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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (18583)	5/6/2011 12:07:51 PM
From: ayn rand	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 219541

i don't want to say it, but in america, productivity is not rewarded. the big money goes to the crooks. the harder one works, the more hours one works, the more money one makes the more taxes he will incur and given to the looters. why work harder for the benefit of the parasites? it's wrong, but for now, it's the american way. america doesn't seem to care, as there is no outrage. all the bail out money went to the looters and political prostitutes. plenty of money for the big banks and wall street. no money left for the working man, or the elderly, which did most of building america into what it is today.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (18583)	5/6/2011 12:22:50 PM
From: DebtBomb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219541

Got $200 oil? Goldman sees new oil rally after predicting drop On Friday May 6, 2011, 11:12 am EDT By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs, which in April predicted this week's major correction in oil prices, said on Friday that oil could surpass its recent highs by 2012 as global oil supplies continue to tighten. The Wall Street bank, seen as one of the most influential in commodities business, said it did not rule out a further limited short-term fall in oil prices if macro-economic data, which it said had sparked this week's crash, continued to disappoint. News of Goldman's mid-term outlook on Friday prompted a $1 a barrel jump in oil prices, helping oil to pare some of its earlier heavy losses. Oil prices seesawed on Friday, turning positive on better than expected U.S. jobs data, which eased fears about global economic recovery that led to a 10-percent price crash on Thursday. "It is important to emphasize that even as oil prices are pulling back from their recent highs, we expect them to return to or surpass the recent highs by next year," Goldman Sachs' analysts said in a research note. "We continue to believe that the oil supply-demand fundamentals will tighten further over the course of this year, and likely reach critically tight levels by early next year should Libyan oil supplies remain off the market," it said. It said it believed that this week's correction in oil prices, which fell from above $125 per barrel of Brent crude to below $106 on Friday, was sparked by disappointing economic data releases and U.S. oil inventory data. "The sell-off yesterday (May 5) has likely removed a large portion of the risk premium that we believe has been embedded in oil prices, which could suggest further downside may be limited from here." "However, we remain wary of potential further downside should economic data releases in coming days continue to disappoint, with the focus now turning to today's (May 6) non-farm payroll report in the United States." GOOD BUYING OPPORTUNITY? Goldman rocked markets in April by calling a nearly $20 fall in Brent, saying speculators had pushed prices ahead of fundamentals. Goldman was one of the first banks to predict $100 oil last decade, in 2005 when prices were closer to $50 a barrel, but it stayed bullish for some time after oil peaked at $147 in 2008. "In terms of timing, Goldman got it (the crash) right this time. Well done," said an oil trader with a major rival bank. "It (this week's fall) was a move driven by macro funds after U.S. and German data disappointed and (European Central Bank President Jean-Claude) Trichet did not deliver on yet another rate rise," he said. "With Asian funds having liquidated some of their position today I think we will now see prices stabilizing and even if U.S. jobs data is poor this afternoon, I don't think it will turn as horrible as yesterday," he added. Other major commodity players among banks, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank, said on Friday the current levels might be a good buying opportunity. "While further downside from potential weaker macro releases cannot be ruled out, the general trend from here should be higher, rather than lower, in our view," said Amrita Sen, an oil analyst at Barclays. She added that worries about tight supplies and unrest in the Middle East will outweigh concerns about U.S. gasoline demand destruction or slower Asian demand due to inflation. Deutsche Bank commented: "We believe composure will return to commodity markets as underlying fundamentals remain bullish in our view... We believe the collapse in oil prices this week is more a positioning event than a change underlying fundamentals." Andrew Moorfield, the head of oil division at Lloyds, said he saw oil at around $110 in 2011 and $100-$110 going forward. "Despite this week, the demand curve for oil remains with an upward trajectory... Globally, this general fall in commodities prices will reduce the drag many were starting to think they were having on economic growth." Colin O'Shea, head of commodities at Hermes, who helps manage over $2 billion, also said the correction was a good opportunity for investors to get into the market if they missed out on the previous rally. "Fundamentally, in the energy space and in crude oil, not a lot has actually changed. We have got diminishing spare capacity, globally demand is picking up, we have got some supply-side issues -- so the factors that caused the price rises right throughout 2010 are still there," he said. finance.yahoo.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (18583)	5/6/2011 12:31:33 PM
From: bull_dozer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 219541

As 88% Of SLV Shares Outstanding Trade Yesterday, The "Silver Put Buyer" Generates A 68,294,229,502,717.3% Annualized Return And just as amusing: for those who recall our post from April 11 in which we highlighted that an SLV put buyer bought roughly $1 million in SLV $25 July puts, well we have an update: as of today, the same mysterious buyer has now made about a 500% return on his or her investment (with a peak of 700% yesterday, or about 68,294,229,502,717.3% annualized). So fascinated is the market with this development that even Dow Jones has dedicated a column on it: "Market watchers want the anonymous April silver bear in listed options to take a bow. The unknown investor's mid-April $1M bet that iShares Silver Trust (SLV) would hit $25 or lower before mid-July is worth more than $7M after this week's plunge. Not just the drop in price, but huge jump in price volatility, has goosed has enriched this trader's options position. "The investor didn't get this trade right. He or she got it spectacularly right." zerohedge.com