Get short, timely messages from MOB_David.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @MOB_David.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow MOB_David to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

MOB_David

  1. Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO is.gd/oT34vY
  2. FB stock update. Closed at $31 & dropped to $30.50 in after hours trading. Down ~20% from strike price. is.gd/ow6mIU
  3. Facebook stock dropped further after hours to $33.78. This stock could be pretty volatile. I wonder if fundamentals will trump hype/hope.
  4. Facebook stock down $4.15 to $34.08. No surprise. It held $38 on IPO day because underwriters supported the level. is.gd/8GYST2
  5. Groupon's Stock price continues to plummet. is.gd/qD3ZjH (Pretty much what I expected.)
  6. Thank you so much to @foursquare again. They've been saving me money all the time lately. Today $10.60 on my oil change.
  7. Finished with the portion of the taxes I need to do. Time to get it to my accountant. Man, do taxes need to get simplified.
  8. Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, Passes Away is.gd/God0VB
  9. Rest In Peace Steve Jobs. You have definitely changed the world and for the better. You will be missed. :(
  10. The interesting part of the day is not the DOW. It's that gold, silver, copper & oil were all down as well.
  11. Glad DOW picked up a bit at end of day. It was down >500 earlier, but "only" closed down <400. We're at 10,734. is.gd/srgNGe
  12. RT @Jason: This guy is really upset with Washington http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/08/09/dylan-ratigan-mad-as-hell-his-epic-network-moment
  13. Oh yeah, I remember what they were doing. Same as they were w/ Enron. Giving high ratings to sub primes. http://is.gd/5qWEWc
  14. S&P downgrades US Gov't Debt. http://is.gd/sZyHH7 Seriously? USA always has a ready source of income. Us. Was was S&P doing in '08?
  15. SIlver lining to today (a very thin one) oil dropped to $87/barrel. It was at over $100 less than 2 months ago.
  16. DOW drops 513 points to 11,384. Worst drop since 2008. http://is.gd/hLBhXo Might have to resurrect the podcast.
  17. RT @Jason: Great job terrorizing markets, globe + citizens who elected you Washington. You're selfish, incompetent + immature. We hate you.
  18. Wondering how many people fix their clothing. A few stitches here & there have saved us quite a lot of money over the years.
  19. Glad I learned Quicken won't support OS X Lion. Was considering accounting apps. Intuit won't be it this time. http://is.gd/NCjhph
  20. @shawno Simpler times. $ in mattresses, people living in fear of bankruptcy & foreclosure & rising gas prices. Not too different actually...