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Topic: Are we fools? Time to eat some crow? |
Bas
Replies: 48
Views: 1601
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:36 am Subject: Re: Are we fools? Time to eat some crow? |
extreme volatility of price has always been expected by the peakoil proponents, and in case anybody failed to notice, prices are still near what wouldve been record price levels just last year.
Peo ... |
Topic: On Bloomberg: G8(7?) considers closing markets |
Bas
Replies: 24
Views: 1172
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:58 pm Subject: Re: Berlusconi Says Leaders May Close World's Markets |
| I believe he already retracted that "statement" by saying "no world leader suggested that". |
Topic: A Totally New Thread |
Bas
Replies: 41
Views: 786
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:51 am Subject: Re: A Totally New Thread |
Sarah Palin.
We need more Sarah Palin.
More Sarah Palin.
I have a fever...and the only prescription...is more Sarah Palin!!!!
And I like to see more of all sorts of silly threads as long a ... |
Topic: A Totally New Thread |
Bas
Replies: 41
Views: 786
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:57 am Subject: Re: A Totally New Thread |
Hey Bas, long time no see. How are you?
Trying to relax maybe I should be merging some threads though... |
Topic: A Totally New Thread |
Bas
Replies: 41
Views: 786
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:41 am Subject: Re: A Totally New Thread |
Reuters: Bush says, "U.S. government is acting. Will continue to act."
I guess we always knew it wasn't a real government, and that they were acting all along!
all the world's a stage... |
Topic: US Markets Friday, 10-10-2008 |
Bas
Replies: 126
Views: 3958
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:43 am Subject: Re: US Markets Friday, 10-10-2008 |
| seems to bounce back a little now at -300.....fascinating. |
Topic: US Markets Friday, 10-10-2008 |
Bas
Replies: 126
Views: 3958
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:36 am Subject: Re: US Markets Friday, 10-10-2008 |
| - 510.......looks like we might have those trading curbs today.... |
Topic: US Markets Friday, 10-10-2008 |
Bas
Replies: 126
Views: 3958
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:31 am Subject: Re: Black, Black Friday 10-10-2008 |
French Cac40 is down 9.66% the Nikkei was down 9.62% German Dax down 9.32%.....now let's see what happens in NY....
edit Dow opens 2% lower....that's not that bad....so far. |
Topic: Day Of Reckoning |
Bas
Replies: 8
Views: 513
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:28 am Subject: Re: Day Of Reckoning |
dow futures are about 4% lower at 8250...we'll see in five minutes what that means....
[url=http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures.html]Bloomberg futures |
Topic: Is ING Direct safe? |
Bas
Replies: 11
Views: 747
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:20 am Subject: Re: Is ING Direct safe? |
| I think ING, at least here in Holland where they have branchoffices is a very safe bank and they've weathered the financial storm very well. OTOH I don't like banks with no branch offices, so if you'r ... |
Topic: EU Death Throes Begin in Earnest . . . |
Bas
Replies: 70
Views: 2158
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:45 am Subject: Re: EU Death Throes Begin in Earnest . . . |
| eventhough it's easier and faster for European nations to act alone right now, as there are no clear rules/institutions to deal with situations like this at the current time, it will probably end up w ... |
Topic: Buying Stocks |
Bas
Replies: 31
Views: 899
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:05 pm Subject: Re: Buying Stocks |
I'm waiting untill my savings can buy a complete multinational  |
Topic: Is it the worst yet? |
Bas
Replies: 26
Views: 1230
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:19 pm Subject: Re: Is it the worst yet? |
Good analogy... How long before the ship goes down?
She's unsinkable!
seriously, nobody knows how long we still have before the ship really starts going down. My guess is that we can continue for ye ... |
Topic: Does the EU survive past Christmas 08? |
Bas
Replies: 15
Views: 634
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:56 am Subject: Re: Does the EU survive past Christmas 08? |
| I think most people, and certainly almost all politicians know that getting out of the union isn't really an option if you talk about trying to fix economic problems, as getting out of the union mostl ... |
Topic: Record Sea Ice Loss Globally |
Bas
Replies: 13
Views: 697
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Forum: Environment Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:38 am Subject: Re: Record Sea Ice Loss Globally |
| I highly doubt something meaningful could be achieved for a few billion a year, in fact I'm sure it's impossible. If you however did something on a scale that would matter (like putting reflective ear ... |
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