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If you haven’t seen any of Jim the Realtor’s videos over at Calculated Risk, you are not getting a feel for what’s happening in residential real estate in America.  The guy really gives the whole housing problem in California a look…

Why is it that Jon Stewart, a comedian, has become the most able and trusted voice of investigative journalism into finance on television?  He spoke with the French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, something I find remarkable given…

I just read a CNBC story which fails to mention CNBC’s involvement in the apparently erroneous report that Nouriel Roubini has suddenly become more bullish. Is this omission justified?  The controversy centers on statements Roubini…

Here is a video released by Karl Denninger of Market Ticker in which he shows exasperation with CNBC’s pro-bullish bias.  He notes that CNBC used comments by Nouriel Roubini to suggest the economy is rebounding faster. Denninger sees…

Below is a very good hour-long interview I spied earlier today with Janet Tavakoli, the author of a new book ”Dear Mr. Buffett.”  Hat tip Zero Hedge. I also linked out earlier today to a piece she wrote over at CNN on “What Wall Street…

Talk about V-shaped recoveries.  Here’s one that’s actually for real.  It’s in Singapore and it’s huge. Singapore appears to be emerging from its worst recession on record after the economy expanded at an annualised rate of…

The video linked below is a must-see piece of journalistic skepticism. The duo at Bloomberg News are discussing the recent alleged theft of trading code by a former Goldman employee Sergey Aleynikov who moved to a hedge fund called Citadel…

In reaction to recent comments about more stimulus by Laura Tyson, an advisor to President Obama, we have seen a host of commentators make their opinion known.  Here are two more  well regarded pundits: James Galbraith and Warren Buffett. …

When news first broke regarding the ethnic tensions and violence in Xinjiang, China, I was not familiar with the situation there.  I have gotten up to speed and wanted to post a few videos and links for you on the situation there.…

Laura Tyson, an advisor to President Barack Obama, said in a speech to day in the lead up to the –8 conference that the ground work for a potential second stimulus bill must be laid now. To be sure, the G-8 leaders are expected to recommend…