One of the misunderstandings about recessions is what actually happens in the real world. A recession is where economic growth stops, and...
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Quite regularly, this blog references many of the books we enjoy. Since our focus here is markets based economic discussion, we tend to...
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Cool interactive graph, via Fortune
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Gretchen Morgenson’s NYT article yesterday offered a good primer about Credit Default Swaps (CDS): Few Americans have heard of...
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Another raucous week in the books. Following the previous week’s disaster (down 4.4%), this week’s volatility...
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Holy crap! Britain nationalizes mortgage lender Northern Rock Britain said on Sunday it will nationalize ailing mortgage...
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We have counseled readers time and again not to follow in the footsteps of various Billionaires, like Warren Buffett, Michael Dell, Eddie...
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I’ve been thinking about some of the things I want to with the site redesign. Along those lines, I decided to make the RSS...
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Earlier this week, we noted a deceptive rise in Retail Sales that was driven by price increases, not sales gains. Measured in Real terms,...
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By now, you should have some feel for my taste in music, and the wide ranging and eclectic flavors that live on my iPod. But unless you...
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