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What's going on – Evening News RoundUp
ecthompsonmd November 10, 2008

Monday Evening News Roundup Brookshire Hathaway, the investment group led by Warren Buffett, posted a third-quarter profit of $1.06 billion. This was a net income decrease by 77%. It is the fourth straight quarter of profit loss, but it must be understood that they made a profit. It was just less profit than they’ve made in the past. Political Animal’s Hilzoy had a nice post this morning on trusting Barack Obama. Personally, I believe that Barack Obama will have trouble from the left and from the right. He will not be liberal enough for the left and he won’t be conservative

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What's Going On – News Roundup
ecthompsonmd October 7, 2008

Tuesday evening news Roundup I am not sure what we did by giving Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson $700 billion to spend. The stock market isn’t happy. The stock market fell approximately 5% today. So far in 2008, the stock market has lost 32% of its value. This is the worst loss in value since 1937. Want more dire warnings?  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has hinted that the Fed may lower interest rates. I thought that low interest rates were one of the reasons we got into this problem! Hedge funds, on average, lost over 4% in September. Early trading in Asian markets looks like the bad news

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What's Going On: Evening Edition of News Round Up
ecthompsonmd July 21, 2008

Nothing is safe: Tomatoes, lettuce, and now, Jalapeños have salmonella. What’s next – Air? Oh, right, most of the air that we breathe in our major cities is already toxic. I forgot. Obama is kicking butt and talking the talk in Iraq. I hope that all of those folks that were whining about Obama’s commitment to withdrawal are now eating crow. Please notice the silence from the Right as they try to formulate a plan to stay in Iraq for several more months, years, or even decades. In NFL news, all-World defensive end Jason Taylor gets traded to the Washington Redskins

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