Thursday, December 18, 2008

Thursday Randomosity

  • Very busy at work. One of those "eating lunch at the desk" and "working into the evenings" kind of weeks.
  • A quick check of the markets shows that it's just plain ugly out there today.  Yahoo Finance gives the credit to GE, as it had its credit outlook lowered late in the session. The announcement induced selling pressure.
  • And oil down:  Though OPEC announced yesterday production cuts intended to bolster prices by realigning supply with demand, oil prices have gone on the slide this week. January crude fell as much as 10.2% to take out a multiyear low of $35.98 per barrel before settling at $36.74 per barrel
  • Everything on my board is red, except for treasuries.  Looks like the Fed is creating another bubble there, eh?
  • Bush mulling "managed bankruptcy" in automakers.  Compared to a "disorderly bankruptcy."  What the hell does that mean?
  • iPhone app... Pull my finger.  Guess what that one does?  Also try looking up "fart" in the app store.  Yeah, those made it in the app store.
  • More worry over Steve Jobs' health.  I don't own $AAPL.  Not because of that, but because of declining financials.  But the Jobs' rumors don't help.