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    Get rid of car unions - then we'll talk

    so wrong you are. the majority of jobs CANNOT be done by someone who lives in india. a partial list: teacher, professor, doctor, dentist, nurse, hygienist, police officer, firefighter, retail clerk/cashier, dockworker, truck driver, pizza delivery boy, carpenter, auto mechanic, insurance...
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    The only thing that will save the US economy is time?

    growth and productivity increase are what would save the US. the current national debt, even with all the bailouts, is not anywhere near the all-time high when compared against gdp. during ww2, debt was in the 15-30% range. during the last few years it was in the low single digits; with...
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    Russia waiting for collase and breakup of USA

    the only thing russia can do is sell oil, and have their kids hack people's bank accounts and steal credit card numbers
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    S&P will be under 700 within days

    is 740 really below 700? :D :D
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    cannot believe that buffet sold a complex option ...

    something does not add up. he supposedly got $5b in premiums selling 15-year atm puts that risk a maximum of $36b, which amounts to 14% r/r... are you sure they're atm? if so he got screwed big time. you can get better % on dec 2009 atm puts, which are only 1 year out. either you guys...
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    S&P will be under 700 within days

    "a few days" is up. i proclaim the o.p. a dumb fvck.
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    Get rid of car unions - then we'll talk

    when you have no marketable skills and perform work that a chimp could do, you're easily replaced by the employer. you'll call that "being exploited", someone else might just say it's the business doing what business does in a capitalist economy: trying to be competitive and make a profit
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    Citigroup's Ills May Signal Market Isn't Near Bottom

    they'll just reverse split. i expect a lot of companies are gonna have to reverse to prevent delisting on the exchanges too.
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    Somali Pirates Free Greek Chemical Tanker After Ransom Paid, Bloomberg

    the $25m ransom is probably the tipping point. up until now, it was generally more economical to pay the $1-2m ransoms than to arm every ship. but with the recent ransom inflation, that's changing. expect high-value ships to be armed or to take different routes hereafter. the pirates are...
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    Reuters: General Motors board weighs bankruptcy option

    it's all semantics at this point. any government bailout is going to be structured like a bankruptcy anyway. they're not getting a blank check to spend however way they like.
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    Went To The Mall Today

    wow, this is such a scientific method of analyzing the economy. are you going long because of this?
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    ES 800 "SUPER SUPPORT"...may NEVER go below it

    so basically you're saying, it may go below 800 and it may not go below 800. damn you're going out on a limb there, einstein!!!!!!!
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    How to fix this economy right now.

    absolutely the dumbest idea ever. do you read books, study history, or have any fvcking clue what you're talking about? look up the smoot-hawley tarriff.
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    S&P will be under 700 within days

    i don't see any such thread. did you dream it up too? or is it under one of your usernames that is ignored by everyone because you made 100 incorrect predictions before finally getting one right?
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    A return of almost 40% per year!

    anyone out there thought of buying a single share of gm, then getting the stock certificate to frame? for the memories.
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    60x Bull/Bear ETFS?

    is this the same goofball who thinks that you cover 100 shares of stock with 100 short calls? lol
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    WSJ: SEC Charges Mark Cuban With Insider Trading

    he won't have to serve time because it's a civil suit
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    can someone explain margin requirements for vertical ratio spread for IB or thinkorsw

    if you're under reg-t, it'll be 1200*3 + 150 + option premiums. approx $4000
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    The Bottom: November 12, 2008. 2:06PM. NDX at 1177.

    intel missed, ndx gonna take a dump at open. so much for your bottom prediction.
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    If one of the big three autos go bankrupt or gov takeover what will happen

    no way. if bankruptcy or going-out-of-business were priced in, their shares would be trading for a nickel or two.
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