<p>Ellemenope, I agree with you. Post 2357.</p>
<p>What you wrote is factual.</p>
<p>Pension plans are in huuuge trouble.
People that rely on savings are in huuuuuge trouble.</p>
<p>There is good volume in the juls in Aapl…</p>
<p>I think the volume in the Aug options looks very low in comparison.</p>
<p>I don’t think Aapl is going to move that much after earnings…percentage wise.</p>
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<p>In which direction do you think it will move?</p>
<p>I am leaning 55 to 45 percent…on a direction.</p>
<p>I am not going to say because
I am not trying to win any trophies. :)</p>
<p>Which direction do you think Aapl will move?</p>
<p>Consensus is $10.38 which it will beat because apple always under promises. If it only beats by a little I think the stock may crash which is what I am hoping. iphone sale at att and verizon were down and maybe that will take it down a lot. I think it goes down, but the truth is I have absolutely no idea. I am going to try to trade it at the announcement of earnings If I can.</p>
<p>You have guts razorsharp.</p>
<p>On another note…</p>
<p>That rally we had yesterday that cut the losses…</p>
<p>The market just gave that back.</p>
<p>I sold a few puts today early, and then stopped.</p>
<p>I shouldn’t have sold any, but whatever.</p>
<p>I thought I saw on CNBC today that David Einhorn’s fund is up 3.4 percent for the year.</p>
<p>Dalio, who runs the largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, was down small in the second quarter.</p>
<p>It has to be very difficult to manage the sums these guys manage.</p>
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Agree. My husbands companys plan was terminated this year. There were various distribution options though which were fair. And it’s free money so we’re not complaining.</p>
<p>I am glad to see it worked out for you, Krlilies.</p>
<p>The 10 year treasury is trading at a yield of 1.394 percent.</p>
<p>Omg…that blows.</p>
<p>I million invested in 10 year treasuries gets a person around 13,940 a year.</p>
<p>[Most</a> people waiting up to 10 years to buy a new car](<a href=“Most people waiting up to 10 years to buy a new car”>Most people waiting up to 10 years to buy a new car)</p>
<p>I’m ahead of the curve - my car is 12.5 years old and running fine.</p>
<p>Yep…I try to run my cars into the ground before I replace them.</p>
<p>Good link.</p>
<p>[Firms</a> Pass Up Tax Breaks, Citing Hassles, Complexity - WSJ.com](<a href=“Firms Pass Up Tax Breaks, Citing Hassles, Complexity - WSJ”>Firms Pass Up Tax Breaks, Citing Hassles, Complexity - WSJ)</p>
<p>Not surprising that the accounting field is doing so well.</p>
<p>BTW, I’d skip tax credits and deductions that were too much work too. It’s much less of a problem now (starting with 2011) now that I’m back to using TurboTax. I guess that TurboTax doesn’t handle all of the corporate stuff.</p>
<p>On the opposite side of the same coin…</p>
<p>This issue is big.</p>
<p>For some reason, it is not getting much play.</p>
<p>[Super-Rich</a> Hide $21 Trillion in Secret Tax Havens, Says Tax Justice Network](<a href=“http://abcnews.go.com/business/t/blogEntry?id=16841162]Super-Rich”>http://abcnews.go.com/business/t/blogEntry?id=16841162)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18944097[/url]”>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18944097</a></p>
<p>"A global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion (£13tn) hidden in secret tax havens by the end of 2010, according to a major study.</p>
<p>The figure is equivalent to the size of the US and Japanese economies combined."</p>
<p>BCEagle, I didn’t read the whole article since I have to log in to WSJ…In regards to passing up tax breaks due to its complexities, that didn’t stop certain people from setting up a $100 million IRA. :o</p>
<p>If you have offshore accounts, you would know that the US is doing a full court press on this. To the point that a lot of foreign banks do not want to deal with Americans.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with having offshore accounts. You just have to pay your taxes. Federal Reserve and US tax policies can certainly push investors overseas.</p>
<p>That’s the key.</p>
<p>You have to pay your taxes.
This is a world wide issue. </p>
<p>The UK, and Germany may be more agressive than the US on these accounts. These accounts are owned by people from all over the world.</p>
<p>This doesn’t even look like this is going to be an issue in the US.</p>
<p>The major banks are involved in these tax dodges.</p>
<p>The major banks are amoral institutions at best.</p>
<p>I think the US is more aggressive than Europe in enforcement. The US is going after the bankers with threats of criminal prosecution to get them to release client lists. The US is exerting worldwide pressure, not just pressure in Europe.</p>
<p>UA reported very good results this afternoon with no caveats about a weaker economy. A very solid report compared to Nike. UA only has about 5% overseas sales - I guess athletic apparel sales are doing well stateside</p>
<p>Post 2378… We will see what happens…</p>
<p>Looks to me like the story is already on the backpage.</p>
<p>I think this is a much bigger story.</p>
<p><a href=“http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/see-jennifer-anistons-dowdy-movie-makeover-1695002.story[/url]”>http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/see-jennifer-anistons-dowdy-movie-makeover-1695002.story</a></p>
<p>[Celebrity</a> News and Celebrity Gossip from Us Weekly - UsMagazine.com](<a href=“http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/see-jennifer-anistons-dowdy-movie-]Celebrity”>See Jennifer Aniston's Dowdy Movie Makeover! - Us Weekly)
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<p>My partner was short UA. There was a lot of put buying before earnings.</p>