‘Like a partial bridge over troubled waters…’
The UAE over the weekend provided a partial ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ to those impacted by the Dubai request for a debt...
In Stock! Bad Holiday Sales Forecasts
One of the items that never seems to go out of style is the annual holiday sales forecast. Mix one part survey, one part “foot...
DUBAI – LOW RISK OF EMERGING MARKET CONTAGION
Peter T Treadway also serves as Chief Economist, CT RISKS, Hong Kong. THE DISMAL OPTIMIST November 29, 2009 The Global Liquidity Bubble...
Consumers Cherry Pick Black Friday Sales
Forbes Conference
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving weekend, with good food, family and safe travels. I am off to a Forbes conference this week with uber...
Harvard Risked Its Cash
The Boston Globe‘s Beth Healy writes what looks like another Lawrence Summers bashing Harvard Endowment story–with an extra...
Food Stamps at Record Highs in US

Words from the investment wise (11.29)
As shoppers were emptying their purses on Black Friday bargains, Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt roiled financial markets,...