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i got it through outlook so idk is there somewhere i can upload it
EDIT: if you interested i can email it to who ever wants it
its called basic points by don cox
heres the overveiw
Spoiler!
OVERVIEW
Too many equity investors are getting sick of the stock market. Glowing
corporate earnings don't seem to matter anymore, and the market is subject
to absurdly wide price swings. Many American equity investors who are
pulling money out of their mutual funds are telling advisors they think the
stock market must be rigged.
The seemingly endless pattern of risk-on risk-off days in European and North
American stocks which scares investors originates from the Wagnerian-scale
drama of the existential crisis of the euro, and the problems of European
and, to a somewhat lesser extent, American banks.
These dramas play out against the backdrop of growing fears of a new global
recession, which could, some analysts fear, be at least as challenging as its
predecessor, because governments have exhausted their bailout funds.
We are not convinced that a North American recession is inevitable and, in
any case, we doubt that its severity would approach 2008 levels. Zero interest
rates and record defi cits should be good cushions.
This month we explain why investors should indeed be worried about those
badly-managed Wall Street and European banks in the light of the collapse
of their asset pricing models.
But we suggest that those endless crises in the eurozone could very likely
trigger a policy response that would dramatically improve the outlook for
European banks—and stocks generally.
We also consider the implications of the politicization of the Keystone
application in a broader context of debates on US energy policies. The Canadian
government and much of the Canadian oil industry were surprisingly naive
about Keystone's chances, actually believing that environmental issues were
the only barriers to an Obama OK.
We are leaving our Asset Mix recommendations unchanged.
FWIW, there appears to be bullish action in GS options, Dec 110 calls, 10000 volume today, haven't confirmed if bought/sold. In Goldman we trust. Posted via RS Mobile
^ The only green in a sea of red. Unless you can prove to me that DE has decoupled from the broader economy, it looks like a sell to me. CAT, CMI, Komatsu all falling as we speak.
talk about fade a rally. hope u sold at 77$ Posted via RS Mobile
i'm not a trader, this is a solid stock for the long term.
today's results, much like CAT's results for Q3, prove they are a well run business & a leader in their market.
i'll hold onto DE for a long time - there's no reason for me (that's me, not someone else) to sell
"LONDON - A bakery owner was forced to make 102,000 cupcakes after being swamped by customers taking up her cut-price Groupon offer, according to reports Tuesday.
Rachel Brown offered a 75 percent discount on 12 cupcakes, which normally cost $40 (£26), the BBC reported.
However, Brown under-estimated the popularity of the deal and was unable to cope when 8,500 people signed up for the $10 (£6.50) bargain.
Brown's Need a Cake bakery, which employs eight staff in Reading, U.K., had to bring in temporary workers through an employment agency to fulfil the orders, at a cost of $19,500 (£12,500) — wiping out her profits for the year.
She also lost between $2.90 (£2.50) and $4.70 (£3) on each batch she sold, the BBC reported.
"Without doubt, it was my worst ever business decision," she told the BBC. "We had thousands of orders pouring in that really we hadn't expected to have. A much larger company would have difficulty coping."
Chicago-based Groupon sells Internet coupons for everything from spa treatments to cosmetic surgery.
Firms sign up in the hope of getting new repeat customers out of the initial deal or selling additional goods to shoppers during their first visit.
Groupon went public earlier this month at $20 a share, valuing the business at $13 billion.
Brown, who has run the business for 25 years, was quoted in the Daily Telegraph saying: "We take pride in making cakes of exceptional quality but I had to bring in agency staff on top of my usual staff, who had nowhere near the same skills. I was very worried about standards dropping and hated the thought of letting anybody down.
"My poor staff were having to slog away at all hours — one of them even came in at 3 a.m. because she couldn't sleep for worry," she told the newspaper. "We are still working to make up the lost money and will not be doing this again."
Heather Dickinson, international communications director for Groupon, told the BBC there was no limit to the number of vouchers that could be sold.
"We approach each business with a tailored, individual approach based on the prior history of similar deals," she said, adding the company had been in "constant contact" with Need a Cake.
She later told msnbc.com: "We work very closely with small businesses, but ultimately, they know their businesses best and what they're able to handle."
She added: "Need a Cake wanted to run a national deal with us, but we advised them to feature in a few cities so they wouldn't overextend themselves."
As much as they want to blame groupon for this, the owner messed up offering something so ridiculous. Besides, I assume most businesses offering these group deals probably expect to lose money or break even; it's part of the cost to acquire new customers.
For 20k, she got national exposure. Some might even consider that a deal.
As much as they want to blame groupon for this, the owner messed up offering something so ridiculous. Besides, I assume most businesses offering these group deals probably expect to lose money or break even; it's part of the cost to acquire new customers.
For 20k, she got national exposure. Some might even consider that a deal.
she lost more than $20K, $20K was just hte labour
groupon is a marketing tool that has just gotten too big too quick, many, many bad stories come from it, and you're right, its b/c the business owners don't do their due diligence adequately
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