November 2009 - Page 3 of 35

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 23–29, 2009) As shoppers were emptying their purses on Black Friday...

I’m not sure I agree with very much in this NYT article, describing the current cyclical bull rally wihtin the longer secular bear...

Today, the WSJ ran this patently incorrect headline (which many TV stations dutifully (mis)reported: Black Friday Spending Rose Slightly...

November 28, 2009 By John Mauldin Subprime Dubai More Government Data Fun: Unemployment Claims Were Not Down Why I Am Optimistic About...

> Be sure to see Jim Bianco’s comments on Dubai in the Think Tank… >

World Science Festival 2009: Time Since Einstein, Part 1 of 5 from World Science Festival on Vimeo. Hat tip Cosmic Variance

This mornings must read work is an article in the Sunday Washington Post by none other than Ben Bernanke, titled The right reform for the...

Dubai – The First Credit Crisis Since The March Market Recovery Comment As the first chart shows, Dubai’s sovereign credit...

We mostly steered clear of shopping today — went instead to the Chicago Art Institute’s new Modern Wing. In the AM, the girls...

Our friend and comrade Mark Pittman of Bloomberg News died unexpectedly on Wednesday. The link to the Bloomberg story is below. Mark...