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[lemonjello]

Veterans day

This is a little late but still relevant -

http://legacy.com/Soldiers.asp?Page=FSMovingTributes

View a few of the memorials created by friends and family.

[lemonjello]

Texas is hiring

In case Mr.Market needs a job ->


SAN ANTONIO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said on Monday that U.S. employers were witnessing a clear shortage of certain types of workers, and he warned that this was pushing up some wages.

"Throughout this nation and especially in the state of Texas ... (companies are) suffering from a shortage of skilled and semi-skilled labor," he told the Texas Lyceum, an economic think-tank, at its annual meeting.

"They like to say if you can walk and chew gum in the oil services sector and in the chemical engineering sector, you can get a job. We need to teach a lot of people how to walk and chew gum," he said.

The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.4 percent in October from 4.6 percent the previous month.

Some economists think this takes it below the country's so-called 'full-employment' level, a notional threshold where additional hiring presses on the pool of available labor, creating a speed limit for non-inflationary growth in the economy.

The sharp fall in unemployment, against a backdrop of still solid job creation, has fueled concerns of wage inflation and economists say it will encourage the Fed to hold interest rates steady at 5.25 percent until well into next year.

Fisher, not a voting member of the Fed's interest rate setting committee this year, said hourly wages for some types of workers in Texas were up sharply and employers were now having to pay bonuses just to get people to show up for work.

"In Texas City, for example, they were offering a welder in the oil path $19 an hour at the beginning of the year. They're now offering $25 a hour, with a hundred dollar show up bonus, just to show up for work, and a completion bonus for your work," he said.

Fisher specifically mentioned welders, plumbers, truck drivers, and workers in the hospitality industry as jobs which are going begging nationwide.

His speech was aimed mainly at the outlook for the Texas economy, which he said had shared some of the downturn in the housing market experienced elsewhere in the country, although not nearly to the extent of the east and west coasts.

"We are seeing some signs of slowing growth in construction and construction related industries.

"Here in Texas, we haven't suffered from the coastal blues, and the turndown you see in the rest of the country in terms of housing. But housing permits softened in August, building permits are slowing, and home inventories are inching up."

[IIC]

email:

Have you ever heard of the BIG MONEY that people made in the great bull market of the 90's...when regular people ROUTINELY made extraordinary profits in the stock market easily and quickly? Why? Because the market was in a huge expansion, and everything went up.

Have you ever dreamed that you would experience the excitement of buying and selling stocks, and...watching your stock market account explode $10,000 or more virtually overnight?

Now is the best time!

Have you yearned for a second income... where YOU are in control of how much money you make...and YOU don't only have to rely on your job for income? Well it can happen to you, and...

Now is the best time to start.

That is the advice of stock wizard and CNBC's host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer. In over twenty years of stock market investing, Jim has made hundreds of millions of dollars buying and selling stocks. He's made money in booming markets, in slow markets, and even in scary markets. But you know, he has made the MOST MONEY in the kind of market we have RIGHT NOW! This is the time that offers a RARE opportunity that does not come around OFTEN.

A RARE Opportunity NOW to Buy Valuable Stocks for The Lowest Prices

Why? Because we are in what Jim Cramer calls a "stealth" bull market. The DOW just reached a new high; and a new high in the S&P 500 is just a matter of time. Inflation is under control, and interest rates are still at all time lows and may soon fall even more. This is a much different scenario than we had 12 months ago. All the stock market lights are beginning to turn green.

Stealth Bull Markets Are The Sexiest Kind

The best thing about this stealth bull market is that VERY FEW people know about it. It is not in the news. Most investors and their advisers are too stuck thinking about the past to realize what is HAPPENING NOW. Absolutely the best time to get into the stock market is when stocks are dirt cheap and are about to take off. That time is right now.

Jim says the stealth bull markets are the sexiest kind of bull markets. Why? Because they offer so many appealing stocks at bargain basement prices. This is the kind of market that will make you rich overnight! It is a fact that last year 1.3 Americans became new millionaires. Where did they get most of this money? From stock market gains!

Why? Because high quality stocks have out-performed all other asset classes...better than gold...better than real estate...better than bonds. But you've got to find the high quality stocks.

You can see Jim Cramer LIVE where he will tell you some of the best stocks to invest in, when he makes a RARE public appearance in November in New York City. I urge you to come, because...

LIVE and Uncensored, Jim Cramer Will Reveal the "Hottest Stocks" He is Not Allowed to Mention on TV

I want to extend a personal invitation to you to join Jim Cramer at his special seminar on "Profiting From The Stealth Bull Market in Stocks." He will be giving this seminar as part of The Learning Annex Real Estate and Wealth Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, November 18th and 19th.

He will reveal to you the secrets that he learned from thirty-eight of the wealthiest families in the world -- the important rules, the tactics, and the smart moves from his personal "playbook," that made him huge amounts of money in the market. He cannot share some of his hottest tips on TV. Why? Because the stocks would go through the roof! In person at the Real Estate & Wealth Expo, he CAN TELL you the information that has been censored on TV. He is free to say anything he wants with no restrictions!

Because of his busy schedule, he speaks to live audiences only once or twice a year. Don't miss this rare opportunity to spend some time with Jim Cramer LIVE.

Look forward to your report after the seminar...Doug(IIC)

[lemonjello]

Calling all taxi drivers

email:

Have you ever heard of the BIG MONEY that people made in the great bull market of the 90's...when regular people ROUTINELY made extraordinary profits in the stock market easily and quickly? Why? Because the market was in a huge expansion, and everything went up.

Have you ever dreamed that you would experience the excitement of buying and selling stocks, and...watching your stock market account explode $10,000 or more virtually overnight?

Now is the best time!

Have you yearned for a second income... where YOU are in control of how much money you make...and YOU don't only have to rely on your job for income? Well it can happen to you, and...

Now is the best time to start.

That is the advice of stock wizard and CNBC's host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer. In over twenty years of stock market investing, Jim has made hundreds of millions of dollars buying and selling stocks. He's made money in booming markets, in slow markets, and even in scary markets. But you know, he has made the MOST MONEY in the kind of market we have RIGHT NOW! This is the time that offers a RARE opportunity that does not come around OFTEN.

A RARE Opportunity NOW to Buy Valuable Stocks for The Lowest Prices

Why? Because we are in what Jim Cramer calls a "stealth" bull market. The DOW just reached a new high; and a new high in the S&P 500 is just a matter of time. Inflation is under control, and interest rates are still at all time lows and may soon fall even more. This is a much different scenario than we had 12 months ago. All the stock market lights are beginning to turn green.

Stealth Bull Markets Are The Sexiest Kind

The best thing about this stealth bull market is that VERY FEW people know about it. It is not in the news. Most investors and their advisers are too stuck thinking about the past to realize what is HAPPENING NOW. Absolutely the best time to get into the stock market is when stocks are dirt cheap and are about to take off. That time is right now.

Jim says the stealth bull markets are the sexiest kind of bull markets. Why? Because they offer so many appealing stocks at bargain basement prices. This is the kind of market that will make you rich overnight! It is a fact that last year 1.3 Americans became new millionaires. Where did they get most of this money? From stock market gains!

Why? Because high quality stocks have out-performed all other asset classes...better than gold...better than real estate...better than bonds. But you've got to find the high quality stocks.

You can see Jim Cramer LIVE where he will tell you some of the best stocks to invest in, when he makes a RARE public appearance in November in New York City. I urge you to come, because...

LIVE and Uncensored, Jim Cramer Will Reveal the "Hottest Stocks" He is Not Allowed to Mention on TV

I want to extend a personal invitation to you to join Jim Cramer at his special seminar on "Profiting From The Stealth Bull Market in Stocks." He will be giving this seminar as part of The Learning Annex Real Estate and Wealth Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, November 18th and 19th.

He will reveal to you the secrets that he learned from thirty-eight of the wealthiest families in the world -- the important rules, the tactics, and the smart moves from his personal "playbook," that made him huge amounts of money in the market. He cannot share some of his hottest tips on TV. Why? Because the stocks would go through the roof! In person at the Real Estate & Wealth Expo, he CAN TELL you the information that has been censored on TV. He is free to say anything he wants with no restrictions!

Because of his busy schedule, he speaks to live audiences only once or twice a year. Don't miss this rare opportunity to spend some time with Jim Cramer LIVE.

[lemonjello]

Ok. Since no one got it - the answer is -

Abby Joseph Cohen - Goldman Sachs. "We believe the stock market is undervalued here"

[Rob]

Did anyone notice Rebecca Jarvis reporting on CNN business ?

BillyJoe, no I didn't see her on CNN. But I do remember that show where she broke her ankle. I was watching it with my wife, and when Rebecca's team won, and the prize for the winning team was to play ice hockey with a professional team, I said to my wife, "What a stupid prize! Someone is liable to break a leg!" And of course that's exactly what happened—well, an ankle anyway, close enough. True story.

[billyjoe]

Did anyone notice Rebecca Jarvis reporting on CNBC* business ? She was the good looking brunette on "apprentice" that broke her ankle on the first show and finished 2nd. Brains and beauty. She didn't play the games with the other women contestants clearly not in her league.

---------------billyjoe

* corrected was CNBC not CNN

[lemonjello]

Have to say Erin is the nicest thing in finance since the early Maria Bartiromo.




Maybe a few hints would help - she works for an investment bank and you've probably all heard of her / seen her on TV. If I give you more than that it will be too easy.

Good luck!

That is a young Erin Burnett of CNBC.

[IIC]

You're probably thinking of Melissa Gilbert.

Maybe both were on it???

http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2006/10/melissa_francis.html

[Rob]

Wasn't she the little brat on the Prarie...I never liked that show...

You're probably thinking of Melissa Gilbert.

[IIC]

I think it looks like Melissa Francis.

Good eye Rob...I think you might be right...Wasn't she the little brat on the Prarie...I never liked that show...And although she looks better in your photo...I'll pass...Still not my type...IIC

[Rob]

Here's a financial world celebrity you've probably seen on TV numerous times in her younger years. Kinda cute, eh?

Anyone want to take a guess?

A suitable and commensurate prize will be awarded.

I think it looks like Melissa Francis.

[IIC]

Here's a financial world celebrity you've probably seen on TV numerous times in her younger years. Kinda cute, eh?

Anyone want to take a guess?

A suitable and commensurate prize will be awarded.

Not my type...although I assume she turned out to be a Babe after her HS years

[lemonjello]

Here's a financial world celebrity you've probably seen on TV numerous times in her younger years. Kinda cute, eh?

Anyone want to take a guess?

A suitable and commensurate prize will be awarded.