Bear Days of August Might be Over
> Source: Bear Days of August Might be Over, Says Barry Ritholtz Stacy Curtin Yahoo Tech Ticker Sep 02,...
House Prices Are Still 10% Too High
> The Palm Beach Post reference was to this group of realtors back in March 2007: Quote of the day: Realtors Get Real. Classic stuff ....
NFP Day: -54,000
We are looking forward to a possible cooling of Employment in August — slower economic growth, weaker auto sales, softer than hoped...
Crowd Query: Infrastructure Spending ?
Yesterday, we discussed Infrastructure spending, following the WSJ article on more tax cuts as a stimulus. We know from history that...
Student Loan Debt > Credit Card Debt ?
Do Student Loans Make Eduction Affordable ? You just assumed they did. It turns out to be a far seedier picture, if you ask College...
Interest Rates: 60-Year Cycle
Last week, we reviewed the History of US Interest Rates: 1790-Present via Doug Kass. Following that, several of you pointed us to this...
Bond bubble: A Sterile Debate on Semantics
Much ink has been spilt over the question of whether government bonds are in a bubble or not. The bond bubble believers love to cite...
I Thought We Won
As we approach the 21st anniversary of the triumph of freedom and capitalism over oppression and central planning, I keep wondering if we...
Dick Fuld’s Fantastic Revisionism !
“Lehman was forced into bankruptcy not because it neglected to act responsibly or seek solutions to the crisis, but because of a...