Hefty increase in margin rules from the NYMEX, effective earlier this week: The New York Mercantile Exchange said on Tuesday it will...
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If you haven’t read the Kate Kelly’s fantastic 3 part WSJ series about the Fall of Bear Stearns, you are missing out. (I...
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Why is it that market-worshipers claim fundamentals are responsible for equity prices, but speculators are to blame for Oil prices? Bill...
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"Speculation appears to be changing the way commodity markets work. A debate is needed and changes to regulations may be justified....
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Nice Interview with my pal Doug Kass, the "anti-Cramer" in this week’s Barron’s, called " Confessions of a...
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Interesting discussion in the FT Wednesday about a potential major shift in Fed philosophy: Maybe its a bad idea for Central Banks to...
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Peter Boockvar notes: Today’s consolidated volume for NYSE names was a low for the year to date. Helene Meisler notes: It’s a...
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This is hysterical: WORD PROBLEMS FOR FUTURE HEDGE- FUND MANAGERShttp://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/5/7woodiwiss.html
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Today’s WTF headline isn’t a criticism of the financial media so much as a disturbing forecast: Goldman’s Murti Says...
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Volatility Index (VIX) 1 Year daily reading Chart via Yahoo > I haven’t done a study on the actual correlation between the...
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