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All flash ads, Baron. I'm using Firefox 3.0.13 fwiw.

The French were wise enough not to let lobbyists exert so much control over legislators in critical areas such as health care, defense, etc.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042070.htm

It gets GREAT at 04:25 <table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333...

The Federal Reserve Is Immoral by: Tim Iacono August 13, 2009 During the first few days of each month comes a task that is increasingly approached with dread around here and, unfortunately, that condition is likely to persist for some time. Shortly after banks make their month-end...

When Insolvent Banks Are Worth Billions by: Felix Salmon August 13, 2009 | http://seekingalpha.com/article/156019-when-insolvent-banks-are-worth-billions Jonathan Weil has a good column today leading with the fact that Regions Financial (RF) is insolvent, if you mark its assets to...

YMMV, but Taxol may be RIP officially. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQRhuBEamXkU

Green shits in China! »China Curtails Credit Cards as Late Payments Increase: NYT Link China Cracking Down on Credit Card Issuers http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/business/global/14card.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss By MICHAEL WEI and KIRBY CHIEN Published: August 13, 2009...

Flagstar ain't lookin' so grand... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=173216 Then again, A LOT of banks are looking way less than grand.

Consider that the average[i] bank is leveraged 9 to 1, and that many are far more deeply leveraged than that, depending on their classification with the gov't and FDIC, and then consider, well.... •Banks May Reach Point of No Return as Toxic Loans Exceed 5% of Holdings...

Green shits!

First of all, you entirely misinterpreted the message of the person you were responding to. Secondly, financials, with a few, notable exceptions, are toxic cesspools. If it weren't for the gov't allowing them special accounting rules, 90% of them would be insolvent immediately. Do I...

Green shoots! A re-spike in jobless claims! All while continuing claims fall as long-termed unemployed drop off the rolls, as their UE insurance runs out. Last week, we heard a job loss figure of a mere 278k, even though the real figure was closer to 670k, as again, 400k long term...

"Markets can remain irrational longer than investors can remain solvent." "The non-invested can remain solvent longer than markets can remain irrational." :cool:

I would love to see Nokia downgrade Goldman.

Thanks for that link and info, makloda.

Even Wal-Mart's rev missed today. After taking out the butcher knife, saw and scalpel, and using all aggressively for quite some time, how much longer can companies meet (if barely) earnings expectations on falling revenue (amidst growing unemployment, falling home prices still, wage...

Wow...John Denver would be blown away by that double top.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132009/business/apts_to_rent__2b_184293.htm

Government is not going to solve this problem with the Zimbabwe approach; not with the throngs of the unemployed 30 million deep and growing daily. Never. No matter how many bullshit programs they introduce (like CFC) or how much money they print or how much 'quantitative easing' they...