Michael Boskin on “The Obama Crash”
They never seem to learn, do they? The idealogues who use the ups and downs of markets to critique political figures. These, rigid, rabid...
Week Ahead 12.7.09
U.S. Week Ahead: Copenhagen and the Markets 12/4/2009 Investors will be listening carefully to Ben Bernanke when he addresses the...
Agoracom OnLine Conference Keynote Speech
I did the Keynote speech for Agoracom before I left. Here is the speech: > click for audio: > Source: How Bailout Nation Took Us...
Saving Banks, Not Banking (2nd Lien Version)
We noted yesterday Why Loan Mods Fail: Buyers paid much more than homes were intrinsically worth; Banks also lent more than they should...
RSS Feed Subscriptions Explode to 130k
OK, I have no idea WTF this is about, but apparently, my RSS feeds have gone ballistic: If anyone has any insight, I am all ears . . .
Employment Chart Round-Up
Okay, chart fans: Here are some of the more informative, telling and fascinating charts tha the December 4 Non-Farm payroll helped to...
Positive Jobs Report Not So Positive
The drop in unemployment to 10 percent was an unexpected boost to the economy, but WSJ’s Sudeep Reddy says the rate is likely to...
Why Loan Mods Fail
Floyd Norris asks an interesting question: Why do so few mortgage mods turn permanent? He sifts through many of the...