John Mack

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Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… China Strong, Dollar Weak.  Stocks Likey.  Keep walking, nothing new to see here.  (Bloomberg) Mish says, “Yes, it is a Depression.”  (GlobalEconTrendAnalysis) The Notorious B.I.G. sees a bullish reverse head and shoulders pattern in the chart of front-month gold prices.  (Bespoke) Veteran Buffett-watcher Jeff Matthews on what the Oracle’s recent…

Dimon, Lewis and Mack Save the Rec Center

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pspmBbbOHh8] Watching the big banks’ money-raising efforts come to fruition over the last several weeks, one cannot help but think of the happy endings of several 80’s movies that made a deep impression on me in my formative years. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo comes to mind.  Never mind that the film was robbed of an…

Morgan Stanley, Meet Smith Barney…Play Nice, Boys.

“Meet the new boss.  Same as the old boss” – The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again The Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MS) experiment is underway.  According to the AP, not much will change to start with, other than new business cards and a new phone greeting from the receptionist. The cultures of these two white shoe…