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43. The Stock Market did go down a bit in the last week, no?

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 01:57 AM

Feb 2014

... watch it tomorrow. Also, we need to tune in to Thom Hartmann, as he is predicting that everything's going to crash in 2016. I'm sure these banker deaths will pique his interest.

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Third prominent banker found dead in six days [View all] Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 OP

hmmm..thanks for the post...bookmarking.n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #1

Me Too... K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #4

Reminds me of the opera scene in Godfather III. nt bananas Feb 2014 #51

Same here. calimary Feb 2014 #119

Calimary...always the optimist! loudsue Feb 2014 #136

Lloyd Blankfein Aerows Feb 2014 #182

Or if they are assisted. . pipoman Feb 2014 #2

My thoughts as well. Cleita Feb 2014 #7

You know, as assassin could force poison down your throat or blow your brains out bluestate10 Feb 2014 #170

Yeah, but there have been other incidents Aerows Feb 2014 #183

Or if they're really dead... freebrew Feb 2014 #96

+1 grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #99

Or even Saddam Hussein. I mean how would it look to future puppets if we really let him die? rwsanders Feb 2014 #110

I have wondered about that since the day it happened. calimary Feb 2014 #122

I always assumed that he is on a beach somewhere. GoneFishin Feb 2014 #124

I never thought Ken Lay really died. loudsue Feb 2014 #138

I wouldn't say he didn't die RainDog Feb 2014 #142

Agreed 90-percent Feb 2014 #179

DUer Onlooker posted about the first two suicides earlier, but Squinch Feb 2014 #3

Good on you for seeing this. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #18

HSBC has quite a track recored of being a sleazy bank. HSBC should merge with BOA. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #77

You might find this article and also the comments really interesting: truedelphi Feb 2014 #173

Thanks for the link ellie Feb 2014 #187

HSBC was also laundering money for the Sinoloa drug cartel RainDog Feb 2014 #30

There was also this recent news that the DEA negotiated with the Sinaloa cartel RainDog Feb 2014 #40

The "straw purchase" of firearms was covered in the "Gungeon" extensively Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #69

thanks for the info RainDog Feb 2014 #141

HSBC just tried to steal depositor's money dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #123

There is this story from a couple of days ago: TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #32

And remember "emerging economy problems" was the explanation for the run of really bad days BlueStreak Feb 2014 #37

That was Capital calling their money home. I see as noted above a China problem. Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #83

I posted a link... sendero Feb 2014 #89

That's what struck me when they did it. It seemed like a really desperate move. Squinch Feb 2014 #145

I don't think they really did it.. sendero Feb 2014 #147

I think they did. This article has bank spokespeople commenting about it: Squinch Feb 2014 #148

This is the link I posted.. sendero Feb 2014 #158

Hmmm...is there something coming down the pike that we don't know about? Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #5

We've been riding the greatest pyramid scheme in history. In 2008 the can was kicked rhett o rick Feb 2014 #6

As long as it doesn't make it to the washer woman level, I guess it was just a matter Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #8

Capitalism brings out the worse in people. Some might have consciences. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #9

I don't think it is the conscience. dawn frenzy adams Feb 2014 #48

It is much harder to fall off the ladder CFLDem Feb 2014 #68

Or the deathly fear... nikto Feb 2014 #73

Or learning how to be poor and surviving. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #137

It's an egregious system that feeds on itself like a cancer and if one extrapolates it out it RKP5637 Feb 2014 #76

They did in 1939, too. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #12

Sometimes there are two-shots-to-the-head suicides. nt valerief Feb 2014 #17

When committing suicide, always shoot twice, just to make sure BlueStreak Feb 2014 #39

Also by jumping off bridges and buildings nt No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #44

The being pushed off bridges and buildings type of suicide is also a thing. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #153

with a shotgun at that n/t 2pooped2pop Feb 2014 #47

In a legitimate suicide, you need at least 2 shots, but... nikto Feb 2014 #55

you! Iris Feb 2014 #64

The deaths themselves aren't funny... nikto Feb 2014 #70

If its a legitimate suicide, the body just shuts down...... rgbecker Feb 2014 #133

The body has a way of taking care of that, right? n/t RainDog Feb 2014 #143

Those dang suicides... nikto Feb 2014 #174

"Don't know why people would off themselves over it." . dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #21

Yes, as I said below, the collapse was only postponed. It still has to happen sooner or later... ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #20

Yep, agree. See my post #76. The system could work, but greed and shenanigans are too great. The RKP5637 Feb 2014 #80

Well, what happened was that the criminals were allowed to get away with it and so ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #112

There's still a lot more money for them to steal first. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #155

See post #32 above. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #33

More: Daily Mail, Yet... WillyT Feb 2014 #10

Thanks. nt valerief Feb 2014 #15

Or if they knew something we are not supposed to find out. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #11

It seems a little much to all be coincidences, perhaps. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #81

Very strange. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #13

Either everything happens in threes or valerief Feb 2014 #14

I read (or heard) that adieu Feb 2014 #16

I heard the crash that was avoided in 2008 with TARP (among others) is still going to happen ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #19

See post #32 on European bank stress tests. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #34

It's inevitable BobbyBoring Feb 2014 #131

I literally just walked to BofA and cashed my paycheck and then walked to ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #146

Agreed. Something huge could be going on Gman Feb 2014 #22

Some would call this a good start . . . OldRedneck Feb 2014 #23

I also mindwalker_i Feb 2014 #42

might be a few others starting to get a little scared.... certainot Feb 2014 #24

People usually do this marions ghost Feb 2014 #25

The comments there are very rightwing. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2014 #26

Perhaps they decided they couldn't live with the new food stamp cuts jsr Feb 2014 #27

I don't know if that's sarcastic or not it might not be so far off the mark VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #38

Spam! I love spam, I survived on it in college, fried spam, beans and a salad! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #82

Wondering if/how this all 2naSalit Feb 2014 #28

What a bunch of woo.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #29

This is starting to get suspicious Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #31

That man knew something. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #35

Look at it this way, defacto7 Feb 2014 #36

perhaps... nikto Feb 2014 #74

Occams Razor...... alittlelark Feb 2014 #41

+1, n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #84

That's not what OR means. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #100

So, let's clarify... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #154

Yeah, pretty much. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #156

The Stock Market did go down a bit in the last week, no? ReRe Feb 2014 #43

2016 - changing of the guard, like in 2008. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #109

There are more than 1% MILLIONAIRES.... AlbertCat Feb 2014 #152

No we won't ReRe Feb 2014 #166

Dead bankers don't testify in exchange for immunity The Second Stone Feb 2014 #45

HBSC: The bank for terrorists and drug cartels RainDog Feb 2014 #46

I wonder if the underpinnings to the derivatives casino Warpy Feb 2014 #49

So either they were all about to lose their fortunes or... Kablooie Feb 2014 #50

What do you call a thousand investment bankers at the bottom of the ocean? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #52

Whaleshit? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #54

A good start obxhead Feb 2014 #71

+1 Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #87

Would it be tacky to create a banker countdown clock? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #53

Probably..... But that shouldn't be a barrier to it. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2014 #66

AWARD WINNER nikto Feb 2014 #56

If you have a pension, it's TIME TO WORRY nikto Feb 2014 #57

I mentioned this Saturday in the HSBC thread Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #58

here's the text of your first link RainDog Feb 2014 #59

big deal shaayecanaan Feb 2014 #67

You need to read better ...'The story starts in London Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #97

From your link and the Rolling Stone article RainDog Feb 2014 #60

And My post on the deaths of banksters Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #61

Syncronicity is a key word here nikto Feb 2014 #72

Suicide by embankment???? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #128

I thought "suicide by embankment" strange, also. KoKo Feb 2014 #185

Jump you Fuckers malaise Feb 2014 #62

! lonestarnot Feb 2014 #94

+1 L0oniX Feb 2014 #102

+1! CrispyQ Feb 2014 #113

I cannot think of any explanation that would shock me. merrily Feb 2014 #63

Elvis did the killings... nikto Feb 2014 #75

Good try, but I am not shocked. merrily Feb 2014 #120

Elvis is everywhere. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #150

tag leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #65

Our heavily manipulated faux economy may be running out of manipulations. democratisphere Feb 2014 #78

You can only blown up a balloon so much, and then it bursts! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #86

K & R Petrushka Feb 2014 #79

What is the normal suicide rate for bankers? JEFF9K Feb 2014 #85

Good question Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #88

Never high enough. nt valerief Feb 2014 #90

That was my observation, too. sofa king Feb 2014 #157

Hmmm. WovenGems Feb 2014 #91

People commit suicide for different reasons gerogie2 Feb 2014 #92

k and r--bookmarking for later reading. either they all know something really bad, or they had help niyad Feb 2014 #93

Quick somebody check if Dimon is still breathing. lonestarnot Feb 2014 #95

Really! flamingdem Feb 2014 #151

Something bad is near... santamargarita Feb 2014 #98

People would rather die than be poor? L0oniX Feb 2014 #101

Considering the folks that they help launder money for.... AnneD Feb 2014 #103

... SidDithers Feb 2014 #104

... AAO Feb 2014 #164

A little hair gel and a few wacky theories . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #168

It's a start... Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #105

There are ~ 105 suicides per day in the US... SidDithers Feb 2014 #106

some kind of shit is going to hit the fan heaven05 Feb 2014 #107

Maybe there's a vigilante serial killer at work. tclambert Feb 2014 #108

Nah, not likely. Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #118

I am genuinely curious to know how conservatives are responding to this news. Laelth Feb 2014 #111

Vatican & Consulates told to move HSBC accounts Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #114

I would think that a bank Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #117

Wow! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #129

That's one way to put it :) n/t Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #132

Also, in July, a month before those 2 items, the Pope Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #139

I disagree with the premis I'm not sure they are prominent Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #115

Good point Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #116

Cluster is what I'm thinking as well dorkzilla Feb 2014 #163

Agreed. Marr Feb 2014 #188

It continues. Expect more. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #121

Splendid graphic! JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #126

Another thought lark Feb 2014 #125

In financial crises, people often kill themselves when they realize they have Squinch Feb 2014 #149

Maybe some group is taking out a few of the 1%ers. polichick Feb 2014 #127

Three BANKERS and CEO of a major car company Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #130

Tata Motors isn't a bank...nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #134

wow questionseverything Feb 2014 #140

3 bankers and a financial affairs reporter who goes missing: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #171

Were they all suicided? Er, I mean suicide? notadmblnd Feb 2014 #135

The DOJ is investigating big money re violation of bribery laws involving Libya's investment fund siligut Feb 2014 #144

A Rash of Deaths and a Missing Reporter – With Ties to Wall Street Investigations mirrera Feb 2014 #159

So they did have a conscience. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #160

Microbiologists were dying under strange circumstances during the post-9/11 anthrax attacks... radhika Feb 2014 #161

they're already too big to fail and too big to jail, what other shoe will drop? WillYourVoteBCounted Feb 2014 #162

what a coincident stillcool Feb 2014 #165

Exactly! "Loose Ends" Phlem Feb 2014 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author bluestate10 Feb 2014 #169

Hello in there.... ReRe Feb 2014 #172

A rash of deaths & a missing report with ties to Wall Stree investigations Petrushka Feb 2014 #175

Interesting... Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #176

More info here re: missing reporter ---> Petrushka Feb 2014 #177

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #178

Seriously? Must everything be a conspiracy? Godhumor Feb 2014 #180

I don't know how credible this site is Aerows Feb 2014 #181

Got to keep my eye on this story!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2014 #184

K & r. n/t **** wildbilln864 Feb 2014 #186

Suspicious. Quantess Feb 2014 #189

WE've got another one! nikto Feb 2014 #190

Mysterious deaths... nikto Feb 2014 #191

Not necessarily ruling out suicide Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #192