10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gold
1. All natural gold atoms originally were forged in the centers of stars. When the stars go supernova, they disperse their Gold atoms...
Wall Street’s Year (and-a-Half) of Dangerous Living
Aaron Task and Henry Blodget go over some wild stats: The current decline is worse than the 1929-1932 rout. Based on the Wilshire 5000...
Forget Confidence — Fix What’s Broken First
Imagine you discover you have a termite problem in your home. The main beams show serious signs of infestation, to the point that their...
Come on, Buffett!
Donald Ruffkin works at an equity-oriented investment fund. ~~~ General Buffett has come out once again, offering his view of the market...
The Week Ahead
China unleashes a slate of key economic data this week, while Hong Kong majors Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific announce earnings....
What is the Plan? A Discussion With Bill Dunkelberg and David...
Here is our latest comment in The Institutional Risk Analyst: http://us1.institutionalriskanalytics.com/pub/IRAstory.asp?tag=346 We end...
McCain & Shelby: “Let Insolvent Banks Fail”
“Close them down, get them out of business. If they’re dead, they ought to be buried.” -Richard C. Shelby, the senior...
Ivory Tower Economics
“I don’t detect any change at all. [Academic economists are] like an ostrich with its head in the sand.” -James K. Galbraith,...
Felix Rohatyn on Government Intervention in Crises
A conversation with businessman and investment banker Felix Rohatyn about his book “Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built...
Predicting the Future of a Housing Crisis
via NYT > Source: A Gloomy Outlook for Home Sales’ Big Season VIKAS BAJAJ NYT, March 6, 2009...