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    Bachman promises 2 dollar gas!!!!!111

    http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/news/economy/bachmann_gas_prices/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2 That probably means she also promises dow 7000 and S&P 830
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    Tech jobs vaporized as patent war goes nuclear

    http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/tech-jobs-vaporized-patent-war-goes-nuclear-170137?page=0,1 Looks like this is where money is going to, definitely not into productive use. Companies liquidating companies just for patents. This is like the 80s where cheap money from junk...
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    If inflation starts to ramp up why stay cash?

    because when gold was expensive in the late 70s early 80s they did real bad compared to someone who was buying the S&P 500 basket it seems. why do I want to repeat history?
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    If inflation starts to ramp up why stay cash?

    I am not thinking 6 months I am thinking 25 years.
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    If inflation starts to ramp up why stay cash?

    Why put money in 10 year notes that earn 2.2% when and my money lose value VS buying lets say SPY that warns a yield of 2.1% At least with inflation assets appreciate and cash loses value.
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    France, Germany to Propose Financial-Transaction Tax

    Thats fine I will move to china and hang the red banner flag in my new china house. GO CHINA!!
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    France, Germany to Propose Financial-Transaction Tax

    I don't care, I live in the US. HAHA for eurozone. more business for us here in the USA.
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    Malls jammed pack, traffic very heavy, cars selling.

    WOW Apple's blitz of retail store openings continues this week, with ifoAppleStore reporting that the company is set to open three new stores in three different countries this Saturday. The openings come after Apple opened five new stores this past weekend as part of a push to open over 30...
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    how long before 10 years trade for 1%

    It seems we are going in that direction. why won't the government sell a buttload of 10 year notes if it can get such low rates of 2%
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    Has the Fed realized QE isn't working?

    I bet it QE went straight into Americans pockets as a check it would work. QE just ends up sitting as reserves collecting interest.
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    Malls jammed pack, traffic very heavy, cars selling.

    No one is blowing big money fixing up homes that are underwater and owned by the bank.
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    Is IB safe enough to use as a bank for > 500,000 USD?

    e-trade does extended fdic
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    Bernanke throws in the towel.NOW WHAT?

    http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/10/news/economy/thebuzz/
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    70% drawdown monday.

    was he selling puts to buy stock at a discount and reduce volatility or to sell premium?
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    Interesting. http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk/surprising-picture-emerges-of-alleged-british-rioters-1.849921 Fitzroy Thomas, a 43-year-old organic chef, was accused with his brother Ronald, 47, of smashing up a branch of the Nando's chicken restaurant chain in Clapham, south London, the...
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    why is the s&p trading higher than mid 2002

    GE was close to BK if it was not for TALF. it just seems the S&P is priced for much higher growth in the future than it was in 2002.
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    why is the s&p trading higher than mid 2002

    The economy is much worse today than mid 2002 yet s&p500 in mid 2002 was 887 now it is so much higher. at 1134. makes no sense any reason for this?
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    Why are the people in london weak?

    It seems the Turks are protecting their neighborhoods, the sikh as well and other groups. but the native anglo londoner seem weak and unwilling to fight the looters or work together to protect neighborhoods. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/08/201181042453833564.html...
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    70% drawdown monday.

    heh I had a 70% drawdown on my SPY 130 put. but my break-even was SPY 115 :D Better than buying SPY at 134 at the time I sold the puts. I wonder though how a hedge fund would fare if they sold the same puts and were heavily leveraged. I sell puts instead of naked buying of stock...
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    I got a warning trying to put two orders on the same stock.

    Not sure what would happen if I click proceed. but it warned me about trying to have two different limit orders on the same stock at the same time why?
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