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18 Rules Associated With Complex System Failure

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:19:53 GMT

This list below was on ZDnet and is a cut and paste job from this Brief Paper "How Complex Systems Fail" by Richard I. Cook. I suggest reading Normal Accidents if this field of extreme risk interests you. My only argument is how often behaviour and culture and positive re-inforcement in the form of money etc. aren't mentioned as leading to accidents.[More...]

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:45 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October - the highest in 26-1/2 years.[More...]

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:43 GMT

In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the number this strategy would still likely return a gain the following day.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:54 GMT

Even during the worldwide recession it seems consumers continue to abandon ‘dumb’ phones when, for just a little bit more money, they can get a pocket-sized computer – a smartphone – instead. According to research firm Gartner, overall handset sales are expected to shrink by 4 percent this year compared to last year. Meanwhile, smartphone sales are forecast to grow by more than 20 percent.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:24 GMT

US stock futures pointed to a weaker start on Friday after a government release showed jobless rate hit 10.2% in October.[More...]

Fannie Mae Reports Massive Q3 Loss, Asks For Another $15 Billion From Government As It Is Set To Become Largest US Renter

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:14:27 GMT

The latest particular does of lunacy and economic calamity coming out of the intellectual midgets at Fannie and the FHA should be sufficient to push the market well into 1,100 territory tomorrow. FNM's loss for Q3 is $18.9 billion, up from $14.8 billion in Q2, a time when the market was up a good 15%: ever wonder who keeps on subsidizing those gain? That's right - you. Credit-related expenses increased to $22 billion in Q3 from $18.8 billion in Q2. Oh, and Fannie now wants another $15 billion rescue from the Treasury (which is having some troubles with getting that pesky debt ceiling raised to one googol) so it can continue with its plan of keeping shadow inventory away from the market, rent foreclosed houses to their owners at staggeringly low rates, and continue the pretence that bank's balance sheets are well capitalized. Seriously, is the twilight zone any more palatable if one just drinks the Kool Aid or takes some crazy pill?[More...]

Sanford's stubborn recklessness

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:47:00 GMT

Nov. 8--We were staring into an economic abyss.
Wall Street was teetering; trillions of dollars of 401(k) value vanished.
Using a variety of tools, including the $700 billion TARP implemented under the Bush administration and the $787 billion stimulus plan under the Obama administration, the government stopped the bleeding.

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18 Rules Associated With Complex System Failure

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Fannie Mae Reports Massive Q3 Loss, Asks For Another $15 Billion From Government As It Is Set To Become Largest US Renter

Sanford's stubborn recklessness

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