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Good morning, Brookfield 10/17

October 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Can you believe we’re halfway through October?
I’m chugging down my first morning cup, so I will avoid numbers. (As I showed yesterday, sometimes even that precaution doesn’t work!) I am also happy to report it was just allergies yesterday.…

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Tags: BLOGGING · markets & money

US Treasury to nationalize banks

October 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments

OK, so they’re calling it “investing” in banks. But that’s sure what it feels like. They are also calling it temporary, but little in government is temporary.
Ka Ching! There goes another $250 billion to deal with the mess liberals…

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Tags: markets & money

But I like the magic covers over my head

October 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Good grief. I wanted to run for my blankie when I saw that market sell off this morning. By the way, I refine my previous 7,000 idea on the Dow to 7200-7300 or so. Those long charts are harder to…

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Tags: FUN · markets & money

So you give the market a bailout…

October 3rd, 2008 · 16 Comments

and the Dow closes 40 points LOWER than after Monday’s 777 point drop when the House said no.
Close on Monday - 10,365; today - 10,325.
I’ll go out on a limb and say you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. If…

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Tags: markets & money

A short video history re: Fannie/Freddie

September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Democrats’ push for “affordable housing” ignored the need for regulation repeatedly requested by the Republicans.
Don’t miss Raines calling GSE investments “risk less.”

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Tags: markets & money