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The Other Plunge Protection Team: 122,017 December SPY $95 Puts Tyler Durden's picture Submitted by Tyler Durden on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:45 http://www.zerohedge.com/article/other-plunge-protection-team-122017-december-spy-95-puts Not much commentary needed. Last night open interest was...

No. Precisely because I believe equity markets bear little relationship to economic fundamentals over short periods of time and even intermediate periods at some junctures in history. It's a casino, my boy, with the three rings controlled by obvious players. What the giddieth up trends...

Assuming I agreed with you, I could live with a 70 year equity bull run.

I like simplicity. Given the fundamental condition of the economy, is cash dedicated to the long side of the markets now better late or never?

First, let me state that I loathe the carry-on policy of shoveling taxpayer money into the chosen few, while starving the unlucky masses, first designed and implemented by Paulson/Bernanke/Geithner, under the Bush II Administration, and sealed with a kiss and expanded upon by the Obama...

That is an excellent pictorial. I rarely bookmark or save them, but that is one of the exceptions. Thanks! In the interim, let this Obama-fueled stock rally continue to just blaze on, right? Right guys who predicted Obama was going to ruin markets and the economy? (shhhh! I still...

Well, if you believe that consumers lead the way, and that UPS and FedEx are good indicators of levels of consumption (as many do), I'm sure that if one is a shrewd and relatively risk-receptive trader or investor, there's some utility in it. But maybe not. Maybe UPS & Transports don't matter...

http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/28716 Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:45 PM Housing numbers strong? Blah. * June Existing Home Sales: +3.6% to 4.89M/year, vs. consensus of 4.77M. They're 0.2% lower than a year ago. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun says he expects the...

You're joking, right?

Street Talk Who is Going to Buy U.S. Debt? Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:59 AM By: Julie Crawshaw http://moneynews.newsmax.com/streettalk/federal_debt/2009/07/16/236312.html In fiscal 2009, the U.S. government must find buyers for $2.041 trillion in new debt, three times as much...

The US is Insolvent (and headed toward bankruptcy) http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=232663&t=02007718965682909770 Motley Fool - ‎10 hours ago‎ July 22, 2009 – Comments (7) | RELATED TICKERS: USA , DEA , D It's not like that title would come as a surprise to...

Ford Posts $424m Q2 Loss, Burns a Billion Bucks http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-posts-424m-q2-loss-burns-a-billion-bucks/ By Robert Farago July 23rd, 2009 Huzzahs will greet Ford’s execs this morning, as The Blue Oval Boyz didn’t lose as much as they could have, and didn’t...

Goldman Sachs says Global Warming is real, and you'd better get with the program, or you'll be eating Haitian mud pies, mofos.

Despite Profits, Apple Is No Investment Opportunity Apple's stock has performed extraordinarily well in the last five years. But as it begins to resemble a cellphone company, investors can expect tougher times ahead. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124821056118269783.html

Great read. For those of you who are interested, this is extremely bearish, but you may find interesting points nonetheless, even if you're neutral, or even bullish on equity markets. Just so you have a taste as to how bearish a thesis this is, here's the very first selection...

But do you agree with his style, as in what this thread is about, as in stalking people who post substantive things, whether articles or comments, that he doesn't agree with, and then menstruating all over the thread, leaving pieces of dead skin and plenty of blood behind?

Oh my! I do believe I have been insulted by a senior citizen!

20% now in the USA. We will go higher. 5% or less won't be seen for decades, if ever.

Absolutely! How do you think Goldman Sachs et al. has been making a killing? They've been buying life insurance policies on the very companies whose stock or bonds they've been hired to bring to market years ago, knowing the intimate details of their financial condition. They can even...

The anti-gun nuts just can't understand law abiding citizens don't want to have dial 9-1-1, assuming they have time, which they probably don't, talk to a dispatcher, wait another 2-10 minutes to explain everything, wait another 30 minutes to several hours for the police to show up, if they even...