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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:05 AM Original message |
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday May 2 |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Market WrapUp: What's Behind the Slide in Gold and Silver? |
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plasticsundance (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. I would stick with Gold and precious metals. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
67. Thank You For This Sensible Commentary |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Today's Reports |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. U.S. April nonfarm payrolls down 20,000 vs down 78,000 |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. here's da spin: |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. I never was good at math |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. Things That Never Rose Simply Cannot Collapse |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Dow futures +117. Gotta love the good bad news!! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. April factory jobs down 46,000; services up 90,000 |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. U.S. April average hourly earnings up 0.1%, up 3.4% yr-on-yr |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
42. U.S. March factory orders up 1.4% vs. 0.2% expected |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Feb Factory Orders rev'd to -1.3% from -0.9% as reported |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
88. "Higher prices factored into the rise." |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. US weekly economy gauge in recession territory-ECRI |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oil prices drop to $112 a barrel on stronger dollar |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Wholesale Gas at $2.88/gal |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
48. HUGH price drop here! |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Yes, other countries are higher, but... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Good point, Shipwack. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
100. same with Canada---high tax, low cost subsidized health care |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Chevron net rises 10% to $5.17 billion on higher price of fuel |
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skoalyman (751 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
43. turkey conveniently drops bombs in iraq sending oil back up |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
70. What??!! Where's a Link? |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
86. Turkey confirms air strikes on Kurd rebels in N.Iraq |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
5. Economists predicting that employers cut jobs yet again |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. Have y'all been window shopping lately? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. I'd love too... But, even a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is out of my price range. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Morning Marketeers..... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Which brings us to today's Market Sing-along: "I Think We’re Alone Now" -- Tiffany |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
71. I Never Thought You to Be Such a Sentimental Softy |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. It's kind of funny... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #78 |
98. One day we will have to play.... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. drove to SF Bay Area last Sat.- parking at outlets! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. April auto sales plunge 14 percent |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sun Microsystems' third-quarter loss stuns Wall Street |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Sun Micro cutting up to 2,500 jobs |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. Home Depot to close 15 underperforming US stores (Nardelli sports a bloody nose, twice) |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Also raises this question: |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That and maybe a wee bit of common sense and sense of reality. Sad part is that |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. We definitely don't live in a meritocracy. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. It isn't working? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. Prag.... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
72. Grooming Her Computer System For Bugs |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #72 |
89. Absolutely. May help if you're an imaginative cook |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:15 AM Response to Reply #89 |
102. I'd Settle for An Appreciative Eater, Myself |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I've heard that Punji sticks put a dead stop to that kind of display. n/t |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
11. dollar watch |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. Treasury officials are crossing the legal line in official capacity |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. There's the problem... |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. thanks for understanding my outrage, Prag |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. These days I seem to be specializing in 'Outrage'... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. my outrage meter has been on overload for quite some time n/t |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Why I'm keeping quiet (for now) and concentrating on other things. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
82. Was wondering about the absences..... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. ... Thanks AnneD. I thought it should be worthwhile (in the non-commercial sense) |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
73. Did You See My Tinfoil Post Yesterday on That? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Yes, that's exactly what came to mind... |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
101. Treasury getting the full picture from across the economic spectrum-just like Cheney's energy task |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
16. Fed up the credit limit for investment banks |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
84. Global central banks extend lifeline to credit mkts |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. The Coming Global Economic Slowdown and Rising Inflation: Is Stagflation-Lite in the Cards? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. The Financial Policies of Never-Never Land / DailyReckoning.com |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. On Foodstocks and Commodities / DailyReckoning |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
55. When we had a wheat shortage in the 70's |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
25. Chavez raises Venezuelan minimum wage 30 percent |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
29. Fed Weighs Increasing Term Auction Facility Yet Again |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Subprime Today: Fed expands funding, to accept asset-backed securities |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
65. If They Want to Give the Country Away, Shouldn't The Citizens Get First Pick? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. Borders still matter; "the world isn't as flat as it used to be" Brad Setser |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
32. The Slippery Slide Towards Insolvency |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
33. Linens 'n Things says to close 120 stores |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
75. Just another victim of private equity raiders loading down their victim |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Yup, we're just not shoppn'... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
90. That's Exactly What Will Happen to My Co-op |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
38. Could Countrywide creditors get stiffed? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
61. BofA filing sparks questions about Countrywide bonds |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
66. S&P cuts Countrywide to junk status after BofA filing |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #66 |
87. Countrywide said junk rating would hobble business |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. They are blaming the rating agency |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. Amen. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. I Truly Don't Understand Why BoA Hasn't Dropped Countrywide Like the Hot Potato It Is |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #74 |
97. It's because Angelo Mozilo still has those pictures of Kenneth Lewis and his "friend". |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
44. But yacht sales are up! |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Can't let the 'Welfare Barons' be seen in last year's yacht... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. 1:41pm - Whoops...course correction! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
58. Regulators cracking down on 'unfair' credit cards |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
59. KBR earns $98 million, exceeds expectations |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
60. Prices inflate data on consumer spending |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
62. The Mac in the Gray Flannel Suit |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
63. Baseball star Canseco loses home to foreclosure |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
68. New futures market just opened. Betting on the jobs number |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. Does this mean what I think it means? |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Doesn't work does it? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #79 |
91. How About One of These? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #91 |
99. Yeah, those work, but I want one even stronger. And bigger. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. Wall Street. Las Vegas. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #77 |
94. Marketeers are ripe inspiration for new icons that Elad needs to create. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
83. How is this not big news? S&P will no longer rate mortgage back securities. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #83 |
93. Slowly.... back.... away.... from the ..... train...hitting ..... the .... bus. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
95. Friday's last word on what we embarrassingly call "equities". |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Here's a Laugh For You--Front Page of My Local Rag |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. So, Are We Going to Rename Them "Inequities?" |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. And I suppose this crap of an article says that these extraordinary |
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