In France, a third of the electorate recently voted for a far-right or a far-left candidate for the presidency. In the Netherlands – like Germany, a creditor nation that is sick of bailing out southern Europe – the far right and the far left are running first and second in the opinion polls. In Austria,…
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Appeals court tosses GS HFT software guy’s conviction
by Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
Bloomberg
It’s absurd that GS was able to get an esiponage (not commercial espionage) charge to stick, against this guy, while the entire CDS and robosigning frauds (and countless others) go unpunished.
Further, HFT itself brings no socially-redeemin…
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Is Obie headed for a landslide victory? Leads in SC!
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Obie leading IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Jon Huntsman, about the most moderate AND well-qualified of the GOP pack, remains stuck at 2%, as a parade of idiots and caracatures runs past him, and has to be wondering “WTF?? How am I losing this??”. The continual d…
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EU leaders drop demands for investor writeoffs…
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Bloomberg
Un-Fing-believable… These guys just never lose, never pay for their crimes and risky wagers, and never do a damned productive thing.
Excerpt:
“As regards private-sector involvement, we have made a major change in our doctrine: from no…
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‘Banker’s coup’ in Europe?
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Regime Change in Europe: Do Greece and Italy Amount to a Bankers’ Coup?
By Stephan Faris Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
The voice of the people isn’t something the markets seem to want to hear these days. First…
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Michelle promises $2/gallon gas
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By divine intervention?
Excerpt:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Michele Bachmann has a promise: $2 gas.
“Under President Bachmann you will see gasoline come down below $2 a gallon again,” Bachmann told a crowd Tuesday in South Carolina. “That will…
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Stick a Fork in Her
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DES MOINES—Sarah Palin says George Washington is her favorite founder because he was reluctant to serve but answered the call of duty. She likes to think of herself this way, answering the needs of a clamoring electorate. That is part of the cinem…
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The Unwisdom of Elites
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The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies. The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, Europe’s single currency is coming apart at the seams. How did it all go so wron…
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MI approves proposal to close half of Detroit schools
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CNN link
I kept looking for a way that was just a sensationalistic write-up…but it’s not. Detroit is actually planning on classrooms filled with 60 inner-city kids. I would think you’d need a Taser (minimum) to keep any semblance of order. Any kid…
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“Run Turkey, Run”
by a Wall Street Examiner •
(A good start, but a dumbass conclusion about what voters can do…..)
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Investment Outlook William H. Gross | November 2010
Run Turkey, Run
•The Fed’s announcement of a renewed commitment to Quantitat…
