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Memorial Day Thoughts
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-30 23:23:00
Listen To The Hucksters, Lose Your Ass
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-30 18:55:00
Ben Stein: I'm Responsible (In Part) For BP
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-30 15:05:00
And The Housing Fraud Continues
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-30 12:22:00
Income And Spending: Unch Spending
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-28 09:18:00
French Minister Admits To Intentional Lawbreaking
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-28 08:48:00
Whistling Past The Graveyard?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-27 22:31:19
But, You Sputtered, I'm Just A Hack....
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-27 10:21:00
A Caution On A Broken Market
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-27 07:58:57
A Tale Of Irrational Premium (And Risk): PHYS
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-26 11:05:00
Push/Pull - Where Do You Bet?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-26 10:29:00
A Tale Of Two Standards
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-26 08:37:00
Niceville Tea Party Meeting Speech
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-25 15:11:43
Let's Make Murder Illegal!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-25 11:39:00
I Know! Let's Vilify Germany!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-25 08:47:00
Grease Fire?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-24 10:50:10
Has Alan Grayson Lost His Mind?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-24 10:24:00
President Obama Asked To Fund Wiis For Schools
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-24 08:56:00
Kuttner Has Been Lobotomized
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-24 08:32:00
Oil, Oil Everywhere
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-23 13:41:00
Home Builder Displays Vacuum In Brain
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-23 12:09:00
Weekend Musings For 5/22
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-22 17:37:00
I Think It's Called Laughing As You Sink
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-21 21:32:43
So We Now Have "Financial Reform"?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-21 09:11:00
The Danger Of Shorting Holes
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-20 15:25:00
The Roof Is On Fire
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-20 09:04:00
Cramer: You Hitting The Pipe Dude?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-19 19:04:00
To Greece: Nut Up Or Shut Up
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-19 11:32:00
SEC's Circuit Breaker Rule: Idiotic
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-19 10:45:00
Nations Over Banks (Who Serve Only Themselves)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-19 09:02:00
The German Government Has Had Enough
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-18 15:13:00
Liquidity? What's That? (Short-Sale Ban in EU)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-18 13:34:00
ALL The Banks Ripped Off Taxpayers?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-18 10:57:00
Ambrose CAPITULATES!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-18 08:10:00
One City Where Citizens Will Not Assist *UPDATED*
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-17 14:47:00
Pump Monkey .vs. Realist
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-17 11:43:00
Heh Where's My Recovery (Empire Index)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-17 09:10:00
And So It Begins....
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-17 08:57:22
More Greek Tragedy
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-17 08:55:00
Bank Lobbyists In A Panic
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-16 20:27:00
The Ratings Agency Scam Continues
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-16 12:56:00
PIMpCO States The Obvious
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-16 12:05:00
Ten Things For 2010
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-14 11:14:00
Mortgage Reform: A Few Good Ideas, But...
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-14 09:15:00
Volcker: Euro May "Disintegrate"
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-14 08:20:00
Heh, Cops In Canada!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-14 08:05:08
How Wall Street Can Win Back Confidence
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-13 14:00:00
Analysis: Equity Markets Dangerously Misreading ECB
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-13 12:35:00
Is That A Cop Investigating Big Banks?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-13 08:42:14
Disconnect Leaves Market Vulnerable
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-13 08:39:00
Admin: Notes on Hotlinking
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-12 17:00:00
Is It Tin Or Is It Real? Deutsch Marks?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-12 15:30:00
Record Deficit For An April
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-12 14:20:00
The Perversity Of Bank-Driven Policy Response
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-12 11:24:00
Hubris Defined: Sarkozy
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-12 08:25:00
More On Goldman's "Perfect Record"
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-11 10:59:55
The Canadian Cops Are Eating Donuts Too
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-11 09:15:00
See, The Gun Is Loaded!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-11 08:34:00
The ECB Learned Nothing From Us
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-10 11:50:00
The Bankrupt Gets More Bankrupt (Fannie)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-10 10:43:00
What Are The Odds? (GS)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-10 08:23:00
But You Love Bailing Out Greece, Right?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-10 05:41:00
ECB Pulls Bazooka... Did They Shoot THEMSELVES?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 23:29:00
Bernanke: Liar (Again)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 21:55:00
The Global Ponzi Teeters
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 21:19:15
EFA Euro Zone Notes
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 21:03:00
KaBoom: Britain And Now Germany
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 12:35:00
Distilling BS: Bernanke
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-09 11:54:00
Hmmmm.... A Crack In The Dam?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-08 22:48:00
On Sarkozy, The ECB, And Squirt Guns
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-08 20:50:00
Moody's, Berkshire and The SEC
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-08 20:08:00
Thanks For The Plug CNBC
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-08 10:38:00
How To Fix The Euro Problem
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 20:52:00
Expanding On The Crash Yesterday: NBBO
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 13:53:00
CFTC Warns, GOLD/SILVER Spikes?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 13:01:00
Heh, I Saw A Cop! (In Iceland)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 09:48:00
More On Yesterday's Plunge
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 09:15:00
Non-Farm Payrolls 5/7
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-07 09:02:00
Mr. President: Unplug the F*ing Computers
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-06 15:51:00
Moral Hazard --> Mortal Hazard
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-06 09:23:00
TWO Former IB CEOs Want Glass-Steagall Back
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 14:41:00
More On Why The Fed Needs Audited
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 13:35:00
Look, It's an ECB Member Dissembling!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 11:19:00
ISM Services 55.4
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 10:04:00
So THAT'S Who The Violent Protestors Are!
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 08:58:00
AUDIT THE FED: YOUR HELP NEEDED NOW
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 08:27:16
ADP: Positive, But Structural Unemployment Remains
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 08:22:00
The Greeks Have Had It (Warning: Not For Kids)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-05 08:14:00
Flash: "BJ" Lawson Wins NC-4 Republican Primary
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 21:58:22
Does Anyone Remember 1931?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 12:45:00
Where Are The Apologies?
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 11:55:00
The Fallacy Of "Buy The Dips"
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 10:45:00
Time To Whistle A Bit.....
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 09:04:00
The Boat Is Getting Lower In The Water (Goldman)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-04 08:49:00
Why We Need Fed Transparency
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 14:40:28
More Ponzi: Fannie/Freddie
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 13:57:00
North Carolina Primary Tomorrow
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 13:14:00
The Left Has Lost Their Mind Over Guns
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 13:09:00
Greek Dog Squeeze Now Accepted At ECB
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 09:52:00
Regulatory Capture Defined: Sheila Bair
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 08:14:00
A Matter Of Proportion
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-03 07:54:49
No, It's Not A Done Deal (Greece)
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-02 23:48:00
Why I Write Tickers And Run A Forum
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-02 15:53:00
From One Pigman To Another....
by Tickerguy at 2010-05-01 15:01:00
 
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