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Unintended consequences
Apr 11, 2009
I am a fan of Henry "Bud" Hebeler, the former president of Boeing Aerospace and now financial advisor to future retirees. Check out his website at...
Merkin and Shakespeare
Apr 9, 2009
J. Ezra Merkin the famed money manager and philanthropist, has been charged with betraying "hundreds of investors." The allegation by the New York...
Baltic Dry Index, again
Apr 7, 2009
An update on the Baltic Dry Index, from economist Ed Yardeni:...
Inflation? Hyperinflation?
Apr 6, 2009
I keep reading and hearing about the risk of soaring inflation and even hyperinflation with the Fed's quantatative easing campaign. Now, there's...
More on unemployment
Apr 5, 2009
The Center for American Progress has a detailed of the latest unemployment numbers on its website. You can read it here...
The real unemployment rate
Apr 3, 2009
Here's the number to focus on: When you add together the traditionally counted unemployed plus marginally attached and involuntary part-time...
The Geithner Plan could work
Apr 2, 2009
The economic logic of nationalization to solve the banking crisis is compelling, but I'm increasingly convinced that the Geithner plan has a good...
For public good, not for profit.
Baltic Dry Index and Gold
Apr 2, 2009
Is the global economic recession starting to bottom out? One indication that activity is slowly picking up is the Baltic Dry Index. In a recent...
Bull and bear markets
Apr 1, 2009
Some of the best charts on the markets long-term performance is at dshort.com. I learned about this valuable website from the Calculated Risk blog....