The Business Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier today Barry Ritholtz posted that video of Stephen Colbert poking fun at the Fed. A commenter objected to the video, saying our problems were too serious for joking around. And then Barry totally lost it. Check out the exchange below or read the entire thread at The Big Picture. Join the conversation about this story »
Kid Dynamite's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
... times." 3) Labor Department : "Available Labor Rate Increases to 10.2%" (hat tip Barry Ritholtz ) "In what is being touted by the Labor Department as extremely positive news, the nation's available labor rate has reached double digits for the first time in 26 years, bringing the total number of potentially employable Americans to an impressive 15.7 million. "This...
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
(via Barry Ritholtz) Shopping for that special someone, but don’t have money to spare? Try ManyBooks, which offers free e-books. I haven’t checked it out in detail, but at least one is worth more than you would pay for it (here).
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
I did the Keynote speech for Agoracom before I left. Here is the speech: > click for audio: > Source: How Bailout Nation Took Us Down … And Where It Is Taking Us Next George Tsiolis Agoracom, December 4, 2009 Barry Ritholtz – Keynote Presentation http://bit.ly/4xKwtY
Abnormal Returns (Free subscription) | yesterday
... ( FT Alphaville , MarketBeat ) Why extend the TARP ? Because it is there. ( 24/7 Wall St. ) Barry Ritholtz , “It seems that Tall Paul is getting frustrated with the lack of any financial reforms.” ( Big Picture also Real Time Economics ) How long will the Fed keep rates this low? Goldman vs. Morgan Stanley . ( The Money Game , Calculated Risk ) Mark Thoma , “What will happen if the...
Credit Writedowns (Free subscription) | yesterday
... soaks up research business Distraction of the Day: Tiger Woods Slow Voicemail Jam Remix (hat tip Barry Ritholtz ) (video embedded above) Share and Enjoy: Related posts: Financial News: 2009-12-07 News from around the web: 2009-12-04 News from around the web: 2009-10-09 News round-up: 20 Aug 2008 – financial institutions special edition News from around the web: 2009-07-30 Permalinks:...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... fault! This is the same crap Rove was peddling in his Wall Street Journal column back in January. Barry Ritholtz does a nice job of debunking Rove's nonsense here-- Karl Rove’s Factually Challenged Housing Revisionism . VAN SUSTEREN: Here's the problem with what you suggest. I mean, that may be the suggestion for the economy, and I don't mean to suggest that decisions are made...
QandO (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Some tools obviously never go out of style in Washington: Hat Tip: Barry Ritholtz
Credit Writedowns (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... pullback should have you concerned). See the video below for John’s comments in full (Hat tip Barry Ritholtz ). Share and Enjoy: Related posts: Random musings on the market direction Gross isn’t buying corporates, high yield or equities even with zero rates Are the markets set for a pullback? Marc Faber makes bullish comments on Bloomberg Major selloff coming? Permalinks: RSS - Newsletters...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Eddy Elfenbein submits: I noticed this on Barry Ritholtz’s site more than two years ago (via Prieur du Plessis ). Jim Sinclair offered a $1 million bet to anyone that gold will reach $1,650 an ounce by the second week of January 2011. We’re a little over a year away. Complete Story »
Craig Cheslog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Big Picture's Barry Ritholtz is unimpressed with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's announcement that that TARP program is close to concluding. The government, first under Bush/Paulson, now under Obama/Geithner, has set a horrific precedent. Banks, Investment houses and speculators are...
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... This is a same crDrunk News Rove was peddling in his Wall Street Journal column back in January. Barry Ritholtz does a nice job of debunking Rove’s nonsense here– Karl Rove’s Factually Challenged Housing Revisionism . VAN SUSTEREN: Here’s a problem with what you suggest. I mean, that may be a suggestion for a economy, & I don’t mean to suggest that decisions are made on politics....
naked capitalism (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... market meltdown not over yet: Zandi Reuters Open Thread: Is the Fed Chair’s Reappointment at Risk? Barry Ritholtz Dean Baker Press Release CEPR The recurring gold “bubble” Tim Iacono Jobs – A Solution at Hand? Bruce Krasting. This is very clever, easy to implement from an administrative standpoint, and is saleable if anyone had the guts….oh right, we are talking about the Obama Administration,...
