Posted on November 8, 2008 by goesdownbitter
A quarter century of economic growth has been wiped out worldwide in a matter of months.
Car sales at 25 year lows.
Unemployment at 25 year highs.
Retail sales overall at 25 year lows.
Stock markets at 25 year lows.
At every single step the government, businesses and economists have been completely wrong about the depth, breadth and speed of [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2008 by goesdownbitter
It appears that the only way to move forward is to create a ‘more’ socialist country. Therefore, every citizen at this time should incorporate as a business and get in line at the U.S. Treasury since no matter who becomes the next president, the current president has decided that socialism is not that bad after [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2008 by goesdownbitter
In the Bitter Hinterlands the realization that the government is playing the taxpayers has finally begun to sink in with those that have claimed the economic fundamentals were strong. Back on July 3rd, 2008 we posted An Economic Model without the fancy clothes which made the claim that ‘M’ [money] is a liquid acting as [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Today’s map from Electoral Vote.com shows some truly astonishing graphics.
1.The most recent poll in every state is always used.
2. If no other polls were taken within a week of the most recent one, only the most recent poll counts.
3. If one or more polls were taken within a week of the most recent, all of [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Not that you read much about this in the MSM, the U.S. version that is, because you have to read Reuters to get a true picture of the extent of the housing crisis. Which is why all the flailing and bailing by central banks and governments worldwide to free up the interbank loans may all [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2008 by goesdownbitter
When the Bitter Hinterlands asked back on 8/11/08 “Who will be the next owner of Chrysler?” we didn’t include Ford or GM because the Big Three are all going under due to chronic mismanagement and complete blindness towards proper economic planning. No one in or out of the auto industry thinks that GM buying Chrysler [...]
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Posted on October 10, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index: Oct 07 ~31,958 Oct 08 ~14,796 down 54% in 12 months
Japan Nikkei 225 ……. Index: Oct 07 ~17,489 Oct 08 ~8,276 down 53% in 12 months
Singapore Straits Times Indx: Oct 07 ~ 3,897 Oct 08 ~ 1,948 down 50% in 12 months
South Korea Seoul Com Indx: Oct 07 ~ 2,085 [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Out in the Bitter Hinterlands we have all worked for companies that have - shall we say - inflated the bottom-line in order to increase the worth of publicly traded stocks.
According to the CIA World Fact Book the 2007 estimated world GDP was $65.61 trillion at purchasing power parity and $54.62 trillion at official exchange [...]
Filed under: Economics, Economy | Tagged: bailouts, business, derivatives, GDP, recession, Stock Market, Wall Street | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 8, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Quote courtesy of the Washington Post 10/6/08:
“If you turn on the news tonight when you get home, you’re gonna see that, yah, this is another woeful day in the market, and the other side just doesn’t understand — no!” she said at an afternoon fundraiser at the home of mutual fund giant Jack Donahue. “Especially [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Monday, October 6th 2008
Singapore Straits Times: Down 5.6% today to new 52-week low down 44% from 52-week high.
Japan Nikkei Stock Ave : Down 4.2% today to new 52-week low down 40% from 52-week high.
Hong Kong Hang Seng : Down 4.9% today to near 52-week low down 53% from 52-week high.
South Korea KOSPI Inx: Down 4.2% [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Update October 26th, 2008: Philip Berg has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the ruling against his lawsuit. The case is Berg v. Obama, No. 08-cv-04083
“I am totally disappointed by Judge Surrick’s decision and, for all citizens of the United States, I am immediately appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a [...]
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Posted on October 1, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Update: The Senate has approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 House bill H.R. 1424 by a vote of 74-25. Both Obama and McCain voted yes.
Let’s hope the House kills this bill again on Friday.
The roll call vote on this bill.
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), [...]
Filed under: Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Election 2008, Joe Biden, John McCain, Politics, Republicans | Tagged: bailout, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 1, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Update: The Senate has approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 House bill H.R. 1424 by a vote of 74-25. Both Obama and McCain voted yes.
The U.S Senate has now released the text of the new and improved “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008″ links to PDF on the Banking Committee page. Since [...]
Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Election 2008, News, Politics, Republicans | Tagged: bailout, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Senate | 10 Comments »
Posted on September 30, 2008 by goesdownbitter
Today’s word in the Bitter Hinterlands is ‘disappointed’ boys and girls. After the House rejected the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 aka the Wall Street bailout bill by a margin of 228 to 205 with 95 Democrats joining 133 Republicans in voting no the reactions amongst the leadership was disappointed.
As the vote was happening [...]
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Alaskans for Obama
In an election campaign filled with strange twists and turns, one of the strangest twists has to be yesterday’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president by the Anchorage Daily News.
Alaska enters its 50th-anniversary year in the glow of an improbable and highly memorable event: the nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice [...]
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