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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:51 AM Original message |
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday February 29 |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Market WrapUp: The US Dollar is Sinking Into the "Stagflation" Trap |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
104. Oh, great. Food is the next "bubble" |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. Maybe they're hoping revolution will break out |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. Today's Reports |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. PCE Core Price Index +0.4% (Jan) vs. +0.3% (Dec)... Jan Pers. Inc. +0.3% ... Pers. Spending +0.4% |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Consumer spending flat in January Inflation eats away almost all income gains |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. 8:30 reports: U.S. Jan. real consumer spending flat |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. NYC economy contracts in Feb for 2nd straight month |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. U.S. Feb. UMich consumer sentiment 70.8 vs 78.4 Jan.: report |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #49 |
63. British, Italian economic sentiment on the wane; Germany is an exception |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #49 |
74. (U.S.) Consumer Sentiment Drops to 16-Year Low in February |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. US Midwest business activity plunges in February @ 44.5 (Feb) vs 51.5 (Jan) |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oil surpasses $103 for first time |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Partnership will bid for U.S. oil refineries |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. $4 gasoline? It's news to Bush |
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poppysgal (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Never, Neverland |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. good morning, poppysgal! |
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burf (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Good morning all |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. good morning to you, burf! |
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poppysgal (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
101. Happy Leap Day |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. Worry not. El Señor Boosh has a "strong dollar policy", |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
147. I hear Neverland is in foreclosure. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It's down to $101.98 at the moment and wholesale gas is down to $2.4852. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. Insurer AIG posts $5.3B loss in 4Q |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. AIG shares fall after firm loses $5.3 bln |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
61. (UK) Financial Services Authority turns to insurers as it looks for the next crisis |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. Is it just my eyes - or is that Nasdaq chart headed straight down? (nt) |
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poppysgal (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
102. Dire Straights? |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. Random Observation |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. A closer observation. |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
35. flour too is going up |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
44. Morning Marketeers.... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. my better half tells me this morning that the UpInArms household |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Consumers cut back on small pleasures |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
86. You don't have a Wild Oats or Whole Paycheck in the area? |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #86 |
92. When I buy foods in bulk |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
52. The bellweather I use is more basic: 12-packs of soft drinks |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
58. On the peanut butter front the shelves are almost bare... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #58 |
72. What's up with peanut butter? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Cheap source of protein and costs relatively little per serving. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Depends on the serving size |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. lol! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
88. Our groceries here in central NM sell bulk pintos and rice |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. One word... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Not at this altitude |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Oh yeah...I forgot you have a high altitude problems... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #103 |
132. The polysaccharides don't all dissolve in the water |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. Microsoft cuts Vista prices to urge upgrades |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I absolutely refuse to touch it. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
48. I made the switch last summer... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
91. ya' know it is bad when a grandma wants Vista off her computer |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. 6:41am - Futures down about 0.9% |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. UBS states losses from credit market crisis could hit $600 billion |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Ehm... okay I feel stupid now. What's UBS? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. A large financial firm. (and a clarification) |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
40. FYI--Former Senator Phil Gramm is a vice-chairman there |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. husband of Wendy "Enron's FERC Mole" Gramm |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #42 |
84. REmember Those Halcyon Days When All We Had To Worry Us Was ENRON? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #84 |
148. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #40 |
53. "modernization"? IOW, less regulation and allowing them to enter other financial services? |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Bloomberg: Financial Firms Face $600 Billion of Losses, UBS Says |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
17. All Aboard! Next stop: Gold $1000 per oz! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Gold futures poised to soon top $1,000 an ounce |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Gold futures gain after hitting record high over $978 |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
109. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
18. dollar watch |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
65. Euro= USD 1.520, GBP 0.765, CHF 1.587 and JPY 157.9 at this time |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
113. Euro= USD 1.519, GBP 0.764, CHF 1.585 and JPY 158.5 at this time |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
116. Dollar Falls to 3-Year Low Versus Yen as Fed Cites Trade Boost |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
129. Speculators raise bets against U.S. dollar - CFTC |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. (Vallejo) California city has deal to stave off bankruptcy |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Vacant Homes in U.S. Climb to Most Since 1970s With Ghost Towns |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. Ex-Goldman stars liquidate Peloton funds |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
70. If the portfolio earned 87% last year |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
24. US RATE FUTURES-Chances of aggressive cut in March jump (now it's 75 bps!) |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Yikes, the interest rate will be almost 0 |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. Grains join ranks of high-stakes futures gambles |
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burf (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. I was talking to some guys in the |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
37. pre-opening blather |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
39. triple-digits down at the open |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. 9:48 EST blood flowing freely - Dow now off 186 points |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. 10:25am - Now down more than 200 points |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
46. Ambac Bailout Hits Snag, Though Talks Continue |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
55. The Fiscal Bailout and why it will be used as a short-term "Look! See? Economy is fine!" |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. will it be enough to offset the constant $3-$4 gallon gas? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Oh, they'll say it is. Even though most of that spending will be going toward essentials. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. agreed - it is apparent that they are attempting their tricks with smoke and mirrors |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
59. 10:25 EST Dow now down 200+ |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
64. Suggested song of the day, for your consideration. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. "Nearer My God To Thee" Would Be More Fitting |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #67 |
89. Nobody is getting completely out. Nobody's buying, though. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. lyrics- here ya' go, hum along |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
66. Japan Stocks Fall as Yen Nears 3-Year High, U.S. Economy Slows |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Japan's Inflation Rate Matches Fastest in Nine Years |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Asian Stocks Fall on U.S. Slowdown, Trimming February Gains |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Europe shares fall as US data fans recession fear |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. UK consumer confidence hits 13-year low |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. UK economy 'at 15-year low' |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Eurozone unemployment remains record low in Jan. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #71 |
79. Economic reality bites Spain ahead of election |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #71 |
99. European Stocks Drop, Capping Fourth Straight Monthly Decline |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
77. At the beginning of the week, I was wondering why stocks were rising. Now I think I know. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Well, there is that |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. This is still going to be the 4th down month in a row. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Just out on WSJ: Banks May Need to Shrink by $2 Trillion on Subprime Losses |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #87 |
114. Happy Friday: News About Economy Just Gets Worse (CNBC) |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #87 |
150. Drip, drip, drip... |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #81 |
96. who knows what effects the mkt-but not many traders want to hold over the weekend i would think |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
85. Tub time. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. May as well go out in style. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #90 |
115. I use a lead paint covered Mr. Suicide. |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
97. I'm facing a dilemma with today's S&P 500 chart. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. LOL |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. Says it's down 1233 points so far! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. The eternal dilema... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
98. Billions of dollars of sales slam muni bonds |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
107. Something big and bad this way comes |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #98 |
120. Muni hedge funds hit by margin calls, Pimco says |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
108. MBIA Writing `Very Little' New Business |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
111. 3:08 down almost 300 points - will the faeries keep it above the PIL of 12,300? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #111 |
134. I call the real floor |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
112. Canada's international trade records first deficit in nine years |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #112 |
123. Toronto stocks tumble on resources, economic woes |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #112 |
124. Mexico stocks, peso hit by U.S. recession fears |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #112 |
125. Chile stocks fall on US recession fears, earnings |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #112 |
127. Argentine stocks, bonds sink on U.S. economy fears |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #112 |
128. Brazil's Bovespa index tumbles 3 pct on US slump |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
117. 3:40pm - Dow down just *over* 300 just a sec ago) |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
118. "Where did I leave my razor blade sharpener?" |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
119. Down 350 now. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Any minute now. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. some last min. saving went in place. But, appears the deal to pump Ambac is off the table? |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
126. Usually when we meet with our financial advisor, it's right after the Dow hits a high |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. Slainte, Maeve. |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #131 |
142. the trouble is "tainte" |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #126 |
137. Maeve... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
130. This just in:The Fed Puts brakes on markets to stop losses... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
133. Looks like what they bailed outta stocks |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. The real level of the market... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. The S&P is lower today than when Bush took office |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. I'll post the Turn Back the Hands of Time Pool on Monday |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. So your opinion is that the market has about bottomed? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #140 |
149. Bottomed? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
135. Oh, you all are gonna LOVE this one. The reason homes are going into foreclosure (according to FAUX) |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #135 |
141. that might be partially true. people fear the CC's raising there interest rates. |
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NewYorkerfromMass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #135 |
144. This is true |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
143. And So Ends a Really Ugly Week |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
145. bringing the numbers, blather and a broom |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
146. Berkshire profit drops 18 percent in 4Q (Yikes! Venerable old Berkshire!) |
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