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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:12 AM Original message |
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday January 17 |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Market WrapUp: Deleveraging & the Case for Stagflation |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Today's Reports |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. U.S. 2007 housing starts off 25% to 15-year low |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Housing starts plunge 14% to 16-year low in Dec. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. UPDATE 1-U.S. housing Dec. starts hit 16-year low (check out the dates!) |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
177. 1975, 1982-1983, 1991 |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. U.S. weekly initial jobless claims fall 21,000 |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. And these jobless claims can continue how long before falling out of the data set? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Isn't it just six months? |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #52 |
79. Unemployment benefits and the unemployed. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. Thanks TD. That is what I feared. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
53. U.S. Jan. Philly Fed -20.9 vs. -1.6 in Dec. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Just a bit below consensus. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oil near $91 after overnight drop |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Oil profits could spark some backlash |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. regarding economic stimulus... |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I like this one. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. lol.. it reminds me of an old joke/story |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Good one! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. heh...a buddy of mine and I were talking of something similar to that last night. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
62. Morning Marketeers...... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Morning AnneD... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #62 |
78. pool guess- end of summer- beg. August |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
97. Will do... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. 08/08/08 sounds good |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #105 |
190. The 63 anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #62 |
84. Oooooo, I wanna play! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
95. Sure...anyone can play... |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
104. OK, let's say 8/2/2008 :o) nt |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #62 |
90. Please put me down for 5/3. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #90 |
96. Done.... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #96 |
129. Right. I'll specify more precisely my guess, thinking exactly like MilesColtrane: |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #129 |
189. That's 4/28 Ok, AnneD? |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
99. All hell will break loose |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
108. My guess is that it'll hit that before the equinox |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #108 |
165. From.... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
163. Okay! You Win! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #163 |
164. A cyber beer .... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. oops, bad link |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Now it's over here! |
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cosmicdot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
150. one of my pet peeves |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #150 |
186. ....kind of like making a post only to discover the thread has been moved |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. Somber Fed says economy has lost punch |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. IMF warns subprime crisis losses 'may be higher' |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
107. That would be from the "no shit, sherlock" file, right? |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. Bernanke seems open to stimulus package |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Bernanke faces grilling on fiscal stimulus stance |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Bernanke better have a wide stance - we need more than a tinkle...;) |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
44. I wonder if Chopper Ben is as gamy as those CEOs they were serving earlier? |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. cf. Two Views in the White House on an Economic Fix |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
110. yeah, right talk to one of the clowns who made the mess |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. Consumers strained by price surge last year |
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burf (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
40. There is a good article over |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Time to leave for the day. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Fine early start for you this morning Ozy. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. Asian Stocks Gain, Led by Samsung, Mitsui Fudosan; China Drops |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. But note, it was like this at midday in Tokyo: |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
17. Alstom leads European gains |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Eurozone to grow close to potential rate in 2008: ECB chief Trichet |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Some FT reports/speculation on French, Spanish, Italian economies: |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
154. European stocks slide as banks weigh |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #154 |
158. FTSE slides after sentiment turns sour |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
23. Futures lose luster on Merrill $9.8B quarterly loss |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Merrill Lynch posts steep 4Q loss and writes down $14.6B - Merrill had negative revenue of $8.19 bil |
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Nordmadr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. If I'm understanding what a writedown is, doesn't that mean |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. So, if 'they' lost $24.6 billion, where did it go? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. here's a place to look |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
43. I like the financial Haiku there... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Ah. Nice catch on Chopper Ben. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. in the dollar watch post today - they are now talking a 3/4 point rate cut |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Hyper-Stagflation? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
66. It will be ... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
86. I wonder if I've still got my old Whip Inflation Now button in a box somewhere. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #86 |
101. Not only is is historical... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
24. dollar watch |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
27. Americans pay for housing boom's excess |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. No more easy credit? Whatever shall we do? |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
180. Defining days, my friends. These are defining days. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
29. Commentary: Like baseball, banks juiced, goosed and are paying for it now |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Banks juiced and goosed.... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
38. Futures shoot well to the plus side on much lower initial jobless claims |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Well, that and the economic feel-good package... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
41. 9:32 EST Partying likes it's 1991! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. 10:03 EST Who turned off the music? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. ... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Dow industrials shed 84 points to 12,384 as Bernanke talks |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. PSA: Passengers are reminded to keep their arms and legs inside the hand-basket at all times... |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #58 |
109. Ha! Good one! Ranks up there with my favorite advice |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Aw, thanks! |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
54. ~10:15 ET: Somewhere in the distance a dog barks... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
47. ~09:45 ET: Hover... Hover... |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
93. 12:35 ET: Hoover....Hoover... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
55. 10:20 EST the bottom just dropped out |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. ~10:30 ET: Yup, it's stimulated all right... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Yikes! |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. But why aren't the markets happy? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Might have something to do with this one cheek sneak... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
130. Ouch. The forecast drop was -1.5. n/t |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #55 |
63. That's just about exactly when Bernanke's prepared comments were released. |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
61. Is Bernanke under oath? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Well, even if he isn't he's always under the other oath... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Not that one... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Well, he can't just denounce Greenscum's intentions |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #61 |
80. Is Piehole Effect Syndrome contagious? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Chopper Ben: Open mouth - stupid falls out - Fed must maintain credibility on prices |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
72. Moody's may still downgrade $185 billion in CDOs |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Bernanke: U.S. subprime losses at $100 billion so far |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I'm guessing that 100 billion is on the low side of things when all is said and done. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Wait! Wait! Isn't 20% of a Trillion (with a 'T') Dollars = $200 Billion (with a 'B')? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. He's using Karl Rove's Real Math. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Eh, it's only a difference of ONE.HUNDRED.BILLION.DOLLARS... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Bernanke-US subprime losses won't top $500 billion (gee - that's only half a trillion dollars!) |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #81 |
85. Something tells me he's going to settle on a number which is oddly enough equal to the SS escrow... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
91. Fhee-ew! |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #81 |
100. "I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed...." |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. ... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #81 |
175. There is absolutely no logic in these statements. No wonder the Shrub selected him. n/t |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
83. 11:50 EST red numbers - inane blather |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. 12:06pm - Whoa! Dropping like a Repub for a lobbyist's donation. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #88 |
103. WOW.... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #103 |
166. How Do I Get It To You, Anne? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #166 |
171. A cyber beer.... |
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jdog (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
89. Cramer spilling some beans? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Good. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
182. Well that was very entertaining. "Financial Fiction" is right. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
94. How low can it go? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #94 |
98. It's down 13.1% from its record high in Oct 2007 |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #98 |
183. 14% in 3 friggin months? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
106. ~13:35 ET: The Markets claw their way back up the slide... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
111. Bernanke-gasoline price hikes a drag on US economy |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #111 |
167. Oddly Enough, Gas Prices Dropped a Dime Between 2 and 4 PM Today |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
113. ~14:00 ET: "You'll put your eye out, kid." |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. 14:18: -200+ |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
115. 2:30 Numbers? I think the word I'm looking for is.... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. 2:33 and really fugly with blather |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #116 |
118. 2:44pm - Even fuglier than that! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. BTW, S&P now below the levels when Frat Boy took office in Jan. 2001!! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #118 |
121. "Where is the support now?" |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. ... |
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feminazi (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #121 |
135. the good thing about all this |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #135 |
157. Reminds me of an old Russian (maybe Yiddish) joke..... |
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feminazi (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #157 |
162. ha!! good one, anne. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #118 |
127. S&P support numbers |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #127 |
153. S&P is below ALL of those. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #115 |
119. You can still get in .... |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #119 |
123. yeah.... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
117. Bloodbath. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
124. ~15:00 ET: Support arrives... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. Roland99's.... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #125 |
126. ... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. 3:07 EST supports gone |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #128 |
131. 3:30pm - Jocular strap and over-the-shoulder boulder holder are shredded debris now. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. 3:31 - down more than 300 now |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. 3:29 EST down 260+ now |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. 3:30 today's tune - free falling - down 293 and under 12,200 |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
134. 3:32pm - -300!!!! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. 3:36 and someone threw in a table leg |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. ARGH! My Dad got back into GE with his pension stocks. I told him wait for spring. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:37 PM Original message |
Demeter.... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
140. I'm feelin'... mighty looowww... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
169. Here You Go, Anne! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #169 |
172. That's what Hubby likes about me.... |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. People are going to be jumping out of |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #139 |
170. As Long as It's The Right People, I Can Live With That |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
141. 3:49pm - PPT rally fails to hold |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
142. Novartis 4Q Net Profit Falls 45 Percent |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
143. TD Ameritrade 1Q Profit Up 65 Percent |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
144. Did the fed already throw money into the Market |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
145. Suggest we change Bernanke's handle from Chopper Ben... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #145 |
174. Is that my hero |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #145 |
184. dunno - but we might be in the Bernanke Bear Market |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
146. GM Expects Further Cost Cuts |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
147. Sector Snap: Semiconductors Down |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
148. All the stocks I'm streaming are going up as I believe there's a lot of folks |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
149. Metals at a Glance |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
151. Sector Roundup: Banks, Oil Services |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
152. Sector Wrap: Homebuilders Mixed |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
155. Home Construction Plunged Last Year |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
156. Treasurys Rally on Philly Fed Figures |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
159. ~16:00 ET: Be sure to tune in tomorrow when we discuss "cross-your-heart" vs. underwire... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. Closing numbers (minor adjustments) |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #161 |
168. That's |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #161 |
173. here's some redundant cheerless blather to go with those numbers |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #173 |
176. This is the worst part of Big Shitpile. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #176 |
178. Well, the Repukes got their Domino Theory after all, eh? |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #176 |
181. However: Credit Suisse to expand private bank worldwide |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #176 |
193. Yep. You pinpointed the moment the markets took a dive today |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Robbien.... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #176 |
194. Wow. It is happening (more on this on the morrow): |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
160. Lehman to Cut 1,300 Mortgage Jobs |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
179. Lyrics by Van Morrison |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #179 |
185. Performance: |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
187. Japan Stocks Fall on U.S. Recession Concern, Merrill Lynch Loss |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. Bank of Japan Will Probably Keep Rate at 0.5% as Growth Slows |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #187 |
191. Japan Stocks Fall on U.S. Recession Concern, Merrill Lynch Loss |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #187 |
192. Asian stocks dive anew on U.S. recession fears |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #192 |
196. Tons of Steel |
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