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Dylan Ratigan With William Black: Pernicious FRAUD
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 18:55:22
THIS IS A FACTORY OF FRAUD: Rep. Grayson
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 18:20:46
Al Franken Gets Into The Act
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 15:23:37
Again: You Allow This WHY?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 15:06:17
WSJ Opinion Page: A True Path Forward?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 12:22:00
KaBOOM! Here We Go
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 11:00:06
More Confirmation: Grinchmas Cometh
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 10:36:06
More Lawlessness On Chicago PMI
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 10:22:18
Best September Since 1939!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 09:51:56
Jobless Claims: Gee, This Is Progress?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 08:58:52
Expanding On Pensions, Annuities And Similar - Longwaves
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 08:03:06
It Was NOT A Few Bad Loans
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 08:02:35
Here It Comes: Title Insurance Problems
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-30 07:49:27
Just Counterfeit Documents... No, Really!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 14:34:41
Warning Signs.....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 14:24:13
The Curtains Are Now On Fire (Mortgage/MBS Fraud)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 10:09:00
PIMpCO: Illumination
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 09:50:59
Now THAT Is Protest
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 09:34:18
Trucking Volume COLLAPSE
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 08:39:19
A Warning To The Political Parties
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-29 08:37:46
Avoidance Will Not Work
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 17:36:39
Oh My, Another Voice That Gets It
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 15:02:45
Some Inconvenient Questions For Our President
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 13:10:40
When They Say It, You Better Listen
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 12:52:36
More Flash Games: AAPL
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 12:37:04
I Always Get Scared When....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 12:18:25
Heh Look The Market Is Up 0.2% And You Are Starving
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 11:53:23
How Do You Spell FAIL?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 11:07:34
Richmond Fed: Divergence!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 10:52:01
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 10:43:45
And Again, The Early Readers Win
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 10:11:13
And Another One Realizes He Was Wrong
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-28 08:25:22
Now Apple Has Problems
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 21:17:03
Obama On Jobs: Liar
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 14:55:22
Just Steal In The Open
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 13:58:40
US Administration: We Want Wiretaps
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 11:26:48
Watch The Birdie (Is That PANIC I Hear In China?)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 11:15:18
YRCW: Tentative Deal With The Teamsters
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 10:11:30
Banks: Investors Know The Truth
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 09:49:38
In Italy The F-U Is Explicit
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 09:29:41
Financial Terrorism - When Does It Stop?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 09:12:00
HUD Caught Violating Black-Letter Law
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 08:47:56
See, I Told You So (Deliberate Destruction Of Documents)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-27 08:35:55
But Japan Can Print Its Way Out!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-26 21:02:56
The Times One Must Shake Ones Head
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-26 19:49:40
More Thoughts On The MBS / Foreclosure Mess
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-26 14:21:11
Oh Look - Some Folks Are Waking Up!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-26 13:06:20
Weekend Wrap-Up: Racketeering And Fraud?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-26 11:28:00
Why Do YOU Obey The Law?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-25 12:12:53
Bernanke: I Am An Ass And A Looter
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 19:06:27
Netflix CEO: Americans Are Self-Absorbed
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 15:08:52
To Warren From The Taxpayers: Eat #@/t You Jackass
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 14:48:57
Anatomy Of A Fed-Induced Bubble (Micro / Macro Level, NFLX)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 11:58:25
Even A Blind Squirrel Finds A Nut (Reich)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 09:34:02
Durables: Mixed News, Interesting Report
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-24 09:01:47
The Rule of Parabolic Blow-Offs
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 15:13:51
This Earned A Link On My Blogroll
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 11:02:45
Hosing Sales In August
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 10:32:28
What Took You So Long? (Reps/Warranties)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 09:55:59
Wen: Stick A Sock In It, Jackass
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 09:16:40
Yuck: Claims (And The Market Does Not Like It)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 08:44:14
Oh Dear... We Lied (International Growth)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 08:23:33
Can Someone Explain How This Is Legal?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 08:14:07
The Autoignition Temperature Approaches
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-23 08:04:49
GOP Manifesto: A Big Fat Zero
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-22 19:29:32
Why The Fed's Policies WILL Collapse The Economy
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-22 10:46:02
US Home Prices Declined (What?!)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-22 10:18:02
Houston, We Have A New Problem (Dollar)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-22 08:30:35
The Folly Of Investing Today
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 21:45:36
FOMC Statement 9/21
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 14:33:06
GMAC/Ally Responds
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 13:52:14
How To Resolve The Foreclosure Mess
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 11:49:32
Let Me Guess: It Was Just GMAC/Ally. No?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 11:08:09
Munger's False Choice
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 10:56:28
CEPR: Drug Addicts
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 09:22:59
Another View On Politics.....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 08:52:22
When In A Hole - Dig Faster!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-21 08:46:30
And Naw, This Wasn't Pervasive......
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 20:41:46
More On GMAC/Ally Foreclosures
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 19:51:54
Alan Grayson Petitions FL Supreme Court - Foreclosures
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 17:43:10
The Only Part That Mattered In Obama's Telethon
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 14:36:40
So 'Ya Had Enough Yet?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 13:38:35
When You Can't Tax Enough, Just Steal The Whole Damn Th
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 12:29:20
ROFL: Ramp Stocks Into Deteriorating European Debt
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 12:03:21
More Idiocy In The Media: Buybacks and Debt
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 10:42:33
I'm A Cheap Bastard: Colin Powell
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 09:14:33
Oh Oh.... Does Someone Smell Something? *UPDATED*
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 08:58:14
Has Business Air Travel Just Been Deleted?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 08:52:33
How Do You Know You're Being Bamboozled?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 08:39:53
When You Don't Like The Results, Don't Publish The
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-20 08:23:35
Mr. McCollum, Cuff Thyself
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-19 17:01:10
A Sobering Read On Shariah
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-19 13:03:35
Administrivia: The New Format And Tools
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-19 12:27:37
Elizabeth Warren And Consumer Protection
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-18 22:53:52
Here It Comes? (9/18 Real Estate Edition)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-18 15:03:49
Here Comes The Spin: Consumer Sentiment
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-18 10:57:35
President Obama: Time To Tell China To Piss Off
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 14:32:28
Fed Z1: From Bad To Getting Worse
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 13:24:28
A Macro-Level Look At Investment
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 10:32:32
Consumer Sentiment: The Beast
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 09:57:51
CPI: Tug-Of-War, And Obama's War On The Working Poor
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 08:49:30
And So It Continues (Europe)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-17 08:40:30
Fraud Upon The Court: Finally
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 17:10:08
Sentiment: Extreme Reversals!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 15:22:29
Ira Stoll Has Lost His Mind (Goldline)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 14:55:42
Another View On The Yen
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 12:37:54
Philly Fed: The Trend Continues
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 12:28:54
Sarkozy And The Roma
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 11:57:47
How To Respond To Brokers
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 11:21:11
Inflation Lies - From The Consumer End
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 10:30:45
How To Truly Take Back America
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 10:28:17
Claims, Inflation And More
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 09:00:07
Sure You Will Japan...
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-16 08:27:57
Credit Card Master Trusts: Going The Wrong Way?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 21:48:09
See, I Told You So (Again: Housing)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 12:58:18
Congress: STOP LYING (Japanese FX Manipulation)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 12:35:04
Is Japan STILL Tampering With FX?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 10:54:00
Here Come The Shills
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 09:47:28
Industrial Capacity: Watch The Revisions!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 09:27:01
The Argument For Mad Max
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 09:13:46
Ugh - Empire Index
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 08:40:34
FHFA: Some Tough Questions
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 08:21:38
Press Those Bets!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-15 08:10:54
F*ck You Japan **UPDATED**
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 22:09:25
For How Long Will You Allow It?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 15:53:19
Want To Know What Fueled That Reversal This Morning?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 12:33:35
The Drug War: Time To Wake Up?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 10:18:52
Retail $ales - Is It As It Appears?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 08:50:01
Best Buy: Watch The Rats (BBY)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-14 08:29:37
In One Short Ticker, The Light Should Come On
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 21:41:56
Bank Of America: $20b Of Putbacks? **UPDATED**
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 18:44:22
Now Here's A Cute (Legal) Scam (MSFT)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 17:55:15
Treasury Lies Again (Deficit For August)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 14:37:16
Bloomberg Runs Class Warfare, Fails
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 14:24:48
Well Well Well.... (FINRA / HFT / Manipulation)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 13:19:40
Now We Got Problems......
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 12:29:03
Did We Just Cede National Sovereignty?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 09:14:31
Silly Season Is Upon Us
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 08:42:54
Geithner The Stooge
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-13 08:17:08
In A Word: Duh
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 23:46:13
Why I Post Material Like My 9/11 Screed
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 16:18:36
Basel III Announcement - A Quick Analysis
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 15:10:54
Max Kaiser Appearance 9/10
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 14:46:19
If Consumers Are Spending....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 11:44:29
Oh, So Now Fraudie/Phoney Should Be Euthanized?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-12 11:28:51
Remembering 9/11
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-11 16:42:29
The Genesis For The Next Crash
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-10 15:21:43
Don't Buy The Pumps
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-10 11:47:58
Academic Achievement Is Financial?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-10 10:22:18
Keep Believing In CNBS Boyz....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-10 09:38:14
A Round-Up Of Current Idiocy
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-10 09:18:41
Ok, Why Now The Reality?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 15:53:37
Three Years Late Sheila....
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 15:18:22
Here It Comes..... (Euro Zone)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 14:20:18
A Tale Of Market Disconnects
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 12:18:23
Housing Has Turned Eh? Uh, Not On The High End
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 11:23:29
Hypocrisy On Display: Islam
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 09:54:52
Jobless Claims: Watch The Birdie!
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 08:54:21
Piling Into Bonds? Be Careful
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-09 08:27:00
The (False) Bullish Contrarian View
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 21:23:15
A Day Old But Worth It
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 18:56:53
Consumer Credit - Yawn
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 15:19:56
Fed's Liar Book (Beige Book)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 14:23:37
Colleges And Credit Cards
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 13:26:51
Update To Housing Numbers
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 12:18:32
The HELOC Monster In The Room
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 09:23:19
But I Thought Health Insurance Was Going To Be Cheaper?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 08:52:36
Those Nasty Greeks Are Still Hiding The Sausage
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-08 08:30:55
Oops - Jefferson County Alabama
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-07 15:00:45
Basel III - The Snake In The Grass
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-07 09:47:32
Yes, The Economy Blows
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-07 09:33:59
Oh, You Mean They Lied? (Euro Stress Tests)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-07 09:19:18
Why Do You Labor?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-06 00:33:24
What Took You So Long? (Housing)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-05 22:41:13
So Where's The Budget Discipline?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-05 13:02:07
My Country My Ass (Now This I Like)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-04 19:46:23
The FDIC Cannot Ignore The Law, Then Abuse It
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-04 16:49:18
Ticker Comment Merge Complete
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-04 13:29:38
More Bank Lawbreaking: Terrorism Links?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-03 15:02:44
Oh, A Worse-Than-Expected Surprise (Non-Manuf ISM)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-03 10:38:30
Employment Situation 9/3
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-03 09:19:06
Fiscal Policy: The Fed, Romer, And A Path Forward
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-02 21:57:39
ZIRP Destroys Pensions
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-02 12:04:45
Factory Orders - Yawn
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-02 10:16:16
Labor Productivity, Costs, and Claims
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-02 08:49:09
Housing Numbers - Are They Being Cooked?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 22:29:15
Moody's Folds
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 17:39:23
Updated Wishcast...
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 17:34:48
So How Did 'Ya Like That ISM Number?
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 16:07:51
In Front Of The FCIC
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 09:55:09
The BS Game Continues (JP Morgan)
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 08:46:21
ADP: Minus 10,000
by Tickerguy at 2010-09-01 08:19:47
 
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