A Conversation with John
December 4, 2009 By John Mauldin A Conversation with John Unemployment Positives New York, London, Monaco, and Zurich This week I am in...
Why Loan Mods Fail
Floyd Norris asks an interesting question: Why do so few mortgage mods turn permanent? He sifts through many of the...
Blowing Smoke
A Strange Old Tool . . . . Do you know what it is? Here is a hint: It is a Washington D.C. favorite!
Things to be Grateful For
I love this abbreviated collection from Doug Kass of things he is “grateful for: • That ShopperTrak and the other retail...
Dow Industrial Index Relative to Gold
Here is a chart that is sure to drive my pal Paul a bit batty: The Dow in Gold. While these sort of bananas priced in herrings...
Elf’ed Up!
Funny stuff — or is it tragicomedy? — from blogger John Galt… “The Elves of the Great Depression of 2009”...
Trading Idea: Sell AIG
12/3/2009 We have been watching AIG after it fell below its recent support (red lines on the attached chart) around $32.75…Now...
Best Movies of All Time (Map)
Via the Vodkaster comes this subway map of films: > click for ginormous map
IF US$ rallies further, what will carry trade impact be?
If today’s payroll # is the beginning of a US$ counter trend rally, one thing we’ll be for certain, we’ll get a really...