Refi’s rock but expansion of activity not happening
Historically low interest rates finally moved the needle for refinancings as the MBA said they rose 17.1% for the week to the highest...
Bloomberg Radio
I am off to the Bloomberg Radio studios for an early segment with Keith McCullough of Hedge eye — he is substituting for the...
Israel Window to Bomb Iraq Reactor Closed ?
Debka via UBS’ s Andy Lees (in London) by way of Art Cashin in NY: Geopolitics – Debka file reports that the announcement that...
Media Hits
I have to run out to visit The Dylan Ratigan Show 4pm (EST), then on to the other side of city and for CNBC’s Fast Money at 5pm (EST)....
Mandelbox Zoom
This will blow your minds Mandelbox Zoom from hömpörgő on Vimeo music: Dajuin Yao - Satisfaction of Oscillation hat tip boingboing
History of World GDP
Via the Economist, we see this intriguing histogram of Global GDP (below) The Economist notes: “Data compiled by Angus Maddison, an...
Long Term Market Cycles
Ron Griess (The Chart Store) looks at the longer term market cycles of the last century. He divides them into 5 sections, 3 bears and 2...
The Lafite Puzzle
The Lafite Puzzle ANDY XIE > China’s impact on the luxury French wine market has been enormous. The French fine wine index...
Judge DKs Citi-SEC Settlement
Hey, just like BofA! Another settlement, another DK from a judge: “A federal judge refused to approve the Securities and Exchange...