Rest of the World

 

• West Australia Set to Stay Liberal Highlighting Gillard?s Plight http://t.co/8Vp0mjPjJt Some Labor policies r perceived 2b anti-mining $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Top Stock Kroton?s School-Loans Growth Decelerates http://t.co/NrmeHL4hP9 Brazil goes down the student loan path US has. Better results? $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Merkel Looks East for Austerity Allies in Hollande Talks http://t.co/3uSJ5frCcm Austerity is getting 2b a tougher sell; when does it end? $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Saudi Next Generation Has US Imprint as King Picks Leaders http://t.co/GBReGpuS2x Wahabiism won’t accept cultural reforms; 2 optimistic $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Impotent Mursi Losing Grip on Egypt as Unrest Prompts Reversals http://t.co/tsm8FzIs5x Anarchy rules as Mursi putters; no 1 2 replace him $$ Mar 07, 2013
• EU Unemployment: Titanic in Perspective http://t.co/StpmdeBEm7 ~12% unemployment across the EU & still rising. Sound like a success 2u? $$ Mar 06, 2013
• Pound?s World-Worst Drop Seen Growing in Pimco Math http://t.co/4yqRnOldzj Everyone wants a cheaper currency in the race 2 the bottom $$ Mar 06, 2013
• China ‘fully prepared’ for currency war http://t.co/cdR7AWWTHw Brave words from a country w/an immature financial system $$ Mar 06, 2013
• Japan’s Economic Bad Mix : Yen, Oil and China http://t.co/ELaLyiQe9e Not a question of Japan getting into trouble, only what catalyzes it $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Reforms Stall in Athens as Troika Considers Next Aid Tranche for Greece http://t.co/P0n3aSAe9u Still don’t c how Greece avoids leaving EZone Mar 03, 2013

 

Energy

 

• Chevron Shale Bet Down Under Makes Senex Target http://t.co/GnfWLIKi98 That’s why gas found in Australasia is so valuable FD: long $CVX $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Ethanol Outpaces Gasoline on Longest Supply Drop Since 2010 http://t.co/FluutBbaoa Margins r wide enough shut capacity reopens $$ FD: + $VLO Mar 07, 2013
• Conoco Says US Should Consider Allowing Oil Exports http://t.co/D6FqHkZIvO Now that we make more than we consume, y not sell excess? $$ Mar 07, 2013

 

Other

 

• When ‘Jazz’ Was a Dirty Word http://t.co/cpipuRDcNi Fascinating 2c how jazz musicians rejected the label, but played w/great enthusiasm $$ Mar 09, 2013
• Making a Liberal-Arts Education Pay http://t.co/Ob8wZyKb7Z Trouble w/liberal arts: not enough science & math; written by an English prof $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Stress at Work: Why Women Feel It More Than Men http://t.co/AeLwohdPvL Women tend 2 ‘Tend and Befriend.’ Men tend 2 fight/act or leave $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Rice Glut Expands With Farms Poised for Record Crop http://t.co/6M5bUdEQyF I’ve heard there r animal feed shortages, can rice b used? $$ Mar 06, 2013
• In Geology, Old-Timers Can Be Worth Their Weight in Gold http://t.co/4c7TP8TKxg They analyze plants, animals, not just computer analyses $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Many Avoid Tough Path to Citizenship http://t.co/9HEiMYmQTf Costs time & $$, effort from studying, hiring a lawyer, etc. Mar 05, 2013
• As Pirates Run Rampant, TV Studios Dial Up Pursuit http://t.co/KdBMYEIpOg Story of television trying to eliminate piracy and not winning $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Glad that Venezuela does not have to suffer through more of Chavez, but sad 4 him. Now, what will the election result be? $$ Mar 05, 2013

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Companies

 

• Icahn Unbound Takes Activism to New Peak in Deal Fights http://t.co/M2eAw3DLWc He’s having a lot of fun going after poorly planned deals $$ Mar 09, 2013
• Why Vodafone Should Head for a Verizon Exit http://t.co/0FusnV2ZzG $VOD should make $VZ pay up, they have less need 2 act | FD: + $VOD $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Boeing Said to Boost 787 Battery Tests As Carmakers Aid http://t.co/yOqFiyGlx0 2 Many batteries passing “quality control” @ manufacturer $$ Mar 07, 2013

 

Market Impact

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• Wrong question. by @ReformedBroker http://t.co/jzY7UcQYuS Tie your hands w/asset allocation. Give yourself limited movement re fear/greed $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Proof the Fed is Juicing the Markets http://t.co/6RDGyEDueG Correlation is not proof, but the monetary base is highly correlated w/DJIA $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Welcoming, and Worrying About, a Record Market http://t.co/K3fdzRpOJ6 Last inflation adjusted DJIA high was not Oct-2007, but Jan-2000 $$ Mar 06, 2013
• Young Adults Retreat From Piling Up Debt http://t.co/FRIgpI8ELb Saving is the secret to getting the big ticket items 2 make life pleasant $$ Mar 06, 2013
• Qualified Private Activity Bonds Come Under New Scrutiny http://t.co/LHNuPoAWjQ Corporations have access to issuing tax-exempt bonds $$ Mar 06, 2013

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US Government & Economic Policy

 

• Yale Suing Former Students Shows Crisis in Loans to Poor http://t.co/nhc0JjmEj5 Loan programs seem cheaper in the short run, deceptive $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Tom Coburn?s Campaign Against Government Waste http://t.co/SeIO1CIQI5 Coburn fights for what is right regardless of what the GOP thinks $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Nurses Spar With Doctors as 30 Million Insured Seek Care http://t.co/jgCNVanub3 These fights will be more common as Obamacare proceeds $$ Mar 06, 2013
• S&P Credibility Seen Eroded by Complicity in Soured Deals http://t.co/VsYxQL4wfw Where r the complaints about regulators forcing ratings? $$ Mar 06, 2013
• Warren Buffett Sees ‘Hair Trigger’ When Fed Shifts Stance http://t.co/28nIn3rDiw Right. Now if he would spend time speaking truth 2 power $$ Mar 06, 2013
• US Sequestration : Market Impact on financial assets http://t.co/6zUZXo2yWq Would nitially b deflationary, but lead to growth later IMO $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Dr Copper and his funny friends dont agree with SP500 – Divergence ! http://t.co/TpmemT4Ai6 Real economy not doing as well as S&P 500 $$ Mar 03, 2013
• US Restaurant Index and US Consumer Confidence http://t.co/4Bc83xsrbU Restaurants r sensitive indicators of consumer behavior: weak now $$ Mar 03, 2013
• Federal Reserve: What Happens When It Runs Out of Ammo? http://t.co/F2jHPEROU3 What happens when they need2tighten & reaction is violent $$ Mar 03, 2013
• Two Scenarios for Future of ‘Big Finance’ http://t.co/DdQwk7Jyj6 Finance still needs 2 shrink, the economy needs total debt 2b < 2x GDP $$ Mar 03, 2013
• US Incomes Fall, Spending Rises http://t.co/ldYgPDETEc What do you expect when you add back the payroll tax? $WMT takes a hit also $$ Mar 03, 2013
• Druckenmiller Sees Storm Worse Than ?08 as Seniors Steal http://t.co/A0eSwqZYab It is very bad, but I don’t get the $211T number, too big $$ Mar 03, 2013
• Obama Orders Cuts That Will Be ?Slow Grind? on Economy http://t.co/lgzqxK8iWw Next stop, 3/27 when the spending authorization expires $$ Mar 03, 2013
• Obama Makes Cuts Personal in Strategy to Bend Congress http://t.co/AqjKaD865f May try to mismanage sequester to embarrass Republicans $$ Mar 03, 2013

Markets

 

• Edge: Milevsky, Ritholtz, Zweig, Ferri & More http://t.co/N5CIsbv4x4 This year?s Edge Q is What *should* we be worried about? I’m in it 2 $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Kass Takes Buffett?s Challenge to Present Bearish Questions http://t.co/WEmq4Y57Cn @DougKass gets fun of poking holes in Warren’s theses $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Buffett’s Advice to Apple’s Tim Cook: Ignore Einhorn http://t.co/5z6QEoMBAm Warren tells him to manage for the long haul. Wise words $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Investing methods that beat the market http://t.co/1CFvZQMwLf Momentum, small cap, value, yield — can all be mimicked through ETFs $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Birinyi Says Buy Mining, Technology Shares as Bull Ages http://t.co/ywui2NoQwL Yes 4 tech, but miners have over developed, poor profits $$ Mar 05, 2013
• How much do stocks really return? http://t.co/J3u19M5AmP Good article, but I think the advantage of stocks over inv grade bonds is ~1%/yr $$ Mar 05, 2013
• Say Goodbye to the 4% Rule for Retirement http://t.co/AhWrDqfOdy Better rule: Ten-year Tsy yield +2% if bullish, +1% neutral, +0% bearish $$ Mar 05, 2013

 

Other

 

• In Florida, Sinkhole Risks Grow With Urban Expansion http://t.co/VRX7vsSqDr West Central Florida has a sinkholes, could lose 4 counties? $$ Mar 07, 2013
• Imagining a Post-Bundle World for Cable TV http://t.co/U86Jducpeg Popular shows/networks would do better, less popular would suffer $$ Mar 03, 2013

 

Replies & Retweets

• Why should the companies you listed pay 6%, when all of them could issue senior unsecured for less than that? http://t.co/Shc5Rq4c8F Mar 07, 2013
• @The_Analyst They would give up that much to avoid being sr unsec liability?? Mar 07, 2013
• Bigtime MT @BarbarianCap: $PRU >Annuity Fees Would Make Bankers Dance http://t.co/brvonxtRHS >> CEO touting how expensive their products r Mar 07, 2013
• You can say that again RT @munilass: This is beautiful. The use of drones is finally getting the attention it deserves. Mar 07, 2013
• Good one! RT @JMucken: @AlephBlog It would be metaphorical to give the winner a “gold” medal. Mar 06, 2013
• I agree w/that, as it says in Romans 3:8 http://t.co/wYE9utGxjD RT @cogent_rambling: Bad doesn’t erase good. http://t.co/6yCqpHp405 Mar 06, 2013
• RT @agnestcrane: I’d say credit markets feel pretty good about banks ahead of stress tests. BofA, GS, MS CDS spreads have more than halv … Mar 06, 2013
• I use that when I worry about retailer spam RT @cullenroche: On a more serious note, why in the world do I still use my Yahoo email account? Mar 06, 2013
• Maybe we could turn competitive devaluation into an Olympic sport. Send all finance ministers & central bankers 2 Sochi w/a 1-way ticket $$ Mar 06, 2013
• @Fullcarry Thanks for the info, helps Mar 05, 2013
• Jesus will surprise him RT @mattrixDOTinfo: re: Chavez and being sad. It’s a shame Chavez will now have 2b held accountable to our Maker. Mar 05, 2013

 

FWIW

• My week on twitter: 39 retweets received, 2 new listings, 90 new followers, 36 mentions. Via: http://t.co/cPSEMLXpb8 Mar 07, 2013