Nice info porn in the WSJ, comparing the relative size of past crises to the current mortgage debacle:> click for full size graphic...
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Front page WSJ article today makes for intriguing reading: U.S. Mortgage Crisis Rivals S&L Meltdown For those of you w/o access,...
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I have long respected and enjoyed Jim Cramer, but jeez, could he have possibly been any more wrong than this? Its one thing to be...
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Looks like the Bankruptcy Courts in San Diego are challenging parties far removed from the original mortgage to provide actual proof that...
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>"More than 30 percent of borrowers with subprime adjustable- rate mortgages are behind on their payments before their loans...
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Foreclosures continue to tick higher, reaching all sorts of nasty levels in Q3, climbing to 20 year highs: "The rate of homeowners...
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You probably saw yesterday’s front page WSJ article, Subprime Debacle Traps Even Very Credit-Worthy. The real fun was the great set...
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Pick your century: "The global economy now faces the potential for a late-20th-century-style spike in oil prices, a 21st-century...
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Markets up smartly on the heels of Bernanke’s speech last night. The panic had become palpable, leading to dovish comments from...
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Today’s chart-porn is this depiction of the tightening credit cycle from a front page NYT article. The chart itself was too...
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