2009

Most Read Video: Goldman and Morgan Stanley were this close to bankruptcy Think outside the box: ten outrageous predictions for 2010 Moving away from stimulus happy talk to focus on malinvestment Bernanke doesn’t understand the…

If you recall, I posted a link on Yemen four days ago asking if Yemen was the next Afghanistan. Given the recent terrorist attempt in the U.S., expect Yemen to become more important and the permanent war state in the U.S. to turn some focus…

I hope you all have had a lovely and relaxing holiday. On this day of giving, I want to give you thanks for reading my blog and making it such a rewarding experience to write. This year I missed one of the holiday favorites on television as…

oftwominds: "Monetary Policy" Transfers Your Children's Future Earnings to the Financial Elite When the Changes Could Take Effect - WSJ.com Firms Warn of Cuts to Benefits - WSJ.com FT.com - Greek parliament approves…

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From this past week's Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report released today: In the week ending Dec. 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 452,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the previous week's unrevised…

Well wishes to all my readers.

This clip will give you a better indicator of small lenders’ agenda as they met with the President to talk about expanding lending. The only commentary I would note is the desire by the IBCA President to allow the FDIC to keep its…

This comes from the blog News from 1930 on financial news from this day in… 1930 (I don’t what they plan to do after New Year’s Day): Bankers Trust of Philadelphia closed after heavy withdrawals; had 135,000 depositors, total deposits…

This is for my German-speaking readers. But I think you can get the gist even if you don’t speak German. Pretty funny. Hat tip Michael.