That Damned Surplus
Here is an amusing slice of history, from this day (August 25) 11 years ago:: “President Bush said today that there was a benefit...
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Ricky Gervais, “Mad Man...
Ricky Gervais, “Mad Man in a Death Machine” click for video
A Divided Federal Reserve
A Divided Federal Reserve comment Yesterday we wrote: Remember that this is arguably the most divided FOMC in the 100-year history...
Where Has the Retail Investor Gone?
Where has the retail investor gone? By Barry Ritholtz August 17 Lots of folks are wondering what happened to the...
China’s Slowdown May Be Worse Than Official Data Suggest
China’s Slowdown May Be Worse Than Official Data Suggest by Janet Koech and Jian Wang August 2012 In the months...
The FOMC Minutes & QE3
The Wall Street Journal – Hilsenrath: Fed Moving Closer to Action The Federal Reserve sent its strongest signal yet that it is...
10 Weekend Reads
My longer form reading material to start the weekend • Apple Wins Big in Patent Case (WSJ) see also Apple Patent Victory Seen...
Technology Evaluation on Samsung S1 v Apple iPhone
Written in 2010, this competitive analysis shows benchmarking by Samsung’s product engineering team, and an overwhelmingly detailed...
Indefinite Detention Is Not a New Policy
U.S. Government Planned Indefinite Detention of Citizens, Suspension of Constitution, Spying on Americans and Other “Post-9/11...
Samsung & Armstrong
Just when we’re convinced the legal system does not work… I’ve been following the Tour de France ever since Greg LeMond...