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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:20 AM Original message |
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday September 17 |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. Market WrapUp (a few hours old, but somewhat relevant) |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Ozy...did you sleep? |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Good morning |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Tired...Was thinking about it all night... |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I scoured about a dozen financial news sites and blogs yesterday. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
44. The simplest metaphor I can think of for their Ponzi feeding-frenzy is an |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
185. $100,000 for every $1000 keyed in. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Anyone Rallying in Stocks Today Deserves What's Coming To Them |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
47. There are lot's of fools, with lots of money to be parted. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. We've put our retirement entirely in the government bond fund |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #50 |
73. I'm worried about pensions |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. The PBGC has my company pension. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #74 |
85. Uh oh |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #73 |
173. This was posted on my pension fund's front page today. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #173 |
186. It was a systemic failure, so non-one's to blame; the customary, official, catch-all blandishment. |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. The Leaning Tower of DC |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. the image of the Titanic. . . . . |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. Today's Reports |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
54. Astoundingly bad reports and this: 2Q current account deficit widens to $183.1 billion |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
91. Housing starts at 17-1/2-year low |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
100. Petroleum Inventories Report: (all down) |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #100 |
117. API reports 4.4 million-barrel drop in crude supplies |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oil rebounds in Asia after 2-day tumble |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. Government steps in again, bails out AIG with $85B |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Here's an itemized list of the Fed's AIG bailout reasoning and terms. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
53. Can the Poulson or Bernanke buy a CDS from AIG? |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
187. I know Taleb said he wouldn't employ Bernanke to drive his car. "These guys are |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Fact of the matter: AIG will be sold in pieces. |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. Courtesy of the sleepless bears on PruBear chat |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. AIG fears cause securities trading to halt |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks gain, oil rallies on AIG rescue |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Asia greases money markets, AIG deal fails to soothe |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. European stocks rebound, led by banks on AIG rescue |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. European stocks turn negative; HBOS tumbles |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
152. Russia suspends stock, bond trading as market dives |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. Federal bank insurance fund dwindling |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
132. I caught that late last night on MSNBC. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
13. Bernanke, Paulson brief Congress on AIG rescue |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Mish: Fed Rsrv Act Loophole that allows AIG bailout, sorta |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
52. Does it really matter whether there are loopholes or not? |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
75. Exactly what I think too |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #52 |
182. Absolutely. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. Interbank dollar lending markets remain stressed |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
79. Ted Spread is up to 2.60! FEAR, FEAR, FEAR, FEAR |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #79 |
107. OMG! Ted Spread up to 2.89! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. Barclays snaps up Lehman business for $1.75 bln |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. Cloud over money market funds |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
22. Ozy, might want to include a daily list of collapses/failures/bailouts |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Great idea. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. just asking |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. That rhetorical question would make a great subject for a paper. |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
120. Here's my remedy |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #120 |
157. ? |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #157 |
160. I didn't know Vitter was that short |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #157 |
164. No, that looks like too much fun.... Here's what I had in mind. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
188. Adam Smith knew better than that. He virtually branded businessmen as |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
86. Direct link to Harrison's Credit Crisis Timeline |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. After AIG rescue, Fed may find more at its door |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. Lehman Collateral Damage: Some Hedge Funds Have Assets Frozen |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. Read Nouriel Roubini's latest at RGE Monitor last night. yikes! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Here's a direct link to the original article and the 12 steps. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Roubini's list and link |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Awwww....thanks! |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Don't Read It If You Have Just Eaten, or Have a Sensitive Digestive System |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #34 |
56. Your analogy is exactly what I was thinking |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #56 |
141. The Law of Unintended Consequences. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #56 |
156. Tansy, Only a Madman Would Have Deliberately Set This Up or Off |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #156 |
161. What a coincidence! |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #161 |
168. Exactly. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
31. UK: HBOS in merger talks with Lloyds (would be 2nd largest UK bank, I think) |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:53 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. This sentence is starting to sound a little threadbare. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
36. Another Timely Toon |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:07 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Superb! |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:21 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Stay Safe Ozy! And Thanks! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
37. I'll check in later. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
40. U.S. regulators try to find WaMu buyer |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
42. Jon Markman: Poof! There go Americans' dreams |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. But This Wasn't Business, Friends. This Was Fraud |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
128. Sort of funny to read stuff like this sourced from the same talking heads that |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
45. U.S. Mortgage Rates May Wreak Havoc After Libor Gain |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
48. Russian bourses halt trading for second day |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
49. Morgan Stanley weighing possible merger |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
51. dollar watch |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
55. Mayhaps the new US model will be Zimbabwe |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #55 |
122. 11.2 million percent inflation rate, WOW |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
57. Sour economy hits paper mills, small-town workers |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Wow...so sad... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. remember that "job creation tax cut" dimson did in 2003? |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #63 |
72. I could only read |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #57 |
166. Imports Won't Be Cheaper Much Longer |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
58. US 3-mo TED spread 236 bps, widest in credit crunch |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #58 |
82. FEAR, FEAR, FEAR - Ted Spread 2.89 now |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
60. FDIC's Bair says needs to be a process in place for bailing out non-bank entities |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I need a bail-out. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. No bailout for you! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #66 |
77. Dear Darling Prag |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #77 |
94. Well... okay. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #94 |
99. Yea! |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #94 |
109. Please stay, Prag. We need you. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #109 |
136. I have a certificate somewhere declaring me sane... |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #136 |
149. I have a certificate that Exempts me from Enlightenment.... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #149 |
158. As I'm not an expert on such things... I'm not sure. |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #158 |
163. HA! Reminds me of Star Trek quote: |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #163 |
174. Then there is the story of a friend of mine who was called in because of a failed 'Personality Test' |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #158 |
172. ah.... in the parlance of the Appalachian Hill Folk, |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #172 |
175. Solidarity! |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #175 |
190. "Solidarnos!", even, I venture. Except it's against plutocratic Communism. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #77 |
97. Yeah, let's make that "choir" bigger and bigger |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
125. Prag, you are a gem. I need a daily dose of your humorous cynicism. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #125 |
140. Okay... |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #140 |
154. Pleeeeeeeeeeze... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #154 |
179. Said so nicely... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #66 |
148. UIA is right...we're all here to help us make sense of the crazed lies and machinations. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #148 |
178. It would seem I'm here for the long haul. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #66 |
169. Oh No You Don't, Buster! |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #169 |
176. But... But... But... The last lifeboat is leaving! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. U.S. shoppers to cut back holiday gifts: Reuters poll |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Holiday season? |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #65 |
129. Funny you should mention Christmas. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #129 |
155. We might need to stock up on brandy |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #65 |
171. We Could Combine Xmas With Obama's Inauguration. and Call It Fitzmas |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
67. Nearer My God, To Thee...Nearer To Thee... |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. keep playing that song, to the lifeboats |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #69 |
78. The Titanic is sinking, but, ******* The Pool Is Open ******* |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #78 |
115. I think the people that have 9/22 to 10/17 may have the best shots, about the fabulous prize? It's |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #115 |
142. Good plan! n/t |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
68. Can someone tell me... |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
70. McCain says LET IT FAIL, NO BAIL OUT... but that was yesterday |
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #70 |
146. McCain's new nickname |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
71. Perhaps a bit melodramatic, but these days seem to call for it: |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #71 |
98. Thank you, appropriate poem for these days |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #71 |
113. Eliot? |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #71 |
114. Eliot? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #114 |
116. William Butler Yeats, "The Second Coming" |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #116 |
119. Thanks, my first guess was actually Yeats (really), then I thought, "No, it's probably Eliot." |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #71 |
151. Thank you. One of my favorites. n/t |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
76. WTF just happened? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Transfer of every taxpayer dollar in Treasury in progress: |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Treasury to provide cash to Fed market liquidity operations |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Fed Now Advertising Free Money: NY Fed - reserve levels "abundant" |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #84 |
118. Transfer in progress |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. The Fed’s run out of money. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #88 |
131. Karl Denninger today |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #76 |
81. I'm seeing a trading halt on Fannie Mae, but can't find any news about it. ??? |
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jdog (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #76 |
87. No naked short selling. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #87 |
124. Yeah right. The SEC is trying to set down rules for hedge funds? |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #87 |
137. From the UK: HBOS brought to its knees by hedge funds hunting in a pack |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #76 |
106. Gold up $50... |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #106 |
111. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #106 |
139. I was going to transfer my money from Wachovia to gold this morning. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #139 |
191. The best laugh I've had all day! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #106 |
147. Gold surges over $50 on safe-haven buying |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
89. 10:30 EST looting of treasury fails to stem stock market losses |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
90. $85 billion just doesn't go as far these days |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #90 |
104. And Lehman's trading at 14 cents |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #104 |
143. Some moron on another thread the night before last wanted to buy it. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
92. dupe |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
93. 10:40 EST falling faster - no net to stop it now |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #93 |
95. "perceived value of the precious metal" |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #95 |
101. I'm "perceiving" that those dollars in my pocket are getting |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
96. Second money fund breaks the buck |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #96 |
103. Uh oh |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #103 |
138. Probably - it's been blocked from hubbies group, can't get into it. That's one of the things that |
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Buttercup McToots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #96 |
105. Oh! Shyte!! |
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lisainmilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
102. K&R n/t |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
108. Yikes! Where's the FLOOR! Where is the FLOOR! |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #108 |
112. could hit that floor of "$10,578.24" and keep |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
110. Fed has "injected" $600 Billion since January! |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #110 |
121. I figure that 195 billion to run out, oh, around November 5th or so |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #110 |
126. ... and it did NOTHING. $85B into AIG did NOTHING. |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
123. Baltimore utility company Constellation Energy Group seeking a buyer, merger or acquisition |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
127. Let's see how the M$M's stocks are doing... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #127 |
135. Oh, poor dears. The execs might not get their year-end bonuses. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #135 |
145. They'll still get them. They will pat themselves on the back for such a sweet |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
130. 11:28 EST 300 points down - 3 billion shares traded on the Dow |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #130 |
133. Methinks we're gonna need a 2nd thread today |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
134. Another credit union has failed: Interfaith Federal Credit Union of New Jersey |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #134 |
144. I just can't, much as I'd like to comment - I'm not going there. n/t |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #144 |
150. you've always been much nicer than I am - so I'll make that comment for you - |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #150 |
165. Did any of you look closely at the write-up on 'Integrity Bank' which failed a couple of weeks ago. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #165 |
180. Integrity Bank was a BANK not a Credit Union. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #180 |
181. I was commenting on the religious overtones in "Integrity Bank's" charter. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #181 |
183. And that struck me as odd, why set up a bank when a CU will suffice |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #134 |
153. The INTERFAITH Federal Credit Union. I guess we now have a faith-based economy, huh? n/t |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #153 |
159. I think we should be telling them |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #159 |
184. From what I understand the money still exist, but the assets over Liability had dropped |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #134 |
177. Not a large CU, one full time employee |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
162. Time Mag: Why the government wouldn't let AIG fail |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
167. I'm going to start Thread #2 - link here |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
170. We just dipped below the magical 10,700 level. 10,698 |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
189. I think all this may have come at a good time for our friend Jerome Kerviel |
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