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Driver’s License Facility, State Lawmakers Face Eviction Over Nonpayment of Bills by State of Illinois
09/05/2010 – 9:06 am PDT | No Comment

The state of Illinois is sitting on $4 billion in unpaid bills. Some of that is to hospitals, some to schools, some of it is internal transfers, but a lot of it affects …

Reflections on the "Recovery"
09/03/2010 – 12:54 pm PDT | No Comment

One year ago the official unemployment rate was 9.7%. Today it is 9.6%.
One year ago U-6 unemployment was 16.8%. Today U-6 is 16.7%

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How Many New Home Sales Was That?
08/31/2010 – 12:12 am PDT | No Comment

People are still emailing me, making a mountain out of a molehill of a Rosenberg statement I quoted in Burning Down the House; New Home Sales Consensus 330K, Actual 276K, a Record Low; Nationwide, Zero …

Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping
08/29/2010 – 12:06 pm PDT | No Comment
Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping

Here is a funny clip from Seinfeld on double dipping.
In case you missed it, please take a look at Nonsense from NBER on Odds of Double-Dip.
Mike “Mish” Shedlockhttp://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comClick Here To Scroll Thru My Recent …

Is it a Mistake to Criticize Republicans?
08/28/2010 – 12:18 pm PDT | No Comment

In Schwarzenegger on Public Pensions and the Cost of the “Protected Class”, I placed a considerable portion of blame for California’s mess on the governor.
In response to the above article, “Poor House” wrote ….
Mish, you …

Sunday Funnies 2010-08-22 Property Taxes, the Wisdom of Zsa Zsa
08/22/2010 – 9:24 am PDT | Comments Off
Sunday Funnies 2010-08-22 Property Taxes, the Wisdom of Zsa Zsa

The above in reference to Trends in School Supplies; Reflections on Property Taxes
Financial Wit and Wisdom of Zsa Zsa Gabor
For more lighthearted Sunday entertainment please consider the Financial Wit and Wisdom of Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Billionaire Ken Fisher Explains His Biases
08/20/2010 – 12:36 pm PDT | 3 Comments

Ken Fisher says high levels of pessimism are a reason to buy stocks. Please consider Kenneth Fisher Recommends Stocks as Pessimism Surges.
Rising levels of investor pessimism are a reason to buy equities now, billionaire Kenneth …

Treasury Rally Continues in Normal Fashion; No Reason to be Short Treasuries
08/13/2010 – 12:30 pm PDT | Comments Off

In the wake of anemic retail sales in July, treasuries could have been expected to rally and they did.
Yield Curve as of 2008-08-13

Curve Watchers Anonymous notes that the biggest treasury gains (drops in yield), occurred …

Tale of Two Headlines: Cisco Profit Jumps 79% vs. Cisco Misses Estimates
08/11/2010 – 3:12 pm PDT | Comments Off

Reading headlines alone, one might wonder if two headlines from today on Cisco were from the same quarter.
Bloomberg reports Cisco Misses Estimates on Sluggish Corporate Spending
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports Cisco …

Sunday Funnies 2010-08-08 Earnings Potential
08/08/2010 – 11:18 am PDT | Comments Off

Today’s Sunday Funnies is a bit more sobering than I like.Here goes.

I will have more thoughts about unemployment later this week.
Mike “Mish” Shedlockhttp://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comClick Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post …