Media Hits
I have to run out to visit The Dylan Ratigan Show 4pm (EST), then on to the other side of city and for CNBC’s Fast Money at 5pm (EST)....
Mandelbox Zoom
This will blow your minds Mandelbox Zoom from hömpörgő on Vimeo music: Dajuin Yao - Satisfaction of Oscillation hat tip boingboing
History of World GDP
Via the Economist, we see this intriguing histogram of Global GDP (below) The Economist notes: “Data compiled by Angus Maddison, an...
Long Term Market Cycles
Ron Griess (The Chart Store) looks at the longer term market cycles of the last century. He divides them into 5 sections, 3 bears and 2...
The Lafite Puzzle
The Lafite Puzzle ANDY XIE > China’s impact on the luxury French wine market has been enormous. The French fine wine index...
Judge DKs Citi-SEC Settlement
Hey, just like BofA! Another settlement, another DK from a judge: “A federal judge refused to approve the Securities and Exchange...
July Housing Starts still reflect aftermath of tax credit
July Housing Starts totaled 546k annualized, 14k less than expected and June was revised down by 12k to 537k. Permits at 565k were also...
What will the Gov’t do now?/Irish bonds in demand
The news of the day for policy makers, politicians and the financial standing of the US will be on full display today as more than 3...
2008 Bailout Counter-Factual
Earlier this month, I discussed a NYT OpEd by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (Welcome to My Job Security). Geithner pointed approvingly...
Black: US Using “Really Stupid Strategy” to Hide...
~~~ Source: Bill Black: U.S. Using “Really Stupid Strategy” to Hide Bank Losses Peter Gorenstein Yahoo TechTicker, Aug 11,...