Some geek statistical humor: > > xkcd via Flowing Data
AIG: Is the Risk Systemic?
ABC reports: An AIG report to the Treasury Department last month warned that if the government didn’t come to its rescue again, its...
Trading Tax – Bloomberg
A proposed tax on stock trades could help pay for Wall Street’s bailout. (taking Stock) Bloomberg, March 07, 2009
Barron’s Cover Indicator?
How ever shall we interpret this? In this week’s Barron’s, the cover artwork is super-bearish along with the title —...
Restoring the imbalance
Unfortunately, imbalances are being restored too quickly for policy makers to counteract… > > …the decline in the...
60 Minutes: Your Bank Has Failed
What would happen if your local bank failed? Scott Pelley and “60 Minutes” were given extraordinary access, as the Federal...
US Bear Market Losses: $11 Trillion Dollars
Here is a mind blowing stat: Stocks have lost $11 trillion in market value since the October 2007 peak, according to Marketwatch. This...
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gold
1. All natural gold atoms originally were forged in the centers of stars. When the stars go supernova, they disperse their Gold atoms...
Wall Street’s Year (and-a-Half) of Dangerous Living
Aaron Task and Henry Blodget go over some wild stats: The current decline is worse than the 1929-1932 rout. Based on the Wilshire 5000...
Forget Confidence — Fix What’s Broken First
Imagine you discover you have a termite problem in your home. The main beams show serious signs of infestation, to the point that their...