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Great proof. What's funny is that BEFORE that magical year of 1913 the economy still had its booms and busts. Thinking a bit about it, this is like saying God is behind everything. The system is too complicated to understand so it must be God! Such complex creatures and ecosystems must of...

How does the market rally take the economy with it? Confidence? Credit expansion? Why would the central banks tighten the money supply then? To create the bust? The economy would collapse anyway if you leave it on forever, the boom bust cycles are natural.

Shouldn't there be a conflict of interest there when LEH downgrades the other investment banks? It's like saying you're shorting your sector when in fact you're not. When there's no news people flock to "analyst ratings", like they know any better. Just stick with the trend, when it comes.

I heard Anacon Steel might get taken over.

The market tanked 200 points off the open. Anyone buying after that fall would of made money.

Where will those taxes go, reducing the debt, or just paying the interest?

It seems like you guys might enjoy the gold standard. Once wealth is gone from the country, the country is poor and the road is long to recovery. Bernanke will do something, let's see how long the system can go on. It's sad, because the democrat winning the election will probably not change...

How exactly will anthropology get you out of this rut?

Why are you talking about friday? Let's look at tomorrow. If all we have is slow bleeding eventually it has to stop. Maybe tomorrow will be a lot worse than today and we get the ball rolling.

Thanks, so a bit of both.

Ok, I have a fairly basic short sale question and I heard something a long time ago and just can't find the info to disprove it, so I need your help. When you short a stock, you borrow the shares of somebody else and sell them. As far as that person knows, they still own the shares, in fact...

Yes you're right, those funds can say the darned market got them, not their incompetence. But this is GS after all.

Can you believe 1987 happened 20 years ago? I'll be very interested in finding out what happens to the quant funds out there.

Gekko : We've lost everything, you're fired. Snoop Dog : Fo shizzle.

That's actually a great idea, he would have some great quotes.

... or other grocers are seeing their food sales decrease.

The whole world, oil, tech, banking can't compete with a mexican? That deserves some investigation.

How to look smart without saying anything.

This board really is great sometimes, and you guys and gals are great too.

Was the speed of the rally there at the end shorts covering? It looked too steep.