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Country: United States
Member Since: Jun 20, 2007

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Intel Reports Deteriorating Margins While Yahoo! Reports Deteriorating Existence

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 17, 2007
It is clear that neither Yahoo! nor Intel are bellweather...

The US dollar Collapse Has Helped this Market

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 18, 2007
The US dollar is collapsing and that is why the stock...

Oh, How these Bald Guys will turn on a dime

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 26, 2007
Why are Americans fascinated by CNBC's Jim Cramer, Jeff...

Advertising when the market is down big

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 9, 2007
I've noticed that advertising on CNBC changes...

You Will Lose Your Shirt, Pants and Underwear with Emerging Markets Here

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 24, 2007
Contrary to what pundits are saying on CNBC, this is not...

Online 1, 2 and 3 Year CDs Look Like a No-Brainer

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 7, 2007
If we are heading into a recession as everyone is...

Strip out California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida and Prime Foreclosures Are Down

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 7, 2007
CNBC is reporting this and it would seem to indicate that...

Bernanke is Missing at Least One Testicle

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 18, 2007
I am long the market and I am very pleased that it moved...

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera's Nipples are Showing on CNBC

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 19, 2007
I can\'t believe what I am seeing at 10 AM EST this...

EBay's Skype Writedown shows the Importance of Sticking to Your Industry

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 2, 2007
EBay's $1.4 billion writedown suggests not that they...

Weekly reset securities highly desireable now with yields close to 6%

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 2, 2007
Auction rate securities are attractive here.

How to Purchase Auction Rate Securities

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 3, 2007
Here's what you need to know.

I am Very Glad the Market is Going Up, But it Does Not Make Sense to Me

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 5, 2007
Today's payroll and unemployment numbers are being...

Goodbye to Maria Bartiromo, Mark Haines and Sue Herera

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 15, 2007
With today's launch of the Fox Business Channel, I no...

Is LuluLemon Athletica a Buy?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 16, 2007
The answer is yes if I a judge how my wife's butt looks...

Intel and Yahoo Beat

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 16, 2007
Intel is a buy on the news and Yahoo! is a sell.

This CAT ain't Purring Now, but will Soon

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 19, 2007
We will never know if Caterpillar's Q3 result caused...

Fed May Have Cut, But the Punchbowl is Gone

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 1, 2007
The Fed has cut the Fed funds rate again.

Sarkozy via Congress and Bush to Hank Paulson: Buy Dollars Now!

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 8, 2007
Americans are ooing and ahhing over Nicolas Sarkozy and...

Zander Out - But MOT Troubles run deep

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 3, 2007
Don't expect a snap-back rally from Motorola.

Benny's got Balls

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 11, 2007
Bernanke is correct not to keep slashing the Fed funds...

Seth Tobias Murder Mystery Becoming Like a Carl Hiaasen Novel

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 4, 2007
Sometimes real life is just hundreds of times more...

A Special Present for Countrywide Employees

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 11, 2008
My sources say that Bank of America is clearing house...

Are all US Government Money Market Funds Created Equal?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 2, 2008
Here is why they are not.

When Obama Loses, there will be blood on the streets of Chicago

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 7, 2008
As much as I fear for my country and for the economy if...

Throwing Good Money after Bad: Bank of America Buys Countrywide

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Bank of America's acquisition of Countrywide is a good...

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Makes Moronic Statement on Georgia

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
Michelle shouldn't be making such dumb statements.

Euro is Going Straight Down

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 9, 2008
The Euro is going down.

Auction Rate Securities Problem Ends As It Began - quietly

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 11, 2008
Without great fanfare, this problem has begun to wind down.

The Most Sensible Idea on Domestic Energy Policy

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 29, 2008
With oil at $130 a barrel, here is the most sensible...

Will the Olympics Mark the end of the Oil and Commodity Boom?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 5, 2008
Like all bubbles, this one has been led by cries of "its...

Bernanke Is Too Weak to Stay as Chairman of the Federal Reserve

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 25, 2008
Ben Bernanke proved today that he is too weak to stay as...

The Coming Oil Shock?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 29, 2008
Just watching Matt Simmons in TV. He published a book 3...

Which will fail first - Lehman, Wachovia, Merrill or Citibank?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 15, 2008
If the market is open, the financials are down 10%. This...

Merrill in Peril?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 29, 2008
Probably not. This capitulation sale may be the end of...

Oil Falls a Little and Canadian Oil Trust Collapse Completely; Uncertain of 2011 Canadian tax act to blame.

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 8, 2008
I count myself among the pool of investors who believed...

Treasury Yields Fall, Market Tanks and Only Cash is Safe

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
Markets are tanking. This is a terrible time to be...

Powershares SKF is Great for Cardiologists

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 24, 2008
The Powershares SKF is one of the new tracking stocks....

Dollar's Recent Fall Led by BBC IndyMac Reporting

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
The fall of the dollar below $1.60 is highly disturbing,...

Fed Governors Fret over Negative Feedback Loop

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
The economy may be poised to get from bad to worse.

Dennis Gartman on Fast Money Says US Dollar is move is Just beginning

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 8, 2008
One of the proponents of the commodities bubble says to...

CNBC Should Take Fast Money off of the Air after today's Apple Gaffe

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 21, 2008
It is time for Dylan Rattigan and his irresponsible group...

For the Moderately Rich, An Obvious Strategy

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 5, 2008
Anyone with between around $1 million and $10 million in...

Thank Goodness the rest of the World Bought the US's Toxic Crap

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 31, 2008
It sounds horrible to say, but it is true.

Too Many China Experts

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
Fast Money's talking heads showed how little they know...

Treasury to Guarantee Money Market Funds

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 19, 2008
The AP has just released the following report. If it is...

Callable Federal Farm Credit Bank Notes are Attractive

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 3, 2008
Here is a risky strategy that I am following as interest...

Bailout Denied - Significant Consequences Likely

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 29, 2008
Our Congress has cut off their nose to spite their faces,...

The Worst Week in the History of the Market and Two Important Stocks Barely Fall

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 12, 2008
Apple fell 27 cents and GE fell 7 cents all week. One is...

Bank of America is Overpaying for Merill Lynch

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 15, 2008
I just cannot figure out what they are smoking at Bank of...

Unless Oil Prices Collapse, Canadian Oil Trusts Look Like a Safe Place to Stash Money

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 10, 2008
With extraordinary yields and trading at multiyear lows,...

Thank God Hank Paulson is Running the Show and Not Barack Hussein Obama

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 19, 2008
Hank Paulson directed a homerun this week. Times like...

When People Start Running on the Bank, Virtually Every Bank is an Inch from Zero

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
Even the banks that saw this coming months ago couldn't...

Republicans Have Killed McCain's Chances

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
I am afraid that these self-indulgent Republican...

Warren Buffett's Billions Go Into General Electric

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 2, 2008
Berkshire Hathaway gets another great deal, but not so...

Powershares SKF is Halted

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 19, 2008
Christopher Cox, Chairman of SEC, has banned...

Unless You Own Berkshire Hathaway, You Are not Getting Warren Buffett's Deal on Goldman Sachs

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 24, 2008
Warren is getting a hell of a deal on Goldman. You...

Today is Worse than the Great Depression

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 21, 2009
The current scenario is becoming one that would have been...

From Inflation to Deflation in 1 Month - Is our Interconnected Global Economy Just Too Wired?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 22, 2008
Global markets of all sort are moving up and down with...

Government Settles for Worse Credits and Terms that Warren Buffett

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 14, 2008
The latest financial rescue package is centered around a...

Harvard's Endowment Down 22% Since June 30 and That May not be All

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 3, 2008
Harvard has lost extraordinary amounts of money. Harvard...

A No-Brainer Among No-Brainers

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 28, 2008
If you speak to anyone with a pulse, part of the...

Porsche - VW Merger Arb is a Hedge Fund Killer

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 28, 2008
From Germany this morning, we can witness a trade that...

Non-Farm Payroll Numbers So Bad that Even Larry Kudlow Will Need to Put Aside His Unbridled Optimism

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 5, 2008
The U.S. recession deepened last month as U.S. companies...

Revising My Winter Travel Plans

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 28, 2008
The one bright spot of this entire mess is that we can...

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: CNBC's Bill Griffeth Gets A Facelift

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 24, 2008
CNBC sent Bill Griffeth for a facelift over the weekend,...

2009 Could be the Year of the Exposed Ponzi Scheme

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 3, 2009
Madoff may have been the tip of the iceberg, but there...

Autos and Airplanes and Absolute Idiots

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 20, 2008
Bob Nardelli, Rick Wagoner and Alan Mulally are to blame...

Wall Street Journal Offers Confidential Info on Its Subscribers to Everyone

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 5, 2008
I was absolutely amazed at what I discovered when I...

Obama taps Tim Geithner As Treasury Secretary

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 21, 2008
Obama is about two weeks late on this one, and probably...

The S&P Dividend Yield Beats 10 Year T Notes for First Time in 50 Years

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 3, 2008
For the first time in 50 years the dividend yield on the...

Stock Market is a Giant Value Trap; This is Not a Generational Buying Opportunity

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 27, 2009
The mutual fund industry wants to call this a generation...

Not Your Father's CNN

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 28, 2008
15 to 20 years ago, CNN set a new standard in broadcast...

Federal Reserve Sets Target Fed Funds Rate at 0 to 25 basis Points

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 16, 2008
There is no lower to go as the Fed exhausts all of its...

Mediorce Week on the Market - But At Least 3 Signs Point Much Lower

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 6, 2008
The past week wasn't too bad on the stock market, as we...

Moody's Says that Government Bailout of GM to involve Prepackaged Bankruptcy

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 16, 2008
Moody's says that the government's bailout of GM is to...

Protectionism - 2008-2009 Style

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 20, 2008
As the Great Depression set in, countries around the...

Dividend Chasers Should Think Twice: Corporate Bonds May Make More Sense

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Dec 20, 2008
The biggest investment mistakes that I have ever made -...

Markets Start 2009 with a Rally, and Everyone on CNBC Says to BUY

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 2, 2009
The only problem is that hope is a lousy strategy for...

Opening Online Savings and CD accounts is Winning Strategy, but Am I Killing My Credit rating

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 10, 2009
I've recently stepped up my opening of online bank...

Bernard Madoff Story Leaves Front Pages, But Becomes Still More Amazing

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 3, 2009
The press is moving Bernard Madoff back from the front...

I am Afraid that the Fall from Dow 7000 to Dow 6000 Will Be Swift

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 23, 2009
The charts are scary and this is unprecedented, but it is...

Just Got my Checks from LiPuma Class Action

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 4, 2009
These checks demonstrate everything that is wrong with...

Steve Jobs to Take Leave of Absence, Your Big Opportunity to Buy Apple is At Hand

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 14, 2009
I don't care whether Steve Jobs comes back or doesn't.

Smith Barney Pulling Out the Stops to Delay Transfers - Trying to Stop a Run on the Bank

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 16, 2009
I've been trying to move large amounts of money out of...

Municipal Bond Values Surge

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 18, 2009
After a short three weeks and in an increasingly dire...

Ken Lewis Undoes His Empire

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 18, 2009
Ken Lewis saved Angelo Mozilo from doing a perp walk, and...

Nicolas Cosmo, Agape and the Front of the Storm

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jan 27, 2009
We will get a new headline about an exposed hedge fund...

In a World Full of Greed and Self-Motivation, Harry Markopolos Gives Hope

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 4, 2009
The Madoff whistleblower who was ignored by the SEC is...

Stanford Financial Group is the Latest Ponzi Scheme: Is this Harry Markopolos' Mini Madoff

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 17, 2009
It is impossible not to wonder if this is the doing of...

Yield Curve Gains Slope and Munis Look Attractive

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Mar 11, 2009
Munis are becoming much more attractive than the best...

CNBC Killed the Market Yesterday, and Almost Killed My TV Today

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 11, 2009
I am incredibly disappointed by what I have seen on CNBC...

Geithner's Bank "Stress Test" Equals Attempt to Buy Time Due to Indecision

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Feb 24, 2009
Aside from being completely awol, Geithner is obviously...

AIG= A*sholes in Greenwich

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Mar 17, 2009
Obama, his Administration and Congress have found the...

It's Official - This is Now the Worst Market Crash on Record

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Mar 6, 2009
At one point today, the Dow traded less than half of its...

Bravo Dylan Ratigan

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Mar 30, 2009
Dylan Ratigan left CNBC and the ridiculous show that he...

Ben Bernanke's Latest Move is Bold, But Fraught with Risk

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Mar 19, 2009
Bernanke's latest move is as bold as they come. But, its...

Warren Buffett Says that We Never Reached 1974 Valuation Levels

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 4, 2009
Warren Buffett says that this cycle's lows, near 6500 on...

Barack Obama Doesn't Have a Clue When It Comes to Fiscal Responsibility

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 7, 2009
Obama's strategy is to spend, spend, spend and to give...

The French Find the Real Best Cash Cows

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 12, 2009
The French, in their search for a fixed rate of return...

Is a Collapse of the US Dollar Inevitable?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 12, 2009
Whereas I had previously been a dollar bull, the recent...

Please Allow Congress to Give me a Discount for Paying Cash Instead of Credit

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 15, 2009
As much as I like to accumulate reward points, I usually...

No Ordinary Recession According to Joe Lavorgna

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 19, 2009
It is good to be excited, but is it warranted.

Around 6 AM the Discourse on CNBC Starts to Shift

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 19, 2009
If you are awake before 6AM and turn on CNBC, you will...

Stanford Financial is Gone but the Lure of Offshore CDs Remains

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: May 28, 2009
The one thing that everyone should have learned after the...

Too Much Euphoria For a Bankruptcy

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 1, 2009
GM's bankruptcy is being met with a huge cheer. Doesn't...

Is Cash Becoming Trash?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 1, 2009
Cash has quickly converted from the best asset class to...

Ken Lewis to Get Lesson on Fiduciary Duties

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 10, 2009
Tomorrow, Ken Lewis, the head of Bank of America goes in...

Irving Picard Takes an Aggressive Approach Towards Long-Time Madoff Investors

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 10, 2009
Irving Picard, the Madoff trustee, is taking a very...

Treasury Should Pay off Debts with $68 Billion in Repaid TARP Funds

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 10, 2009
Ten financial groups including JP Morgan Chase and...

Buying Short Term CDs Doesn't Seem So Wise at the Moment

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 10, 2009
Short term CD rates are falling as the Federal Reserve...

Has Mir-Hossein Mousavi ever Heard of Twitter?

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 22, 2009
The idea that Twitter is somehow a central factor in the...

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa Says Ben Bernanke Crossed the Line with Bank of America - Merrill Deal

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jun 24, 2009
The Republican Congressman wants to hang Ben Bernanke out...

David Tice of the Prudent Bear Fund Says to Buy Commodities, Not Hoard Cash

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Jul 14, 2009
This perma-bear, who has been right much more than he has...

Movement of US Treasuries Confounds Experts and Small Investors Like Me

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 26, 2009
Over the last couple of weeks, US Treasury rates have...

Erin Burnett - Mark Haines Combination Just too Dumb

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 24, 2009
I used to leave CNBC on in the morning to provide me with...

Dollar Savings Direct / Emigrant Starts to List Its Foreclosed Homes on Its Online Banking Site

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Aug 25, 2009
I haven't seen this before. I suppose that it is a sign...

Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett Just Need to Ask Their Guests One Question

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 22, 2009
Not an hour goes by without a guest on CNBC coming on the...

Dude, You're Getting Perot Systems (Information Technology is Dead)

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 21, 2009
Dell's acquisition of Perot Systems shows how precious...

This is Called a Market Melt Up and it is turning Cash into Trash

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 18, 2009
The speed of market cycles is in today's modern economy...

For Chicago's 2016 Olympics Bid It is Lose Small Now or Lose Bigger Later

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Sep 30, 2009
A native Chicagoan believes that the best outcome for the...

Today is the Second Anniversary of the Market's All-Time High

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 9, 2009
And, in case you missed it, here is a very brief summary...

Apple's Move From $78 to $202 Shows Importance of Closing Ears and Opening Eyes

A Article by JRodgers
Posted: Oct 20, 2009
Apple's to an all time high was more than predictable, it...

Troubled Asset Relief Program Not Being Used to Purchase Troubled Assets At All

A Series by JRodgers
Posted: Nov 13, 2008
It turns out that not one cent of the $700 billion TARP...

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