Afternoon Reads
Some of the more interesting reads today: • Reinhart and Rogoff: The Economy Can’t Grow (Bloomberg) • Who exactly has the tax...
Inventories rise, good for Q2 but…
May Business Inventories rose 1%, a touch above estimates of a gain of .9% and April was revised higher to also a 1% gain. Because sales...
Income Distribution Across the World’s 7Billion
This interactive Nat Geo chart shows the distribution of income around the globe: > Click into interactive map for more information...
Can $22,000 Speakers Save Your Marriage?
No! Its not the size, but the cost that ends the marriage . . . > S Series from Steinway Lyndorf Source: WSJ: $22,000 Speakers That...
Netflix Killed Blockbuster. Now What?
You’re fucked. You’ve got nowhere else to go. Netflix killed Blockbuster. The music industry should be paying close attention...
Manhattan Rentals (Inflation Adjusted)
Jonathan Miller of Matrix RE released a rental study of Manhattan real estate: Last week we released our rental study and the consensus...
Too Big to Fail Grabs 11 Emmy Nominations
A few months ago, I mentioned HBO‘s adaptation of Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book Too Big To Fail as “terrific...
A slap on the wrist for mortgage lenders?
Fusion IQ’s Barry Ritholtz shares his thoughts on a report that five of the biggest mortgage lenders will pay a $30 billion settlement...
Bad Math and Bad Analysis
Bad Math and Bad Analysis July 13, 2011 Bob Eisenbeis www.cumber.com > A recent column by Allan Sloan and Doris Burke in the...
Economic data
Jun PPI fell .4% headline, .2% more than expected but the core rate rose .3% vs the consensus of up .2%. Headline PPI is still up 7%...