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05-06-10, 02:28 PM #1
DOW collapses
DOW collapses, Greece is falling thanks Goldman sachs.
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05-06-10, 02:34 PM #2
Yeah I saw the DOW is below 11,000 again. Got kinda sad. On the bright side I was happy Google went up
EDIT: Dammit, I checked again and even Google went down today
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05-06-10, 02:58 PM #3
And to think I almost thought it was safe to start investing again....I have been out of the market since Oct 2008.
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05-06-10, 03:01 PM #4
**** my advice stay out invest in ammo and weapons
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05-06-10, 03:11 PM #5
The most important lesson to learn on the Street is `Caveat emptor'.
The Greek govt on some level must have been complicit with Goldman Sach deals and while they may not have understood some things -- I guarantee some blame lies with the Greek govt.
Even if Goldman deserves the lion's share of the blame.
GS simply assisted Greece with an off-balance sheet transaction, similar to a real estate leaseback. I think Greece's fiscal situation is amazingly self-inflicted. The interest rate swap was a standard transaction, and I am assuming that the Greek officials knew that their fiscal situation would get worse in the near future. Govts make these decisions on a daily basis. GS, just like anyone else, would have to assume that the Greek govt was "sophisticated" enough to know what they were getting into.
This is just my two cents... carry on.
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05-06-10, 05:07 PM #6
Fannie and Freddie need more bailout money...
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05-06-10, 11:43 PM #7
It's not just GS to blame. The Greek economy has been a tottering socialist nightmare for many, many, years, with ridiculously high taxes, massive social and gov't spending on 'the people', a bloated gov't, and decaying infrastructure. This was predicted for years by anyone who was familiar with the situation.
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05-07-10, 01:35 AM #8
Agreed...just read about Greek social programs. Essentially EVERYONE gets money for doing nothing. Example...the unwed daughters of a Government Employee can inherit his pension.
...and that 1000 point drop was attributed to a computer failure. How scary is that...that our economic health is reliant on a computer program. We can't trust computers to kill without human authorization...but we trust the life blood of our economy on them.
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05-07-10, 07:31 AM #9
Dow Collapse
its G.W. fault
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05-07-10, 08:41 AM #10
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05-07-10, 10:16 AM #11
A financial crisis in Greece has a global effect. Who says we are not One World?
Last edited by yellowwing; 05-07-10 at 10:17 AM. Reason: Attend Divine Worship Regularly
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05-09-10, 09:57 AM #12
No difference when it comes to the markets.....
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