Demeter
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Tue Oct-20-09 10:04 AM
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| 57. Remember the Report that Depression Adds to Longevity? |  |
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/29/great.depression.benef... "Life expectancy during the peak years of the Great Depression increased 6.2 years -- from 57.1 years in 1929 to 63.3 years in 1933 -- according to University of Michigan researchers Jose A. Tapia Granados and Ana Diez Roux. The increase applied to men and women, whites and non-whites." Well, consider the report that the Spanish Flu of 1918 DECRESED longevity by a decade.... http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/index.html "The effect of the influenza epidemic was so severe that the average life span in the US was depressed by 10 years. " I WOULD WANT SOME ACTUARIAL GENIUS TO LOOK AT THE FIGURES AND DECIDE WHETHER THE SECOND CLAIM IS BASED ON THE HEELS OF THE FIRST, OR WHETHER BOTH START FROM SOME "NEUTRAL" BASELINE. I THINK IT'S FAR MORE LIKELY THAT IN FACT ANY GAINS MADE IN THE DEPRESSION RESULTED FROM THE SPANISH INFLUENZA PASSING THROUGH AND OUT....IF YOU WILL PARDON THE CRUDE INNUENDO.
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 STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday October 20 |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:39 AM |
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Market Observation |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:43 AM |
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Trying to Figure Out What the Bushies Are Doing |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:55 AM |
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oooohhh.... maybe Poppy's planning to die before the tax cuts expire? |
UpInArms |
Oct-20-09 07:21 AM |
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That Would Be Self-Sacrificing |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:23 AM |
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As we say down here... |
AnneD |
Oct-20-09 03:10 PM |
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Today's Reports |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:46 AM |
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Marketwatch: Housing starts flat in September |
rfranklin |
Oct-20-09 09:50 AM |
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Oil rises above $80 as earnings beat expectations |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:48 AM |
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Bucking the trend. Doesn't oil usually drop as we go into the winter months? |
Roland99 |
Oct-20-09 05:57 AM |
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Yes. And yes. |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:02 AM |
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And they're profiting via the printing press and our tax dollars and what do we get for it? |
Roland99 |
Oct-20-09 07:00 AM |
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I didn't get either of those! |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:08 AM |
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I got a slap in the face and called a sucker! |
mbperrin |
Oct-20-09 09:03 AM |
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That's What I Got, Too! |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 09:55 AM |
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Pumping Up the Flat Tire, Yet Again |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:57 AM |
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Oil hits 1-year high on weak dollar |
UpInArms |
Oct-20-09 07:59 AM |
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Citi closes gas-linked MasterCards without warning |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:52 AM |
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The Govt. May Not Have to Shut Down or Dismember the Zombie Banks |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:10 AM |
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The hardest heads in banking should be able to acknowledge that mega-banking business models |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:14 AM |
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I Always Thought They Were Coke Heads These Days |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:24 AM |
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they're 22 year-olds----one I know made $150K + bonuses straight out of college |
wordpix |
Oct-20-09 09:50 AM |
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A "Dis-Savings" Glut by Bill Bonner |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:50 AM |
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Apple smashes forecasts, stock hits record |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 05:55 AM |
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And that's during a traditionally weak quarter. New iMacs and Christmas around the corner. |
onehandle |
Oct-20-09 10:28 AM |
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Higher jobless rates could be new normal |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:04 AM |
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There's Nothing "Normal" About Unemployment |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:13 AM |
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Being unemployed is not normal |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 07:38 AM |
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Overdraft fees: Senate gets tough |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:11 AM |
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The Stock Market Has Never Been This (Intermediate-Term) Overbought |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:18 AM |
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Russia looks to raise $18bn in bond sale |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:22 AM |
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Frontline: The Warning (Brooksley Born) |
ozymandius |
Oct-20-09 06:23 AM |
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Massive Fraud and Criminal Looting |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:25 AM |
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Marked my calendar, sent PBS link to family and friends, n/t |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 09:13 AM |
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Brazil sets 2% tax on capital inflows |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:29 AM |
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Very encouraging. |
Joe Chi Minh |
Oct-20-09 04:10 PM |
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DSB Bank declared bankrupt |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:31 AM |
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This case has been an interesting one to follow for the last couple of weeks |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 01:34 PM |
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Americans Could and Should Do that, Too! |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:17 PM |
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It is possible they only did this because DSB pulled a fast one |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 06:09 PM |
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PwC fees mount to £154m in Lehman wind-up |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:33 AM |
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HEATHCARE: Why Obama Has to do What Letterman Did: Refuse to Pay Hush Money |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:35 AM |
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America, Heal Thyself:Healthcare As A Metaphor For Our National Political Pathology By David M Green |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:56 AM |
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Debt: 10/16/2009 11,948,722,543,849.95 (UP 2,019,411,042.61) (Fri) |
Festivito |
Oct-20-09 06:48 AM |
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Federal Deficit Hits All-Time High of $1.42 Trillion |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:01 AM |
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The Dollar Will Not Crash By Mike Whitney |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:04 AM |
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It's Dead, Jim |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:06 AM |
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I think the dollar will be saved, for now |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 07:44 AM |
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It will be within two years, I reckon. |
Ghost Dog |
Oct-20-09 01:48 PM |
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Embrace the Dollar's Downfall By Dean Baker |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:12 AM |
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Obviously advice and a warning that will not be heeded. n/t |
Tansy_Gold |
Oct-20-09 10:53 AM |
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Hey, Tansy! How Are Things? |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 11:59 AM |
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Oh, and It's Board Meeting Tonight |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 12:18 PM |
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:rolleyes: is right |
Tansy_Gold |
Oct-20-09 05:00 PM |
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Comment on the above |
Ghost Dog |
Oct-20-09 02:05 PM |
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"foreigners purchased $28.6 billion more in US assets in August than they did in June." |
natrat |
Oct-20-09 08:34 AM |
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What difference does it make if China is unhappy? |
Rapier09 |
Oct-20-09 03:12 PM |
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Deficit: 09/30/2009, IgDf: UP 141,934,213,266.20, PbDf: UP 1,743,169,893,333.06 |
Festivito |
Oct-20-09 10:31 AM |
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Debt: 10/19/2009 11,952,611,405,769.02 (UP 3,888,861,919.07) (Mon) |
Festivito |
Oct-20-09 06:23 PM |
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U.S. launches aid for state, local housing agencies |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 06:59 AM |
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Cartoon Truth |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:16 AM |
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Whew! |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 07:21 AM |
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More brilliant cartoons. Despite the MSM, people don't really miss much, do they? |
Joe Chi Minh |
Oct-20-09 05:02 PM |
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Two weird things from yesterday. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 07:28 AM |
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only 2 weird things? |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 07:48 AM |
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Sorry, DRDU, I thought I could type faster. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 08:15 AM |
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silly me |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 09:15 AM |
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I'm sure there were more than two. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 08:20 AM |
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No. 1: Fannie Mae dropped 32¢ yesterday, $1.46 to $1.14, about 21% |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 07:53 AM |
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No. 2: BYD Co. (BYDDF), a battery maker went up from about $7.75 to $11, (42%) in a month |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 08:12 AM |
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dollar watch |
UpInArms |
Oct-20-09 07:38 AM |
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U.S. poised to bring more insider trading cases |
UpInArms |
Oct-20-09 08:05 AM |
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Niall Ferguson: U.S. Empire in Decline, on Collision Course with China |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 09:43 AM |
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So maybe I should buy stock in the Chinese battery company after all. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 01:18 PM |
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GPS satellites |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 02:18 PM |
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Why would no gps disable cell phones??? |
ret5hd |
Oct-20-09 02:52 PM |
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The Blackberry has GPS capability |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 04:40 PM |
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But no gps doesn't disable the phone. |
ret5hd |
Oct-20-09 06:19 PM |
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yeh, right |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 06:27 PM |
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I can't tell if you are... |
ret5hd |
Oct-20-09 06:55 PM |
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I think so too |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 07:03 PM |
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thnx nt. |
ret5hd |
Oct-20-09 07:05 PM |
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I think you could still make calls, but not use the GPS feature. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 05:08 PM |
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Not necessarily a good thing if you are in the U.S. |
amandabeech |
Oct-20-09 05:47 PM |
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2027? |
Rapier09 |
Oct-20-09 03:08 PM |
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Remember the Report that Depression Adds to Longevity? |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 10:04 AM |
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When you're depressed, it feels longer. |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 12:56 PM |
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Usually, Actuarial Life Expectancy Is Based on a Birth Year |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:38 PM |
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GE stock is worth nothing |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 01:51 PM |
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That Jack Welch is a fucking genius! |
PassingFair |
Oct-20-09 03:55 PM |
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Yet analysts seem to rate it a "Hold." |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 05:03 PM |
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There's the GE that Makes Things |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:27 PM |
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True, the numbers appear right for GE Capital, not the mothership of GE Global |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 05:56 PM |
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The judge who slapped down the BoA/Merrill Lynch SEC settlement |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 02:04 PM |
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California Sues State Street Bank |
DemReadingDU |
Oct-20-09 02:28 PM |
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State Tax Revenue Falls Most Since 1963 |
Robbien |
Oct-20-09 02:56 PM |
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Buy gold! Sell the loonie! |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Oct-20-09 04:30 PM |
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Buy dollars. Sell the loonie. |
ozone_man |
Oct-20-09 04:49 PM |
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Did your Lego man commit suicide? |
tclambert |
Oct-20-09 05:15 PM |
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He brings that out every time he takes a "bath" |
Demeter |
Oct-20-09 05:29 PM |
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looks like Koo-laid lol |
skoalyman |
Oct-20-09 09:04 PM |
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