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Archive for November, 2009



Happy Thanksgiving

Friday 27 November 2009 @ 9:08 pm

This is a bit belated - I started it, and then didn’t finish before all family got here for the festivities. But better late than never, eh?

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Happy Thanksgiving




SNL Takes a Chunk Out of Obama

Monday 23 November 2009 @ 6:32 am

Looks like SNL is finally starting to put Obama in the cross-hairs: The funniest part (a little rude, but funny nonetheless) is about 2/3 of the way through - “Will you kiss me? I believe it is the polite thing to do when someone is doing sex to me!” Not a good sign for the President - to this point, comics have been slow to start ragging him.

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SNL Takes a Chunk Out of Obama




Amazing Dance Video

Saturday 21 November 2009 @ 9:50 pm

A friend just sent this. They call this guy (Robert Muraine) “Mr Fantastic” after the rubber-limbed comic-book hero in the Fantastic Four.

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Amazing Dance Video




Nov. 19, 2009: "The Big Squander" by Paul Krugman

Saturday 21 November 2009 @ 2:16 am

Earlier this week, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a.k.a the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of the American International Group (AIG), the insurer. The gist of the report is that government officials made no serious attempt to extract concessions from bankers, even though these bankers received huge benefits from the rescue. And more than money was lost

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Nov. 19, 2009: "The Big Squander" by Paul Krugman




Nov. 9, 2009: Mortgage Rate Resets - the second wave begins

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:04 am

By February, 2010 we will have begun the second wave of home mortgage resets, which will continue through 2011.

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Nov. 9, 2009: Mortgage Rate Resets - the second wave begins




Nov 11, 2009: Stocks flash warning signs

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:03 am

If you are intrigued by stock market technical indicators, Anthony Mirhaydari points out that we may be seeing a market top, as indicated by shrinking breadth in the NASDAQ Index, weakening volume, weakness in small caps, investor complacency, and relative strength in the big Dow Jones Industrials: Stocks flash warning signs

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Nov 11, 2009: Stocks flash warning signs




Nov 11, 2009: Stocks flash warning signs

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:03 am

If you are intrigued by stock market technical indicators, Anthony Mirhaydari points out that we may be seeing a market top, as indicated by shrinking breadth in the NASDAQ Index, weakening volume, weakness in small caps, investor complacency, and relative strength in the big Dow Jones Industrials: Stocks flash warning signs

Originally posted here: 
Nov 11, 2009: Stocks flash warning signs




Nov 11, 2009: New Crisis Ahead?

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:03 am

If you’re increasingly anxious that a great new bull market has started, and is leaving you behind, this is the article to read… and reread. It’s short, easy to understand, and best of all, the source (Bob Janjuah) accurately predicted the market top two years ago

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Nov 11, 2009: New Crisis Ahead?




Nov 16, 2009: Second wave of mortgage defaults coming…

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:02 am

“And let’s be honest about it. Hybrid ARMs were never made based on the assumption that the borrowers would be able to make the payment once the loan reset. They were designed as two or three year bullets ..

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Nov 16, 2009: Second wave of mortgage defaults coming…




Nov 16, 2009: Second wave of mortgage defaults coming…

Friday 20 November 2009 @ 11:02 am

“And let’s be honest about it. Hybrid ARMs were never made based on the assumption that the borrowers would be able to make the payment once the loan reset. They were designed as two or three year bullets …

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Nov 16, 2009: Second wave of mortgage defaults coming…




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