Last night, well after markets closed, News Corp. (NWSA) - the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch - reported a loss of $6.4 billion in its most recent quarter.
This morning, paper and pulp producer Weyerhaeuser (WY) posted a 4th quarter loss of more than $1.21 billion, or $5.73 a share, from a loss of $63 million, or 30 cents a share, a year ago.
An hour prior to the opening bell, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported job losses of 598,000 in January and a jump in the "official" unemployment rate to 7.6%.
So, naturally, at the open, the major US equity indices went straight UP. What's that you say? Doesn't make any sense?
Well, you're right. As I mentioned briefly yesterday, and the day before, and many times prior to that, US MARKETS ARE RIGGED.
As I write, I am watching stocks race towards the sky, with the Dow up 180 points, the NASDAQ higher by 33 and the S&P ahead by 17.
Speaking of the S&P, Standard & Poor's Index Services reports that it expects dividends for components of its S&P 500 Index to drop 13.3% this year. More bad news, right?
Stocks are higher, based on absolutely nothing but hype, not even hope! Zounds!
As a bonus, here's Peter Schiff on why the stimulus package is going to make things worse:
And...
"If the American people ever allow the banks to control the issuance of their currency.. the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property, until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
- Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson
Anyhow, look for stocks to stop rallying on this semi-short squeeze and tank below 7500 in the near future. I'll be back later to report on how the rest of the day went.
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