Media Focus: Irrational Fears, the Sensational
The media likes to create lists, and around this time of year, we will see lots and lots of them. Biggest news stories, the years best...
Thieves’ Paradise: Griftopia
Matt Taibbi’s new book, Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America, was reviewed this...
Caroline Baum’s New Year’s Resolution
Caroline Baum — Bloomberg’s snarky, sardonic columnist — imagines New Year’s resolutions for various Wall Street...
Lessons from the Muni Bond Market in 2010
John Mousseau Lessons from the Muni Bond Market in 2010 December 26, 2010 > 1) When Meredith Whitney talks about Munis, I turn down...
AfroBeatles ft. The Marksmen – “Come Together”
What a strange, funky wonderfully dischordant mash up: [Flash 10 is required to watch video] AfroBeatles ft. The Marksmen – “Come...
Going Bankrupt: 100 Bailed Out Banks
The WSJ reports today that nearly 100 U.S. banks that got TARP funds from the federal government in Q4 2008 are in danger of going...
Epic Animation: Google Docs Only
For the Google Demo Slam, three animators Tu+, Namroc, and Metcalf Anything put together an animation completely in Google Docs. Three...
MacroNotes on Vacation !
Peter Boockvar is on vacation the week of December 27th and will return on January 3rd 2010
Job Offers Rising
The weekend WSJ reports on a positive economic development that might surprise some people: The increasing number of job offers:...