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How can they blame Obama? We all know it's Hillary's fault. At least until the primaries are over, then it will be McCain's fault. And to think, before the primaries, it was Bush's fault.

You can get all the info you want here: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/categories/116

The last time interest rates were this low was when we were recovering from the Great Depression. Back in March 1942, the T-Bill rate was 0.25%. If you go back a bit farther, the rate hit 0.01% in January 1940.

Looks to me like volume yesterday was above average, though below Monday's figure: http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=$SPX&p=D&b=5&g=0&i=t84273349260&r=5680

And the people with the knowledge. And the technology. I believe the WSJ even wrote about it yesterday. Bear was #1 in prime brokerage before this collapse. They probably dropped to #3 though because 2 and 3 were not far behind. JPM would love to get into that business in a big way.

They also want the prime brokerage division.

Here's an article about it: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/fed-rate-cut-percentage-point/story.aspx?guid=%7B47CD3B6D%2DCEFD%2D4AEB%2D9107%2DE3BA3A85C884%7D For current numbers, go here: http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,1563,00.html

Fed Fund Futures say 26% chance of 125bp and 74% chance of 100bp.

How much does a good safe cost? How do you stop people from breaking into your safe or stealing the safe with everything inside?

My point exactly. If the financial system collapses, what guarantee is there that you'll have access to your safety deposit box? Which means you'll have to store your gold in your house. Under your mattress. In a safe (hidden I hope). Under the floorboard. In a hole in the ground with a...

And where will you put all your gold? Under the mattress?

Where will people put all this money they take out? Under their mattress?

Joe Lewis "isn't bothered by the falling share price." I wish I could lose $800 million and not be bother by it.

Like this? http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/z?s=%5EGSPC&t=my&q=l&l=off&z=l&p=s&a=v&p=s

What about Paulson?

The curve sure has steepened. Less than year ago, the 10-year and 90-day rates were the same. Now, the 90-day is at 1.37% while the 10-year is at 3.63%. This week alone, the 90-day is down 43 basis points while the 10-year is up 10bp.

If I knew nothing else about the coin, I'd bet on heads. Maybe the coins has two heads and no tails. Maybe it is weighted somehow and more likely to land on heads than tails. In worst case, I bet on heads and the odds are 50-50, so I break even in the long run.

On top of Firefox, I would use Adblock Plus and NoScript. Yes, they are a pain in a** at times, but I prefer being safe, especially if you browse the web on your trading computer.

Obama is Chauncey Gardiner reborn.

How much is too much?