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To: prosperous who wrote (44647)1/2/2009 9:49:16 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217561
 
just in in-tray

You're probably right Graham, but at some point, shorting stocks may not work.
Because even though the real value of stocks may be going down, the stocks themselves may be going up in nominal terms! (but that is a trade for further down the line).



To: prosperous who wrote (44647)1/3/2009 1:32:51 AM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217561
 
baseless equity rally looks like rally in base metals ?

FCX, BHP, RTP and small cap CA ML.to

FCX +9.41% Freeport McMoran Gold & Copper
BHP +6.08% Broken Hill - Billition
RTP +11.8% Rio Tinto

These are friday's gains...



To: prosperous who wrote (44647)1/3/2009 6:47:06 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 217561
 
US has been on stymulus plan for decades! % of stymulus now is so big that can't be hidden since now every US citizen needs a subsidy.

Pork barrel and Subsidies
cagw.org

Armed Forces Active personnel 1,447,076

Government employyes (7% of the population)
data360.org

Foreign Aid
vaughns-1-pagers.com