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    Doug Kass says might be time to buy

    I can already see the headline.. "bargain hunting" :cool:
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    first generation in US history not to surpass their parents income

    What's wrong with them? This is: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/978-uD8UaRE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...
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    Cramer expects gold to be a big theme in 2010

    I guess we see what we want to see. The SP500 is only down 2% from its 52 week high priced in EUR. Time to load up?
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    Cramer expects gold to be a big theme in 2010

    Bubblevision never fails to bring its naive retail sheep to the slaughter house.
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    Barclays orders analysts to stop using "PIIGS" acronym

    Hilarious :cool: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPxYA4rjLD18&pos=15 Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- At Barclays Capital, Piigs won’t fly. The securities unit of London-based Barclays Plc told analysts yesterday not to use the acronym for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece...
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    where is the dollar is worthless et crowd?

    You are trying to apply human logic to markets. Would you rather be "right" than make money? I bet you would.
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    where is the dollar is worthless et crowd?

    I remember there was a guy here on ET not too long ago who was advising people to switch the base currency of their trading accounts from USD to EUR (when it was trading at 1.50). Never saw him again. Another guy on here suggested that Americans (living in the US!) should take their USD pay...
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    Nassim Taleb Says ‘Every Human’ Should Short U.S. Treasuries

    If shorting the US TY is a "no brainer" then what was shorting JGBs the last two decades.. risk free money in the bank? Or a painful lesson? Let's see: JGBs, backadjusted futures, log chart: TY US Bonds, backadjusted futures, log chart:
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    Nassim Taleb Says ‘Every Human’ Should Short U.S. Treasuries

    Hugh Hendry (sitting next to Taleb) appears to be getting quite uneasy once Taleb starts talking about the "no brainer" nature of shorting US Gov. Bonds :cool:
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    Nassim Taleb Says ‘Every Human’ Should Short U.S. Treasuries

    How's Taleb's hyperinflation fund doing? Been quiet.
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    Spanish Borrowing Costs Jump at 2.5 Billion-Euro Bond Auction

    ZH is a hangout for frustrated traders and college kids who find consolation in mutually whining about Bernanke, the US Dollar and Goldman Sachs. Don't waste your time.
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    Best Country for Trading (Tax efficiency)

    Some countries do not impose or have relatively low capital gains (e.g. Switzerland, Canada) but they may consider short term trading gain to be regular income, not long-term capital gains. You will have to pay taxes according to the income tax schedule. Switzerland however offers the lump...
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    Venezuelan type policies to lead to a market crash

    Dick "Lehman is a screaming buy" Bove? Oh right...
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    BREAKING U.S. Jan. ADP employment down 22,000

    This job led growth miracle is spinning out of control :cool:
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    Crude high price seems dumb

    Surely you had your exit/stop planned BEFORE you entered your short position so no reason to be nervous. Simply exit the position once your stop gets hit and forget about it.
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    Study: Hunger in America jumps ‘unprecedented’ 46 percent

    I don't buy into this widespread hunger propaganda until I see entire neighborhoods turn their precious suburban lawn into fields of cabbage, potatoes and carrots.
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    Odds are in favor of the bulls once again!!!

    I heard they're both flipping burgers at Wendy's now.
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    U.K. Manufacturing Hits 15-Year High

    Sterling taking a dump out of sheer amazement :cool:
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    Stock Tax May Reduce Volume 90%, Interactive Brokers CEO Says

    It is clear to me our European "leaders" are completely uneducated as to the effectiveness and the long-term effects of such a tax. Let's hope the Swedes can talk some sense into these idiots.
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    Yep, we are in a recovery, only 5 banks shut down this week!

    Hundreds of banks were closed in 1992 and 1993, yet the US economy was healing. Doesn't mean it is on the path to sustainable riches now, but the closure of banks is not a sure-fire indicator of coming problems. It can be part of the healing process.
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