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I have great respect for you ladies!
I saw that one too, Matt shut them down over the weekend they were so pathetic.
Thanks Tiki! I've had you boardmarked for awhile actually, I only lurk with the best :^)
If you've ever watched Boston Legal, You gotta love
Denny Crane!
I agree with what your saying ladies, heres a funny video
you made me think of http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1383900/you_cant_handle_the_pump/
It's like catching fish in a barrel LOL!
I don't wear Crocs!
I maybe old school but the only guys I notice wearing them have been lazy fat bastards or the tuti fruti type. No offense to those who wear them, JMO.
I wouldn't be caught dead in them. JMO
Not bad, didn't even have time to call that one out!
Good job!
How do I get my Identification card?
Do they ship to Fla?
Maybe I could open up a FL. franchise?
I was wondering about that also. Fidelity requires 36+ trades per year to get ATP and they have another trading platform called Wealth-lab pro that requires 120+ trades a year and at least $25,000 in assets. Have you seen that one?
No not today, I was busy and couldn't stay at my computor the whole time. I was in and out and I like watching your board!
And you also Mr. Zigzagman, roll one up for me ;)
Not bad, $520.00 in one day, and thats just the trades you posted here. :D
Lol, yeah they call that the 10 o'clock rule ;)
Scott Trade seems to do that more than most, from what I've read from message boards in the past. I have an E-trade account and I started a Thinkorswim account to see what its like. I haven't had time to use it yet.
Any word on DSCO? News should come out today right?
Citigroup might be a good one to scalp today.
Try scrolling back through the history of this message board to March 31st and April 1st. You will see several different posters confirming their divys had been credited to their account. Also check the message board on Yahoo on those days and you'll see several others also confirming. Too many different posters to make it up.
Just the flippers getting out, "Selling on the News"
I noticed ANVH is jumping today too! I've been following that since Roger told me about it last July. I've stayed out of the bickering and was hoping they'd prove all the naysayers wrong. I hope there's some real meat to the webnar at 1pm est. I'd hate to see a buy on anticipation and sell on the news kinda day but unless they say something with real substance I kinda think that will happen. I'd still consider a flip if it does. I think this company has some real positives to the long run.
I agree about DNDN going up. Anything that can help the fight against prostate cancer will be revolutionary in my book!
And yes I do know ol' Howard too :) Talked to him on Skype before.
Wow! That long ago? Did you get it then and have been holding? I heard about it a couple weeks ago when Langlui had it on a watch list. I started hearing more and more about it as the validation got closer. Zigzagman was touting it on his board. Great pick, even if you got in it only yesterday :)
Excellent call on DNDN, at 20.27 after closing yesterday at $7.30!
I first heard about DNDN a couple weeks ago when Langlui anounced it on one of her watch lists. It looks like a pretty hot prospect, I hope it does what it's supposed to, if only for medical reasons. Good luck to all!
The spoon:
A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization.
Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.
It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I observed that he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket.
Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When the waiter came back to serve our soup I inquired, 'Why the spoon?'
'Well, 'he explained, 'the restaurant's owner hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all of our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour.
If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.'
As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he replaced it with his spare. 'I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now.' I was impressed.
I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.
Looking around, I saw that all of the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies. So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, 'Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?'
'Oh, certainly!' Then he lowered his voice. 'Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also learned that we can save time in the restroom.
By tying this string to the tip of our you-know-what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39%.
I asked quietly, 'After you get it out, how do you put it back?'
'Well,' he whispered, 'I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon.'
Thanks Zigzagman!
Glad to be here! Looks like with you and all the other big names that are coming by here, I'll be able to learn a lot and hopefully profit from all the experience :)
Thanks Zigzagman!
Glad to be here! Looks like with you and all the other big names that are coming by here, I'll be able to learn a lot and hopefully profit from all the experience :)
I'm not saying the rally is over either. I'm just betting on a correction on Monday before the rally continues.
I would bet it comes Monday. The market's optimism is due, IMO, to the expected changes in the M2M and short selling regulations. I think once the weekends over, there will be folks ready to take their profits Monday morning. JMO.
A DEA officer stops at a ranch in Montana and talks with an
old rancher.
He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for
illegally grown drugs."
The old rancher says, "Okay, but do not go in that field
over there," as he points out the location.
The DEA officer verbally explodes, saying, "Mister, I have
the authority of the federal government with me." Reaching
into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly
displays it to the farmer. "See this badge? This badge means
I am allowed to go wherever I wish, on any land. No
questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear?
Do you understand?"
The old rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about
his chores.
A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and
sees the DEA officer running for his life, chased close
behind by the rancher's prize bull. With every step, the
bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely
that he'll get "horned" before he reaches safety. The
officer is clearly terrified.
The old rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence,
and yells at the top of his lungs, "Your badge! Show him
your badge!"
15:54:03 Today MARKET TALK: Fear Factor Mellows Out
Edited by Paul Vigna
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
(call: 201.938.5172; email: paul.vigna@dowjones.com)
MARKET TALK can be found using N/DJMT
3:54 (Dow Jones) VIX has fallen to almost a two-month low, which Barron's Bob
O'Brien notes isn't surprising given the fact that the market's recent path has
been mainly in one direction. "Traders haven't let losses swell too
dramatically before they step as buyers," he says. VIX has historically
decreased in a bull market as falling prices tend to make investors edgier than
rising ones. "Whether the VIX's performance suggests there's legs to the bull
market is a question of an individual trader's perspective: that is, should the
VIX be interpreted as a lagging indicator, so it's telling us what we've been
doing, or as a leading indicator, telling us where the market is headed?" (SMR)
(http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2009/04/03/fear-factor-mellows-as-v
ix-eyes-break-below-40/)
DJ News Highlights: Top Equities Stories Of The Day
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TOP STORIES
US PAYROLLS PLUNGE BY 663K; JOBLESS RATE AT 25-YEAR HIGH
Ê U.S. continues to shed jobs at an unrelenting clip in March, pushing total losses since the recession started 16 months ago past five million. The figures, which included another sharp rise in the unemployment rate to a 25-year high of 8.5%, are a sober reality check on the economy after some mildly encouraging news on housing, automobiles and manufacturing.
US STOCK FUTURES MIXED AFTER PAYROLLS DATA
Ê U.S. stock futures were mixed after March job losses come in as expected. February numbers are unrevised while January data is revised downward, but stocks show no reaction.
US CONGRESS APPROVES $3.6 TRILLION BUDGET
Ê The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approve a $3.6 trillion fiscal 2010 budget that includes President Obama's biggest priorities, giving him a significant victory as he tries to shift direction from the Bush era.
IBM, SUN IN FINAL STAGES OF $7B MERGER TALKS
Ê IBM is in the final stages of negotiations to buy Sun Microsystems, in a deal valued at $7 billion. Sun is demanding assurances that IBM will push to complete a deal even if it faces regulatory objections, sources say.
GOOGLE REPORTEDLY IN TALKS TO BUY TWITTER
Ê U.S. Internet giant Google is in negotiations to acquire micro-blogging sensation Twitter for over $250 million, technology blog TechCrunch reports, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
RESEARCH IN MOTION 4Q TOPS VIEWS; SHARES UP
Ê BlackBerry maker posts fiscal 4Q earnings and revenue that easily exceed analyst expectations and announces 1Q guidance that estimates an increase in gross margins to 43-44% from the fourth-quarter's 40%. Shares jump 22% premarket.
GM WILLING TO CONSIDER BANKRUPTCY
Ê General Motors is prepared to file for bankruptcy protection if it can't restructure out of court, a press report says, citing a progress report included in a company regulatory filing.
CURRENT, PERFORMING HOME MORTGAGES BELOW 90%
Ê For the first time in decades, the share of U.S. home mortgages that were current and performing dips below 90%. Credit quality deteriorates across all loan categories during the fourth quarter of 2008, as job losses and the weakened economy take a toll on household finances.
CONGRESS NOW SEES TARP COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE
Ê The Congressional Budget Office has quietly altered its estimate of the ultimate cost to taxpayers of TARP to $356 billion from $189 billion, and now figures it will be much more expensive in the long run than it previously figured.
US MORTGAGE DEFAULTS SPUR TALK OF TAXPAYER BAILOUT
Ê Rising mortgage defaults could force the U.S. Federal Housing Administration to seek a taxpayer bailout for the first time in its 75-year history, housing officials and lawmakers say.
CEO PAY SINKS ALONG WITH PROFITS
Ê The robust rise of CEO pay reversed in 2008 as shrinking profits led to smaller bonuses. The median salaries and bonuses for the chief executives of 200 big U.S. companies fell 8.5% to $2.24 million, analysis shows.
OBAMA TO PUSH AFGHAN PLAN AT NATO SUMMIT
Ê Barack Obama will use the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit to showcase a new Afghan war plan and to enlist support from European allies for a renewed effort to crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
EUROPEAN SHARES MOVE OFF EARLY LOWS
Ê European shares shake off early losses to trade flat, with banks and auto makers notably higher ahead of U.S. jobs data that could impact the rising optimism in markets.
MURDOCH PESSIMISTIC ON ECONOMY, FREE ONLINE MEDIA
Ê News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch says he doesn't see the global economic crisis easing yet, and he fears financial markets may not recover for two or three years. He also says the proliferation of free content online is breaking the media's business models.
ANOTHER MERRILL BANKER QUITS
Ê George H. 'Woody' Young, who ran Merrill Lynch's global technology, media and telecommunications group, is leaving Bank of America, the latest in a string of senior bankers with ties to Merrill who have left since the bank bought Merrill in January.
GLOBAL CHIP SALES FALL 30% IN FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTHLY DROP
Ê Global semiconductor sales fell 30% in February from a year earlier, as consumers and businesses delayed purchases during the recession, the Semiconductor Industry Association says.
MORGAN STANLEY EXEC GALLO TO LEAVE FIRM
Ê Morgan Stanley's global head of equities, Fabrizio Gallo, is leaving the firm to relocate to London and spend more time with his family. The 15-year Morgan veteran will be replaced by Luc Francois and Ted Pick.
WORLD LEADERS AGREE ON GLOBAL RESPONSE
Ê Leaders of the G20 nations announce a host of measures they say should help lift the global economy, but defer many of the trickiest decisions or forward them to international institutions unaccustomed to the responsibility.
US GEITHNER REJECTS IDEA OF GLOBAL REGULATOR
Ê U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says there are encouraging signs on the economy but that more effort is needed to ensure recovery, and rebuffs a European move for more intrusive global financial regulation.
STANDARD CHARTERED IN $10B TRADE FINANCE SUPPORT
Ê Standard Chartered Chief Executive Peter Sands says that the bank has entered a partnership with the World Bank to support emerging market banks with up to $10 billion in trade finance.
BP FACES NEW ALASKA LAWSUITS AS ENDGAME NEARS
Ê A double-whammy of civil lawsuits from the federal and Alaska state governments over oil spills is unearthing ghosts from BP 's recent past. The lawsuits may also represent one of the final stretches in a saga of litigation stemming from 2005.
======= DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARIES =======
MARK TO MARKET
There Are 700,000 Sad Stories In Jobs Report Ê Jim Murphy says analysts expect Friday's March U.S. jobs report to tell a tale of almost unprecedented diminution of nonfarm payrolls, with forecasts of many moving beyond 650,000 job losses to 700,000 and beyond.
TAKING STOCK
US Puts Bankers On Their Honor Ê Allowing bankers flights of valuation fantasy was a big part of what got us into this mess in the first place, says David Cottle. So why has the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board just relaxed the rules on asset valuation?
============ U.S. MARKETS ACTION ===========
DJIA 7978.08 from Thursday
NASDAQ 1602.63 from Thursday
S&P 500 834.38 from Thursday
10-year T-note 99 19/32 at 2.799 yield dn
074
NYMEX Crude down $0.72 at $51.89/bbl
Euro/Dollar down 0.0068 at 1.3399