In obvious retaliation for downgrading the US, the Department of Justice has decided to put together an investigation to hunt for a witch called Mortgage Ratings! If this doesn’t make you laugh, you may need a clue! Yes, it isn’t funny in one sense but it’s still laughable. Do we need…
Volume in the Dow and other indexes has been falling for some time. For over a year I’ve been trying to get top economists to comment or discuss this issue and it remains ignored. Last week CNN finally produced an article on this. Historically there is only one other time…
For Ubuntu Linux users. Yahoo Sitebuilder with the latest version of Wine and the latest version of Java Runtime starts in Ubuntu 11.04. Install the expanded version of Wine (Beta Release) from the Ubuntu Software Download Center. Next download the latest Windows version of Java Runtime and install it using Wine. Finally download…
What if your wireless provider decided your next call? Since they have the information available to know exactly when to make a call and what time of day is the cheapest, and potentially when someone on your contact list might be available, then maybe they should be making your calls for…
There is a tendency to compare the merits of investing in Gold, Oil, the Dollar, and the Equity indexes like the S&P, Dow, and more. There are multiple ways to approach this, and many have simply looked at the charts, long, short, and intermediate. Many approaches have nothing to do…
The job report today came in at +117,000, creating an unemployment number of 9.1% vs. last reported 9.2%. The error margin is +/- 100,000. This means that the number is statistically irrelevant. Yet our news media and low-level talking heads in the financial industry choose to play it up as…