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7 Sep

Spinning a Grand Old Fantasy

by Barry Ritholtz
Jim McTague, a dyed in the wool Republican, is surprisingly negative on the McCain/Palin team. Recall that McTague forecast the GOP would...

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6 Sep

Barney Frank: Treasury GSE Intervention is a “Done...

by Barry Ritholtz
Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, says this is really happening: "Rep. Barney Frank (D.,...

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6 Sep

Roundup: Fannie & Freddie Bailout

by Barry Ritholtz
Last evening, we asked what are the costs and consequences, as well as the market reaction to, the imminent bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM)...

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5 Sep

Here Comes the Half Trillion Dollar Fannie/Freddie Bailout!

by Barry Ritholtz
A series of high-level meetings between Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and the chief executives...

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5 Sep

What Up With Pimco?

by Barry Ritholtz
WTF is up with PIMCO ? Strange things are afoot at the biggest bond fund in the world. A weird sense of panic seems to be emanating from...

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3 Sep

Can the Fed Save the (Financial) World?

by Barry Ritholtz
Roger Altman, former deputy secretary of the Treasury, thinks so: "Today, regulatory authority is divided among the Federal Reserve,...

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2 Sep

Fannie + Freddie = Frannie ?

by Barry Ritholtz
Hmmmm . .  take two poorly run, debt laden GSEs . . . Merge them . . . What do you get ? One giant, poorly run, debt laden, GSE. Its...

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2 Sep

The Federal Reserve & Moral Hazard

by Barry Ritholtz
Harvey Rosenblum, 38 Year veteran of the Fed, and now head of Research of the Dallas Fed. click for video > The Money Quote is: ...

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21 Aug

The Big Freddie Mac

by Barry Ritholtz
Today’s guest post is from Rob, the founder of Business Pundit, now with Capitalist Banter: McDonald’s Corp. held a press...

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20 Aug

His Name is Mudd

by Barry Ritholtz
"In 2006 and early 2007, the industry, many analysts and market observers were generally not predicting a downturn in the housing...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. His career's focus...

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