Bailout Recipients
Pro Publica has been maintaining a list of bailout recipients, updating the amount lent versus what was repaid. So far, 938 Recipients...
5 New Favorite Sites for Readers
Its been quite a while since I have added any new sites to my regular routine. But over the past few months, I have come across a slew of...
History of Social Media
Given Google’s pending acquisition of Social Shopping site Groupon, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the history of...
Pending Home Sales show big surprise in Oct
Oct Pending Home Sales were much better than expected, rising 10.4% m/o/m vs the estimated drop of 1%. The gain was led by the Midwest...
Trichet doesn’t bend to peer pressure
To the dismay of some, ECB Pres Trichet is saying no to peer pressure and is not discussing at all any expansion of their bond purchases...
The Facebook Effect
In an act that is surprisingly websavvy for a major publisher, Simon and Schuster just posted the first 44 pages of The Facebook Effect:...
Initial Claims rise but 4 week avg trending lower
After the very encouraging drop last week in initial claims, they rose by 26k to 436k this week, 12k higher than expected. The 4 week...