Joseph Stiglitz

Schöner sterben mit dem "SZ-Magazin" " Stefan Niggemeier interessantes Gespräch über den Mangel an deutschen Bloggern, vor allem im akademischen Bereich Wells Fargo Gets $8.6 Billion in Stock Sale, More Than Planned - Bloomberg…

This is a new, progressive economic policy blog from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute that launched on April 29th. The effort is lead by Robert Johnson, former Chief Economist of the US Senate Banking Committee. With…

In this much-talked about Charlie Rose roundtable with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz joined by Bill Ackman of Pershing Square, Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times and Kate Kelly of the Wall Street Journal, these experts discuss the…

Lifehacker - Gmail Adds Suggested Recipients - Gmail The significance of Obama's decision to release the torture memos - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com Libor Caps Longest Drop Since November on Bank Gains - Bloomberg.com…

This post was an April Fool's joke. We all know this is not going to happen anytime soon.

Lessons from Japan’s failed fiscal stimulus - Vox Eu Obama’s Ersatz Capitalism - Joseph Stiglitz, NY Times hat tip Mark Thoma The Future of Investing: Evolution or Revolution? - Bill Gross NBER: Household and NFP Differences Are…

Commerzbank reveals toxic assets - BBC News Obviously, there are more writedowns to come. What does this say about what's on Deutsche's books? or UBS? MGM Mirage’s City Center Hires Bankruptcy Counsel - Deal Book Fear and Greed -…

Twitter, Communication, and My Intermittent Inner Luddite - naked capitalism (Yves Smith doesn't like the always on culture. Neither do I. I use all the new media but I have similar misgivings about them) Fin24.com - SA house prices…

The news today is about interest rates and the economy. First, in the U.S., there has been a huge move to the upside in Treasury yields. The obvious question is whether we are seeing the Treasury bubble burst. There are numerous reasons…

It's Friday and the madness must come to an end. I don't have a lot on the table so I'll leave you with just the usual links. I would say the Madoff stuff is pretty unbelievable. See the first four articles to see what I mean. Other news…