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Sirius Stock Up as CEO Buys Two Million Shares

Mel bought 1M shares at $6 a couple of years ago, so let's not get too excited. (BTW, I am a SIRI shareholder)

Sirius and XMSR's Six Year Prison Sentence

There should have been a six-year price cap on gasoline when Exxon and Mobil merged.

Positive Radio Merger Outcome About Two Weeks Away

"Several - more than two but fewer than many"

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How To Solve the Housing Crisis Tomorrow

You forgot one thing -- changing the name of our country to the United Soviet States of America.

Are Housing and Mortgage Markets at a Bottom?

These markets will bottom when people give up and stop asking "are we at a bottom?"

Housing Crash Unaffected By Fed Actions

First our currency was backed by gold/silver, then by US gov't debt. Now it's backed by subprime mortgages. We are so screwed!

Where's the Bottom?

When everyone stops asking "where's the bottom?", that's when we'll see the bottom.

NYC Foreclosures on the Rise

IMHO, this sounds like free rent for a year for people who shouldn't have been homeowners in the first place. Who in foreclosure is going to continue paying any amount toward their mortgage with a 1-year free pass in place?

We Need a Home Price Decline Moratorium Plan

Awesome idea! We should do the same for the stock market, too! Then, I can sell my shares of JDSU for $900!

What the Housing 'Apocalypse' Prophets Aren't Revealing

You fail to mention that price/rent and price/income ratios are still extremely elevated. When these come back in line with historical norms (either through price declines or inflation), then renters, like myself, will see houses as being fairly priced, not necessarily "on sale".

When the Going Gets Tough, the NAR Advertises

They also fail to mention that the last 30 years of appreciation in homes is largely due to the Baby Boom generation's starter home and, later, trade-up/vacation home spending waves. These Boomers will be looking to unload their homes over the next couple of decades as they retire and downsize.

They Said Housing Prices Couldn't Fall. They Lied.

The NAR is a bunch of con artists. I saw a commercial of theirs this weekend that stated that on average home prices double every 10 years. I almost fell out of my chair.

13 Predictions for 2008

34% is NOT a majority, it is a plurality.

CEOs in Subprime Said 'Apres Moi le Deluge'

These CEO retirement packages should be in shares of CDOs, equity tranche preferably.

Housing and Recession -- Does it Really Matter?

"if there is a recession but you don't lose your job or have your pay cut are you really affected by the recession?"

Psychologically you are affected. In past recessions, I have cut back on my discretionary spending for fear of a job loss – especially when others around you are being laid off. Also, companies tend to freeze or cut back on wage increases if business is not doing so well.