Daily Dispatches

SEC may restrict short sales when stocks plunge

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2010-01-24 00:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nina Mehta
Bloomberg News
Saturday, January 23, 2010

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMWQn8mCXZxM&pos=2

NEW YORK -- Concern that short-sellers accelerate stock declines may prompt the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt a rule next month aimed at curbing bearish bets when equities are plunging.

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Mike Kosares: Obama's box

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2010-01-24 00:01 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:56p ET Saturday, January 23, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Butler says last week's metals smashdown was just a paper affair

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-01-23 12:07 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:01p ET Saturday, January 23, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Debt burden now rests more on U.S. shoulders

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-01-22 22:12 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Floyd Norris
The New York Times
Friday, January 22, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/business/economy/23charts.html

The United States government borrowed more money than ever before in 2009, but its largest lender -- China -- sharply reduced the amount it was willing to lend.

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Silver Summit co-sponsors Phoenix conference with Murphy roast

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-01-22 16:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

Silver Summit and Cambridge House Co-host
Phoenix Investment Conference Feb. 4-5

Silver Summit Press Release
Friday, January 22, 2010

WALLACE, Idaho -- The Silver Summit Inc. is proud to announce that it is once again co-hosting with Cambridge House the Phoenix Investment Conference & Silver Summit Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4 and 5, at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa.

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Bernanke vote shakier as more Democrats defect

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-01-22 13:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Thomas Ferraro and Pedro da Costa
Reuters
Friday, January 22, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2213936220100122

WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday said they would vote against Ben Bernanke for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, adding an element of uncertainty for Wall Street.