Roubini Still Pessimistic On Economy
The Financial Times had a three part (15 minutes) video interview with NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini last week. You can find this...
Maybe the CD Is Not Dead Yet
Interesting discussion, via Hits Magazine on the Compact Disc — still a multi=-billion dollar business: CD OR NOT CD:...
Peak Water ?
Last week, we discussed Peak Oil; Today, we look at "Peak Water." Click for ginormous graphics WIRED SCIENCE | Peak Water | PBS...
Coming soon: 3G iPhones?
Cool sleuthing by ImportGenius: Searching for shipments to Apple, Inc. (AAPL), employees at the Scottsdale, Ariz., company reported on...
New Home Sales Fall 42%
Sales of new one-family houses in April 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000, according to estimates released...
Case-Shiller: Prices Fell 14%, Most on Record
The Case-Shiller Home Price Indices data released today for home sales through March 2007shows a "continued broad based declines in...
Foreclosure Sales Increasing
We get New Home Sales today, along with the Case-Shiller Index. Interesting article on a glimmer of good news in the related issue of...
Speculators & Oil Price Spikes, Part II
Why is it that market-worshipers claim fundamentals are responsible for equity prices, but speculators are to blame for Oil prices? Bill...
John Authers: Speculators & Oil Price Spikes
"Speculation appears to be changing the way commodity markets work. A debate is needed and changes to regulations may be justified....
Trouble in the Hamptons?
Hope you had a relaxing 3 day weekend. Mine was filled with disturbing signs of economic malaise. (How about yours?) Granted, these are...