Comments on: Thursday Reading http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: bergsten http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-194097 bergsten Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:13:32 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-194097 Do colors work too? Do colors work too?

]]> By: bergsten http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-194094 bergsten Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:10:02 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-194094 <strong>This is a test of formatting within a reply</strong> <em>This should be in italics</em> And this should be underlined Apologies for cluttering up your blog. This is a test of formatting within a reply
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Apologies for cluttering up your blog.

]]> By: cvienne http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191757 cvienne Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:21:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191757 @Pat G... All I had to see was a MS dot com link there to see that all three were just talking their book... Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley is going to put out the FULL COURT PRESS to try and get people to but the oil they have in container ships floating on the high seas... I'd rather buy a shopping mall... @Pat G…

All I had to see was a MS dot com link there to see that all three were just talking their book…

Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley is going to put out the FULL COURT PRESS to try and get people to but the oil they have in container ships floating on the high seas…

I’d rather buy a shopping mall…

]]> By: deanscamaro http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191728 deanscamaro Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:05:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191728 Yes, Barry, you did miss something. The FT article about solutions for California, such as Oregon buying it out, busting it up into smaller states, private investment funds, Dubai investment, etc. Unless I overlooked it, I DIDN'T SEE ONE THING ABOUT CUTTING UNION WAGES/RETIREMENT, CUTTING SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS, etc and getting rid of some useless polticians who vote only for their only interests and not the overall good of the state. Yes, Barry, you did miss something. The FT article about solutions for California, such as Oregon buying it out, busting it up into smaller states, private investment funds, Dubai investment, etc. Unless I overlooked it, I DIDN’T SEE ONE THING ABOUT CUTTING UNION WAGES/RETIREMENT, CUTTING SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS, etc and getting rid of some useless polticians who vote only for their only interests and not the overall good of the state.

]]> By: Pat G. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191727 Pat G. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:05:37 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191727 It's late and I don't see a link to Kohn's statement. So here it is because EVERYONE should read this and be very concerned. The FED is apparently taking lessons from the banksters or is it vica versa? http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1247205960.php As to the inflation (Gary North) versus deflation (Mish Shedlock) debate read this: http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1247061244.php As to capacity utilization versus inflation debate read this: More importantly remember the '70s.. http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/archive/2009/20090703-Fri.html#anchorbe6052be-67c7-11de-9228-3fb01e8a07e2 It’s late and I don’t see a link to Kohn’s statement. So here it is because EVERYONE should read this and be very concerned. The FED is apparently taking lessons from the banksters or is it vica versa?

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1247205960.php

As to the inflation (Gary North) versus deflation (Mish Shedlock) debate read this:

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1247061244.php

As to capacity utilization versus inflation debate read this: More importantly remember the ’70s..

http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/archive/2009/20090703-Fri.html#anchorbe6052be-67c7-11de-9228-3fb01e8a07e2

]]> By: cvienne http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191721 cvienne Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:48:50 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191721 @Thor "No, what it means is that industries that traditionally employ more men (Banking, Construction) are being hit the hardest while industries that traditionally employ more women (education, health care) are still growing." --- Thor - but play that scenario out to infinity... At some point...FOR GROWTH...We don't need a planet full of schoolteachers & nurses (even though Franklin thinks so)... So for better or worse you have to decide...If you want an economic GROWTH fabric, it DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD to invest in a future where job growth is geared towards those professions (teachers & nurses)... Unless, of course, you want to re-instate SLAVERY and make all the 'goods producers' (like construction workers) SLAVES... @Thor

“No, what it means is that industries that traditionally employ more men (Banking, Construction) are being hit the hardest while industries that traditionally employ more women (education, health care) are still growing.”

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Thor – but play that scenario out to infinity…

At some point…FOR GROWTH…We don’t need a planet full of schoolteachers & nurses (even though Franklin thinks so)…

So for better or worse you have to decide…If you want an economic GROWTH fabric, it DOESN’T DO ANY GOOD to invest in a future where job growth is geared towards those professions (teachers & nurses)…

Unless, of course, you want to re-instate SLAVERY and make all the ‘goods producers’ (like construction workers) SLAVES…

]]> By: Wes Schott http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191703 Wes Schott Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:23:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191703 ooooh, Thor, some actual insight (no sarcasm whatsoever intended, seriously) - very nice. ooooh, Thor, some actual insight (no sarcasm whatsoever intended, seriously) – very nice.

]]> By: Thor http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191688 Thor Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:44:20 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191688 Constant - No, what it means is that industries that traditionally employ more men (Banking, Construction) are being hit the hardest while industries that traditionally employ more women (education, health care) are still growing. Constant – No, what it means is that industries that traditionally employ more men (Banking, Construction) are being hit the hardest while industries that traditionally employ more women (education, health care) are still growing.

]]> By: Wes Schott http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191671 Wes Schott Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:50:31 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191671 @I-man, i 2nd the whale boat captain - kudos for the o and sarkozy shot happened to a friend of mine riding his segway into st lukes hospital only it was two cops...too funny @I-man,

i 2nd the whale boat captain – kudos for the o and sarkozy shot

happened to a friend of mine riding his segway into st lukes hospital

only it was two cops…too funny

]]> By: call me ahab http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-191669 call me ahab Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=31733#comment-191669 iman- excellent links- the bloomberg article on C was most interesting- the picture of Obama and Sarkozy staring at that chick's ass- priceless- however- beauty is a thing to behold- so- it's all good iman-

excellent links- the bloomberg article on C was most interesting- the picture of Obama and Sarkozy staring at that chick’s ass-

priceless-

however- beauty is a thing to behold- so- it’s all good

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