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The Corzine Carol – Updated!

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December 13, 2011

So we have new facts that have come to light in the Jon Corzine / MF Global scandal. After a day of Senate “I don’t know / I didn’t intend” testimony (or should we call it “intendimony?”) we learn that an auditor for CME learned that Corzine knew of customer funds being used to...
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When America Goes Broke

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February 14, 2011

By Jimbo When America goes broke, national icons will have to be sold off to pay the bill. This is the likely scenario: 1/ Naming rights for the statue of Liberty will be sold. They will be bought by the News corporation and the statue will be renamed the Fox News Statue of Liberty...
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CNBC House of Horrors

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November 3, 2010
CNBC House of Horrors

Thanks to Trader Joe.
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Goldman’s Earnings Down On Security Costs

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...
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CNBC Today

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October 30, 2009
CNBC Today

Phatbubble- The Stool Pigeons Wire
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The Pissanti Report

The Pissanti Report

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...
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Pissanti Mid Day Market Update

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September 25, 2009
Pissanti Mid Day Market Update

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...
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Bob Pissanti Reporting From The NYSE

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August 27, 2009
Bob Pissanti Reporting From The NYSE

Here’s the view from Jetlag at Capitalstool.coms’ Stool Pigeons Wire.
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Whom Do You Trust?

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April 14, 2009
Whom Do You Trust?

Would you trust this man with your money?
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Bank of America to take over GM at request of US government

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...
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Two Views of Geithner

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February 11, 2009
Two Views of Geithner

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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Citicorpse Uses Tarp To Expand Lending… In AUSTRALIA!

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February 11, 2009
Citicorpse Uses Tarp To Expand Lending… In AUSTRALIA!

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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Analcyst- Wall Street Thumbs Down On Bailout

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February 11, 2009

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...
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California Teachers Union Accepts 20,000 Layoffs in Compromise Deal

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January 24, 2009

<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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Stop Speculating, Start Producing

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December 19, 2008

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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Bank Stock Covered Call Portfolio

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November 8, 2008

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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Listen to Ben Stein aka BS

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July 28, 2008

As snipped from Faux News, August 2007.
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Third Party Platforms Could Sway Presidential Election

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June 25, 2008

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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Renter Relief Bailout Bill Passed by Senate

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June 24, 2008

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 Building Equity in Gasoline

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June 11, 2008

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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Public Employee Pensions Out of Control

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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SUV Owners Trash Vehicles, Turn in the Keys

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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“Walkaway” Mortgage Deadbeats Jailed in California

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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Banks Walking Away From Foreclosed Homes

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April 29, 2008

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 End of Cheap Cement

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April 27, 2008

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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Mrotgouge Lenders Offer Counter-Proposal to Government Bailout Plan

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April 26, 2008

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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Ditech Acknowledges Waterboarding Delinquent Homoaners

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April 23, 2008

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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Mission Accomplished

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April 22, 2008

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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Government Announces Home Subsidy Program

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April 22, 2008

Legislators have created a way to boost home prices and create thousands of high-paying jobs at the same time.
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