and the layoffs of 25k-35k are looming. which will prob be received as great news. the company employs 350k so i can see how they need to cut, and shift directions to fight and stay alive.
For the first time in history, the number of jobless workers age 25 and up who have attended some college now exceeds the ranks of those who settled for a high school diploma or less.
I am with you. but at this rate, the population is just marching into obesity and obedience.
What is the definition of free will anymore? the freedom to only "like" things? the freedom to have only a choice between democrat/republican? the freedom to choose war vs being terrorized?
this is what i refer to when i say we are on a road to doom. what will change its course? an awakening by the population that silently obeys today? i think not. politicians waking up and saying no to their masters? i think not. How about our masters saying one day, lets give up some power for better good?
This goes to show that mom and pop not only need protection from wall st wolves, but also from themselves.
Just like tv, all of financial media is positioned to sell us stuff. and we as human consumers have been bombarded so much so, we only know when to buy when the television or the broker tells us to buy. and we fear the action of selling.
The majority of the population is now trained only to buy. The perfect embodiment of this? The fact Facebook killed off the "Dislike" button in 2004, and only gave you the option to "Like" things.
Now can you see why i have been harping on the message of we are all stuck in the Matrix!
IPOs also need to be regulated. a company with $3B in revenues comes out at a valuation of $100B. how is that ethical? and the fact retail investors still buy, shows the retail investor needs protection from themselves.
So far, every buyer of FB on Friday will prob be wondering if they made the right decision.
Shares have been on a decline from $8.60 but i believe this was a calculated move to steal shares. I have been building sizable position since 2.5 months for end of yr time frame.
The company's preliminary net sales from continuing operations rose 28 percent to about $129 million for the fourth quarter, beating analysts' average expectations of $119.8 million.
The biggest news was 'preliminary order backlog increased 135 percent to about $439 million, an increase of $252 million in the quarter.'
Time for banking to be forced into becoming boring again. Pay depositors x%. Loan out at y%. checking accounts, CDs, IRA, safety deposit box and thats it! if you do anything else, you are no longer too big to fail.
If Facebook goes down like Groupon in the near future, with all the retail hype and mom and pop being suckered back into the markets, it would prob be the last straw for many and they would just leave for good.
FB will have a challenging time maximizing advertising, while not angering the very proprietary thing that makes them successful, the user base.
No tech can outweigh the users and their experience. If it becomes an ad infested social network, look out. And i am sure the "Analysts" will manage the expectations qtr to qtr with very high expectations.
http://tcrn.ch/KOvgs2
They are live webcasting all the panels.
Agenda: http://tcrn.ch/JqqfGb
Basically all about venture capital and new trends in tech co's
this is on my watch list. waiting to see how $28 level is treated. if it bounces off i will accumulate. if it fails i will wait.
I suspect Euro will have a date with 1.1 in 2012, thus putting pressure on anything commodity
In the long run, gold isnt going anywhere but up. whereas Greece has already left the euro zone. this is all a show
and the layoffs of 25k-35k are looming. which will prob be received as great news. the company employs 350k so i can see how they need to cut, and shift directions to fight and stay alive.
sign of the times.
For the first time in history, the number of jobless workers age 25 and up who have attended some college now exceeds the ranks of those who settled for a high school diploma or less.
http://bit.ly/MdOGID
I am with you. but at this rate, the population is just marching into obesity and obedience.
What is the definition of free will anymore? the freedom to only "like" things? the freedom to have only a choice between democrat/republican? the freedom to choose war vs being terrorized?
this is what i refer to when i say we are on a road to doom. what will change its course? an awakening by the population that silently obeys today? i think not. politicians waking up and saying no to their masters? i think not. How about our masters saying one day, lets give up some power for better good?
see where i am going with this?
funny one!
This goes to show that mom and pop not only need protection from wall st wolves, but also from themselves.
Just like tv, all of financial media is positioned to sell us stuff. and we as human consumers have been bombarded so much so, we only know when to buy when the television or the broker tells us to buy. and we fear the action of selling.
The majority of the population is now trained only to buy. The perfect embodiment of this? The fact Facebook killed off the "Dislike" button in 2004, and only gave you the option to "Like" things.
Now can you see why i have been harping on the message of we are all stuck in the Matrix!
http://nyti.ms/Ldhod8
Yay the quantitative easing effect.
IPOs also need to be regulated. a company with $3B in revenues comes out at a valuation of $100B. how is that ethical? and the fact retail investors still buy, shows the retail investor needs protection from themselves.
So far, every buyer of FB on Friday will prob be wondering if they made the right decision.
$36.50 low print so far
Shares have been on a decline from $8.60 but i believe this was a calculated move to steal shares. I have been building sizable position since 2.5 months for end of yr time frame.
http://reut.rs/KLHX77
The company's preliminary net sales from continuing operations rose 28 percent to about $129 million for the fourth quarter, beating analysts' average expectations of $119.8 million.
The biggest news was 'preliminary order backlog increased 135 percent to about $439 million, an increase of $252 million in the quarter.'
http://bit.ly/KGC23i
Time for banking to be forced into becoming boring again. Pay depositors x%. Loan out at y%. checking accounts, CDs, IRA, safety deposit box and thats it! if you do anything else, you are no longer too big to fail.
Can you imagine how many people/shares have stops right under $38 on FB?
I wonder if i can buy at $38 and sell it for $34. and see what happens.
the street is doing an admiral job trying to hold onto $38.
If Facebook goes down like Groupon in the near future, with all the retail hype and mom and pop being suckered back into the markets, it would prob be the last straw for many and they would just leave for good.
Watching it dance at $38.02 is pretty funny.
eventually it is going to find a bottom and show signs of reversing. Not trying to guess a v bottom. but its on my radar to buy.
FB will have a challenging time maximizing advertising, while not angering the very proprietary thing that makes them successful, the user base.
No tech can outweigh the users and their experience. If it becomes an ad infested social network, look out. And i am sure the "Analysts" will manage the expectations qtr to qtr with very high expectations.
Greece is saved.....AGAIN!
Thank you