ahem................Isn't a certain Senators daughter and the daughter of a former impeached president in Hedge funds??
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3189437wordpix (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:02 PM
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Hedge Fund Managers Making $2 Billion Salaries from Oil Price Hedges! [CNN]
Did I hear this right??? OMG!
Right there is the biggest problem with the way oil is traded
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:03 PM
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1. I wonder what...
A hedge fund manager's head would look like, tarred and placed on the end of a pike pole on Wall Street? Do you think people would grok the hint?
bbinacan (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:05 PM
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2. Would you include Soros? n/t
Clear Blue Sky (499 posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:15 PM
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7. Soros made big $$ shorting the US dollar against the Euro...n/t
yeah that's a good thing for your hero to do..............Oh wait, you hate the USA also
bbinacan (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:29 PM
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9. I don't know but
it wouldn't surprise me. Currencies seem to be his thing. After all, he broke the Bank of England.
scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:12 PM
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5. I think it's only courteous to offer unmistakeable warnings. I wouldn't want to be deemed impolite.
I like the "tarred" bit. I asssume it would keep down the odor of the rotting flesh. Very civic minded suggestion!
how many of these primitives are Hitlery supporters??
whistle (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:08 PM
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4. Just wait and see the profits from rice, corn and other food commodities
...easy windfall profits money when the deck is stacked in your favor
What is driving up that demand..............................oh yeah Alternative fuels
wordpix (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-21-08 08:29 PM
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10. CNN said that about 20% of the oil price is due to speculation
Actually I would think that about 20% isn't due to speculation
