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LIBOR rates signaling economic recovery?

Posted by Cheapsuits 1216 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: libor recovery
Economist Howard L. Simons talks about the "tea leaves" of the forward interest rate curve. After clarifying how 3-month Eurodollar futures accuratley reflect the supply of and demand for short-term funding many years hence, and thus how they read more »
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Bottom Chasers

Posted by david32767 1307 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bottom chasers
I forgot to mention one group that will help propel this bear market rally higher--those who are afraid they missed the bottom and that the run-away [...] read more »
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McDonald's May Be Downsizing Its Dollar Menu...By One Slice of Cheese

Posted by Cheapsuits 1307 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: dollar menu mcd mcdonalds
In case you haven't noticed, folks, times are tough. Economic troubles have trickled down to America's largest corporations, which are themselves l[...] read more »
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Volatility Questions

Posted by Fozzie78 1308 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: option trading vega vix volatility
Answering questions about the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX). read more »
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Greenspan: Don't Blame the Nobel Winning Models

Posted by longdongsilver 1312 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: alan greenspan fed federal reserve
The models that we used to evaluate securities and risk in financial markets were Nobel Prize-winning models. It’s just that we input the wrong data…[...] read more »
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Target Writing Off More Bad Debt

Posted by Fozzie78 1313 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: charge-offs credit crisis target tgt
Target is seeing a mounting trend of charge-offs due to creditor delinquency. The charge-off rate hit 10.1% in September, above company expectations [...] read more »
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A Brief Look at Why the War in Iraq Is So Expensive

Posted by hankc44 1313 days ago, popular 1313 days ago (http://ownthedollar.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: iraq
The posting discusses just a few examples of why the war in Iraq has cost as much as the $700 billion financial sector bailout: H2 Hummers for genera[...] read more »
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Cell Phones and Cancer: The Next Pandemic?

Posted by blabrmouth 1313 days ago (http://blabrmouth.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: cancer cell phone health
While we still don’t know for sure that there is a direct link between cell phones and cancer, one has to wonder how it could be possible to place a[...] read more »
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What's Next? Think Thinly Traded.

Posted by Fozzie78 1314 days ago (http://optionsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: cgx investing nsit stock picks wcc
What are investment alternatives? Stocks with good margins, pricing power, and low debt-to-equity ratios. Specifically, thinly traded, off-the-rada[...] read more »
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Startup implosion begins in Silicon Valley and beyond

Posted by sunnyspeaks 1314 days ago, popular 1313 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)

| Tags: market silicon valley venture capital
Many Internet startups are starting to heed the dire warnings of their venture capital investors and cutting costs. How long they can last is another[...] read more »
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