bongo666

An investor with a keen sense of political humour and suffering a rather large case of self importance.

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Everything Warren Buffett: UVA TODAY-Buffett Fellowships Help Law Students Aid Children

Money – July 8, 2008 Ã;¢ââ;;¬" Rising third-year law student Amy Saltzman is troubled by what she described as the "over-criminalization of typical adolescent behavior."Salzman, who is working this summer for the Juvenile Trial Division of the Public Defender Service in Washingt

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Share Investor's Daily Forex Updates(July 9 2008)

Money – U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) received a boost from falling Oil which posted its largest one day drop since March over $5 per barrel. May Pending Home Sales were weaker than expectations at -4.7% vs. -2.8% forecast and 7.1% in April. Fed Chairman Bernanke helped to boost the stock market and Dollar sentiment by stating the Federal Reserve Bank may exte

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Submitted and Voted for on July 09, 2008 01:25am

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CNBC-Warren Buffett's Annual Stock Gifts to Charity Total $2.17 Billion This Year

Money – Warren Buffett has completed his annual round of gifts to charity, distributing a total of 543,757 Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares worth $2.17 billion to five foundations.It's part of his plan announced two years ago to give away the bulk of his fortune gradually over a number of years.Most of the stock goes to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundati

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Share Investor's Daily Forex Updates(July 8 2008)

Money – U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) with little data out today the Dollar took its cue from stocks and commodities. Initial speculation that the G8 would try to tackle the high cost of oil buoyed the Dollar during the Asian and European sessions before reversing on US stock weakness. More concerns from the banking sector lead by mortgage lenders Fannie Mae a

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 03:19pm

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Political Animal: Dont let the farce get you !

Politics – When I was 10 Star Wars had just come out, Labour was in power in New Zealand, and the peanut farmer Jimmy Carter was causing havoc as US president. Raquel Welsh was still hot.Helen Clark was at Auckland University, involved deeply in the communist movement on campus, not shaving her pits, burning her bra, trying to organise things and people and p

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 03:08pm

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Share Investor: Pumpkin Patch ripe for the picking

Money – Recent purchases of beaten down Pumpkin Patch Ltd[PPL] stock by Jan Cameron, the former owner of the Kathmandu outdoor chain and Rod Duke, the majority owner of retailer Briscoe Group have got me to the point of more than idle speculation.At the risk of getting the borax poked at myself, here goes.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:57pm

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Everything Warren Buffett: VIDEO-Mary Buffett on long-term Investing

Money – Mary Buffett, Warrens EX daughter in law, on Warren Buffett's take and emphasis on long-term investing.Take a look if you are thinking of selling your stocks right now.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 03:51pm

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Share Investor: Stock's I'd buy, at a price: Burger Fuel

Money – Now I have given Burger Fuel Worldwide [BFW] a LOT of stick over the last year or so about some of their decisions and their initial IPO being way overpriced.So much stick in fact that one of the directors that I had a friendly acquaintance with and could contact him about company progress no longer returns my calls.Tough luck, never mind Mr Rickar

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 03:09pm

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Share Investor's Daily Forex Updates(July 7 2008)

Money – U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) mostly range bound with the US markets away for July 4th Celebrations. US President Bush is in Tokyo with other world leaders for the G8 summit where among other things the global economy will be discussed. Record Crude Oil prices and skyrocketing food prices will be top of the agenda. In the U.S. share markets were closed

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 03:03am

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Political Animal: Helen Clark does You Tube

Politics – I don't know who does these "mash ups" but this video from You Tube, raps along in a sort of Weird Al Yankovic way to the Eminem tune " "Without Me", you know the one, "guess who's back, guess who's back...and the voice is a clever Helen Clark parody and it is very funny.Increasingly though, real life, through Labour's

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 12:19am

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Political Animal: Helen Clark stares down the barrel and lies

Politics – I don't usually post You Tube stuff here but this one is a gem of a home video. From Gyon Espiner from TV One news from last year.Ms Clark says in similar words that, she would never like to see good parents live in fear of someone knocking on their door should they correct their child by giving them a wee smack.That to pass a law, such as the anti

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Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 11:32pm

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Political Animal: The Poll's toll for Labour

Politics – The Roy Morgan Poll out last Friday is the continuation of a trend of political polls going back more than a year that have confirmed a clear split of over 20 points between Labour and National since October.The Roy Morgan Poll is a critical one as it predicted accurately the outcome of the 2005 Election and the polls leading up to it.If National w

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Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 05:19pm

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Share Investor: August reporting season will give investors a true barometer of company health

Money – The Kiwi stockmarket is down markedly off its highs last year but the real test or indicator of company health and capital value lies in real results and an indication of the future prosperity or otherwise of the company that you have invested your hard earned dollars in.Gather 'round investors! Reporting season is the moment of truth.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 11:39am

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THE GUARDIAN.CO.UK-With $35bn to spare, Buffett is poised to feed off the bear

Money – During the great bear market of 1974, Warren Buffett was asked by a rather staid fellow how he felt. 'Like an over-sexed guy in a house,' he replied. 'Now is the time to invest and get rich.'Judging by the precipitous drop of all the world's major stock indices last week, if you are in the business of selling shares, watch out. Warren's coming

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Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 12:05am

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Everything Warren Buffett: REPORTONBUSINESS.COM-Market turmoil? It doesn't rattle Warren

Money – This week's market turmoil might make you feel nauseous but it makes Warren Buffett giddy or more so at least. Back in February, while on a visit to Toronto, Mr. Buffett told an audience that he was "370 points giddier," referring to a drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. He added that he wasn't quite elated yet. "Things are not

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Submitted and Voted for on July 05, 2008 08:48am