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+1 H1B system is riddled with fraud for jobs in fields such as IT, US does not need more "skilled" immigrants coming over. There are more than enough unemployed US IT workers according to articles I have read. for truly exceptional immigrant talent, I make an exception though

wouldn't immigrants be glad for Gummint Cheese to be handed out? as low earners they would be able to get a cut of it

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not necessarily true. depends when the CDS exposure was put in place. if the exposure was put in place after he left as CEO, the lawsuit could have merit.

In one sense yes they have failed. But the point Bernanke is trying to make is he is choosing the lesser evil. He does not want to put the insurance units in bankruptcy because of how intertwined AIG is around the globe. If this happened for example, people would not know what the life...

is there a transcript somewhere? I prefer that to a podcast

found a portion of the interview forget how old the interview was, 11/07 about $2.75 adjusted for stock splits not sure what current average is though http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/interview-with-prince-alwaleed-on-citi/

he said about $3, maybe $2 a share, in a printed interview I read a while back. I can't remember where I read it. It was a long time ago so maybe his average cost changed since then

is the Saudi prince's stake protected at all? I believe his average cost per share was around $3/share, so is he underwater now or does he have some sort of special protection?

nice. is it spyware free?

thanks for the info. Do you think I can do some good networking by talking to the people at the CME or CBOE booths? I want to meet some good contacts there. Or is the exhibition already closed today?

why did morgan stanley get a booth? what were they selling there?

Hey you know the nasdaq building in Times Square where they film Fast Money? What else is in the building? Is it correct to assume that none of it is open to the public, just like the NYSE? Obviously the Nasdaq is run by computers but I just wonder what else is in the building.

I'm not familiar with Trade the Markets. What is the deal with them? How big is the company and how many people do they employ?

it'd also be interesting to see if you see many repeat attendees. I doubt it, most probably blow up within a few months of attending the convention

anybody run into Robert Green the tax guy there? wonder if I catch him after he gives his lecture I can ask him a question or 2

haha they have booth babes? what is this, a comic book convention? kinda detracts from the credibility of the event

is the guy at the databooth the owner of the actual company, or just a random salesman? I wouldn't mind picking the guys brain about technical things if he's smart

hahaha. so what is the crowd like at the trading expo? is there anybody there worth networking with? or just degenerate gamblers?