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Podcast For 16 Aug 09
[ad] Empty ad slot (#1)! In this podcast, Bruce, Michael, Lance, and Dale discuss the furor over the Health Care bill, and the sate of the economy. There is no direct link to this week’s podcast, since...
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Animated Unemployment
A very cool animated Graphic showing the change in unemployment over the last two years. Click Image for Animation Cross Posted at The View From The Bluff
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One Explanation For Our Political Classes Behavior
Some tools obviously never go out of style in Washington: Hat Tip: Barry Ritholtz
View ArticleNew Technology gives a 360 degree view of devastation in Haiti
I have to admit upfront that I have a conflict of interest on this, but the Immersive Media cameras from my sisters company are amazing. Throw in that it gives some of the best views of the devastation...
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Musings, Rants and Links over the 18th Fairway:02/09/2010
We finally got a mixed bag on the employment front this month, a welcome change from the purely awful. However, with everyone focused on “creating” jobs I think this quick synopsis attacking the...
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Musings, Rants and Links over the 18th Fairway: February Housing Edition
On the heels of last weeks delightfully mixed bag of employment data (job creation looks like it may be out of reverse and into neutral) we get some new housing data. There the signals are more...
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Musings, Rants and Links over the 18th Fairway:03/16/2010
The French Finance Minister has noticed that the disparities within the European economy are causing a number of issues, and fingers the….Germans! “Clearly Germany has done an awfully good job in the...
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Further Reading: Cocktails in New Orleans Edition
(Cross Posted at Risk and Return) On this day in history: Vacuum cleaner patented, 1901 An introduction to the linguistic peculiarities of the professional kitchen. Should Larry Ellison and Oracle be...
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ECRI Changes Outlook From Slowdown to Recession: Updated with Official...
(Cross posted at Risk and Return) Okay, I have been sitting on this since Monday, but last week ECRI changed their call from a severe global slowdown to an actual recession here in the US. It was just...
View ArticleFurther Reading: Monkeys Writing Shakespeare on Flying Carpets Edition
(Cross Posted at Risk and Return) On this day in history: First higher-education institute in Texas opened, 1871 Bring Out Your Dead-carnage on Wall Street Dividend cash outs are EEEEVVVVIIILLLL!!!!!...
View ArticleFurther Reading: The Devil’s Dictionary Edition
Originally posted at Risk and Return On this day in history: Police baton-charge civil rights marchers in Derry, 1968 The story of professional curmudgeon and cynic Ambrose Bierce and The Devil’s...
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Article 3
There are certainly more comprehensive tributes, but this is my favorite so far. From Steven Horwitz: Unlike many, I am not an Apple-phile. I honestly don’t get the emotional relationship people have...
View ArticleWill Eurobonds Work?
(Originally posted at Risk and Return) I have been skeptical and so is James Bianco: The problem in Europe is simple – they created a common currency – the euro. For years, the market erred. It thought...
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The North South Divide
Fundamentally currency unions without fiscal union are flawed. Shoehorning the northern and southern countries of Europe into one (with our without fiscal union) made no sense at all (The Economist)...
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Brett Arends is skeptical about Europe’s current direction: Their proposal is preposterous. Anything can happen in this life, but it would be remarkable indeed if this idea got off the ground. Anyone...
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