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Is the great depression coming again? Watch this!

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Take a look at this CNN interview with John Williams from LiveLeak.com:

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Tags: Bearish · Inflation · John Williams · Recession · Sectors

Yahoo! and Microsoft: A Marriage of Losers

February 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

i know, i’m probably going to be handed my head on a platter for something like that but i really can’t help thinking how stupid this marriage would be. and at the price!!! eek! the basic buffett sentence, “I am willing to pay $31 for each share of Yahoo!, valuing Yahoo! at […]

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Tags: Bearish · Microsoft (MSFT) · Yahoo! (yhoo)

Why I’d go to Starbucks but Never Buy Their Stock

January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

so, there was an interesting piece in the New York Times today. here.
before getting into it, a bit of a back story on me:
i’m a total coffee snob.
i use to work at a coffee shop called Late for the Train in flagstaff, az. i started working there shortly after coming back from germany […]

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Tags: Bearish · Blabber · Retail · Starbucks (SBUX)

Apple is getting pummeled.

January 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

WOW. Apple (APPL) is down to $134. That’s a far stretch from it’s near $200 high range. OUCH. Was down over $5 yesterday and down another $21 today (DOWN OVER 14% JUST TODAY!). Seriously, that hurts.
[8:36am] Update: Down to $130 (Down 16% today!)

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Tags: Apple (APPL) · Bearish · Steve Jobs · Tech

While you were sleeping…The markets CRASHED

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Good Morning, Don’t Jump out the window when you turn on your iPhone or CNBC.
Do you guys remember my post about betting against the market? Doesn’t look so dumb now huh? read more about the 08 market crash…

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Tags: Bearish · Market Conditions · Recession · Sectors

Making Mad Money in a Down Economy (Recession)

January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

“History Repeats Itself”
Can we all agree on that statement? If so, then there WILL be another recession at some point in time. It is usually not something that happens over night, but there has been warning of this for some time now. Real estate prices dropping, the sub-prime mortgage fallout, more credit card debt and […]

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Tags: Bearish · Blabber · Countrywide (CFC) · Dollar · Market Conditions

Oil hits $100 a Barrel, Gold hits $850, Dow Drops…

January 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

What a way to start the new year huh? Today Oil futures hit $100 per barrel for the first time ever. Gold also surged past the $850 mark and the stock markets are all dropping. This can’t be a good sign for the new year. 2008 seems to be the turning point for this economy. […]

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Tags: Bearish · Blabber · Dollar

Losing Sight of Security: Finances Go Against Human Tendency

December 21st, 2007 · No Comments

big title for what i’m thinking but unfortunately i don’t have any clever studies to point to for proof.
all i have is the boom-bust cycle of our economy and generally understanding that humans are too short-sighted to see the ends of abstract consequences coming to roost. meaning, i don’t have any proof that finances […]

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