Forum: The Stock Market
12-28-2005, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,629
Re: Yields signaling recession coming
The yield curve from 2-10 has 2 yrs being a basis point or two higher than 10 yrs(temporarily I might add looking at yesterdays closing prices) and this ipso facto necessitates a recession? C'mon. ...
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Forum: Politics
12-27-2005, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 14,520
Re: Do you support Bush?
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"HE WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE THREAT TO NECCESSARY MIDDLE EAST STABILITY."
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None of his neighbors in the region perceived him to be a threat.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-27-2005, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,677
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-25-2005, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,336
Re: The ole\' 4-bet, fold to a 5-bet
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"why on earth did you four bet that hand"
I thought A2 was still in his range. For what it's worth, after the hand he told his buddy "I don't think I needed that extra 2", so he had me...
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Forum: Politics
12-23-2005, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,852
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 12,760
Re: Civil War arguments
Supposedly one of the reasons that Jefferson Davis was never brought to trial on treason charges (he was ultimately released from imprisonment after an indictment) was that the issue of secession and...
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 12,760
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,852
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,852
Re: Saving areas from oil exploration - realistic?
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But it would be economically feasible to pump out only a fraction of that reserve. A 1998 study estimated that about 1.9 billion barrels could be recovered at a price of $24 per barrel. ...
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,878
Your Portfolio Outperformed the Monkeys
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Back in July legendary peak oil fearmonger Matt Simmons predicted (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1519745,00.html)
$100 barrel by January.
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Forum: Psychology
12-22-2005, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,961
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Forum: Psychology
12-22-2005, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,961
Re: Berating Weak Players At The Poker Table
Normally I don't say anything. A few months ago some guy made a horrendous call on the flop and spiked some sort of outlandish runner-runner draw and took down a fairly big pot. The player who lost...
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-22-2005, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,581
Re: How Do You All Make Revenue Forcasts?
Hi Benny,
Ok I understand your points is that a stock may be undervalued because the risks inherent in producing "earnings" are not as great as the market perceives them to be. For me a lot of...
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-21-2005, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,581
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,067
Re: President had legal authority to OK taps
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The issue, which Schmidt addresses only obliquely, is whether the President can conduct warrentless searches on U.S. citizens.
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I'm not as up-to-date on this as you are...
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-21-2005, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,581
Re: How Do You All Make Revenue Forcasts?
I understand your point but if sales went in the dumper earnings would be less. Therefore sales forecasts are most definitely part of the earnings picture. Put another way if you expected lower...
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-21-2005, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 629
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-21-2005, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 416
Re: Added Another MREIT
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I don't know anything about this company, but I worry about MREIT's near future to keep paying consistent dividends. The Fed and the housing market are both starting to work against the...
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Forum: The Stock Market
12-21-2005, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,581
Re: How Do You All Make Revenue Forcasts?
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Change "revenues" to "cash profits" and you're right. This type of thinking is explored in a more in depth way in Rappaport & Mauboussin's book Expectations Investing...
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,443
Re: Walking the Picket Line
I read an article in todays WSJ that the ratio of applicants to new jobs is something like 30:1 for the NY Transit Workers. I'd recommend reading the piece by STEVEN MALANGA entitled "What Would...
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,067
President had legal authority to OK taps
President had legal authority to OK taps (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0512210142dec21,0,3553632.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed)
From a former Clinton associate...
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 738
Re: Bush\'s Support Jumps After a Long Decline
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I will agree that there is not a single plan or even a reasonable harmonization of multiple plans that can be presented to the public as a single, coherent plan. But that...
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,380
Re: This board makes me laugh (a reality check)
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Agreed.
Not saying that there shouldn't be a war on terror, but the US is not going to cave into Al-Qaida's demands, and we have tech + superior firepower + more forces = teh win.
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 738
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Forum: Politics
12-20-2005, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,380
Re: This board makes me laugh (a reality check)
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So what is reality? I’ve killed them, they’ve tried to kill me. I’ve talked to them (terrorists, members of AQ) and they are very focused on their...
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