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Breaking News: UBS Announces $12 Billion Loss, $19 Billion Writedown & Chairman Ospel To Step Down

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Just like the title says. Switzerland’s largest bank lost $12 billion in one quarter and is writing down just over one third of their entire $55 billion marketcap. Long-term investors, read it and weep. The loss was actually anticipated by ANALysts, so it’ll be interesting to see how much damage there will be to the stock.

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I said it once and I’ll say it again, all these banks and brokers are nothing more than scummy peddlers. the sooner you stop believing a word they say and begin expecting the worst, the better off you’ll be. Rest assured, this is not the last mammoth scummy p eddler writedown…not by a long shot!

Posted in Breaking News, idiots

  • timsykes

    That bizweek cover was actually for the avian flu, but thats old news, now its just corrupt bankers, much bigger implications

  • spud

    well the last time the market went down in jan of 2000 it hit bottom almost 3 yrs later in oct of 2002 after all said and done the dow had lost 34% -curent market would have to end up at 9400/9200 to have the same play-that was one sector tied to the banks greed-TECH!
    now all other sectors feed off of housing and post gains after there is a surpus of money generated and consumers feel comfortable to spend$$$$$$$$$$$$
    we seem to be a long way from that unless everyone writes down their losses and balance the books asap-whats the chance?
    the banks are making money off of the spread-spread needs to be even larger-chopper ben needs to go to 0000000000000000%%%%%%%%%%%%
    or we will waffle for awhile and most will lose all their wealth trying to wait out the banks-banks are taking it all back-every last dime they can-god help us-i am not smart enough to play this market-i will watch you tim

  • http://theproficientinvestor.com James Wilcox

    glad i wasn’t invested in that stock! ouch!

  • Oliver

    im impressed by how calm the markets took this news

  • timsykes

    Loving the green futures, i know i shouldnt care about the overall market, but in the last few days, i bought some VWELX…holding 11,700 on the Dow (former breakout level) was a major bull sign

  • Dan

    Tim, what do you think about tma. I am in at 1.18. Where could tma run to today? Thanks Tim

  • Ed

    I wonder who will be the next one?

  • timsykes

    i have no idea what TMA is gonna do, your job today is to read back the past 300 posts here so u can learn that 99% of stocks out there are random ass wall street guessing games. avoid. look for trades where you have an advantage

  • Dan

    Tim do you drive a scooter I think i saw you driving one last week in the city ?

  • timsykes

    nope, i blog so much i hardly even go outside anymore

  • Farsighted

    today wasn’t a day to be short. Ouch!

  • http://www.reapertrades.com Reaper

    ENCO was fun today. I like it as a short tomorrow on green/red, but IB is out of borrows.

  • TerranFirebat

    OPXA was such a perfect fade once it failed 3.55, so much bid hitting and a nasty looking intraday chart after a runup meant that I didn’t care when the price went up because I knew it wouldn’t last. I enjoyed watching this trade.

  • http://www.kabam.com tbohen

    Was Stock Preacher out of commision for a while or did I just start getting his emails again?

  • avoigt_2000

    nope tim,i havnt heard from the preacher recently…but this morning he’s back with a biiiigggg new pick!!!

  • yasdjam

    ready some money this morning

  • hirohyoto

    look at GNBT all – minor FDA approval for IND-use of a drug

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    reserved 3000 OPXA for potential short with thinkorswim (see they do have shares sometimes, it varies)…its gapping just as i expected, c’mon morning spike!

  • sommac

    Stockpreacher pumping XSNX

  • wallie123

    GNBT was a pre leader long bought at .915 and sold a few seconds later at .99 I made around 70 bucks.

  • csk312

    cpe

  • http://www.kabam.com tbohen

    WTF!?!?! $RODM

    I’d been calling for it!!

    http://www.kabam.com/?p=2691

  • http://www.kabam.com tbohen

    Damn I’m tempted to buy RODM!!

  • wallie123

    OPXA is on ToS’s easy borrow list today. It is also on Sogo’s easy borrow list so plenty of shares to go around today.

  • be the ball

    OPXA bigtime squeeze here