Experienced very strange behavior with prices not updating too. Lucky I had no position even if the market moved dramatically during the technical glitch.
What is it that people hate about the Clinton years? I don't get it. Aside from some impropriety here and there that the upcoming administration can avoid it wasn't that bad. There are worse things possible than a Clinton administration part 2.
At least Obama can release a government certified copy of his birth certificate. Can McCain do better? After 72 years and him being born in Panama after all maybe he is the one whose certificate will be harder to produce. While we're at it maybe he should be subjected to DNA testing to...
Would you want *anyone* to have access to your personal records? Including opponents and enemies? Are you willing to give out your social security number to *anyone*?
Let's say the original certificate is allowed to be inspected and it is said to be genuine. Will you doubt that result...
Why should I have to spend money to file a lawsuit? McCain's campaign should provide his birth certificate for inspection the same way Obama's has. Has he? If not, why not? Why aren't you in an uproar over it?
Oh please! This ripping on the FDIC is ridiculous. How much money are you claiming was involved with these risky banks that were paying out high interest rates? There is a limit to FDIC insurance: $250000. What percentage of the market are these risky banks you are referring to? That isn't...
Sweden 1990s had government intervention in the banking sector. You mention SE Asia but fail to notice that the countries that intervened promptly experienced less severe effects than those that didn't. By the way the effects of the crisis lasted into the 2000s in many countries. Argentina...
Remember in case you forget wiesman that whatever the setup there is always a price movement pattern that will inflict maximum damage. The current environment may be very good to your particular way of trading but when the environment changes it may not be. Don't think you know enough until...
Her comments are incongruous. Bad institutions should be punished. Okay Lehman was allowed to fail right? But she says by that time there were too many ad hoc interventions and the message the government was sending was unclear. Ask the investors in Bear Stearns if they didn't feel punished...
Southamerica you make no sense. Buffett's interests are known. The price and conditions of his most recent investments are known. It's pretty above board.
Considering he did buy into these companies it stands to reason he thinks it is a good time to buy. Now he can publicly say nothing...
I wonder if the entire world economy is even worth 600 trillion. Derivatives are just paper right? Cancel all troublesome derivative contracts and make them null and void. That's what it will come to anyway. End of story!
How about civic duty? He's the richest man in the world and considered one of the greatest investors of all time. People want his opinion and if his opinion happens to coincide with giving a confidence boost to the market, why shouldn't he give it?
The Japanese had a better fiscal position and higher savings rate and could spend spend spend to soften the blow. The US is in a tighter spot in that respect.