Following yesterday’s 6.1% annualized Q1 GDP gain (vs expectations of 5.9%), the Bank of Canada raised rates by 25 bps to .50% as...
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Nice guerilla art, via (of all places) Bloomberg: >
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There is a fascinating competition from Sunlight Labs called Design for America: The Design for America contest led to the most...
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In response to Friday’s Fitch downgrade of Spain, the Spanish 2 yr yield has risen 26 bps and 5 yr CDS has risen 30 bps to 245,...
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Fitch downgrades Spain, China’s growth slows, but if you want to know the real reason markets are soft: I am traveling today to...
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Strategic walkaways gets the NYT treatment today. The data is fairly impressive: -Foreclosure procedures have been initiated against 1.7...
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Fascinating little Google Maps mash up allows you to place the BP Oil spill over any city. I tried a few, but San Francisco and NYC drove...
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David R. Kotok Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Memorial Day Weekend, May 31, 2010 > “The fact that neither the government nor...
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~~~ BankruptingAmerica: According to a recent poll, 74 percent of likely voters are extremely or very concerned about the current level...
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Traders are probably relieved that May is over, and June is finally here: > via The Chart Store
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