Congressman Grimm: Corporations are the Heart and Soul of our...
Direct quote from Congressman Grimm of New York (R-NY) on why a whistleblower bill should be watered down to protect corporate interests:...
Thursday Reading List
Here is what is on my Instapaper: • Matt Taibbi: The People vs. Goldman Sachs (Rolling Stone) • Fixing Japan’s Fiscal Mess (The...
Ugly Chart of the Day: Silver
Fascinating pair of charts showing the carnage in Silver via SLV. If the $35.76 level is not retaken, and relatively soon, its lights out...
Sequencing the North by NorthWest Crop Dusting Scene
From the 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, and featuring...
Consumer Sentiment Remains Gloomy
> “High gas prices, rising inflation, and increasing financial troubles has taken a toll on consumers.” That is according...
Come Get Your Sausage Right Heahhhh!
Joseph Saluzzi (jsaluzzi-at-ThemisTrading.com) and Sal L. Arnuk (sarnuk-at-ThemisTrading.com) are co-heads of the equity trading desk at...
Economic Data: Initial Claims, PPI, Inflation
Initial Claims above 400k for 5th straight week For a 5th straight week Initial Jobless Claims printed above expectations, this week...
Hunting for Afghan Gold
Fascinating story in Fortune about a JV in Afghanistan by J.P. Morgan (JPM) and the Pentagon seeking to tap the country’s vast...
FT’s Wolf: Ultimately, China Does What’s “Convenient”
~~~ Source: FT’s Wolf: They May Listen to U.S. but Ultimately China Does What’s “Convenient”
2 emails and zero calls, Street still bullish
If there was any indication to me of where the Street lies in their positioning, still bullish or at least not bearish, yesterday was it....