SubscribeLinks and Reading for September 30th
September 30, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for September 30th :
- Maybe Short-Selling Isn’t So Bad, After All – Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds — DealBook – New York Times – Mark Hulbert writes in Sunday’s New York Times, the move may have an unintended consequence: reducing the stock market’s efficiency and prolonging the current crisis.
- A.I.G.s Bailout Terms Revealed – Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds — DealBook – New York Times – "This clearly would violate Delaware law in normal times, but I would like to see someone win this case. "
- BoJ's tankan shows pessimistic mood, first in five years – The headline diffusion index for large manufacturers was minus 3 in the July to September quarter
- F.D.I.C to Ask to Insure Greater Amounts – NYTimes.com – Backed by the cnadidates too…
- Markets to Congress: Bailout — or blowout – Good article that should shed some light
- How Voter Fury Stopped Bailout – "This bill is not the best proposal for solving the housing crisis. It is not even a good proposal for solving the crisis,"
Request: Callers for Next TDI Podcast
September 30, 2008
We have received so much email that I thought it would be a good idea to have a call-in show. I am sure it will be great to have your question answered as there are probably hundreds of others that are looking for similar help and guidance during this confusing time. (Each caller gets a free copy of my audiobook…limit 15)
Amazing Results from 777
September 30, 2008
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One S&P Day Sectors
If you think that was bad….here are the results from around the world
Video: Was Pelosi to Blame for -777 ?
September 30, 2008
The failure of the “bailout has been blamed on several factors, but Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House was possibly too vocal and hurt a few of the fragile feelings of her partisans. Big Bully!
Watch this video and tell me if you think she was too harsh on the Bush administration or on target…?
More Links and Reading for September 28th
September 29, 2008
A few of the more important reading items and links for September 28th :
- Hedge Funds Are Bracing for Investors to Cash Out – “No one expects a wholesale flight from hedge funds. But even a modest outflow could reverberate through the financial markets”
- Apple departs from strategy, sells unlocked iPhone in Hong Kong – (Horowitz) This is an interesting twist.. must be to combat Android
- TraderFeed: Sector Update for September 27th – Hmmmm…..Worth a look
- Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of Risk – “It is hard for us, without being flippant, to even see a scenario within any kind of realm of reason that would see us losing one dollar in any of those transactions.”
- Intraday Futures Prices – Keep an eye……
- FDIC: Account Fully Insured????? – This tool allows failed bank customers the ability to verify whether their account is fully insured or they need to contact FDIC. A link to specific contact information will be provided.
- Where to invest in a post-bailout world – MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Wall Street is bound to get its bailout, in one form or another. The government’s rescue package will be costly to taxpayers, politically controversial — and quite possibly not the last. It will also dramatically change the landscape for U.S. stock investors.
