I can see yahoo covered options market move - http://news.yahoo.com/op...-190042350--sector.html

This was a sweet bet And guys thot apple cant swing big percentages... Suing Samsung was the topping signal.

Next options bet is RIM

Some proponents of economic integration in North America have maintained that the emergence of China and India in the global marketplace may be putting North America at a competitive disadvantage with other countries and that NAFTA should go beyond a free trade agreement.
Some observers have written policy papers proposing that the U.S. government consider the possibility of forming a “NAFTA-Plus,” a “North American Union,” or even a common currency
called the “Amero.”11
Critics of this level of economic integration believe that NAFTA has
already gone too far and that it has harmed the U.S. economy and undermined democratic control of domestic policy-making.12
Others suggest that the SPP may be more than an initiative to
increase cooperation and that it could lead to the creation of a common market or economic union in North America.13
However, as previously noted, if the United States were to potentially consider the formation of a customs union or common market with its North American neighbors, it would require approval by the U.S. Congress.

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We have the BRIC wanting to form their own currency or bank. China wants a seat in the global currency reserve.

I agree Samsung has undercut them. Apple is expensive in so many aspects. I don't even like their battery strategy.It just forces you to go back to them. Two developing for apple is expensive. Samsung and with android is very advantageous. Plus they're also developing high-end products. What I want to see is how Nokia will counter them with Windows phones

http://rt.com/news/gold-manhattan-new-york-594/ - The gold saga is starting to hit the news

So, let me get this right.

1. It finished the year with the highest profits worldwidr.

2. $13.1 billion + $123.9 billion in reserves.

3. Iphone sales increased by 29% while ipad sales increased by 49% compared to last years quarter.

4. Competitors: Samsung and Google. All others are either incurring losses or just breaking even. Still controls two thirds of the market.

5. Just by the virtue of it selling traditional computers, it still makes profit compared to companies like dell and hp.

6. Price earnings to ratio: 11.7
Other companies like Google: 22.8, Facebook: 286.5, Netflix: 358.5,
Amazon: 3583 and Microsoft: 14.9 respectively.

7. Market capitalization for Apple right now is $50 billion. This is like comparing these three mediocre companies with Apple: Sprint, RIM and Nokia.

Me thinks its just unfolding.

Goldman Sachs chief
executive Lloyd Blankfein
has suggested the worst
of the financial crisis is
over in an interview with
the BBC in Davos.
"I think the moment of crisis
is over," he said, speaking to
BBC economics editor
Stephanie Flanders.
"The worst worrisome
problems that everyone
talked about last year seem
to be off the table."
http://bbc.co.uk/news/business-21193701

When China does it its an 'unfair practice' when when the Us does it vide the open ended QEs its 'supporting the weakening economy'

UK military ties to Kenya reviewed.

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Britain’s longstanding military co-operation agreement with Kenya, a key ally in the battle against terrorism in east Africa and a training ground for British troops, is under review after a soldier who shot dead a Kenyan pastoralist has been prevented from leaving the country.
Kenyan authorities have prevented the soldier, who is at a British army barracks north of Nairobi, from returning home since the incident in June despite written agreements between the two countries that allow for repatriation in such circumstances. The details surrounding the killing are unclear. No charges have been brought against him to date.
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The incident has put additional strain on relations between the UK and its former colony in the tense run-up to national elections in March.

“Discussions are under way with the Kenyan government on the terms and conditions under which the British army operates in Kenya, following a shooting incident earlier this year,” the Ministry of Defence told the FT.
“This is a serious matter and it is important that it is properly investigated. We remain in close contact with the soldier and his family to keep them updated on this situation.”
Githu Muigai, the attorney-general, confirmed that the memorandum of understanding was under review but said that Kenya’s commitment to working with British soldiers was “unshakeable”.

He said the soldier could leave Kenya, but if an offence had been committed, then it might want him to return to stand trial in Kenya.

“We are where Palestine and Israel usually are – we have held talks to hold talks,” he said.

The British have trained soldiers in Kenya for 40 years. Hot weather and barren scrub help replicate conditions in enemy terrains such as Iraq and Afghanistan. The latest five-year memorandum of understanding – worth at least £24.3m to the Kenyan economy thanks to a UK obligation to spend that much on running costs – is due to expire in 2015.

This is not the first controversy involving the British military. A former commander of the UK training unit was suspended and court-martialled after a previous shooting incident, and there have been past allegations that British soldiers have raped villagers, although these were dismissed after a three-year UK investigation.

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