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Ironic: Concrete pump used in US nuke sent one-way to Japan’s stricken reactors.

April 1, 2011
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The world’s largest concrete pump is in route to Japan, to help with the rumored entombment of the four stricken reactors in Japan. The enormous pump comes from a 4.6 Billion dollar South Carolina MOX (Mixed Oxide Fuel) facility under construction in the US. Ironically, the MOX facility  is to be used to convert plutonium waste into ...
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Proxy voting materials-don’t just trash them

April 15, 2010
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If you have been in stocks or funds for any amount of time, you probably are familiar with the Proxy Voting materials that come in the mail.   If you just blow them off, they will keep re-mailing them out until they get the number...
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Interactive Brokers misses stock split of Steve Madden (SHOO)

May 3, 2010
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Really?  It split today and my account still shows the same amount of shares that it did on Friday.  NOT acceptable, I had 207 shares  pre-split and should now have 310.5.   It was very frightening this morning because of the error,   Trader Workstation, showed...
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Stock Market rigged? I don’t know any more

May 7, 2010
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Stock Market rigged?  I don’t know any more

Look at the chart below. All three indexes swooned in lock step, almost perfectly.  I am glad I did not have my stops set automatically or I would have...
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EU worries: Worst day for stocks since November 2011

April 10, 2012
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Spain looks like it might be a bigger debt mess then Greece.  Volatility index spikes as well http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/10/markets/stocks/?source=cnn_bin  
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How to Change pressure for RemStar Plus model 1012668

February 23, 2012
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After dead ends searching Google and Yahoo, I figured it out on my own.  The model number is listed on the bottom of the unit. 1. Unplug AC cord...
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All three indexes close lower for the week. Down 3-3.75%

June 25, 2010
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All three indexes close lower for the week.  Down 3-3.75%

The Dow suffered the list with a 2.94% loss for week. Read it and weep. I hope things pick up next week.
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Markets close near session lows over Euro concerns-again

May 18, 2010
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Markets close near session lows over Euro concerns-again

I know this is beginning to sound like a broken record.   Not surprisingly, the Euro hit a four year low. TJX closed lower in higher volume after mixed earnings...
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Market closes near session highs after rough day due to EU concerns.

May 17, 2010
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Market closes near session highs after rough day due to EU concerns.

Modest gains with weak volume.  Market closes near session highs: This is bullish because the indexes came off bottoms as low as -2%.    The Euro rebounding  from 4 year...
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