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POPSJohn Edwards Admits to Affair I doubt any of us are shocked by this. But this guy seems to be one of the bigger hypocrits out there. Not just the affair, but the hedge fund stuff, two Americas, etc..
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POPSBullish Sentiment Trends Lower Sentiment never matters until it does. And it always looks obvious in retrospect. Here we have the AAII sentiment numbers showing huge investor pessimism.
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POPSBig Mac Attack "I'll take foods I haven't eaten for over a decade, Alex." Sounds good, though. These sorts of stocks have been rallying a bit because traders look for "safe harbors" during rough economic times.
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POPSFreddie Mac Attack Hoo, that's horrible. A consensus 41 cent loss to an actual $1.63 loss? So it's cutting the dividend by 5-cents and also plans on selling $5.5B in stock. Any takers? LOL.
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POPSNetflix Continues to Grow Love Netflix. I have the Roku streaming box hooked up to the TV. I've mostly watched older classic movies and some stuff I missed along the way. One stinker was Mark Hamill in 1993's Time Runner. Avoid at all costs. I didn't make it all the way through it.
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POPSTurning Coal Into Gasoline Drilling for more oil may only be a temporary fix, but read down the article for the possibility of turning coal into synthetic fuel, as South Africa does.
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POPSNo Beer, No Civilization I ddn't want to clip too much. Just read it. And I'll probably run into you at the store on the way home picking up a 12-pack!
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POPSMiami Dolphins to Start 26ft. Animatronic JT With the Miami Dolphins' woes on defense, coach Cam Cameron announced in a pre-game interview that the 26ft animatronic statue of Jason Taylor would get the start today. Cameron said, "We're going to send animatronic JT in hard every play, and see if the Giants line can trap block that."
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POPSNational Strategy Needed to Fight Obesity Here's a national strategy: Put down the fork and go for a brisk walk. What's so hard about that, folks? Why do the folks look to the government for a solution to their self-induced problems? It's no secret why folks are overweight. You're worried about health care in this country? The diseases caused by being overweight are costing America a fortune. Maybe health care premiums should be based on your body mass. Maybe it'd give folks some incentive to change their lifestyles!