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Cutten, I guess you got LUCKY that it went your way for the most part. It could have easily gone the other way and then what? Scary thoughts. I think what the problem was is that you were litterally 1 tick away from you target(98). And you didn't even take profits at 97. Geez. Don't be...

omcate, where did you read that? This week? I haven't seen it in any news article. :confused:

trade-ya1, are you still short? just curious...

CalTrader, here we go again. I did not say we are not recovering. I said we will. I'm just saying I'm not sure how wages will uptick unless you are participating in some new growth industry like nanotech, biotech, or something. The software/IT industry probably had their wages in check due to...

covertibility, I'm not saying it's the Depression! Geez. Did you read my text at all? Of course, things will come back. And new industries will be created. After teh Depression, we had some of the best growth rates in the history of America with the automobile industry developing, home...

Cal, You are right. Hiring is coming back nationwide. But the SALARY EXPECTATIONS are WAY WAY DOWN! Than even 2 years ago. I think even well qualified and well credentialed people are willing to work for less and less. That's so scary. This race to the bottom will lower all of our living...

grimer11, of course, with that attitude, the year is finished for YOU! Why don't you try going long for once? Maybe you'll make money that way and don't need bullets...

Sluggish Job Growth May Threaten Recovery Sunday February 8, 11:33 AM EST By Andrea Hopkins WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another month of disappointing job growth in America has sown a seed of worry among analysts that the fragile economic rebound may not be strong enough to last. For...

That Big Fat Budget Deficit. Yawn. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times The National Debt Clock in Midtown Manhattan was put up as a political message in the 1980's. It was turned off in 2000 as the government ran surpluses, and restarted in 2002. DEMOCRATS grouse that President Bush has...

Apparently, the market does NOT care about the deficit for NOW.... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/business/yourmoney/08big.html

CalTrader, Damn, way to go! That was a 32pts move in 2 days! Sweet!

LOL! That's what they called the "agency problem" and moral hazard in economics. There will always be someone or soemthing to bail you out. You either get fired. Or you the Fed will bail you out in the case of LTCM.

It's a very dated table. 1999. I think somethings have gone way down and others(quants) have gone way up! http://www.careers-in-finance.com/ibsal.htm ============================================ Salaries in Investment Banking (with bonus) Job Level Bulge Bracket Regional Player...

Company: ***** Location: US-NY-New York City Pay: 125,000.00 - 450,000.00 USD /year Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Finance/Economics Education Level: Master's Degree Prestigious financial firm in New York seeks quantitative researchers and traders to support equity...

Scientist, Sure, I agree that there are more to than one point of view. The multiplicity of view points is what makes the world an interesting place,etc. Great points. HOWEVER, I think the thrust of this thread is that RD/PD's author is a lying snakeoil salesman. Can't that be objective...

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- When economic growth of 4 percent is a disappointment, we've come a long way, baby. The Commerce Department reported today that gross domestic product rose at a 4 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter, less than half the third quarter's 8.2 percent pace...

This articles makes it too easy . Just become self employed. But doing what? Selling what goods and services? I guess one has to be creative in this downturn... ========================================== Saturday January 31, 8:39 am ET By Andrea Hopkins WASHINGTON (Reuters) -...

that's a good one! Of all the asset classes, stocks have the BEST long term historical returns. Better than bonds. Better than real estate. Better than treasuries. Of course, some commodities have higher returns, but higher risk. Just a risk premium. And there are no commodities billionaire...

Value Line's forecast for the Dow in 2004 Wednesday January 28, 12:01 am ET By Mark Hulbert ANNANDALE, Va. (CBS.MW) -- Believe it or not, the following projections are made by an advisory service whose 2004 target for the Dow Jones Industrials Average is 9,400 -- some 1,200 points below...

yeah, my YM quote went blank for so long. I didn't know where prices were. Geez. And that BEFORE I got into a position. SO I was hesitant. Then when I was in positions, it went out again! Scary if you were on the righ side of the market on a day like today. Luckily I was on the right side...