Friday, March 27, 2009

Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan, the moderator of CNBC's "Fast Money" TV show, said, the market is looking "pretty darn good."Jeff Macke added, "Bernanke is dropping dollars from the skies and giving us money to spend."Pete Najarian said everyone participated in the rally except for the financials. He particularly noted the performance of the utilities, industrials and semiconductors.Karen Finerman was impressed with the "astounding" performance of the technology stocks, with the Nasdaq moving into positive territory this year.

Tim Seymour said investors should be getting on board this rally, after the VIX broke through its 200-day moving average. He was especially encouraged by the move up in the Dow transportation index and in such stalwarts Federal Express(FDX Quote - Cramer on FDX - Stock Picks) and United Parcel Service(UPS Quote - Cramer on UPS - Stock Picks).Ratigan asked the panel to comment on the 12.6% jump in Best Buy(BBY Quote - Cramer on BBY - Stock Picks) after it reported better-than-expected earnings report. Macke said the jump in the stock surprised him.

Willie Aames

Willie Aames has had it tough as of recent. After his time as a celebrity (including high-profile roles on Eight is Enough, Charles in Charge and the voice of Hank in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon), he then spent some time as BibleMan (and if you ever saw BibleMan, you'd understand why that was a bad thing), had an argument with his trainer on Celebrity Fit Club, and tried to commit suicide after his wife left him. Now he's apparently selling some of his possessions in a garage sale in suburban Kansas City.

Why do I have the feeling that this is going to lead to him being on another reality television show like his Charles in Charge co-star, Scott Baio? They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but I have to wonder.The article lists some of the items he's selling, but it neglects to specifically mention the autographed picture of Scott Baio, the magic bow that shoots fire-arrows and the magic Bible.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Amalia Tabata

Amalia Tabata Pereira, is suspected of kidnapping a two-month old child in Florida. Pereira was found with the missing infant in Bradenton, Fla. about 50 miles away from Plant City, where the baby's mother lives and first reported her missing. No word on how long Pereira, 43, has been married to the 20-year-old ballplayer, but it's being reported that she has four different aliases. I wonder if one of them is Mrs. Robinson.
According to police reports, Rosa Sirilo-Francisco, the baby's mother, handed over her child to a woman she said claimed to be an immigration official. The woman, who called herself 'Janet,' told the mother that immigration officers were waiting for Sirilo-Francisco and the child's father at their home to deport them to Mexico. 'Janet' claimed she wanted to help the couple, but she had to take the baby with her. After Sirilo-Francisco handed over her child but then realized what happened she called authorities and an Amber Alert was issued.
Tabata's wife was turned over Wednesday to authorities in Hillsborough County after she was held Tuesday night in a Bradenton jail in lieu of $750,000 bond. She was arrested after handing over the girl to authorities in a Bradenton shopping center parking lot, less than 24 hours after the infant was taken. Jose Tabata was questioned by Manatee County authorities after his wife's arrest, but they later told the Pirates the outfielder is not involved in the case.
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