How Well Has The Federal Reserve Performed for America?
Washington’s Blog strives to provide real-time, well-researched and actionable information. George – the head writer at...
Does M&A activity follow or lead stock market action?
With yesterday’s roaring stock market rally on the heels of the deal announcements, the action begs the question, is M&A...
Banks vs Retailers: The Battle For Card Usage
Lately, I’ve noticed a card war brewing. On one side, stand the Banks and Credit Card firms. They get paid a percentage of every...
Conference: Current State of The Equity & Credit Markets
> This morning at 8:00 am, I am on a panel with Ed Yardeni discussing the economy and the markets. Its sponsored by my old firm, Maxim...
A Week of Talk, Not Action
Good Evening: After wobbling a bit last week in the wake of the FOMC meeting, U.S. stocks sharply rallied today. Wednesday’s FOMC...
HEALTH CARE: WHAT DO WE WANT AND CAN CONGRESS DELIVER IT?
Bill Dunkelberg is currently a professor of economics at Temple University where he served as dean of the School of Business from...
Simon Johnson: Prospects for Your Future
Lawrence K. Fish Simon Johnson PhD ’98 September 24, 2009 Running Time: 53:17 In a lively discussion with Simon Johnson, Lawrence...
Why Does Bloomberg Keep Getting the FDIC Story WRONG?
Barry emailed me this AM to ask about the commentary last week by Jonathan Weil of Bloomberg News regarding the FDIC: FDIC Is Broke,...
STOC: Stock Ticker Orbital Comparison
Today’s unusual market related project comes via Uniform Chaos: STOC Stock Ticker Orbital Comparison. It is a data visualization...