Fed to Curb Risky Lending (7 years too late)
The Fed slams the barn door shut: "The Federal Reserve, acknowledging that home mortgage lenders aggressively sold deceptive loans...
Blade Runner DVD NOT Released Today
Today was supposed to be the official release of the new 5 DVD version. Apparently, there is some sort of a production issue, and...
Comedy Writers, VCs to Disintermediate TV Studios
I frequently criticize the Recording Industry for the short sighted stupidity; The Film industry has a history of being savvier than the...
Real Interest Rates Are Negative
Teresa Lo points out that a small but important factoid about what real yield: we now have Negative Interest Rates. Real...
Real Money Attempts Subscription Suicide
I don’t know who made the decision to post mouse over in text pop up ads on the subscription-based Real Money, but I can think of...
NYT: Blaming the Fed for the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
> “Hindsight is always 20-20, but it’s clear the Fed should have acted earlier. Financial innovation is great, but you have to...
HD/Blu-Ray DVDs = $200
Okay, they are not quite $200 — but there are 4 machines on sale at Amazon.com, starting from $223 – $327, (shipping...
Free Trial: Fusion IQ
As mentioned last week, I am setting up Big Picture readers with a free trial with our new quant tool: Fusion IQ Rank. You will see when...
Retail Sales Softer (Ignore the Surveys)
If you want to know: – What people think, ask them questions. – What people are doing, look at the data. – What they...
Winter Solstice Linkfest Review/Preview
Another nasty week following last weeks gains: Despite the Fed funds and discount rate cuts, the market threw a hissy fit, with the...