26 Companies Paid CEOs > They Paid in Taxes
Astonishing assembly of data, from AP via the Daily Mail: “Twenty-six big US companies paid their CEOs more last year than they...
How Change Happens
How Change Happens John Mauldin August 17, 2012 Ubiquity, Complexity Theory, and Sandpiles The Critical State We Are...
10 Weekend Reads
Some longer form reads for your Saturday morning: • Fascinating: How top executives lived (Fortune, 1955) (Fortune) • The bubble in...
Weekly Eurozone Watch – Spreads Tighten, Banks Ramp
Key Data Points German 10-year bund 11 bps higher; Italy 10-year 23 bps tighter to the Bund; Spain 56 bps tighter; Portugal 33 bps...
Groucho Outtakes from You Bet Your Life (1953-55)
Racy moments from Groucho’s quiz show that couldn’t be broadcast. They were compiled into “stag reels” for the...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events (8/17/12)
Succinct summation of week’s events: Positives: 1) Continuing the Draghi put rally, the Spanish IBEX trades higher each day this...
2012 Drought Disaster
Click to enlarge: 2012 Secretarial Drought Designations – All Drought ˜˜˜ US Drought and Your Food Costs Source: USDA Farm...
UoM confidence ticks up a touch in Aug
The preliminary UoM confidence figure in Aug at 73.6 was above expectations of 72.2 and compares with 72.3 in July, 73.2 in June and 79.3...
