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Can Dividends Cure Gold Equity Hangovers?: David Christensen

Sally Lowder of The Gold Report (9/19/12)

A market hangover may be causing suffering among gold mining equities, but there are still some cash-rich companies beguiling investors with record-breaking dividends. Dividend distributions are up by about one-third year-on-year from many major mining companies, according to David Christensen, chief executive and president of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. The Gold Report spoke with Christensen at the Denver Gold Forum in [...]

The Las Vegas bus that ‘cures hangovers in just 45 minutes’ …provided you’re not afraid of IVs

 

Rough night out? Hop aboard! Or crawl, provided you’re not afraid of needles.

A new IV procedure designed to rid the body of the toxins that cause hangovers may soon be just a phone call away, or bus stop if you can make it out of bed.

It’s called Hangover Heaven, a new concept by board certified anesthesiologist Jason Burke who plans to administer his own concoction of vitamins, medications and amino [...]

MOBILE IV VANS FOR VEGAS HANGOVERS

 

In a city where partying has gone mobile, from minibuses equipped with stripper poles to Jacuzzi limos, now comes a curbside service to treat those massive hangovers.

According to a new Las Vegas website, HangoverHeaven.com, a fleet of tour buses is already rolling, with stops at major casinos.

If you’re down for the count, they’ll send someone to your room with an IV, for the introductory price of $150. Within an hour, [...]

Honesty IS the best policy! 84% of workers who call in sick are telling the truth

The majority of people who call in sick to work are – surprisingly – actually sick, according to a sample of American employees.

A survey conducted by career website theFIT revealed that 84 per cent of the 5,000 people it questioned actually were sick, or were caring for a sick child, the last time they called in sick.

The research found that women were more honest than men, with only one in [...]

Portuguese 10Y bond spreads to bunds just broke 1250bps, +180bps on the day and at record wides.

Despite disappointing auction results in France, the downgrade hangovers (sell the rumor, buy the news?), and increasingly likely Greek PSI talk epic-fail, most European sovereigns are rallying modestly on the day. Given the expected shift in the AAA benchmark used for margining(dropping higher yielding France ‘AAA’s as they are downgraded will lower AAA benchmark significantly and implicitly widen the yield differential for other sovereigns), it is perhaps no surprise that TPTB [...]

Dang... I didn't know it was possible to cure hangovers with more alcohol... I must have missed that during my partying days at FSU!

The EU spent $1 trillion to save 11 million Greek citizens who spent out their eyes and ears. In reality, they just didn’t want the international banks to take massive hits for hiding losses and once again, shifting losses into the future. Because Greece has over $400 billion in public debt held by external banks which would spark the next wave down, crippling the anemic global economic recovery.

The piper still [...]