From SurlyTrader
January 11, 2012 at 9:15 pm
It always amuses me that there are many examples of large companies falling from grace shortly after they put their company logo on a sports stadium. Many ... (
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From NoodleFood
January 11, 2012 at 11:00 am
Last week, I ran across a fascinating article on the society and economy of Dubai: The dark side of Dubai by Johann Hari. (It's from 2009, but no less interesting because of that.)The ... (
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From SurlyTrader
January 9, 2012 at 11:38 pm
The Euro can drop, but the S&P marches on. I can talk about divergences between markets that have been strongly correlated over the last year, but how ... (
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From SurlyTrader
January 8, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Economy:
The Myth of Japan’s Failure – New York Times
The zero lower bound in our minds - Economist
We Added 1.6 Million Jobs in 2011— Where Did They ... (
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From Weakonomi¢s
January 6, 2012 at 11:04 am
Yesterday we humbly reviewed how awesome I am at predicting things. Normally, in today’s post I’d make a number of predictions for 2012, mostly for fun. But instead ... (
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From Weakonomics
January 5, 2012 at 10:57 am
If your humble blogger had the time, he would create a database the documents all the outrageous calls people make. Pundits predicting stock market results, economists calling ... (
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From SurlyTrader
January 4, 2012 at 7:59 pm
There are certain times when the markets just seem to disconnect. Right now that disconnect is between the US dollar, US interest rates and US equities. ... (
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From SurlyTrader
January 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Economy:
Nobody Understands Debt – New York Times (Krugman)
U.S. Growth May Accelerate as Europe Shrinks - Bloomberg
World’s Woes Leave Lasting ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 29, 2011 at 6:24 pm
What a ridiculously precarious place for the market to enter into the New Year. At a close of 1263.02, the S&P sits just 4 points above the 200 day moving ... (
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From Weakonomi¢s
December 28, 2011 at 11:30 am
Back in the 1970s some finance professors proposed an idea that has since shaped the very landscape of business. Basically, if the owner of a company also manages the company, ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 27, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Just when you thought you have read the most negative articles and predictions possible, you stumble across a whole other level of negativity. James Petras, a ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 26, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Economy:
Economic growth expected for winter – MarketWatch
The Year In 4 Charts – NPR
Economic predictions for 2012: Bank of America and the other ... (
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From Weakonomi¢s
December 22, 2011 at 11:13 am
A peaceful resolution to the Euro crisis: As of right now this is the biggest issue facing the developed world. As scary as this crisis might be, we’ve come a long way ... (
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From ThrillingHeroics.com
December 20, 2011 at 11:33 am
Read this full article on Thrilling Heroics here: How to (Literally) Be a Millionaire and Live the High Life on the Cheap
1,076,955 rupiahs – and that’s just what I spent ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 18, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Economy:
Are we at the beginning of a 25-year recession? – The Week
A Financial Crisis Needn’t Be a Noose – New York Times
Snap analysis: Fed ... (
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From NoodleFood
December 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm
In Sunday's Philosophy in Action Webcast, I took an early look at the 2012 election, then surveyed four GOP candidates -- Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Gary Johnson. ... (
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From NoodleFood
December 14, 2011 at 11:00 am
One of my friends posted the following to Facebook, and she has graciously given me her permission to repost it here. She has asked that I refer to her as "Dr. Monica H.":In Which ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 13, 2011 at 11:22 pm
The BBC released a series of graphs from the top economists that highlight and summarize 2011 from a visual standpoint. My personal favorite shows the interest ... (
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From Weakonomics
December 12, 2011 at 11:15 am
There is no shortage of examples out there of government waste. Fiscal conservatives believe that government, especially the federal government, just gets in the way. In some ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 11, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Economy:
U.S. Universities Feast on Federal Student Aid – Bloomberg
India Overstated Exports by $9 Billion - Bloomberg
Household Wealth in U.S. Falls ... (
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From Weakonomics
December 9, 2011 at 10:39 am
“Call it a consumption tax, a luxury tax, or whatever. The name doesn’t matter. It’s a tax on buying more than you actually need. Taxing for the sake of taxing is ... (
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From Weakonomics
December 7, 2011 at 11:44 am
Made up words are my thing. Just a few are Freeconomy, Egoeconomics, Hypotheory, and this blog’s namesake. My childhood, and much of my adult life, has been filled with ... (
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From Dan Erwin
December 7, 2011 at 9:16 am
If you’re like me, a lover of roast turkey at Thanksgiving and the holidays, this is a good time to reflect on the turkey’s proud heritage. You might be surprised to know ... (
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From Weakonomics
December 6, 2011 at 11:47 am
Local honey is one of the tastiest things in the world. Maybe I just like the flowers near my home, maybe because when I was a kid it helped with my allergies, maybe I’ve ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 5, 2011 at 5:45 pm
All of the Clarke and Dawe interviews are quite hilarious, but this one kind of sums up the current economic issues:
“How can broke economies lend money ... (
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