WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Dick Arms has spent nearly half a century following, trading and writing about Stock Markets. Best known for his Arms Index, or TRIN, his...
Maynard’s Revenge: Keynesianism and the Crisis
GoogleTechTalks, February 26, 2010 Presented by Lance Taylor, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development at the New...
ADP report
ADP said the private sector shed a net 20k jobs in Feb, in line with consensus, but for a 2nd straight month the service sector added...
Thrift – “careful management especially of...
Webster’s defines ‘thrift’ as “careful management especially of money.” The short history of the euro and...
Why a Consumer Protection Agency Is Necessary
What a splendid idea: A Consumer Finance Protection Agency whose sole purpose is to provide a set of standards for the finance industry...
Tuesday Reads
Some quick items: • Interview/Podcast: Madoff Whistleblower Harry M. Markopolos (King World News) • Jim Jubak on the No. 1 key to...
Lower Chinese PMI: Canary in the coal mine?
China’s PMI numbers for February were released yesterday and received surprisingly little media attention. Although I am usually not...
Podcast: Bailouts, the Fed, and the Crisis
I did a podcast last week, for those of you who cannot get enough of my dulcet nasal tones. Note: I found the download was easier than...
As Goldman Bagged Clients, Merrill Bagged Itself
As a stark counterpoint to How Goldman Sachs Bagged Clients, I recall ever so fondly how Merrill Lynch bagged itself: With a Sept....