Too much uncertainty. Too much yuchiness. See yesterday. A little that’s working:
NLY just declared a 65 cent per share dividend.
Things which clearly are not working:
There is talk of Research in Motion (RIMM- the BlackBerry maker) getting a takeover bid at its present, much-fallen price. Cover your shorts.
Hit the Save button every minute or so. That’s it. it’s too easy to lose your stuff. Computers and networks are fickle. They crash from one moment to the next.
The wrong solution, mate. This gem is from down under. It may or may not be true.
The Australian Government environmental minister, Peter Garrett, and the NSW (New South Wales) Forestry Service were presenting a solution to NSW sheep farmers for controlling the exploding dingo population more humanely.
They proposed the dingos would be captured alive. The males would be castrated and let loose. Hence, the dingo population would be controlled.
Tthe sheep farmers at the meeting thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, one of the old boys in the back of the room stood up, tipped his hat back and said,
“Mr Garrett, son, I don’t think you understand our problem. Those dingos ain’t fuckin’ our sheep – they’re eatin’ ’em.’
The ensuing laughter broke up the meeting and Garrett and members of the NSW Forestry Service left the meeting very “sheepishly”. (Sorry about that.)
Funny, hut true? These are sentences alledgedly typed by medical secretaries in the U.K.’s National Health Service, Glasgow, Scotland.
+ The patient has no previous history of suicide.
+ Patient’s medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
+ She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
+ Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
+ The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
+ The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
+ Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
+ She is numb from her toes down.
+ Patient was alert and unresponsive.
+ Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
+ Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
+ The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of fuel and crashed.
+ She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce.
Harry Newton who wonders why politicians are so hopeless and so incapable of making obvious decisions. Greece needs to be out of the EU and devalued ASAP. Why prolong their people’s agony? Why does the IMF always suggest such stupid solutions? Is it — like everyone else — trying to protect all those dumb European banks who lent Greece far too much money?
Harry, what is the definition of “politician” in your dictionary? Probably you don't have it, since it is not a telecom related term. On the other hand, you may want to add it as: politician – those people who takes political career and makes politically correct decisions. (i.e. they don't make obvious decisions).
– Jeff
Harry,
I did buy NLY a couple of weeks ago beccause of your article and recommendations by others.. I am glad to hear that is going up based on the declared dividend.. Is it better to sell the stock before or after the xdividend date?