Global Search Volume By Language
Play with the Search Globe here. You will need a modern browser and probably a non-sucky computer. Perhaps the best thing that came out...
CDS: Have You Seen the Little PIIGies . . .
. . . crawling in the dirt, and for all the little piggies, life is getting worse ! Credit Default Swaps of the Portugal, Ireland,...
A Look at Volatility Index (VIX) Since QE2 Began
Since QE2, Volatility has been falling. As the fascinating chart below from Ron Griess shows, the volatility of markets, post Flash Crash...
Washington Post: “Five Disciplines To Be A Great...
> How did I forget to mention this yesterday? My Sunday Washington Post column on the varied skills required to become a better...
Economic data
Following much weaker than expected NY and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys, the Richmond region reported an outright contraction as...
In Praise of Sorkin’s Praise of Lowenstein’s Praise of...
Bill Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He was the Executive...
Richards: “Gold is Not an Investment”
Carl Richards has a fascinating little article up at the NY Times that is sure to generate lots of hate mail: Gold is not an investment....
Greece’s last stand
With Greece’s back officially against the wall and the sand slipping thru the hour glass of fiscal stability, their government said...