25 Surprises for 2007

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by chartie, Dec 13, 2006.

  1. REDDEC

    REDDEC

     
    #21     Dec 18, 2006
  2. chartie

    chartie

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    P.S. Mark me as ignorant – could someone please tell me where to find the “Attach file” or “Upload image” button? :confused:
     
    #22     Jan 4, 2007
  3. See? What'd I tell ya?

    Paris Hilton Gets Cozy With Kevin Federline
    FOX News - 18 hours ago
    AP Hotel party princess Paris Hilton was spotted cozying up to bosom buddy Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline in Los Angeles this weekend, according to London's Daily Mail.
     
    #23     Jan 1, 2008
  4. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/misc.php?s=&action=bbcode

    Scroll about halfway down

    "To include a picture or graphic within the body of your message..."
     
    #24     Jan 1, 2008
  5. Here a few black swans out that could happen:

    Bloomberg runs for Prez with Obama as his running mate.

    global warming is recognized as a farce and dropped by all but the nuttiest of nutts. Mainly those who make a living off of it.

    Extraterrestrials come out of the closet.

    Antigravity comes out of military labs rendering fossil fuels obsolete overnight.

    Hillary Clinton exposed as lesbian (ooops no secrets there). Gets arrested and through in jail for campaign fraud.

    Israel nukes Iran, Syria, Egypt


    John
     
    #25     Jan 1, 2008
  6. zdreg

    zdreg

    kass surprises for 2008

    http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2007/12/possible-improb.html
    1. The Housing Depression of 2007 morphs into the Retail Spending Depression of 2008.

    2. Corporate profits drop by 10% in 2008.

    3. The S&P 500 Index falls by 5%-10% in 2008.

    4. Volatility pushes even higher. Daily moves of 1%-2% become commonplace.

    5. The Federal Reserve eases monetary policy in 2008, with nearly every meeting accompanied by a 25 bp cut.

    6. Growth in the Western European economies deteriorates.

    7. The Chinese juggernaut continues apace. Chinese stock market doubles again in 2008.

    8. The Japanese market puts on a surprising resurgence.

    9. The housing bust accelerates. High profile bankruptcies in 2008 include Countrywide Financial (CFC), Beazer Homes (BZH), Hovnanian (HOV), Standard Pacific (SPF), WCI Communities (WCI) and Radian Group (RDN).

    10. Financial stocks fail to recover.

    11. Research in Motion (RIMM), Apple Computer (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) move into bubble status and their shares double in 2008.

    12. Yahoo! (YHOO) and eBay merge. So do Amazon (AMZN)and Overstock.com (OSTK).

    13. General Electric (GE) will sell NBC Universal to Time Warner (TWX), which will not sell or spin off AOL.

    14. U.S. dollar's value falls by over 10% in 2008; Gold rises to over $1,000/oz.

    15. The price of crude oil eclipses $135/barrel.

    16. Acts of cyberterrorism occur that compromises the security of a major government. Financial markets will be exposed to hackers.

    17. The Hedge fund community are disintermediated in 2008. Outflows accelerate.

    18. There are several Enron-like accounting scandals in 2008.

    19. Democrats Clinton/Kerrey and Republicans McCain/Crist represent their parties in the Presidential/Vice Presidential contest in November. Democrats grab the White House.

    20. Sovereign Wealth Funds become targets of American politicians.

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    #26     Jan 2, 2008
  7. Seriously, when do the "surprises" for 2008 begin?
     
    #27     Jan 4, 2008