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Obama's Housing Shell Game; Short Sales and Relocation Assistance
In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 1 day ago
We've now come full circle. Instead of trying to get people to stay in their homes, Obama is willing to pay them to leave. Please consider Program Wil...
Tags: housing real estate tax
links for 2010-03-09 (663527)
In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 10 hours ago
John Stuart Mill: Essays on Some Unsettled Questions in Political Economy ......
Tags: economy
Harper government survives first budget vote in Parliament
In Investment Ideas - Larry MacDonald's blog abo - Posted 10 hours ago
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government has survived its first confidence test of the new session of Parliament.The...
Tags: budget
We Have the Bull Market, But What About Consumer Spending?
In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 11 hours ago
A year ago this week the S&P 500 hit its nefarious 666 level. Since that historic day, we have enjoyed a 68% appreciation in equities from their depre...
Tags: bull market economy lows sp
Young Adults Fret Over Jobs, Havent Lost Hope
In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 11 hours ago
Young people are worried about losing their jobs and paying their bills, but theyre still holding out hope that conditions will improve.Some 60% of 18...
Tags: economy housing
Charting the Complexities of the Greek Situation
In Seeking Alpha - Posted 11 hours ago
There were some interesting lines in Monday's speech by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. While speaking at the Brookings Institution, he laid ...
Tags: deficit
NY Fed's Sack on Communication
In Calculated Risk - Posted 13 hours ago
One of the important points NY Fed VP Brian Sack made in his speech yesterday was the need for clear communication: [T]his tightening cycle, when it a...
Tags: economy markets
On the One Year Anniversary of a Booming Stock Market
In Kudlow's Money Politic$ - Posted 13 hours ago
So here we are on the one-year anniversary of a booming stock market -- the best in 75 years. That continues to tell me things are getting better in t...
Tags: economy fed sp the fed
Macro Wars...
In Brad Delong's Journal - Posted 14 hours ago
Karl Smith: Macro Wars: Solow vs. Lucas: Re: Adam: I don t think that Solow, in particular, has ever tried to come to grips with any of thes...
Tags: economy output
Health Reform Is the Only Long-Run Fiscal-Hawk Measure Moving
In Brad Delong's Journal - Posted 14 hours ago
Q: So why are so many who claim to be deficit hawks opposing it? David Cutler: David M. Cutler: Health Reform Passes the Cost Test: Many people are ...
Tags: deficit tax taxes
Caterpillar CEO Sees Stronger Rebound Boosting Sales
In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 14 hours ago
Sales at Caterpillar Inc. are expected to rise 10%-25% this year on inventory restocking and a stronger global rebound than was initially expected, Ja...
Tags: bernanke deflation economics fed federal reserve inflation taxes the fed
A Sobering Analysis of the Employment Picture
In Seeking Alpha - Posted 14 hours ago
We've heard this before but we need to hear it again.Today the message comes from Charles Evans, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. A num...
Tags: central bank federal reserve
The Relative Performance of US and Canadian Economies During the Crisis
In Economist's View - Posted 15 hours ago
Here's more on the comparison of of the performance of the US and Canadian economies during the crisis:When 5.0% GDP growth is better news than 5.9% G...
Tags: gdp output
Recession Slang
In Big Picture - Posted 15 hours ago
Nice list of slang terms from the Christian Science Monitor that were birthed in this Recession:10. Funemployment, n. The practice of enjoying one s...
Tags: blog
Nicholas Financial: Why It's a Compelling Buy
In Seeking Alpha - Posted 15 hours ago
This chart below is perhaps the clearest reason why I find Nicholas Financial (NICK) such a compelling buy right now. This shows the company s pre-...
Tags: tax
PPF: DB pension scheme deficit falls in February
In Finance Markets - Posted 15 hours ago
Figures published by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have revealed a sharp fall in the deficit of the UK s defined benefit pension schemes.Accordi...
Why California Is Doomed
In Seeking Alpha - Posted 16 hours ago
California is doomed for two simple but profound reasons: the state's cost structure is too high for most businesses to survive, and it is a boom-depe...
Tags: economy system taxes
Lucky Charms Portfolio
In Kirk Report - Posted 16 hours ago
Almost a year ago I asked members to submit the ticker of a stock they think would bring investors the most luck over the coming year. I remember at t...
Tags: economy
Russ Roberts writes:Menzie Chinn invokes the CBO
In Econbrowser - Posted 16 hours ago
Russ Roberts writes:Menzie Chinn invokes the CBO estimates to argue against those who say the stimulus didn't work. Did the stimulus help turn the e...
Tags: economy
WSJ still hearts Phil Gramm (663350)
In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 16 hours ago
WSJ STILL HEARTS PHIL GRAMM.... The Wall Street Journal's almost comically foolish editorial page has long been dismissive of the White House's propos...
Tags: deficit

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