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.
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.
ReplyDeleteHOV #'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?
another 500k out of work.
ReplyDeleteon 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..............
the job market is truly horrendous
ReplyDeleteit's actually very sad.............know some family members and friends feeling the pain
true, the job market does suck.
ReplyDeletebrother.....can ya spare 10 bucks...
ReplyDeleteno problem Mantis...where do I send the check?
ReplyDeletemern 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.
ReplyDeletewatching this hearing, here is my thought.
ReplyDelete"omg, these people r retarded!"
back...
ReplyDeleteI guess today is the pong day.
or the $ has a bid...........
ReplyDeletethe dow will be 15 grand when the buck hits .50.
is that gud?
baby biowrecks and spicflu stocks rocking today...NVAX not so much....more cowbell Mark.
ReplyDelete"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.
ReplyDeleteBman are you in favor of a strong dollar or weak dollar ?
ReplyDeleteno doubt obama and geithner want a weak one
sheep herding lol
ReplyDeleteyour dog sure has you 'well-trained'
I favor a slightly weak dollar until the current account defict closes in on zero.
ReplyDeleteBud "El Bastardo Amarillo" prefers the knife in the back..
ReplyDeleteBman did you see that C is witholding some large severance packages for ex-executives ?? in tens of millions
ReplyDeletevery very dangerous road............surely you agree with me
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
ReplyDeleteI'd like it IF C had a fig leaf to hide behind.
ReplyDeleteIf not, they court serious trouble.
Bud you and your boy "jim" can stuff your "no such thing as overpaid" nonsense....
ReplyDeleteC executives looted the firm...hit the bricks....
shoot Bman..............i set you up for perhaps my favorite phrase from here
ReplyDeleteoh well.....i'll say it
'hogs at the trough'
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.....
ReplyDeleteHogs like "Jim" think the Vikings were fine fellows ... not "overpaid"
ReplyDeleteIF 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.
french traitor whore indeed
ReplyDeletePS......still wanna be friends frosty ???
Italian is ->
ReplyDeleteVa' all'inferno, Jim!
or
Va' al diavolo, Jim!
Spanish is ->
¡Vete al diablo, Jim!
there, a sexa-lingual suggestion for Adolph.
ReplyDeletelolol
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bunk
ReplyDelete