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• Bubble trouble: rise in asset prices adds to fears for recovery

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Central banks are relaxed about booming asset markets. But with repossessions rising and jobs still scarce, some fear were heading straight for another bust. The din from the commodity pits on the Chicago exchanges is growing louder. Estate agents in Kensington and Chelsea say they cant meet demand for £1m-£1.5m ...
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• Reading While Traveling, Hard Copy and No Internet

  
  The Volokh Conspiracy — Authority: 765
  I’ve been traveling recently, and so have been away from posting.  One of the enforced virtues of traveling — one of the few virtues of traveling for me these days — is the plane flight with no internet.  And if the big guy in front of me reclines his seat, as he always does, I can’t even get to my computer. ...
  4 hours ago

• "The tippees feel self-righteous about using the information, no matter how it was obtained. They see..."

  
  Quoting the Crisis — Authority: 143
  “The tippees feel self-righteous about using the information, no matter how it was obtained. They see themselves as leveling a playing field skewed by lying company managers who are aided and abetted by cynical investment bankers and invertebrate analysts who (still) do bankers’ bidding out of concern for their ...
  5 hours ago

• Is Obama the New, Democratic Version of President Herbert Hoover?

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 767
  photo: Tony the Misfit via Flickr Grim news from earlier this month shows that the official unemployment number is now 10.2% and that the far more accurate underemployment number is at 17.5%. Economist David Rosenberg (who correctly forecast the mortgage problem way back in 2004) sees unemployment numbers going to ...
  5 hours ago

• John Varleys blueprint for successful and responsible banking

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  The severity of the current financial crisis and the magnitude of public support that has been channelled into the financial sector have prompted a heated debate about the role scale and usefulness of banks writes John Varley.
  6 hours ago

• Maybe We Were a Tad Premature

  
  Dollars & Sense blog — Authority: 490
  ...in our choice of the next bailout candidate. And this one surely needs watching in the longer-term. Its the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC). From Calculated Risk : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Deficit Increases by CalculatedRisk on 11/14/2009 11:58:00 AM The Pension Benefit Guaranty ...
  6 hours ago

• Wisconsin Citizens Among First in Nation to Pay TAX on Digital Downloads / Internet Use

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 428
  Bend Over and Grab the Soap, Wisconsinites!  Your cost of living in The State of Wisconsin just went up unless you don’t use the Internet.  Capt. Karl askes, How Long are WE Going to Take This, People of Wisconsin?  Sure the Democrats caused this because they are in power right now.  But a lot of Republicans in ...
  6 hours ago

• Sir Philip Hampton: the era of big international banks is far from over

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  Believe it or not chairing the Royal Bank of Scotland is not the hardest job Sir Philip Hampton has ever had.
  7 hours ago

• Where are the system specialists in UK? The amber light for UK today

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 434
  EPS If you are an accountant or financier, EPS means earnings per share. If you are a staff manager or systems designer, EPS means events, patterns, systems. Events, patterns, systems Here we are in November 2009, a good year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and two years after the run on Northern Rock. ...
  7 hours ago

• Biggest Heist in US History: Gerald Celente videos

  
  Stars Over Washington — Authority: 130
  In case you missed it, you may wish to hear Gerald Celente expressing in plain words whats been going on in the financial system thanks to the mafia types of Wall Street. Youll find that Mr. Celentes kind of plain words arent like the kindergarten variety politicians use on us as if were stupid. (If were stupid its ...
  7 hours ago

• Financial crisis is a chance for banks to make a fresh start

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  Two weeks ago I wrote in this column that banking was in danger of turning into the energy industry of the 1990s.
  7 hours ago

• Cole ´not for sale at any price´: West Ham

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 156
  West Ham have warned Manchester United that England striker Carlton Cole is not for sale at any price. Premier League champions United are the latest club to be linked with a 20 million pounds (22.3 million euros) bid for Cole when the transfer window reopens in January. Former Chelsea youth academy product Cole has ...
  9 hours ago

• "The Securities and Exchange Commission should be very interested in any financial company that..."

  
  Quoting the Crisis — Authority: 143
  “The Securities and Exchange Commission should be very interested in any financial company that secretly decides a financial product is a loser and then goes out and actively markets that product or very similar products to unsuspecting customers without disclosing its true opinion.  This is fraud and should be ...
  10 hours ago

• Hes No Ferdinand Pecora: Phil Who?!?

  
  City Lakes Real Estate Blog — Authority: 137
  Nine Better Choices to Investigate Wall StreetDo you know whos on the "Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission" ("FCIC"), the 10 member Congressional committee thats now investigating the (ongoing) financial crisis?Neither do I -- and neither, I submit, do the vast majority of Americans. (If youre a fan of Jay Lenos "Jay ...
  10 hours ago

• EU Candidate Blair throws down anti-protectionist gauntlet to fellow Europeans

  
  Tony Blair — Authority: 431
  Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petit ion - please sign Why the Iraq war is NO reason to reject President Blair Why the Iraq Inquiry is not a reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 14th ...
  11 hours ago

• Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, November 17, 2009, Going Rogue, Rush loves Palin’s book, Sarah Palin on Rush Limbaugh show, Tuesday

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential candidate in the 2008 election and author of a new book, “Going Rogue”,  will be on the Rush Limbaugh show on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Rush Limbaugh loves Palin’s new book and believes she should not be ruled out for the 2012 elections. Rush states: “truly one of the most ...
  12 hours ago

• "Citigroup has received more money from the government ($45 billion) than any other bank in the U.S.,..."

  
  Quoting the Crisis — Authority: 143
  “ Citigroup has received more money from the government ($45 billion) than any other bank in the U.S., none of which has been paid back. Moreover, the government was forced to not just forgo dividends on its preferreds but also convert these into common equity and provide debt guarantees for the company. Absent ...
  12 hours ago

• Fiat Money Gets A Bad Rap

  
  The Art Neuro Weblog — Authority: 126
  The Gold Standard Sucks For sometime, I’ve been wrestling for a good argument in favor of fiat money. A lot of people think the Gold Standard was something great and that the subsequent devaluation of the US dollar has somehow contributed to the current crises. Clearly the issues of ratings agencies and ...
  15 hours ago

• "Investment banking is a demanding job. “Rainmakers” typically work long hours under high stress. Yet..."

  
  Quoting the Crisis — Authority: 143
  “ Investment banking is a demanding job. “Rainmakers” typically work long hours under high stress. Yet the number of highly qualified graduates from top colleges eager to enter investment banking has typically far exceeded the demand. Why hasn’t the excess of supply over demand failed to drive earnings down? ...
  16 hours ago

• Bank Failures Rise to 123

  
  Blogs For Victory — Authority: 561
  The only thing which will stop bank failures from rising in 2009 is 12:00:01 am, January 1st, 2010 : Regulators shut down two banks in Florida and one in California on Friday, boosting to 123 the number of U.S. bank failures this year as loan defaults rise in the worst financial climate in decades. Its. Not. ...
  21 hours ago

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