TBTF Banks Pose “Unique Concentrated Risks” to FDIC
There was an interesting press release (mirror) out of the FDIC yesterday that you might overlooked. Don’t. Despite its boring...
FDIC Board of Directors Approves Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
FDIC Board of Directors Approves Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Deposit Insurance Assessments The Board of Directors of the...
Roubini Discusses Fed Monetary Policy, U.S. Economy
BLOOMBERG TELEVISION: **HIGHLIGHTS BELOW* On Gold: “Well, in my view, gold is not going to rise to the levels $1,500, $2,000 the gold...
Amazon Rocks; Electronics Expo Sucks!
You may recall back in February, I noted the ole Sony tube TV in the bedroom, after 17 years, finally bought the farm. I stumbled across...
Dumb Research of the Day: Dick’s Good, BJ’s Bad
That’s a shame: > > I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn’t April Fools dated . . .
Rally Rank: 27 of 4,237
Fascinating chart showing the bell curve of historical 55 week rallies in (not quite) deciles. The present rally ranks in the top 1% of...
NASAA 2010 Public Policy Conference
> I am in Washington DC today, presenting at The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) 2010 Public Policy...
An Improved Version of Bailout Math
The New York Times one ups the Wall Street Journal, taking a more philosophical — and broader — look at the Treasury’s...
Feb Trade Deficit above expectations
The Feb Trade Deficit was $1.2b above expectations at $39.7b and up from $37b in Jan. The rise in the deficit was due to a 1.7% gain in...
China/Greece/Small biz not drinking the Kook Aid
For those familiar with Alcoa for a while know that the only bellwether status it has is that of serial disappointer (is that a word?)...