Off The Wall

by Jorma Dec. 1- (The Stool Pigeons Wire) Shares of Goldman Sachs fell this morning on the announcement that its earnings will fall significantly due to expenses related to providing security for its partners and facilities. A $20 billion dollar contract with Homeland Security will be administered by Xe, formerly Blackwater, who will provide security...
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Phatbubble- The Stool Pigeons Wire
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By Ags Nightmare Oct. 6 (Stool Pigeons Wire) ” Folks…the bulls can do no wrong…Australia cut rates!!! ( yep he said that )….. just look at Mosaic…they missed by a country mile…sales down, revenues putrid, earnings non existent….but they said things will get better and it’s up huge pre market…everyone is celebrating the demise of...
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by Ags Nightmare Sept. 25 (Stool Pigeons Wire)– ” I tell ya folks….bears just can’t get more than a 1 % pullback…and when they do ?…Where is the volume ?!!!….low volumes selloffs..thats not bearish folks”….” Just makes the bulls case stronger…just look at the airlines today folks…that’s all you need to see that the ball...
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Here’s the view from Jetlag at Capitalstool.coms’ Stool Pigeons Wire.
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Would you trust this man with your money?
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by Trader Joe Charlotte, NC (Stool Pigeons Wire) – Bank of America will take over GM at request of the US government. When asked, Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America stated, “We think that GM will be a good strategic fit for Bank of America. Along with our forced acquisitions of Countrywide and Merrill...
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(Stool Pigeons Wire- February 28) True or False 1. A common stock mutual fund is sort of like a savings account for smart people, who enjoy double-digit annual returns over the long run.
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Washington DC (Stool Pigeons Wire) – Analyst Pit Privy presents two view of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and lessons learned from the 90s.
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Here’s another piece that was exclusively reported this morning on The Stool Pigeons Wire by reporter Al Ceringa. In commemoration of the US$3 Trillion of new debt that is being shoved down the throats of the American Taxpayers in the last 48 hours, we the residents of Australia would like to thank all American...
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Anacyst Prtzl Logic of The Stool Pigeons Wire wrote this interpretation of a headline piece over on CNN Money this morning.  It is so profound that I had to share it with readers of The Wall Street Examiner. Many tanks to Pretzl Logic for sharing with us. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 382...
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<SACRAMENTO> Pink slips are flying and educators are crying, but with the California economy in free-fall, the best deal the state was willing to offer will cut “only” 20,000 teachers this year with another 30,000 to be shown the door in 2010.
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I think I have figured out what the next bubble will be, when it will start, and approximately how long it will last.
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Covered call option writers have been handed a great opportunity to lock in potentially very profitable entry points in bank stocks.
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As snipped from Faux News, August 2007.
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Voters dissatisfied with the two major party candidates yearn for something better. None of the third-party candidates have yet emerged as a viable alternative, but their ideas could significantly impact the November election.
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By unanimous vote, an emergency economic aid package to stimulate the economy has finally been approved by the U.S. Senate, releasing $300 Billion of funds to aid struggling apartment renters.
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Americans who own their own gasoline get richer every year, while those who wait on the sidelines risk getting priced out of the market.
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Historically, public employees accepted lower salaries in exchange for attractive retirement pensions and cushy jobs handed to them by relatives and/or political friends.  Now their salaries have become competitive with private sector employees, most of whom have been stripped of their pensions.
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Disgruntled purchasers whose luxury SUV’s have declined in value are walking away by the thousands, refusing to make their loan payments.
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Despite objections from consumer advocates, in the last two weeks California judge Jed Clampbet has sent 142 delinquent homeowners to state prison for up to three years each, for failing to honor their home mortgage obligations. 
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Thousands of failed housing gamblers have walked away from their homes in California, leaving banks as bagholders.  Now banks are walking away too, burdening taxpayers with carrying costs.
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The collapsing housing market briefly caused a decline in cement prices.  Now, prices are soaring again from an unexpected source of strong new demand.
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Loan modifications that benefit delinquent homoaners and other failed housing gamblers by forgiving a portion of their debt principal have been pushed by CONgress.  Today the Mrotgouge Lending ASSociation pushed back.
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After a shocking YouTube video exposed the practice, the company has moved on to other collection methods.  Yet some fear these are even harsher.
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With crude oil trading at $120 a barrel and gasoline prices nearing $5 a gallon, President George W. Bush can now retire back to the Texas oil patch a local hero.
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Legislators have created a way to boost home prices and create thousands of high-paying jobs at the same time.
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The initial offering of one trillion U.S. Treasury common shares priced at $100 opened trading at $150 and never looked back, closing the day at $747.
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Poor stock selection?  Improper strategy?  Bad timing?  No.  The biggest reason is simply using too much leverage.
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Exiting the Reamtor van, we suddenly found ourselves pinned down by heavy sniper fire.  There was supposed to be some sort of Open House, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get to the model home office.
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