Housing Slowdown Sector Impact
Yesterday, we picked up Dan Gross’ challenge as to what other sectors the Housing slowdown was making its impact felt. Our experiment...
Which is Wrong: Data on Growth or Employment?
The WSJ’s Greg Ip is rapidly becoming a proverbial two-handed economist. Over the past week, he has written not one but two...
Go FICO Yourself: Selling Your Credit Score
Here’s the latest scam to hit the Real Estate/Mortgages/Credit/FICO market: Buying and Selling FICO scores to qualify...
Housing Impact by Sector
While some people inexplicably continue to deny the impact of Housing, the reality-based community is taking the measure of the actual...
Just one of those oddities
How is this for weird? I have a distant cousin in the Mutual Fund business whose name is — ready? Barry Ritholz (spelleded...
Chart of the Day: Strong China Growth, Inflation
The chart says it all . . . China: Strong Growth, Rising Inflation Put Monetary Officials In A Corner > Update: April 24, 2007: 1:23...
More on Mortgage Equity Withdrawals and Consumer Spending
I don’t see how any intelligent, observant, intellectually honest person can claim that there has been zero impact on consumer...
Media Appearance: Kudlow & Company (4/23/07)
>A regular appearance is scheduled tonite. Discussions will be on on Earnings, Markets, and the Economy. In additon to yours truly,...
Index Gains Distribution
All major indices posted healthy gains last week. The blue chips led the way, while the Nasdaq Tech issues and Russell 2000 small caps...