "jim" can stuff your "no such thing as overpaid" nonsense....

C executives looted the firm...hit the bricks....

Bud said...

shoot Bman..............i set you up for perhaps my favorite phrase from here

oh well.....i'll say it


'hogs at the trough'

Spin-em said...

Bud like a french traitor whore...sweet talks bunky over a sip of the good wisky...and laughs it up with Adoplh,Rommel and the boys on the info he provides.....

Bunkerman said...

Hogs like "Jim" think the Vikings were fine fellows ... not "overpaid"

IF Stan O'Neal at Merrill wasn't "overpaid", the welcome to Jim's "Newspeak"

Allez l’enfer, Jim
Geh zum Teufel, Jim
Idż do diabła, Jim

I need Spanish & Italian now.

Bud said...

french traitor whore indeed



PS......still wanna be friends frosty ???

Bunkerman said...

Italian is ->

Va' all'inferno, Jim!

or

Va' al diavolo, Jim!



Spanish is ->

¡Vete al diablo, Jim!

Bunkerman said...

there, a sexa-lingual suggestion for Adolph.

lolol

Spin-em said...

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bunk