Microsoft Bing Commercial: Market Crash
I so rarely have anything complimentary to say about Microsoft, but when I do, I have to give them their props: This commerical is...
Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages
Steven Heller traces the evolution of the tiny symbols for each Olympic sport since their appearance in 1936. Source: NYT
Here Come the Put-Backs !
Our comments this week (here and here), along with occasional TBP contributor Mark Hanson, were picked up in Barron’s this morning....
The Multiplication of Money
February 26, 2010 By John Mauldin Where Is All that Greek Gold? The Greeks Write Back The Euro and a Conspiracy of Hedge Funds So...
Still Bullish After All These Gains
Source: Barry Ritholtz: Still Bullish After All These Gains Peter Gorenstein Yahoo TEch Ticker, Feb 25, 2010 07:15am...
Another week, another record short in the euro
According to the CFTC, for the 4th straight week, net shorts in the euro rose to a record high dating back to its introduction in Jan...
Commercial Real Estate: More Trouble Ahead
“Between 2010 and 2014, about $1.4 trillion in commercial real estate loans will reach the end of their terms. Nearly half are at...
What is the Cyclically Adjusted S&P500 P/E Ratio ?
Warning: Wonkiness ahead: Chris Turner took a look at Yale’s Bob Shiller “cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio”...
UoM confidence touch light but not shocking like Tuesday
Following the very weak Conference Board Consumer Confidence figure on Tuesday and the 4 month low in the ABC confidence poll, the final...