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Oh gee .... GDP numbers revised upwards - who could have known that would happen? Interesting speculation in articles. Would Calpers get advance warning of hedge fund issues (pun not intended)? Or would they just worry about rising interest rates and the end of QE? Where can I get tomorrows...

.... but such is the nature of capitalism to fail in this way. The rich get richer because they own assets, while the poor labor for the owners at whatever rate labor goes for in a market. Money is a derivative for selling labor isn't it?

I think the point of all the bailouts was the same as always: to get re-elected. That is why donors to politicians decide more policy than the future of America or its kids.

Another issue is that some major tech companies have sold their souls to the NSA spying IMO. (An incredible strategic blunder IMO, because a critical part of the front edge of new technology selling is trust I think.) It is just a matter of time before the Far East takes over creation of vastly...

I remember hearing from private investment counsel at a major bank in 2007 that they didn't advise using hedge funds although they would buy them for me if I signed a waiver. The reason given was that they aren't worth risk/reward as per their internal research. I think that this decision kind...

The missing factor is the store of value part. Here is what Greenspan said in 1966 - http://www.321gold.com/fed/greenspan/1966.html Bankers are brokers not owners (it is a spread business) and as I have said before in posts, the internet is destroying brokers in general (because supply can't be...

I was born a slave like most people were, taught to believe in a world that doesn't exist, in good policeman, government to take care of me from cradle to grave, in knowledgeable teachers, in benevolent companies delivering the things I need (not want), in honest citizens, the peaceful and...

Yes it is on purpose IMO (whether is actually 10 guys with funny hats meeting annually or just the way of the human organizing principles is immaterial) and the end is the same one as on the rocky and bullwinkle show - control of the vorld. There is a problem with wealth, beyond a certain point...

Wow things have changed on the site. I have been enjoying the sunshine and rest and by chance happened on this question. Tragic to hear about the porn industry limping along - what will all the failed traders do now with the time on their hands (among other things) I wonder? So my answer would...

The rapid release of Java version 67 seems to have fixed stuff. Good riddance Java version 65! Waterfox seems to work extremely well through all of this nonsense and has an enhanced cookie manager - Cool! I abandoned firefox years ago because of the perennial unfixed memory leak for third...

To clarify, would you give your own definition so that we can clearly see where the two definitions differ?

... and Japan did .... and the FED did .... and China is beginning ( under a different name) .... and Argentina did .... and so on ..... and so on ..... I think the point is that by using the bond markets to push bad debt on external countries printing money ( especially base currencies) is a...

The recent Java version 65 is causing problems with multiple programs on my Win 7 computer. My broker technical support group has numerous calls to find out why before I phoned in. Interestingly enough, the Internet Explorer and Safari don't show the problems that Chrome does for me. Gee I...

My Google Chrome updated earlier this week on Win 7. Since then I have noticed problems that seem to be immune to fixing todate. I have not yet tried all things but it seems to revolve around a fake un-uninstable Java update program. It is going to take me a long time to figure out precisely...

Your family and kids must be very proud of you. I hope the day you wake up and smell the coffee comes soon so we can begin to heal this planet together.

Tragic. We are all on the same planet. This has to stop! http://globalnews.ca/news/1465614/flight-mh17-crash-victims-father-pens-heartbreaking-open-letter/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014

Of course I could be wrong since I only glean what I read in the media, not by direct evidence but In my opinion: Bodies and recorders were turned over by rebels. IMO, most probably, the rebels are clean, because the recorders could have easily been destroyed in another "accident". Bodies are...

LOL. I read that Warren Buffet who when his "never-sell" investment in US banks was hitting the skids, threatened to sell his shares and got a sweet heart deal that we couldn't get. He advised us that he was unable to pay what his secretary paid in taxes. A sad sad case indeed. He could have...

The evolution of HFT and latency arbitrage ==> http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?t=285311&page=3 later on they financed the wars themselves and so could predict the outcome more easily ..... sorry, no more money to finance your war effort, and we are calling your loans today. Sorry...

Add the program trading revolution and portfolio insurance circa 1987. Add mutual funds rise and ETFs rise. Also track the change in market participants. Most trading used to be done by individuals decades ago and now most is institutions and they swamp results because each group trades in a...