Archive for January, 2008
Wall Street Journal Agrees to Print Full-Page Ad from GATA
January 27th, 2008Via: GATA: This month GATA will place a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal calling attention to the international central bank scheme to suppress the price of gold and to GATA’s conference in Washington in April. The ad was devised with great care by GATA’s Board of Directors over the last several weeks and […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
January 27th, 2008Pookie sent $77. TM sent $28.50. Thank you.
Technical Analysis: Books and Tools
January 27th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. In the wake of a pretty good live call on gold, several emails came in that were related to technical analysis. How did I learn technical analysis? What tools do I use? What books do I recommend? Before continuing, I want […]
Court Says You Can Copyright A Cease-And-Desist Letter
January 26th, 2008Via: TechDirt: Back in October, we wrote about a law firm that was claiming a copyright on the cease-and-desist letters it sent out, and insisting that it was a violation to repost them. It’s long been believed that cease-and-desist letters that have no new creative expression and are merely boilerplates are likely not covered by […]
Stop Paying Mortgage, Live in House for Free While Bank Forecloses: Company Offers Screwed Home Buyers “Walk Away Kit”
January 26th, 2008“Uncontrolled words are consistently more dangerous to established authority than armed forces.” —John Ralston Saul, Voltaire’s Bastards Via: You Walk Away: If you are facing or considering foreclosure, you’re not alone. —Are you stressed out about your mortgage payments? —Do you have little or no equity in your home? —Have you had trouble trying to […]
New Hampshire Primary — Sham Chain of Custody
January 26th, 2008I really, really promise: No more election nonsense posts, but this one is a keeper. Via: Black Box Voting:
Immigration Officials Detaining, Deporting American Citizens
January 26th, 2008Over Christmas, I was speaking with Becky’s uncle, who lives in Auckland. He said, “The guy who mows my lawn is an American. He considers himself to be a political refugee. He’s so grateful to be here.” Of course, you can imagine my shock… Via: McClatchy: Thomas Warziniack was born in Minnesota and grew up […]
U.S. Slides Into Dangerous 1930s ‘Liquidity Trap’
January 26th, 2008Via: Telegraph: The United States is sliding towards a dangerous 1930s-style “liquidity trap” that cannot easily be stopped by drastic cuts in interest rates, Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz has warned. “The biggest fear is that long-term bond rates won’t come down in line with short-term rates. We’ll have the reverse of what we’ve seen in […]
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“Foreclose Me… I’ll Save Money”
January 25th, 2008I love it. The f@*&%! buyers and the banks are now in a Mexican standoff. The banks have a hell of a lot more to lose than the slobs who are upside down on their stucco boxes. Via: Los Angeles Times: A homeowner who can’t sell his house tells the L.A.Times, “Foreclose me. … I’ll […]
