harold’s blog…a work in progress

observations through among other things, a financial lens

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Entries from March 2008

naked capitalism

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

recent posts…
3/25: are the feds manipulating the stock market?
3/24: foreign buys of us assets increasing dislocation
3/24: japan says us financial crisis worse than its bust
3/24: traders expect intervention following further dollar decline
…still chewing on this…

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fwiw: to bear in mind

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

so retail investors got the shaft…investors whose accounts were shuttered monday morning or afternoon at $3 now watch bear trade at $10 or $11 today? 

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revised bear bid, dow hits 12595

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

bloomberg reports…has me wondering, what are the implications for everyone who had their account wiped out when the deal was originally announced…? 
Mr. Dimon had became convinced that the deal was in jeopardy after spending much of last week taking angry calls from Bear’s largest shareholders […] Moreover, Mr. Dimon, who had indignantly told associates that he would […]

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harold’s blog announces gains in readership

March 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

we have now reached a million viewers! thanks for stopping by…

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fwiw: online brokers

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

would not be doing my duty if i didnt post to this article, courtesy of barrons.
i have some work to finish up around here…we will talk next week…
unrelated: nytimes explores commodities.

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