Monday Readings
My top 10 items to read on the ride home: • Volcker may get the last laugh (Financial News) • Twitter Was Act One (Vanity Fair)...
Revolving credit contracts again, nonrevolving at new high
Consumer Credit outstanding in Jan rose for a 4th straight month by $5b, above expectations of a gain of $3.5b but Dec was revised down...
Stern Foreclosure Mill Closing
All around douchebag and future graybar hotel resident David J. Stern is closing shop, according to the Florida Sun Sentinel: “The...
My Favorite Curmudgeon
I just got back from lunch with Bob Lenzner, who I have to describe as my favorite curmudgeon. He is smart, tough, no bullshit kinda guy....
How Traffic Jams Happen
Via Autoblog, we get The Science Behind Traffic Jams from carinsurance.org >
NonFarm Payrolls Relative to Employment Peak
These are my new favorite charts on the Employment cycle. They show the post War World II recession and recoveries, relative to the...
The Final Hearing of the FCIC
> Be sure to download and read the PDF of the last day of testimony of the FCIC. The debate and witnesses at the “TROUBLED ASSET...
SOME HARD TRUTHS ABOUT ENERGY
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