Fun with Gold Bugs . . .
An old friend swung by the office today to chat. She is a rather well known in certain circles, a savvy investor who has done very well...
Late Afternoon Reading
Quite a few things added to my Instapaper today — This is what I will be reading on the way home tonight: • Not a Flashy...
Minus (min.us) 22 Economic Charts
Insane collection of charts, not-so-painstakingly assembled by minus — min.us — found via Digg; What makes min.us so...
Real Estate Reality
CNBC’s Gary Kaminsky discusses the poor housing data and the idea that things in the industry continue to get worse, despite the...
Why Are We Surprised When Artist’s Values Fluctuate?
One of the biggest problems caused by the Contemporary Art market boom of the last 13 years is the ways in which it has confused the...
Employed Persons: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011
> Since we have the NFP report at the end of the week, I thought it might be instructive to use our lunchtime chart slot each day to...
THE END IS NIGH?
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Tuesday Morning Reads
This is what I read this morning: A mix of unusual and interesting reading to start my week: • Are Taxes in the U.S. High or Low?...
The data continues to slow
According to the S&P/CaseShiller home price index, home prices have officially double dipped, falling to the lowest level in 8...
Its Official: Housing Double Dip is Here
Case Shiller is out, and it confirms what we have known for quite some time: Without artificial government stimulus, Housing is going...