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The Absurdity Continues
Thursday, November 30, 2006 (643 reads)


As we slide down the slippery slope and become a full fledged kleptocracy (no wonder the Chinese aren't worried) it is amusing to watch how it all took place, bite by bite - boiling the American 230-year democratic experiment frog.

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Bobo's Latest - Conversation With A Friend
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (606 reads)


A wide-ranging, in depth discussion of the market crisis slowly coming to light is shared by Bobo, in the hopes of spurring debate and reflection.

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Bobo Offers Up A Compelling Explanation Of What The Brokers Are Up To
Monday, November 27, 2006 (592 reads)


What exactly are they doing when they place a security entitlement into your account, leading you to believe you got the shares you paid for, when you didn't?

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It's the end of the world as we know it...
Thursday, November 23, 2006 (870 reads)


Would it be bad if SIA records show that on just the NYSE alone, fails came to $63 billion in Q2, 2006, and repo agreements came to $1.5 trillion? I mean, because that would mean that this isn't a minor issue, as the DTCC and SEC have been saying for years, but rather a massive, market altering issue...

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Senate Judiciary to Hold Hearings on SEC's Effectiveness
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 (616 reads)


That should be about as meaningful a hearing as a study on the effectiveness of the rhythm method or prayer as birth control...

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SEC Looser Than K-Fed's Jeans
Friday, November 17, 2006 (577 reads)


Would it be cause for concern if the computers at the SEC were looser than the slots at a Vegas come-on, and the accounting for fines paid in made an alcoholic's short term memory seem photographic?

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Einhorn slapped, Lapdog howls, ALD FOIA data shocks, Refco Lies...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 (542 reads)


More bits and pieces of the marvelous collage that is Wall Street....

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Cramer Tell All – Wall Streets is Asking for Favors
Monday, November 13, 2006 (621 reads)


Jim Cramer, in a new TheStreet.com article is now admitting that Wall Street comes asking for favors from the financial media.  While Jim tries to make you believe TheStreet.com turned down the requests, he also admits that these "favors" were the standard on Wall Street.

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Byrne Interview, PGWC Suit
Monday, November 13, 2006 (498 reads)


More bits from last week, including a good Byrne radio interview, and commentary on the recent PGWC suit.

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The Irrelevant SEC; A birdseye view from within the SEC
Friday, November 10, 2006 (510 reads)


The SEC is chartered to protect investors from the perils of our financial services industry.  But can the SEC effectively do it's job under a cloud of conflicts between protecting the industry vs. protecting the investor.  Read what a former SEC attorney has to say on this matter.

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Two new blogs - First is part 2 of IBD NSS article, latest is SABEW namecalling this blog, and Herb crying crocodile tears...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 (478 reads)


IBD's second piece is really good. SABEW brands this blog anti-journalist. And Herb mewls like a newborn kitty.

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IBD Series On NSS Now Breaking
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 (522 reads)


A largely positive and factually accurate piece on NSS from IBD.



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The Penultimate Debunking of Wall Street's Specious Logic is Now Available For Your Perusal
Friday, November 03, 2006 (561 reads)


Occasionally everything should stop, and we should recognize that something significant just happened. It just did.

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TheStreet.com's Latest NSS Treatment Closer To The Mark
Friday, November 03, 2006 (422 reads)


The latest from TheStreet.com's Matthew Goldstein is far closer to the mark than any similar article I can recall from that pub....



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Printing Cash The Wall Street Way
Thursday, November 02, 2006 (439 reads)


Wouldn't it be neat if instead of having to work for a living, you could just create money out of thin air?

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WSJ Bloomberg/Schumer Piece Triumph of Misdirection
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 (436 reads)


Maybe all the IPOs are deserting the US because of the weather? Maybe the color of the carpet at the NYSE? Maybe it's the water....?

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