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Sex, Money and Largesse - The Hidden Depression
Written by | Monday, May 14, 2012
"Sex" and "Money" are probably two of the most powerful words in the English language. First, those two words got you to look at this article. They also sell products, books and services from "How To Have Better Sex" to "How To Make More... Accidentally Released and Incredibly Embarrassing
Posted by Lance Roberts | Thursday, May 17, 2012
ROLLINGSTONEMay 15, 2012By: Matt Taibbi
It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes God smiles on us. Last week, he smiled on investigative reporters everywhere, when the lawyers for Goldman, Sachs slipped on one whopper of a legal banana peel, inadvertently delivering...
Seth Klarman - Absurd Short-Termism
Posted by Lance Roberts | Thursday, May 17, 2012
ZEROHEDGEMay 16, 2012By: Tyler Durden
While most of the retail investor's time is (hopefully not) spent watching CNBC propaganda spouted by wannabe traders (mostly asset gatherers as opposed to real return seekers) who sell their $29.95 books on how to be rich in 30...
Industrial Production And The Recovery
Posted by Lance Roberts | Wednesday, May 16, 2012
This morning's release of industrial production and capacity utilization numbers sparked some early interest in the markets as the index perked up in April. Utilities played a key role along with a bump in manufacturing pushing the industrial production index higher...
7 Reasons To Sit In Cash
Posted by Lance Roberts | Wednesday, May 16, 2012
STOCKTWITSMay 16, 2012By: Joe FahmyStreettalklive Note: I speak regularly about the importance of "cash" as an asset class in portfolios. It is the perfect hedge against market volatility. Joe does an excellent job summing up the reasons for being "in cash" in...
A View Of The 1929 Crash (Video)
Posted by Lance Roberts | Wednesday, May 16, 2012
This is a very interesting video commentary about the 1929 Crash. What you will find interesting is that the attitudes just prior to the crash are the same as they were in 2008 which can be summed up as "This Time Is Different."
This is episode 5 from the series...
The Truth About JPM's Huge Loss
Posted by Lance Roberts | Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Washingtons BlogMay 15, 2012By George Washington
Must-Read Background
Before we can understand what’s really going on with JP Morgan’s loss (which will probably end up being a lot more than $2 billion), we need a little background.
JP Morgan:
Is the world’s...
