Monolines = Duolines
A quick definitional linguistic note: From now on, I am no longer calling the misnomered monolines by that incorrect name....
UBS on a Trillion Dollar Meltdown
Interesting discussion from the FT (3 parts) with George Magnus, UBS senior economist advisor: click for video Thanks, Dominique! >...
Oscar Night Linkfest
You might have thought with the 3 day weekend behind them, traders would be well rested, and ready to go. They sure didn’t look...
Wicked Cool Info-Graphic: Box Office Revenue
Here is a fantastic bit of Sunday morning chart porn, and just in time for the Oscars: The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts....
Fed Cuts of a Different Variety
John Mauldin points out this morning that the Fed cut something else recently — their economic projections for 2008: Source:The...
Site of the Day: Rotten Neighbor.com
I thought this was an amusing idea: A way to anonymously bitch about the jerk who lives down the block. No wonder NYC is the top listing...
Friday Night Jazz: Open Thread
When it comes to music, I normally try to do the heavy lifting around here — writing about and recommending a new or beloved...
Site of the Day: Countrywide-Foreclosures
Here’s a fun site: Track how many REO (Real Estate Owned by bank) that Countrywide has taken in: Countrywide Foreclosures...