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  Here’s a nice clip from Stephen Roach from last week asking “where’s the demand?”  His thesis is pretty simple:  we have an inventory-induced upturn that might actually show positive GDP growth in the U.S. for Q3, what I…

S&P upgrades CMBS to AAA week after downgrading to BBB- - Rolfe Winkler Inexplicable. Digg Stops Hijacking Your Twitter Links, Not Sorry About It Agree 100% with this post. Very untrustworthy. Department store sales slip 11%…

13-minute video from the Wall Street Journal. Related stories: Iceland warms to Europe Iceland to hand bank stakes to creditors Iceland’s rehabilitation  

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…

No Longer Alone, Ron Paul Fights the Fed - Real Time Economics - WSJ Paul's bill to audit Fed has 274 co-sponsors. Some bailout firms up lobbying spending in 2Q - Yahoo! Finance Increased lobbying plus climb in shares equals no…

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…

The Best Bank You've Never Heard Of - Barrons.com "If you aren't familiar with Banco Santander yet, you soon will be. The Spanish giant is becoming one of the most profitable banks in the world." CIT near to sealing rescue…

Ex-Lehman traders to get huge bonuses - Observer Barclays is paying a lot for ex-Lehman staff bonuses Swiss call for tax watchdog - Observer Sink or swim in modern China - BBC News "China's economic roller-coaster divides a…

Peter Brimelow: Wall Street-Washington collusion? - MarketWatch Just my kind of article. Hat tip Marshall Auerback. Yao Ming likely out next season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports No Tracy McGrady or Ron Artest either Dismantling the…

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…