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Update to 2009 Predictions

September 08, 2009 – Comments (10)

       Would like to qualify this by stating that I make no pretense into having my namesake economic theory, or deep indepth quantitative analysis.   Call it primitive gut instinct, call it a monkey throwing darts at a print out of the market, call it what ever you want.  I have been wrong many times before, and I could be wrong now.  [more]

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Numbers Spinning Again

July 27, 2009 – Comments (4)

Sales were up from May to June, but still down from 2008, which was not a good year.   All the while the housing prices are falling.  Why is this good news for homebuilders?   [more]

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End of an era

May 22, 2009 – Comments (17) | RELATED TICKERS: GM

          Today I saw an explosion of short covering while the barn door was closing.   Normally my CAPS instinct would take over and I would short it without a thought as I did with Stein Mart today.  I am dating myself, but years ago I saw a movie called "Roger and Me" directed by Michael Moore.   His documentary provided real life examples of the impact of GM's outsourcing  on the city of Flint Michigan.   If I remember correctly a former CEO of GM said, "What is good for GM is good for the country."     [more]

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If only it were this simple........

May 18, 2009 – Comments (9)

This is from an article in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the Economy?"   [more]

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