Friday, April 30, 2010

With Expanded Coverage for the Poor, Fears of a Big Headache


Art Review: All the Picassos in the Cupboard


Big Wind Farm Off Cape Cod Gets Approval


Europe’s Debt Woes Start to Complicate China’s Money Moves


States Decide on Running New Pools for Insurance


World Briefing | EUROPE: Russia: Bombing Suspect Is Killed


Advertising: Going to New Jersey to Find America


Paul Krugman: The Euro Trap


Putin Calls for Russia-Ukraine Gas Merger


Five Day WMT/XOM Lead Indicators Are Very Bullish


Five Day WMT (Walmart)/XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicators Are Very Bullish, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=v&a=fs,p12,fs,w14&c=xom,wmt,^djusfn.

Will E.U. Ruling Herald Hedge Fund Exodus?


CFTC fines Morgan Stanley and Moore Capital


Hedge Fund Trends: The Smart Money Is Selling Equities


Feds open criminal probe of Goldman


Greek PM: More cuts needed for survival


Ireland may skip debt auctions on Greek woes


Buffett's Omaha Neighbor Reaps Gains from Berkshire


Stocks mixed after lower-than-expected GDP rise


The “Woodstock of Capitalism”: An insiders' view


Thursday, April 29, 2010

Weekly Fed Credit Fell a Significant/Bearish -$1.525 Billion


Weekly Fed Credit Fell a Significant/Bearish -$1.525 Billion in the five day period ending 4-28-10, see http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/Current/.

SPX Appears to be Doing a Wave B/Wave 2 Upcycle


SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Appears to be Doing a counter trend Wave B/Wave 2 Upcycle since just before Tuesday 4-27-10's close (see five day intra day chart at http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=v&a=fs,w14&c=), see Daily View chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT.

Debt crisis in Greece sparks fears of global contagion


Why an Extended Bull Market is Unlikely


Exxon Mobil Off As Q1 Revenue Misses by a Mile


Aetna Rises on Q1 EPS Beat; Rising Costs Seen From Health Reform


Buffett's Bets Continue To Beat The Street


Venezuela's Hugo Chavez takes to Twitter


Venezuela's Hugo Chavez takes to Twitter http://bit.ly/dfSXyy

Big Fat Greek Bailout Just a "Band-Aid," Ortel Says: "Default May Make a Lot More Sense"


Jobless claims underscore fragile labor market


Cramer's Mad Money - What We Learned From the Goldman Hearings (4/27/10)


El-Erian Says Greece Will Default


Debt Contagion Turns East


Credit-rating agencies loom large in Europe crisis


Profits Soar, But Chinese Banks Face Massive Capital Shortfall


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Funky Bearish-Looking SPX Rebound Since Very Late Yesterday 4-27-10


A Funky Bearish-Looking SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Rebound Since Very Late Yesterday 4-27-10, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=v&a=fs,w14&c=. A very modest rebound occurred relative to the very sharp decline that occurred after Monday 4-26-10's early cycle high.

Spain downgraded, Europe debt crisis widens


Russia posts Katyn massacre documents on Internet


When Time Hits, Price Breaks


Recessions Getting Longer and Worse


Implications of the 30% VIX Spike


Goldman Sachs, Unscathed in Testimony, Up 2%


MONEY MARKETS-Greek fallout stresses money markets


Portugal PM, opposition leader meet on mkt turmoil


Greek two-year yields highest in the world


EU says no Greek restructuring AP


BlackRock's fund flows unnerve investors


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Senate Republicans block bank reform bill again


Lawmakers brawl in Ukraine over pro-Russia measure


WATCH LIVE: Goldman execs grilled on Capitol Hill


Europe debt crisis spreads to Portugal


Here's The Ugly Math That Shows Why Saving Greece Is Mission Impossible


Start the clock now for Greece leaving Euro


Monday, April 26, 2010

Six Key Points from Goldman CEO's Testimony


Steven Strogatz on Probability Theory


Goldman's Blankfein: Firm Didn't Bet Against Clients


New Wall Street Journal edition takes aim at New York Times


Insiders Still Not Buying the Recovery Talk


Credit Default Swap Spreads Warn Of Upcoming Rout For Financial Stocks


Outlook: Market Selloff and 'Weakness' in Second Half


UPDATE - Russia seeks closer energy ties with Norway


Venezuela's Chavez may nationalize gold mines


U.S. Finally Starts Dumping Citigroup -- Smart Move, Tim Geithner! - Henry Blodget


Video Game Court Case Has Big Implications For Industry


Confidence in Greek Debt Sinks Again


The Rise of the Fleet-Footed Start-Up


The Best Startups Pitching At Microsoft's Ultra-Slick Campus Outside Paris Today


Fed Securities Lending/Credit Is Below the Recent $6 Billion Average Today


Fed Securities Lending/Credit Is Below the Recent $6 Billion Average Today, at $5.041 Billion, see http://www.ny.frb.org/markets/seclend/sec_lendop.cfm. No surprise the market's a bit soft.

Democrats Reject Warren Buffett's Bid for Derivatives Exemption


Portugal Credit Default Swaps Hit Record High


Greek Bond Yields at 12-Year High, Contagion Increasing


Greek bond markets plunge


Greek bond markets plunge at Financial Times

Mutual Funds That Avoid Stock-Market Routs


Buffett Shields Own 'Financial Weapons' From Regulatory Shrapnel


Derivatives differences trigger alarm bells Reuters


Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit


Mortgage fraud incidents rise 7 pct last year


Sunday, April 25, 2010

In the Draft, Winners, Losers and the Patriots


Inflation is a few years away: Pimco


Revolutionary Hubble space telescope turns 20


Health care law's unfinished business: cost curbs


Wall Street Journal revs up New York Times rivalry


Economic View: The Tax That Hides in Your Paycheck


G.O.P. Threatens Seats Long Held by Democrats


Saturday, April 24, 2010

Economy Needs Small Business To Rally: CEO


Market Moving On Fundamentals Or Flows?


April 23: Unusual Volume Leaders


Candy Spelling and the Most Expensive House in the World


Warren Buffett Has 'Great Confidence' in Goldman Sachs Says Berkshire Director


A look at global economic developments


China's Stock Market ($SSEC) Is No Picnic


China's Stock Market ($SSEC) Is No Picnic, see Daily View chart one and Weekly View chart two at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?s=$ssec.

Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend mosques


Friday, April 23, 2010

SPX 1228.74 is a Fibonacci 0.618 Retrace of the -909.30 Decline


SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) 1228.74 is a Fibonacci 0.618 Retrace of the -909.30 decline from 1576.09 on 10-11-07 to 666.79 on 3-6-09, see Weekly View chart two at http://bit.ly/i0nsT.