Entries Tagged as 'markets'

Bots Gone Wild (Again)

August 1st, 2012 · No Comments · fail, markets

Not the first time, and I doubt it’ll be the last, but the market had another ‘lil glitch this morning. This one fell on the doorstep of Knight Capital Group – in the form of a disruption that affected a wide variety of stocks. NYSE is canceling a multitude of trades in affected shares: Only [...]

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Bernanke Addresses Housing Market Problems

February 10th, 2012 · No Comments · all ur bankz, bernanke, markets

Ben Bernanke addresses housing market problems in a speech he gave to the National Association of Homebuilders in Orlando.

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Friday the 13th: S&P Slashes Credit Ratings

January 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · breaking news, Currencies, fail, loller euro, markets

On Friday the 13th, the S&P slashes the credit ratings of 5 European countries. Is Jason Voorhees the new head of the S&P?

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So This Happened…

September 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · bartertown, loller euro, markets

A ray of sunshine appeared on the BBC yesterday and made a case that the Eurozone rescue plan will fix everything, except he really did the opposite of that and Europe is going to go full Bartertown within a year.  

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Epic DOW Drop Is Epic – You See What Happens?

August 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments · breaking news, cnbc, fail, jim cramer, markets

Remember when the DOW dropped 500 points last Thursday? Remember when “people” were saying “Hey, there, kid! It’s a tremendous buying opportunity! Oversold!! Buy the dip!!” Well, I really hope you didn’t listen. Because falling knives are really sharp. Since the United States got downgraded Friday by S&P from AAA to AA+, things have taken [...]

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