Archive for the ‘bailout’ Category

Jim Rogers: The Canary In The Coal Mine

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Jim Rogers for President.  Oh wait, he already emigrated to Singapore.

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The Next Shoe To Drop

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Government intervention at its finest: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akhm.v.Wd1YQ&refer=home

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Interesting Article: Fed’s $200 BN “Injection”

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Very interesting article detailing why the Fed took the steps it did on Tuesday: http://market-ticker.denninger.net/2008/03/short-bus-rolls-again.html The question has to be asked - Did they know Bear Sterns was setting up for a failure?

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Kicked In The Teeth

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

The DJIA's 400+ move to the upside today confirmed my worst fear in that a Fed intervention could rob those of us who are short in this market.  Basically, Bernake dropped a $200 billion gift on the market this morning and caused widespread pain amongst the bears (me being one ...

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