tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:24:02 +0000Stock Market Commentaryhttp://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)Blogger293125blogspot/JcNjVhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-4441236379839219100Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:22:00 +00002013-01-06T10:24:02.617-08:00<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/hwIDtbQlJPo/2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=hwIDtbQlJPo:tSwFYZ42CwQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/aHxkG4jpK-s/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=aHxkG4jpK-s:IYwYlUFG7W4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=aHxkG4jpK-s:IYwYlUFG7W4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=aHxkG4jpK-s:IYwYlUFG7W4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=aHxkG4jpK-s:IYwYlUFG7W4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=aHxkG4jpK-s:IYwYlUFG7W4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/aHxkG4jpK-s" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-1282474140431035545Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:00:00 +00002012-12-10T13:00:54.977-08:00Dec 10, 2012 OK, let's get away from all the political rhetoric for a while (at least a few paragraphs) and discuss business and investing, sans our crazy electorate.  Recently I have been looking at a technology which seems to have emerged over the past couple of years, now is on the verge of going mainstream, and which I feel can be a real game changer in its impact on a myriad of industries.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/Z-iLUvVjNbI/the-game-changer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Z-iLUvVjNbI:ehoOCp5w3S4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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thoughts since the elections, trying not to compose a knee-jerk reaction piece to what happened in my once flourishing homeland of California.  In case you're not familiar, there was once a time when California was the Golden State, the land of opportunity, a place where people across http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/3y-K9NZObvo/collective-stupidity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=3y-K9NZObvo:Ow4W1sFI5Ds:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=3y-K9NZObvo:Ow4W1sFI5Ds:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=3y-K9NZObvo:Ow4W1sFI5Ds:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/8UFcovP_VJI/capitalism-vs-socialism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=8UFcovP_VJI:wceLPzH8PCI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=8UFcovP_VJI:wceLPzH8PCI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=8UFcovP_VJI:wceLPzH8PCI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=8UFcovP_VJI:wceLPzH8PCI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=8UFcovP_VJI:wceLPzH8PCI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/8UFcovP_VJI" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/11/capitalism-vs-socialism.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-4332967522451121553Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-10-18T07:30:22.776-07:00October 18, 2012 The final countdown to the election has begun, with less than three weeks and one debate to go until the official ballot casting. The town hall style debate on Tuesday night was memorable because of three items.  First, the moderator, Candy Crawley, was so blatantly biased that at one point she confirmed that the President had called the Libya terrorist event a "terrorist attackhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/Z65crEwxoxo/the-election-countdown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Z65crEwxoxo:3RprhBqdH1U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Z65crEwxoxo:3RprhBqdH1U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Z65crEwxoxo:3RprhBqdH1U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/Np0HSYCEKZE/columbus-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Np0HSYCEKZE:GznMPDLT-nU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Np0HSYCEKZE:GznMPDLT-nU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Np0HSYCEKZE:GznMPDLT-nU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Np0HSYCEKZE:GznMPDLT-nU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=Np0HSYCEKZE:GznMPDLT-nU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/Np0HSYCEKZE" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/10/columbus-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-3924790749887262248Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:19:00 +00002012-10-01T07:19:44.428-07:00October 1, 2012 Today is the first day of the fourth quarter after a robust first 3/4 of the year which has seen the S&P 500 rise by 14%.  The economy has been struggling, joblessness remains stubborn, Europe is in a recession, more people have joined the welfare rolls than payrolls over the past four years, taxes are rising, yet the market still has an excellent year.  What gives?  How about anhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/GzErNyy3U9M/at-cusp-of-4th-quarter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=GzErNyy3U9M:nuwZZ-JiU2o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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between all of the President’s cannon fodder that keeps arriving each month when the employment report arrives, job growth has been weak.  When I speak to employers I hear two major complaints.  The first is that they can’t find qualified workers to fill their open spots.  This is an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/BfX-ti_gdaw/why-businesses-wont-hire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=BfX-ti_gdaw:77N9U2nywiU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=BfX-ti_gdaw:77N9U2nywiU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=BfX-ti_gdaw:77N9U2nywiU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=BfX-ti_gdaw:77N9U2nywiU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=BfX-ti_gdaw:77N9U2nywiU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/BfX-ti_gdaw" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-businesses-wont-hire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-810967803438973676Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:54:00 +00002012-09-16T20:54:53.164-07:00I know this is supposed to be a blog about investing, but our mainstream media has allowed another travesty to go under reported because of their political bias, and I feel I need to comment.  The tragedy this week in Libya and the violence in other countries was obviously preplanned, condoned attacks arising from the United States' failure to lead.  How did this come about?  First, we have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/lZwS9GcNqhA/the-problem-with-mainstream-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=lZwS9GcNqhA:uJyHmDWCOMc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=lZwS9GcNqhA:uJyHmDWCOMc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=lZwS9GcNqhA:uJyHmDWCOMc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=lZwS9GcNqhA:uJyHmDWCOMc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=lZwS9GcNqhA:uJyHmDWCOMc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/lZwS9GcNqhA" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-problem-with-mainstream-media.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-282566327347060041Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:48:00 +00002012-09-06T06:48:40.006-07:00Sept 5, 2012 As the quiet of August and a summer of barbeques, vacations, and swimming fade, the election BS is in full swing as both the Donkeys and Elephants battle it out over who can sling it the highest. The Donkeys are offering free everything to everyone, while the Elephants are offering who knows what.  While the battle ground should be about policy and the economy, the focus has been onhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/IxUAXCQfhLs/goodbye-summer-hello-election-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=IxUAXCQfhLs:uyjpxtI2H_A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=IxUAXCQfhLs:uyjpxtI2H_A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=IxUAXCQfhLs:uyjpxtI2H_A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=IxUAXCQfhLs:uyjpxtI2H_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=IxUAXCQfhLs:uyjpxtI2H_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/IxUAXCQfhLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/09/goodbye-summer-hello-election-season.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-618523439132626021Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:18:00 +00002012-08-26T20:19:32.761-07:00 Just days before Chairman Bernanke takes the stage at his favorite Wyoming venue, he wrote a short love note to Congress informing them of his intentions to continue with his generous ways.  In the minds of Democrats the assistance couldn't come too soon as the economy continues to falter in advance of the elections.  Republicans have started to howl, to no avail, as the good Chairman has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/ajlphvxGLPk/another-fed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=ajlphvxGLPk:12kHobPlZ3c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=ajlphvxGLPk:12kHobPlZ3c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=ajlphvxGLPk:12kHobPlZ3c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=ajlphvxGLPk:12kHobPlZ3c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=ajlphvxGLPk:12kHobPlZ3c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/ajlphvxGLPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/another-fed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-5476438813846655439Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:30:00 +00002012-08-19T16:30:52.594-07:00Aug 17, 2012 Jackson Hole has been Charmain Bernanke's stage in recent years, the place where leading economists gather to hear each other blather on about theory, strategy, and government action.  The Charmain has established the venue as his own special pulpit, using the stage to announce Fed largess and stimulate moribund markets.  The market has been anticipating, no, actually expecting the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/U7-C9dO8_IQ/jackson-hole-bernakes-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=U7-C9dO8_IQ:UTwtlyOVCqI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=U7-C9dO8_IQ:UTwtlyOVCqI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=U7-C9dO8_IQ:UTwtlyOVCqI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=U7-C9dO8_IQ:UTwtlyOVCqI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=U7-C9dO8_IQ:UTwtlyOVCqI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/U7-C9dO8_IQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/jackson-hole-bernakes-stage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-4453140007348290126Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:47:00 +00002012-08-12T15:47:18.129-07:00Both the market and President Obama are experiencing rebounds in their numbers despite poor fundamentals.  The market has held up with five consecutive weeks of gains despite the potential for a synchronized global recession with Europe, Japan, and the BRIC countries experiencing weakness.  Earnings season just ended, and while it was the weakest since 2009 in terms of the percentage of companieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/COCuf03gPIA/climbing-wall-of-worry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=COCuf03gPIA:H2dQVpGUbSk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=COCuf03gPIA:H2dQVpGUbSk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=COCuf03gPIA:H2dQVpGUbSk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=COCuf03gPIA:H2dQVpGUbSk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=COCuf03gPIA:H2dQVpGUbSk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/COCuf03gPIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/climbing-wall-of-worry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-9066567315349718124Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:20:00 +00002012-08-05T23:20:38.231-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/VGLmCENJPMo/i-am-out-until-aug-13th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=VGLmCENJPMo:kt4HXnTmxe4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=VGLmCENJPMo:kt4HXnTmxe4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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mention of central bank intervention can send markets soaring.  The back half of last week experienced such a rush after ECB chief Mario Draghi vowed to support the Euro.  Markets viewed these http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/VwlOX9oQuh8/promise-of-help-drives-markets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=VwlOX9oQuh8:413GfWKWOuU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=VwlOX9oQuh8:413GfWKWOuU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=VwlOX9oQuh8:413GfWKWOuU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/1u0p8Sdfu6Y/waiting-for-ben.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=1u0p8Sdfu6Y:LGEV2mw3ODI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=1u0p8Sdfu6Y:LGEV2mw3ODI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=1u0p8Sdfu6Y:LGEV2mw3ODI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=1u0p8Sdfu6Y:LGEV2mw3ODI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=1u0p8Sdfu6Y:LGEV2mw3ODI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/1u0p8Sdfu6Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/07/waiting-for-ben.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-1612532120896573200Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:43:00 +00002012-07-15T13:43:45.819-07:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/Y8UCt3pqtso/visa-mastercard-settle-with-retailers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Y8UCt3pqtso:ArDxfb6yVH0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Y8UCt3pqtso:ArDxfb6yVH0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=Y8UCt3pqtso:ArDxfb6yVH0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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Washington (or lack of newshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/7BrhE-4uaZ8/here-comes-another-recession-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=7BrhE-4uaZ8:b9Jxeo2Q_rs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=7BrhE-4uaZ8:b9Jxeo2Q_rs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=7BrhE-4uaZ8:b9Jxeo2Q_rs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=7BrhE-4uaZ8:b9Jxeo2Q_rs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=7BrhE-4uaZ8:b9Jxeo2Q_rs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/7BrhE-4uaZ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/07/here-comes-another-recession-are-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-1968925447669523361Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:06:00 +00002012-07-02T20:06:44.895-07:00The first half of 2012 was a wild one, with domestic markets soaring in the first quarter, taking a hard dive early in the second quarter, and then closing with one of the strongest June performances in years. Contradicting most estimates, the S&P 500 (chart below) out performed bonds and commodities in the first half of the year, rising 8.6%.  The stock market gains haven't helped consumers as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/CO-pQ5el0D4/mid-year-summary-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=CO-pQ5el0D4:noYGr8r_Uwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=CO-pQ5el0D4:noYGr8r_Uwk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=CO-pQ5el0D4:noYGr8r_Uwk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=CO-pQ5el0D4:noYGr8r_Uwk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?i=CO-pQ5el0D4:noYGr8r_Uwk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~4/CO-pQ5el0D4" height="1" width="1"/>http://weeklymarketnotes.blogspot.com/2012/07/mid-year-summary-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516981832244070685.post-4946578511040724524Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:19:00 +00002012-06-25T09:19:59.978-07:00 <!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/_Xpm6c4s64s/oil-falls-as-global-economy-stalls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=_Xpm6c4s64s:_Lq-3Hxwpwg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JcNjV/~3/n16yyJ3YRRs/mr-softy-battling-legacy-of-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ned Brines)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=n16yyJ3YRRs:-9uEK80uvbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=n16yyJ3YRRs:-9uEK80uvbY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?a=n16yyJ3YRRs:-9uEK80uvbY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JcNjV?d=qj6IDK7rITs" 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