10 Tuesday PM Reads
Interesting day, to say the least. Here is my reading for the train ride home: • Fed paper: Chance of 2012 U.S. recession tops 50%...
Orwell vs Huxley: 1984 vs Brave New World
Here is the smackdown between Orwell and Huxley . . . between Nineteen Eighty-Four vs Brave New World. I think Huxley got the better of...
Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
Things That Make You Go Hmmm… John Mauldin November 14, 2011 ~~~ What do the “Big Fitz,” the largest ship ever to sail the Great...
Web of Cross-Border Investments
Source:McKinsey Global Institute Global capital markets: Entering a new era September 2009
Ponzi: Giving Fraud a Bad Name
Charles Ponzi didn’t invent his eponymous pyramid scheme — but he lent star power to one of the oldest scams in the book. He also...
Construction Boom in 31 Countries & the Great Recession
Yesterday, we took a global view of the Housing boom & bust; Today, we take a somewhat wonkier view of Home construction’s...
Economic data
Oct PPI fell .3% m/o/m but is still up 5.9% y/o/y. Both are less than expected as energy prices fell 1.4% and food prices were up just...
MERS: Genius, Shell Game, or Invitation to Fraud?
From Rockwell P. Ludden, Esq. of the Ludden Kramer Law firm, by way of 4ClosureFraud.com: One of the first challenges facing the industry...
I’m watching you
With another day of sharply rising bond yields in Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium and France after Spain sold 12 and 18 month debt at...
Look Out Below, Bloomberg Radio Edition
Source: Bloomberg > I am Bloomberg radio guest hosting for the truant Tom Keene. Europe’s problems did not magically disappear...