Barry Ritholtz via essays & effluvia on Sat, 06 Sep. 2008
If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, of readmore
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The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have
Barry Ritholtz via essays & effluvia on Sat, 06 Sep. 2008
If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, of readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via essays & effluvia on Sat, 06 Sep. 2008
If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, of readmore
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Roundup: Fannie & Freddie Bailout
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Sat, 06 Sep. 2008
Last evening, readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Sat, 06 Sep. 2008
Last evening, readmore
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Here Comes the Half Trillion Dollar Fannie/Freddie Bailout!
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
A series of high-level meetings between Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and the chief executives of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), along with the companies' new regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency took place today. Rumors of the meetings had obviously leaked out earlier in the day, as the Financials and Homebuilders ramped readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
A series of high-level meetings between Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and the chief executives of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), along with the companies' new regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency took place today. Rumors of the meetings had obviously leaked out earlier in the day, as the Financials and Homebuilders ramped readmore
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Paul Volcker: Finance System is 'Broken'
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
"This bright new system, this practice in the United States, this practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, has broken down. Growth in the economy in this decade will be the slowest of any decade since the Great Depression, right in the middle of all this financial innovation. It is the most complicated financial crisis I ha readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
"This bright new system, this practice in the United States, this practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, has broken down. Growth in the economy in this decade will be the slowest of any decade since the Great Depression, right in the middle of all this financial innovation. It is the most complicated financial crisis I ha readmore
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What Up With Pimco?
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
WTF is up with PIMCO ? Strange things are afoot at the biggest bond fund in the world. A weird sense of panic seems to be emanating from the West Coast fixed income specialists. I suspect it may have something to do with with the fact they are loaded to the gills with paper from Fannie & Freddie (FNM & FRE) -- a trade that has worked out exceedingly well. readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
WTF is up with PIMCO ? Strange things are afoot at the biggest bond fund in the world. A weird sense of panic seems to be emanating from the West Coast fixed income specialists. I suspect it may have something to do with with the fact they are loaded to the gills with paper from Fannie & Freddie (FNM & FRE) -- a trade that has worked out exceedingly well. readmore
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What to Say During Sex
Barry Ritholtz via essays & effluvia on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
Very amusing: via Comic vs audience.net readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via essays & effluvia on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
Very amusing: via Comic vs audience.net readmore
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NFP is . . . -84k!
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
I'm out of pocket at 8:30am, so feel free to post comments about NFP and any related data . . . Back in the Saddle, with a few quick notes and charts: 100k job loss! We now have had out 1st 100k month, in that the revisions for June brought the number from 51k to 100k even. Unemployment Rate: now has a 6 handle on it -- 6.1% is the offic readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
I'm out of pocket at 8:30am, so feel free to post comments about NFP and any related data . . . Back in the Saddle, with a few quick notes and charts: 100k job loss! We now have had out 1st 100k month, in that the revisions for June brought the number from 51k to 100k even. Unemployment Rate: now has a 6 handle on it -- 6.1% is the offic readmore
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Shiller: House Price Decline Could Be Worse than Depression
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
Shiller's main points:• Home price declines are already approaching those in the Great Depression, when they plunged 30% during the 1930s. With prices already down almost 20%, it's not a stretch to think we might exceed that drop this time around. • There are about 10 million homeowners whose debt is higher than their home value, w readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 05 Sep. 2008
Shiller's main points:• Home price declines are already approaching those in the Great Depression, when they plunged 30% during the 1930s. With prices already down almost 20%, it's not a stretch to think we might exceed that drop this time around. • There are about 10 million homeowners whose debt is higher than their home value, w readmore
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Soc Gen: Meltdown Imminent
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 04 Sep. 2008
When people try to figure out what was the cause of today's 344 point whackage, one of the items they will point to will be SocGen's alert today from Albert Edwards:***Alert****Economic and equity market meltdown imminent****Alert*** Last week saw the publication of Q2 US whole econom readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 04 Sep. 2008
When people try to figure out what was the cause of today's 344 point whackage, one of the items they will point to will be SocGen's alert today from Albert Edwards:***Alert****Economic and equity market meltdown imminent****Alert*** Last week saw the publication of Q2 US whole econom readmore
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Which Are the Weakest U.S. Banks ?
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 04 Sep. 2008
I've been meaning to point to a fascinating part of TheStreet.com: Banks & Thrifts Screener. Its a pretty nifty tool that you can use to see if your bank is on the skids or not. (Note: I don't know what the basis of the ratings are -- they are proprietary) Excellent too readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 04 Sep. 2008
I've been meaning to point to a fascinating part of TheStreet.com: Banks & Thrifts Screener. Its a pretty nifty tool that you can use to see if your bank is on the skids or not. (Note: I don't know what the basis of the ratings are -- they are proprietary) Excellent too readmore
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War Costs, US: Revolution to Present
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
Cool graphic: The cost of US Wars over historyclick for interactive site Data file: Military Costs of readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
Cool graphic: The cost of US Wars over historyclick for interactive site Data file: Military Costs of readmore
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Can You Break A Quadrillion ?
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
My South African friend, Prieur du Pleissis, shows us an insane check for a quadrillion and some odd change. Of course, its from Zimbabwe. A quadrillion is a thousand trillion. readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
My South African friend, Prieur du Pleissis, shows us an insane check for a quadrillion and some odd change. Of course, its from Zimbabwe. A quadrillion is a thousand trillion. readmore
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Chrome/Firefox Disaster
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
I don't know which one is responsible, but I installed Chrome last night, and then updated my Firefox browser this morning -- and all of the Firefox bookmarks, passwords and history are now gone. Completely and totally kaput.I am not sure which one gets the blame, but I would be cautious with these two -- they don't seem to play well toge readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
I don't know which one is responsible, but I installed Chrome last night, and then updated my Firefox browser this morning -- and all of the Firefox bookmarks, passwords and history are now gone. Completely and totally kaput.I am not sure which one gets the blame, but I would be cautious with these two -- they don't seem to play well toge readmore
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Hurricane Tracker
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Mon, 01 Sep. 2008
While we are enjoying spectacular weather this weekend (I am on the beach as this is set to launch), ulf Coast residents are dealing with a major Hurricain bearing straight down on New Orleans. So related to that unfortubate weather situation, check out this very neat interactive-infographic from MSNBC: readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Mon, 01 Sep. 2008
While we are enjoying spectacular weather this weekend (I am on the beach as this is set to launch), ulf Coast residents are dealing with a major Hurricain bearing straight down on New Orleans. So related to that unfortubate weather situation, check out this very neat interactive-infographic from MSNBC: readmore
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Labor Day Weekend Linkfest
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Sun, 31 Aug. 2008
Here are some of the things I have been reading this week . . . readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Sun, 31 Aug. 2008
Here are some of the things I have been reading this week . . . readmore
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Market Monopoly
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
A bonus Friday afternoon guest post via Macro Man -- a portfolio manager at a London-based hedge fund, he trades global currencies, equities, fixed income, and commodities. Over a long and varied career, Macro Man has been an international economist, a sell-side currency strategist, and a currency options market-maker. His readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
A bonus Friday afternoon guest post via Macro Man -- a portfolio manager at a London-based hedge fund, he trades global currencies, equities, fixed income, and commodities. Over a long and varied career, Macro Man has been an international economist, a sell-side currency strategist, and a currency options market-maker. His readmore
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Civilian Unemployment & Recessions
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
The year on year rate of change of the official civilian unemployment rate is the measure, and when this passes 15, then every time it has done this USA has been declared in a recession at a latter point in time (see 3rd panel) readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
The year on year rate of change of the official civilian unemployment rate is the measure, and when this passes 15, then every time it has done this USA has been declared in a recession at a latter point in time (see 3rd panel) readmore
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Obama Acceptance Speech
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
I love the visual way Wordle depicts the essence of a long written work like like last night's acceptance speech. (I'll do the same for McCain next week, too). click for a larger version: readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
I love the visual way Wordle depicts the essence of a long written work like like last night's acceptance speech. (I'll do the same for McCain next week, too). click for a larger version: readmore
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SEC Proposal: Abandon US Accounting Rules
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
What this country really needs is less tranparency in earnings reports, and more wiggle room for corporate reporting: click for video readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
What this country really needs is less tranparency in earnings reports, and more wiggle room for corporate reporting: click for video readmore
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Incredible Statistic: Mutual Fund Performance
Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
Wow: "Out of almost 2,100 diversified retail U.S. stock mutual funds that are open to new investors, just 17 have positive returns for both the past 12 months and year-to-date, according to investment researcher Morningstar Inc." That's amazing.> readmore
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Barry Ritholtz via The Big Picture on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
Wow: "Out of almost 2,100 diversified retail U.S. stock mutual funds that are open to new investors, just 17 have positive returns for both the past 12 months and year-to-date, according to investment researcher Morningstar Inc." That's amazing.> readmore
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