03/03/2014 17:10zvassil

Will Russia invade Ukraine?
http://kommersant.ru/doc/2422277
If the speaker of the Duma says "invasion not necessary" - think about what the admirals would not say.
I expect invasion from Kerch to begin tonight/early tomorrow.
I hope it would not happen - but the signs are clear.

   02/19/2014 10:01zvassil

Is the universe a simulation?
Of course it is a simulation - in a sense.

   01/02/2013 13:33zvassil

What's the Share Price for ZIP end of 2013 ?
What happens now?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/avis-budget-to-buy-zipcar-for-500-million-in-cash-2013-01-02-64853150?dist=beforebell
...The vehicle rental company said it agreed to pay $12.25 for each Zipcar share, a 49% premium to the car-sharing-network operator's Monday close. Share were recently up 6.6% to $8.78 in light premarket trading. The stock has risen 4.6% over the past three months...
How would you settle this case?

   08/18/2012 11:41zvassil

Will Google launch its own tablet in 2012 ?
What about the Nexus 7?

   08/17/2012 15:50zvassil

Will Facebook lose 50% of its IPO value within its first year?
19.010 intraday

   06/11/2012 15:16zvassil

will Pinterest get more Users than Facebook?
Maybe? How do you define that?

   06/01/2012 03:48zvassil

Will Brasil's president sign the controversial forestry bill into law?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/brazil-s-wild-west-gets-a-law-that-makes-everyone-unhappy.html

Well, now what? Did she sign the bill, or not exactly?

   05/19/2012 17:03zvassil

Will dissident Chen Guangcheng leave China?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinese-dissident-leaves-for-us-reports-2012-05-19?link=MW_home_latest_news

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese dissident whose escape from 19 months of house arrest has tested Chinese-U.S. relations, has boarded a United Airlines flight for the U.S., according to media reports.

Chen, his wife and their two children left Beijing on Saturday for the flight to Newark airport, The Wall Street Journal reported.

   05/18/2012 05:57zvassil

Oil is falling: Where will it be this Friday?
05/17/2012 settlement $92.56

   05/17/2012 04:46zvassil

What will be the daily change of the DJIA on 15.05.2012?
For tuesday - -0.50% => Slim loss, not gain.

   05/16/2012 18:57zvassil

Oil is falling: Where will it be this Friday?
05/16/2012 settlement $92.81

   05/16/2012 11:52zvassil

Oil is falling: Where will it be this Friday?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/crude-oil-futures-slide-in-electronic-trading-2012-05-16?dist=beforebell
Crude's swift, sharp retreat
Price per barrel's now down about a $1 a day since last Thursday.

   05/16/2012 06:56zvassil

Will dissident Chen Guangcheng leave China?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/china-dissident-chen-decries-pattern-of-abuse-against-family.html
Dissident Chen May Get China Passport by Next Week

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng should receive a passport by May 21 that would allow him to leave for the U.S., according to Bob Fu, a Texas-based Christian aid worker who is in daily touch with him....

   05/16/2012 06:25zvassil

Will the closing price of Facebook shares on first trading day be higher or lower than IPO price?
Nice reading ;) They should advertize on facebook, though.

   05/14/2012 12:52zvassil

How much will Facebook raise going public?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/facebook-ceo-focuses-investors-on-mobile-strategy-as-ipo-nears.html
Facebook CEO Focuses on Mobile Strategy as IPO Nears

...The company plans to stop taking orders for the IPO after U.S. markets close tomorrow, two days ahead of schedule, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction...

kruis: How about we suspend at the same time, just to make things more interesting? ;)

   05/09/2012 10:28zvassil

When will Facebook have more than 1 billion active users?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/09/facebook_asia_social_stats/

   11/04/2011 06:51zvassil

What will be the result of the Greece EURO Bailout Referendum?
no referendum by suspension date = void?

   09/05/2011 17:02zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 05.09.2011?
sorry, ken, ;) I was sleepy... Someone please void this...

   08/31/2011 07:09zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 31.08.2011?
Just FTSE and DJIA diff markets today.

   08/31/2011 07:08zvassil

What will be the daily change of the FTSE 100 on 31.08.2011?
Just FTSE and DJIA diff markets today.

   08/19/2011 16:42zvassil

Dow Jones Poker: Best poker hand at close Fri 19 Aug ?
experiment ended

   08/19/2011 13:34zvassil

Dow Jones Poker: Best poker hand at close Fri 19 Aug ?
experiment, please bet as ususal

   08/19/2011 06:58zvassil

What will be the daily change of the DAX on 19.08.2011?
5 min for experimentation

   08/09/2011 12:21zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 09.08.2011?
Thanks, actually, it is not very good for today - the martket is very volatile. I mostly use
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures/
at the time recorded in Settlement Details.

   08/08/2011 21:57zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#32)?
sorry, "-3.01% to -3.00%" - should be "-2.01% to -3.00%"

   08/08/2011 15:21zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 08.08.2011?
volatile market...

   07/30/2011 09:21zvassil

The Knew The News Mug Contest: How many players will reach 100 points or more on the July Community Leaderboard?
4

   07/19/2011 01:37zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 18.07.2011?
12,385.16 at close 18/07, -97.54 -> "-125.00 to -75.01", please correct

   07/12/2011 20:29zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 12.07.2011?
Requested settlement: 12,446.88 at close 12/07
-58.88 -> "-75.00 to -25.01"

   07/12/2011 20:26zvassil

NASDAQ % change at close 12.07.2011?
2,781.91 at close 12/07 -0.74% -> "-1.00% to -0.61%"

   07/11/2011 20:38zvassil

VIX: % change at close 11.07.2011?
sorry, 18.39 at close, +15.30%

   07/11/2011 20:37zvassil

VIX: % change at close 11.07.2011?
19.39 at close 11/07
+15.30% -> "+9.00% or higher"

   07/11/2011 20:35zvassil

NASDAQ % change at close 11.07.2011?
2,802.62 at close 11/07
-2.00% -> "-1.01% or lower"

   07/11/2011 20:33zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 11.07.2011?
12,505.76 at close 11/07
-151.44 -> "-125.01 ro lower"

   07/10/2011 12:50zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 08.07.2011?
Requested settlement: -62.29 -> "-75.00 to -25.01", please correct
12657.20 at close 08/07, -62.29

   07/10/2011 12:47zvassil

NASDAQ % change at close 08.07.2011?
Requested settlement: -0.45% -> "-0.60% to -0.21%", please correct
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^IXIC+Historical+Prices
08/07 close: 2872.66
07/07 close: 2859.81
-12.85 (-0.45%) -> "-0.60% to -0.21%"

   07/10/2011 11:54zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 01.07.2011?
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^DJI+Historical+Prices

   07/10/2011 11:53zvassil

DJIA point difference at close 01.07.2011?
Please correct -
30/06 close: 12414.34
01/07 close: 12582.77
+168.43 -> "+125.00 or higher"

   07/07/2011 17:29zvassil

Tour de France: How many cyclists will arrive in Paris ?
Withdrawals -
http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/LIVE/us/abandons.html

   07/05/2011 12:45zvassil

What will be the death toll of Syria's military crackdown when Assad leaves office?
What if Assad does not leave office by suspension - term extension, or market void, or first count published after suspension?

   07/02/2011 11:08zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#26)?
1,339.67 at close 01/07, +5.61% for the week

   07/02/2011 11:05zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#26)?
12582.77 at close 01/07, +5.43% for the week

   07/01/2011 07:31zvassil

Who will have the keys to Nortel Network's patent armory?
Google Says Nortel Patent Auction ‘Disappointing’ as Rivals Win
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/google-says-nortel-patent-auction-disappointing-as-rivals-win.html

However, settlemet details require news by June 29th, so -> "Other outcome"

   06/30/2011 10:07zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#26)?
OK, silence is better, then ;)

   06/30/2011 00:23zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#26)?
12261.42 at close 29/06, +0/60%; +2.74% WTD

   06/29/2011 18:55zvassil

Will MySpace be sold or shut down before the end of August?
News Corp. selling MySpace to Specific Media: WSJ
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-corp-selling-myspace-to-specific-media-wsj-2011-06-29?link=MW_home_latest_news

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- News Corp. NWS +1.31% NWSA +1.37% will sell social media website MySpace to ad-targeting firm Specific Media for $30 million to $40 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday in its online edition, citing sources close to the matter...

   06/29/2011 18:51zvassil

Will MySpace be sold or shut down?
News Corp. selling MySpace to Specific Media: WSJ
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-corp-selling-myspace-to-specific-media-wsj-2011-06-29?link=MW_home_latest_news

   06/29/2011 04:02zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#26)?
1,296.67 at close 28/06, +1.29%; +2.22% WTD

   06/29/2011 04:00zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#26)?
12188.69 at close 28/06, +1.21%; +2.13% WTD

   06/28/2011 19:25zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
kruijs: correct on both points. Please also note I lost K$ on both points, the comments reflected the news as they were published by Reuters and Bloomberg, and anyone could have requested settlement (or suspended the market, or settled correctly) before I liquidated the position.

   06/28/2011 17:56zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
The question was -
Who will be head of the IMF on 01.07.2011?
So,
- there is an elected managing director (Christine Lagarde) starting her term on july 5th;
- there is an acting managing director (John Lipsky) who is still the head of the IMF.
My interpretation is that the current head of the IMF, Mr John Lipsky, ("Other" option), is the correct answer.

   06/28/2011 17:48zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
kruijs: Congratulations, you nailed it!

   06/28/2011 17:37zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/lagarde-named-head-of-international-monetary-fund-replacing-strauss-kahn.html
Christine Lagarde was named the new head of the International Monetary Fund, the organization said in an e-mailed statement in Washington today.
Lagarde, 55, is currently the finance minister of France. She will replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last month after his arrest in New York on charges that included attempted rape.
The IMF said her five-year term will start on July 5.

   06/28/2011 17:36zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
(Reuters) BREAKING NEWS:
IMF board selects France's Christine Lagarde as new IMF managing director

   06/28/2011 13:05zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
(Reuters) - The United States supports French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to take over as the new chief of the International Monetary Fund, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in a statement on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - Russia will vote for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy as head of the International Monetary Fund, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told reporters on Tuesday.

   06/27/2011 13:17zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
This will be most appropriate, I think.

   06/27/2011 07:22zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
France's Lagarde poised to become next IMF chief
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-imf-idUSTRE75Q0AR20110627

...Carstens picked up endorsements from Canada and Australia late on Friday in a significant challenge to Europe's grip on the IMF top post, but it is unlikely to change the outcome.

The IMF's 24-strong board of member countries will hold a straw poll on Monday to determine whether either candidate has a clear majority....

   06/24/2011 20:39zvassil

VIX: % Change at close Fri Jun 24th?
21.10 at close 24/06, +9.38% -> "+6.00% or higher"

   06/24/2011 20:18zvassil

NASDAQ Percentage Change at close Fri Jun 24rd?
2,652.89 at close 24/06, -1.26% -> "-0.76% or lower"

   06/24/2011 20:16zvassil

Dow Dollar Point Difference at close Fri June 24th?
11,934.58 at close 24/06, -115.42 -> "-100.01 to -150.00"

   06/24/2011 20:12zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#25)?
1,268.45 at close 24/06, -1.17% for the day, -0.24% for the week -> "-0.01% to -1.00%"

   06/24/2011 20:08zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#25)?
11,934.58 at close 24/06, -0.96% for the day, -0.58% for the week -> "-0.01% to -1.00%"

   06/24/2011 19:02zvassil

Who will have the keys to Nortel Network's patent armory?
Intel and Apple jump into Nortel patent fracas
Commentary: With Google in at $900 million, bids will go way north
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/intel-and-apple-jump-into-nortel-patent-fracas-2011-06-24?link=MW_home_latest_news

...This could be the auction of the century. Apple AAPL -1.29% and Intel INTC -1.89% join Google Inc. GOOG -1.12% , Ericsson ERIC -2.40% and Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM -3.80% as the most publicized bidders interested in the patents....

   06/24/2011 11:01zvassil

Dow Dollar Point Difference at close Thu June 23rd?
Sorry, I mixed up this one, please do not bid.

   06/24/2011 11:00zvassil

NASDAQ Percentage Change at close Thu Jun 23rd?
Sorry, I mixed up this one, please do not bid.

   06/24/2011 10:54zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Draghi Appointed to Succeed Trichet at ECB
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-24/draghi-is-appointed-as-european-central-bank-president-to-replace-trichet.html

...Draghi’s appointment was approved at a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels today, an EU spokesman said. The 63- year-old Italian will take over from Jean-Claude Trichet as the head of the Frankfurt-based ECB, beginning an eight-year term on Nov. 1....

   06/24/2011 06:35zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde Vows Neutrality Toward Europe
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/lagarde-backs-more-clout-for-emerging-market-nations-as-she-seeks-imf-post.html

...While Lagarde has said she isn’t trading positions for votes, she acknowledged emerging countries’ complaints that they are under-represented in senior posts...

   06/24/2011 06:23zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
EU Leaders to Endorse Draghi as Next ECB President
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-24/eu-leaders-to-endorse-draghi-as-next-ecb-president.html

...Euro-area leaders will endorse Italy’s Mario Draghi as the next president of the European Central Bank, according to the draft text of conclusions from a meeting in Brussels....

...French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had threatened to delay Draghi’s appointment, gave no indication at the start of the summit yesterday whether he would try to block the endorsement when the summit concludes today. Sarkozy has put pressure on another Italian on the ECB’s six-member board, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, to step down two years before his term ends to make way for a French replacement....

   06/24/2011 05:59zvassil

Who will have the keys to Nortel Network's patent armory?
here is some more background info -
http://ipfinance.blogspot.com/2011/02/latest-on-nortel-bidding-war.html

   06/23/2011 16:50zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde Backs Emerging-Market Clout at IMF
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/lagarde-backs-more-clout-for-emerging-market-nations-as-she-seeks-imf-post.html

...The French finance minister, who has more public support than Mexican rival Agustin Carstens, says she is ready to boost developing economies’ clout at the IMF and give them more management jobs.
Lagarde, 55, is scheduled to be interviewed by the IMF board today in Washington, after campaigning from China to Saudi Arabia and posting photos of her meetings on Facebook...

...The IMF board will meet to discuss the two candidacies June 28 and will make a decision by June 30.

   06/23/2011 11:41zvassil

NASDAQ Percentage Change at close Fri Jun 24rd?
Sorry, this one went out earlier - it's for Friday, not Thursday! Please come back tomorrow ;)

   06/23/2011 08:55zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Todays bets at Stan James - no change since last week.

   06/23/2011 02:46zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#25)?
1,287.14 at closee 22/06, -0.65% for the day, +1.23% WTD

   06/23/2011 02:44zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#25)?
12,109.67 at close 22/06, -0.66% for the day, +0.88% WTD

   06/21/2011 20:13zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#25)?
1,295.52 at close 21/06, +1.34% for the day, +1.89% WTD

   06/21/2011 20:11zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#25)?
Yes, thank you, I missed to put that in settlement details

   06/21/2011 20:11zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#25)?
12,190.01 at close 21/06, +0.91% for the day, +1.55% WTD

   06/20/2011 20:19zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#25)?
1,278.36 at close 20.06, +0.54% for the day

   06/20/2011 20:19zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#25)?
12,080.38 at close 20/06, +0.63% for the day

   06/17/2011 20:35zvassil

VIX Percentage Dally Range Fri 17th June?
Day's range: 20.35 - 22.39; Open: 21.56; %daily range: 9.46%

   06/17/2011 20:30zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#24)?
1,271.50 at close 17/06, +0.30% for the day, +0.04% for the week

   06/17/2011 20:28zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week (#24)?
12,004.36 at close 17/06, +0.36% for the day, +0.44% for the week

   06/17/2011 06:53zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
ECB Succession Deal Pressures Smaghi to Quit
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-16/draghi-ecb-succession-deal-for-italy-piles-pressure-on-bini-smaghi-to-quit.html

...“In order to obtain the support of France to our candidate Mario Draghi, we need to have a French member in the board and we are working on that,” Berlusconi told journalists yesterday. The premier sought Bini Smaghi’s resignation in a 10-minute discussion at Palazzo Chigi, the government’s headquarters in Rome. Bini Smaghi left without commenting on the meeting....

   06/16/2011 20:26zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week (#24)?
11,961.52 at close 16/06, +0,54% for the day, +0.08% WTD

   06/16/2011 20:24zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#24)?
1,267.64 at close 16/06, +0.18% for the day, -0.26% WTD

   06/16/2011 17:36zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Todays bets at Stan James -
Christine Lagarde 1/14
Agustin Carstens 6

   06/16/2011 14:08zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Carstens Seeks Emerging-Market Backing
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-16/carstens-in-china-seeks-emerging-market-backing-for-imf-bid.html

...Carstens came away from meetings with People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Finance Minister Xie Xuren without a public endorsement. “I perceived complete neutrality,” he said. “They really are embracing the process of a merit-based election.”...

   06/15/2011 20:17zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week (#24)?
11,897.27 at close 15/06, -1.48% for the day, -0.46% WTD

   06/15/2011 20:15zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#24)?
1,265.42 at close 15/06, -1.74% for the day, -0.44% for the week-to-date

   06/15/2011 05:41zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Seeking funds, Treasury says World Bank vital to U.S.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/us-usa-worldbank-idUSTRE75D4E420110614

(Reuters) - U.S. leadership on global economic issues could fade if Washington does not retain influence at the World Bank, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday in an effort to persuade Congress to step up funding for the poverty-fighting institution....
...The testimony came as intense jockeying continues over the future leadership of the International Monetary Fund, following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn last month...
......

   06/14/2011 21:04zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week (#24)?
12,076.11 at close 14/06. +1.03% for the day, +1.04% for the week-to-date

   06/14/2011 21:02zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#24)?
1,287.87 at close 14/06, +1.26% for the day, +1.33% for the week-to-date

   06/14/2011 06:44zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
IMF shortlists Christine Lagarde and Agustin Carsten
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13758493

   06/13/2011 19:01zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
IMF hopeful Carstens slams Europe’s record
‘Call the experts,’ Mexican says as he makes case to lead IMF
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-hopeful-carstens-slams-europes-record-2011-06-13

...Pressing his case to lead the IMF, Carstens said that Latin American nations have experience with debt crises and that such experience would be useful as countries including Greece, Portugal and Ireland grapple with their debt problems.

“When you have a problem, you should call the experts,” said Carstens, who held a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday. He said “a fresh pair of eyes” would help spot trouble before it starts....

   06/12/2011 13:12zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Bank of Israel’s Fischer vies for top IMF job
Former IMF deputy joins front-running Lagarde, Mexico’s Carstens
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-israels-fischer-vies-for-top-imf-job-2011-06-12?link=MW_home_latest_news

Todays bets at Stan James -
Christine Lagarde 1/10
Agustin Carstens 10
Stanley Fisher 8

   06/10/2011 20:13zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#23)?
11,951.91 at close 10/06, -1.42% for the day, -1.64% for the week

   06/10/2011 20:10zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#23)?
1,270.98 at close 10/06, -1.40% for the day, -2.24% for the week

   06/10/2011 16:05zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/uk-imf-idUKTRE7591Q120110610
(Reuters) - South Africa's Trevor Manuel ruled himself out of the race for the IMF's top job on Friday, making French finance minister Christine Lagarde an even firmer favourite, although the threat of a judicial inquiry remains.

   06/10/2011 09:10zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde Leads Carstens in IMF Race
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-10/lagarde-favored-over-carstens-for-imf-s-top-post-as-nomination-period-ends.html

   06/10/2011 03:13zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#23)?
1,289.00 at close 09/06, +0.74% for the day, -0.86% for the week to date

   06/10/2011 03:11zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#23)?
12,124.36 at close 09/06, +0.63% for the day, -0.22% for the week to date

   06/09/2011 13:59zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde supports bigger IMF role for China
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lagarde-supports-bigger-imf-role-for-china-2011-06-08

..., she said, adding that it would be "fully appropriate" for Zhu Min, a former deputy central banker and current special adviser to the IMF's managing director, played a key role in the top management of the organization in the future....

   06/08/2011 23:03zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#23)?
1,279.56 at close 08/06, -0.42% for the day, -1.58% for the week to date

   06/08/2011 22:59zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#23)?
12,048.94 at close 08/06, -0.18% for the day, -0.84 for the week to date

   06/08/2011 06:40zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#23)?
1,284.94 at close 07/06, -0.10% for the day, -1.17% for the week to date

   06/08/2011 06:28zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#23)?
12,070.81 at close 07/06, -0.16% for the day, -0.66% for the week to date

   06/06/2011 20:26zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#23)?
12,089.96 at close 06/06, -0.50% for the day, -0.50% for the week-to-date

   06/06/2011 20:08zvassil

S&P500: How will it perform this week (#23)?
1,286.17 at close 06/06, -1.08% for the day, -1.08% for the week-to-date

   06/05/2011 08:30zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde likely to be next IMF chief: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/05/us-japan-imf-lagarde-idUSTRE7540BR20110605

..., with backing of the United States and Japan, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Sunday, citing unidentified global financial industry sources in Washington....

   06/03/2011 20:17zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#22)?
12151.26 at close 03/06, -0.79% for the day, -2.33% for the week
-> "-2.01% or less"

   06/03/2011 20:06zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
03/06 at close (end of period) -
AAPL 343.31 (-0.81% for the day, +2.41% for the period)
LNKD 77.89 (-0.94% for the day, -16.33% for the period)

AAPL beats LNKD by (+2.41) - (-16.33) = 18.74 pp

   06/02/2011 22:52zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde to visit China in June to discuss IMF bid
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/02/lagarde-china-idUSL3E7H210120110602

..."The selection of the deputy executive general and others is crucial to the vigorous reform of international financial institutions. The selection of management should respect the principles of being merit-based and transparent," he [Hong Lei] said...

   06/02/2011 20:11zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#22)?
12248.40 at close 02/06, -0.34% for the day, -1.55% for the week to date

   06/02/2011 20:09zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
02/06 at close -
AAPL 345.97 (+0.13% for the day, +3.21% for the period)
LNKD 78.67 (+1.58% for the day, -15.49% for the period)

   06/01/2011 20:10zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
01/06 at close -
AAPL 345.39 (-0.67% for the day, +3.07% for the period)
LNKD 77.48 (-5.03% for the day, -16.77% for the period)

   06/01/2011 20:06zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#22)?
12,290.75 at close 01/06, -2.22% for the day, -1.21% for the week to date

   05/31/2011 20:22zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
31/05 at close -
AAPL 347.83 (+3.09% for the day, +3.76% for the period)
LNKD 81.58 (-7.63% for the day, -12.36% for the period)

Discounted short-sale deal not needed, thanks
Commentary: Revealing reaction on column on Apple and LinkedIn
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/discounted-short-sale-deal-not-needed-thanks-2011-05-31?link=MW_home_latest_news

...As I explained in the column, I’ve got reasons to believe that at some point in the near future (sic!)— in six months, perhaps, or a year or two — Apple will be trading lower than it is today, while LinkedIn will be trading higher....

   05/31/2011 20:11zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform this week (#22)?
12,569.87 at close 31/05, +1.03% for the day; +1.03% for the week to date

   05/31/2011 18:14zvassil

When will the US increase the debt limit - again?
Top Democrat hopeful debt deal reached within 30 days
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-usa-debt-congress-idUSTRE74U57C20110531


WASHINGTON | Tue May 31, 2011 1:57pm EDT
(Reuters) - A top Democrat said on Tuesday that he was hopeful Congress would reach within 30 days a deal to increase the country's borrowing authority....
...Later on Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House are due to hold a vote to raise the debt limit by $2.4 trillion. The vote, to be held after markets close, is expected to fail because it won't be accompanied by spending cuts....

So, a deal expected in 30 days - by the end of June 2011, hopefully.

   05/31/2011 18:08zvassil

When will the US increase the debt limit - again?
Congress plans symbolic vote on U.S. debt ceiling
Proposal to raise government’s ability to borrow expected to fail
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-plans-symbolic-vote-on-us-debt-ceiling-2011-05-31?link=MW_latest_news

House Republicans, who control the lower chamber, have scheduled a symbolic vote one day before they hold budget talks with President Barack Obama....

   05/31/2011 12:43zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Emerging states working on IMF candidate: South Africa
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-safrica-imf-idUSTRE74U11H20110531

Betting at Stan James today -
Christine Lagarde 1/12
Tharman Shanmugaratham 12
Agustin Carstens 10
Trevor Manuel 12
Stanley Fisher 22

   05/31/2011 05:09zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Behind the scenes at the IMF in Rio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13571107

   05/30/2011 05:05zvassil

FrontierVille: When will Oregon Trail open?
growthy: How does this market settle if Zynga launch the Oregon Trail under an other name?

   05/29/2011 21:12zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde has G8 backing
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/29/us-france-lagarde-idUSTRE74S17X20110529

   05/29/2011 11:50zvassil

FrontierVille: When will Oregon Trail open?
You have died from dysentery: Zynga sued over Oregon Trail
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/05/you-have-died-from-dysentery-zynga-sued-over-oregon-trail.ars

..."Zynga’s use of 'OREGON TRAIL' is likely to cause confusion among consumers, to dilute and tarnish the distinctive quality of The Oregon Trail Mark, and to cause irreparable harm to The Learning Company’s valuable goodwill," reads the complaint.

The FrontierVille update is set to launch on May 30. TLC is seeking both an injunction to stop Zynga from using the trademarked term, as well as associated monetary damages....

   05/29/2011 10:38zvassil

What will be the daily change of the FTSE 100 on 30.05.2011?
LSE: May 30th is spring holiday
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/about-the-exchange/company-overview/business-days/business-days.htm

   05/28/2011 17:36zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde's IMF candidacy is very serious - Putin
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/imf-putin-idUSLDE74Q1DT20110527

France's Lagarde to visit Brazil in IMF campaign-source
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/28/imf-france-lagarde-idUSLDE74R03X20110528

   05/27/2011 20:49zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
27/05 at close -
AAPL 337.41 (+0.72% for the day, +0.65% for the period)
LNKD 88.32 (+2.26% for the day, -5.12% for the period)

   05/27/2011 20:42zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week?
at close 27/05 12,441.81, +0.32% for the day, -0.56% for the week

   05/27/2011 17:39zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Betting at Paddy Power today -
Christine Lagarde 1/10
Tharman Shanmugaratham 10
Agustin Carstens 7
Trevor Manuel 12
Stanley Fisher 33

   05/27/2011 12:00zvassil

When will the US increase the debt limit - again?
I think this market is ripe for early settlement. With 93% certainty, no scheduled talks on tuesday, and not a hint of agreement on a text...

Kruijs, please do a repeat for june to august - sure it will attract at least 150k

   05/27/2011 09:21zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/26/linkedin-options-debut-idUSN2610380720110526
LinkedIn options to start trading in US on Friday

..."There will be a lot of put activity with speculators buying these contracts on the view that the IPO price was overblown," said Patrick Mortimer, director of options trading at stock and options block execution firm Pipeline Trading Systems....

   05/27/2011 09:15zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
LinkedIn options start trading Friday
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/05/26/linkedin-options-start-trading-friday/

...The CBOE has details of LinkedIn options which are set to start trading on Friday...
The availability of options should give those feeling bearish about LinkedIn’s stock price another way to play their expectations....

   05/27/2011 07:28zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Stanley Fischer may apply for top IMF post: WSJ
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stanley-fischer-may-apply-for-top-imf-post-wsj-2011-05-27?link=MW_home_latest_news
...Israel's central-bank head Stanley Fischer is mulling whether to apply for the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund...

   05/27/2011 03:22zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Exclusive - LatAm deserves to run IMF, says IADB president
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/uk-paraguay-imf-moreno-idUKTRE74Q0BR20110527

   05/26/2011 20:14zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
26/05 at close:
AAPL 335.00 (-0.53% for the day, -0.07% for the period)
LNKD 85.99 (-8.84% for the day, -7.63% for the period)
... Humpty Dumpty had a great fall... :(

   05/26/2011 20:10zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week?
at close 26/05 12402.76, +0.07% for the day, -0.87% for the period to date

   05/25/2011 20:59zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week?
at close 25/05 12394.66, +0.31% for the day, -0.94% for the period to date

   05/25/2011 20:52zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
25/05 at close:
AAPL 336.78 (+1.38% for the day, +0.47% for the preiod)
LNKD 94.33 (-1.17% for the day, +1.33% for the period)

   05/25/2011 18:06zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Current bets at Stan James:
Mario Draghi 1/8
Yves Mersch 6
Klaus Regling 7
Erkki Liikanen 10
Nout Wellink 14

   05/25/2011 17:04zvassil

The Knew The News Mug Contest: Who will win?
Both me and charlesf carry too much weight to be in the favourites category.
I think rdeggau and you (bgrigore) have excellent chances, but it is a really volatile market.

   05/25/2011 13:03zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Current poll results at MarketWatch blog:
Who should run the IMF? Have your say -
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/05/25/who-should-run-the-imf-have-your-say/

   05/25/2011 08:22zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Bets at Stan James -
Christine Lagarde 1/5
Tharman Shanmugaratham 10
Agustin Carstens 10
Trevor Manuel 16
Stanley Fisher 22

   05/25/2011 08:18zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
China, allies slam Europe on push for IMF chief
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-allies-slam-europe-on-push-for-imf-chief-2011-05-24-208230

...“We are concerned with public statements made recently by high-level European officials to the effect that the position of managing director should continue to be occupied by a European,” the statement said....

   05/25/2011 08:13zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
24/05 at close:
AAPL 332.19 (-0.66 for the day, -0.90% for the preiod)
LNKD 95.45 (+8.10% for the day, +2.54% for the period)

   05/25/2011 07:47zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week?
at close 24/05 12356.21, -0.20 for the day, -1.25% for the period to date

   05/25/2011 07:38zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Christine Lagarde Cements IMF Support
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-25/lagarde-shores-up-imf-support-as-europeans-unity-thwarts-emerging-markets.html

...“It’s looking like it’s almost a done deal for Lagarde,” Desmond Lachman, a former deputy director at the IMF and now a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said by telephone. “The emerging markets can’t get their act together and back one candidate.”...

   05/24/2011 07:17zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Analysis - Backroom deal would undermine confidence in IMF
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/uk-strausskahn-emerging-idUKTRE74L28920110523

...Developing powers are frustrated that Europe and the United States appear likely to decide between themselves who should head the International Monetary Fund, with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde their probable choice...

   05/23/2011 22:18zvassil

DJIA: How will it perform next week?
at close today DJIA 12381.30 (-1.05%)

   05/23/2011 22:14zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
at close today, AAPL 334.40 (-0.34%); LNKD 87.15 (-1.30%)

   05/23/2011 18:06zvassil

Will flights from the UK be canceled because of Icelandic volcano ash?
kruijs: Cancellation of how many flights will be necessary to settle the market? Will 2 do?

   05/23/2011 15:11zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
LinkedIn shares fall more than 8% *
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/linkedin-shares-fall-more-than-8-2011-05-23?link=MW_home_latest_news
Apple decline highlights tech action *
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-decline-highlights-tech-action-2011-05-23

* Intraday, not closing price

   05/23/2011 11:52zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
Plant blast to spell iPad hiccup?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/foxconn-shares-drop-after-ipad-plant-explosion-2011-05-23?dist=beforebell

   05/23/2011 07:35zvassil

Sell Apple to buy LinkedIn? Really?
Actually, I seem to be listed, but could never log in... Anyway, that does not tell how many LNKD shares the major funds will gobble ;)

   05/23/2011 07:25zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde is Front-Runner to Head IMF
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/lagarde-becoming-front-runner-for-imf-as-mexico-s-carstens-enters-race.html

Christine Lagarde 2/11
Tharman Shanmugaratham 7
Trevor Manuel 10
Stanley Fisher 16

   05/22/2011 14:55zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Britain endorses Lagarde as new IMF chief
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/22/us-strausskahn-idUSN2130271120110522

   05/21/2011 04:19zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-21/imf-board-aims-to-select-successor-to-dominique-strauss-kahn-by-june-30.html

The International Monetary Fund said it aims to complete the selection of a successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn by June 30.

Countries will be able to nominate candidates for the managing director’s position between May 23 and June 10, the Washington-based IMF said in a statement today. The board will meet with all candidates if there are fewer than four and with a short list if there are more.

   05/20/2011 17:37zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
... Earlier Friday, former Turkish Economy Minister Kemal Dervis said he would not seek the job
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-talking-to-all-sides-about-imf-job-geithner-2011-05-20?link=MW_home_latest_news

   05/20/2011 07:59zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Singapore Finance Head Gets Asia Backing for IMF Job
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-20/singapore-s-finance-minister-backed-for-imf-job-by-thailand-philippines.html

well, that one seems more heated than the cheltenham gold cup ;)
Cristine Lagard 11/8
Tharman Shanmugaratham 7/2
Kemal Dervis 6
Stanley Fisher 8
S Sridhar 8
Trevor Manuel 8

   05/20/2011 04:47zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
...French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde emerged as the leading contender to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the International Monetary Fund as developing nations failed to unite behind a candidate....

   05/20/2011 04:44zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde Is Favored to Head IMF
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-20/lagarde-is-favored-to-head-imf.html

   05/19/2011 15:28zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Some betting help form OddsChecker -
Cristine LaGarde 6/4
Kemal Dervis 5/2

http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/other-specials/next-imf-boss/winner

   05/19/2011 12:46zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
China candidates enter IMF leadership race
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-candidates-enter-imf-leadership-race-2011-05-19?link=MW_home_latest_news

...Zhu Min has been mentioned as a likely Chinese candidate for the post...

   05/19/2011 08:03zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Lagarde May Stake Claim as First Female IMF Chief
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/lagarde-s-imf-chances-hinge-on-euro-crisis-expertise-trumping-nationality.html

   05/19/2011 04:23zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
IMF chief Strauss-Kahn resigns, protests innocence
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-chief-strauss-kahn-protests-innocence-2011-05-19?link=MW_story_latest_news

   05/18/2011 21:37zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pressure-mounts-on-imf-chief-europe-scrambles-2011-05-18

Pressure mounts on IMF chief, Europe scrambles
European officials said to coalesce behind France’s Lagarde

...Other names frequently mentioned include ...Israeli central bank chief and former IMF first deputy managing director Stanley Fischer; and former German Bundesbank chief Axel Weber, who earlier this year bowed out of the race to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Central Bank....

   05/18/2011 07:17zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Geithner: IMF needs to fill leadership vacuum
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/geithner-imf-needs-to-fill-leadership-vacuum-2011-05-17

   05/18/2011 07:16zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Pressure Mounts on Strauss-Kahn to Resign
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/europe-seeks-to-keep-top-imf-post-as-strauss-kahn-starts-facing-exit-calls.html

   05/17/2011 16:31zvassil

Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011?
Strauss-Kahn Downfall Is Time for IMF Renewal: Matthew Lynn
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/strauss-kahn-s-downfall-is-chance-for-imf-renewal-matthew-lynn.html

   05/17/2011 04:41zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
The past 2 weeks made me feel like asking for market suspension.
After the arrest of DSK in NY on saturday, however, I decided to wait -
it's a long time tilll november, and who can tell what happens to the heros
of our drama until then? ;)

   05/17/2011 04:31zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Euro zone eyes Greek debt move, backs Portugal aid

Euro zone finance ministers said for the first time on Monday that they would consider asking Greece's private creditors...
...and backed Italian Mario Draghi to become the next president of the European Central Bank....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/16/us-eurogroup-idUSTRE74E3VG20110516

   05/12/2011 09:01zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Draghi to Take Helm at ECB in November
...“I know Mario Draghi,” Merkel told Die Zeit newspaper in an interview published yesterday. “He’s very close to our ideas of the stability culture and solid economic policy.”...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-11/italy-s-draghi-may-reach-for-german-bundesbank-manual-when-he-leads-ecb.html
An italian banker... Stability culture... Who's next, please? ;)

   05/11/2011 11:20zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
... Germany is the last of the four biggest euro-region countries to endorse Draghi after French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on April 26 that he would back an Italian. Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado called Draghi an “excellent candidate” the next day....
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-11/merkel-says-germany-could-back-draghi-for-ecb-president-die-ziet-reports.html

   05/11/2011 11:14zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Merkel could support Draghi as ECB president: WSJ
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/merkel-could-support-draghi-as-ecb-president-wsj-2011-05-11?link=MW_home_latest_news

   05/06/2011 15:21zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Germany wants to block Draghi as ECB head: report
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/germany-wants-to-block-draghi-as-ecb-head-report-2011-05-06?link=MW_latest_news

   05/02/2011 14:32zvassil

When will the EUR close higher than 1.50 USD?
(Reuters) - The euro remained near a 17-month high above $1.48 on Monday as surprisingly strong manufacturing data in the euro zone bolstered the chances interest rates there could rise again to fend off inflation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/02/us-markets-forex-idUSTRE73O2YU20110502

   05/02/2011 14:06zvassil

When will the EUR close higher than 1.50 USD?
Dollar Rebound Delayed to ‘12 as Fed Policy Meets Slower Growth
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-02/dollar-rebound-delayed-to-2012-as-fed-policy-conspires-with-slowing-growth.html

   04/30/2011 10:19zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/draghi-wins-bild-s-backing-clearing-german-hurdle-to-ecb-post.html

   04/29/2011 14:06zvassil

Who will replace European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet in october?
Draghi likely ECB chief after endorsements
Germany’s Merkel yet to weigh in, but few alternatives seen -
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/draghi-likely-ecb-chief-after-endorsements-2011-04-28

   04/20/2011 16:54zvassil

NASDAQ Percentage Change at close Tue 19 April ?
Correct settlement should be
Between plos 0.25% and plus 0.49%