By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. In this post: A few thoughts about the limitations of government Our founding fathers How large should government be? How policy helps frame the debate Where we are headed In a recent post, “Stop the madness now!” I voiced my growing concern with the direction in which the country […]
Read more...By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns This comes via Deal Book at the New York Times. The company’s chief executive, Fritz Henderson, called the repayment plan “a personal commitment.” The Obama administration, wardens of the 60 percent taxpayer stake in the company, declared itself “encouraged” by the news. Many commentators followed suit. But in the […]
Read more...Moab man embraces simple life living in cave Denver Post (hat tip reader EV) Early Data Suggest Suicides Are Rising Wall Street Journal A risky trial that offers little reward Clive Crook, Financial Times After the crash, Iceland’s women lead the rescue Guardian, I actually find this sort of gender stereotyping annoying, and worse, the […]
Read more...The New York Times discusses a study (supposedly released, but the paper has yet to be posted) by corporate governance expert and Harvard Law School professor Lucien Bebchuk (along with Alma Cohen and Holger Spamann) on how much the top echelon at failed firms Bear Stearns and Lehman really suffered when their firms imploded. The […]
Read more...Unburied bodies tell the tale of Detroit — a city in despair Times Online Economists: Wrong Again Michael Panzner The illusion of improving global imbalances Richard Baldwin and Daria Taglioni, VoxEU (hat tip reader Don B) Unemployment rates rise in 29 states CNN (hat tip reader John D) Wall St. Finds Profits Again, Now by […]
Read more...Apologies for absence of links! Hope to be back to closer to usual programming early next week.
Read more...By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. A reader at Naked Capitalism asked us to respond to a recent article from the Christian Science Monitor asking Does US need a second stimulus to create jobs? Marshall Auerback has already done some heavy lifting – and taken all of the heat in the comments. He says emphatically […]
Read more...This clip is from an interview with blogger Mike Stark. Apologies for the poor sound quality. While Dodd indicates that he is “inclined to be supportive” of Bernanke, he is surprisingly cautious about making a broader statement, a sign of a shift in sentiment.
Read more...By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. Yves is stuffed again today, so I am going to post at least once or twice. Hopefully, we will also see something from Jesse or George as well. This is a post I wrote overnight about rising delinquencies and shadow housing inventory. I am not convinced house prices in […]
Read more...the price of water Archein Lions kill rare white tiger at Czech Republic zoo BBC (hat tip reader Steve L) Moira man fights off deer attack Press Republican (hat tip reader John L) Cinema popcorn is nutritional horror show: US study Raw Story (hat tip reader John D) The jobless rate-interest rate conundrum Tim Iacono […]
Read more...Reader Doug Smith was not happy with an article in the Christian Science Monitor yesterday, titled, “Does US need a second stimulus to create jobs? His remarks: Could you, Edward or someone consider reading this article and responding to it? My sense is that it perfectly captures ‘conventional wisdom’ and, in that sense, is a […]
Read more...By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns Marc Faber is in a bullish mindset, particularly on gold. In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC TV-18 in India, Faber talked about where he sees markets headed and why he thinks gold will never drop below $1,000 an ounce. Private sector contracting while public sector expanding This is the […]
Read more...By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. I want to take a break from banking and macro stuff and talk a little bit about technology. I wrote an article about Android a few weeks back. That was a more personal account on why I was switching from a Windows Mobile phone to Android, the latest whiz-bang […]
Read more...Pathology of a Crisis Eric Dash, New York Times Charitable Capitalism William Greider, The Nation Joe Biden: Even rattlesnakes are more popular than bankers Raw Story (hat tip reader John D) Fears of China property bubble Financial Times (hat tip reader Michael) The Rise and Fall of Empires Paul Kedrosky Antidote du jour:
Read more...Many readers have complained of credit card issuers raising interest rates on their cards, even if the customer has pristine credit and never or rarely carries a balance. Now we are finally seeing some efforts to see how significant this is across all card users. A Rasmussen survey puts the total at 50% of all […]
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