Articles in Economy
One easy way to measure success is against stated goals. With that in mind, let’s take another quick look Bernanke’s op-ed piece in the Washington Post describing the need for, and the benefits of another …
A pair of articles on Bloomberg highlight the ongoing mess in Europe. Please consider Irish Debt Falls for 13th Day on Default Concern; Bunds Climb
Irish government bonds tumbled for a 13th day on mounting concern …
One of the most interesting and damming bits of evidence that tipped many off to the existence of a significant real estate bubble during the early 2000s was the fact that dramatically …
Cisco was hit in afterhours trading on Wednesday following a rare revenue warning. Futures are down but dip-buying strength has been so insane lately that one must wonder if there will be any follow through.
Regardless …
Beating up on the Fed used to make you an oddball. Does it still? That is the question Slate asks in Fed-Bashing Three Ways.
According to a pre-election Bloomberg poll, 60 percent of likely voters who …
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner along with Wayne Swan the treasurer of Australia, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the finance minister of Singapore have put together a “plan” for the G-20 in an op-ed piece in the …
Here is an email from a reader regarding social paradigm changes that I would like to share. It is in response to Telling Signs-of-the-Times: Layaways, Off-Brands, Goodwill Stores, Consignment Sales, Frugality, all Thrive …
The latest release of the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index™ (PCI) suggests that the economic activity slipped again October with the seasonally adjusted index declining .59% as compared to September but remaining 4.07% above the …
Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable decrease to both initial and continued unemployment claims as a continued flattening trend shaped up for initial claims and traditional continued claims continued to trend down.
Seasonally adjusted “initial” …
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year …
