Save the Date: Ben to Hold Regular Pressers
In a move that I think is long overdue, the Fed announced that chairman Ben Bernanke will hold press briefings four times per year:...
Read it here First: Prices of Gallons
Back in 2005, I posted this table on Cheap Gas vs other items; it contained the following table: > Other “Refined”...
Gold touches record high, nominal vs real gains
On the day gold hits an all time high and with 3 months to go before the Fed ends its latest attempt to help the economy, let’s...
Laszlo Birinyi: Market Is Only Halfway Through Bull Run
The markets are still digesting the fallout from the disaster in Japan, with Laszlo Birinyi Jr., Birinyi Associates Airtime: Wed. Mar. 23...
Comparing Housing Prices, Real vs Nominal (1890-2011)
Following the record low data in New Home Sales yesterday, we looked at a 50 year chart of that plumbed the depths of that data series....
Jim Flora: Money Flow
As a longstanding Jazz fan, I have been enamored of Jim Flora’s work for some time (eg, this and this) . His work is bright and...
Portugal “Crisis” — 5 Year Yield Spread
> • BusinessWeek – Portugal’s Bonds Slump as Prime Minister Quits Over Budget Cuts Portuguese bonds led a slide by securities...
The Bull, the Bear and Candy Bars
~~~ Source: Barry Ritholtz on the Bull, the Bear and Candy Bars Matt Nesto Breakout March 22, 2011...
CIA’s ‘Facebook’ Program Dramatically Cut...
The CIA’s invention of Facebook has saved the government millions of dollars. CIA’s ‘Facebook’ Program...
CBO Swings, Misses on Demographics
I perked up when I got one of my daily WSJ alerts yesterday, as the headline really caught my eye: Baby Boomers and the Labor Force. ...