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Milton Friedman kicking Phil Donahue’s ass on the virtue of greed. (1979)

Jul 31st

Employment situation in Japan worse in...

dismaltrader: Japan’s unemployment rate rose to a six-year high in June. Job offers-to-applicants...

Jul 31st

“So, gosh, I stand corrected, I guess. Because I thought that...”
— Matt Taibi, analyzing Heidi...

Jul 30th

“I do not worry about high-frequency trading. Telegraphs and...”
— Marginal Revolution:...

Jul 29th

“Interesting side bar: As far as I can tell, futures trading...”
— Why Gas Cost $4 Last Year -...

Jul 29th

“Three months ago, President Barack Obama ordered his cabinet...”
— In a Savings Shocker, the...

Jul 29th

“Again, the white knight was the government. It turned out...”
— Joe Hagan in Tenacious G (via...

Jul 29th

“The rating firms’ complicity in the mortgage and financial...”
— Michael Hiltzik in CalPERS...

Jul 29th

How High Frequency Traders Get A Leg Up On...

Jul 28th

“Treasury’s concern is not really the value of the dollar –...”
— Simon Johnson in Secretary...

Jul 28th

“The motivation for individuals to engage in trade, the...”
— Cafe Hayek: Markets...

Jul 27th

“Friends who lost jobs in banking have already found new...”
— Iceland’s krona proves the...

Jul 27th

“She seemed very interested, and she asked me: ‘How come...”
— Professor Luis Garicano,...

Jul 27th

Your Daily Dose Of Behavioural Economics

Jul 25th

“Come Friday, the federally mandated minimum wage will jump...”
— The Dangerous Minimum Wage...

Jul 24th

“Carol’s perception that she scares men away is not a...”
— The Carol syndrome Yet game...

Jul 23rd

“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is planning to inject...”
— IMF Survey: IMF Plans to...

Jul 22nd

“[A modern economist] is used to measuring the ’standard of...”
—  E.F. Schumacher, an...

Jul 22nd

CIT Will Fail

crazynutjob: CIT was at risk of failing an August debt payment, so they sought a government...

Jul 22nd

““The U.S. recession may not be coming to an end and there is...”
— The Big Picture

Jul 22nd

“The people demand answers: it is time for Goldman and the...”
— Tyler Durden in People...

Jul 21st

“The huge profits reported this week by some of the nation’s...”
— Binyamin Appelbaum in Rescued...

Jul 21st

“The total potential federal government support could reach...”
— I Know What You’re...

Jul 21st

Back to Business - A Second Act in the...

Jul 20th

“Called “accretable yield,” these mega banks will book income...”
— Keith Fitz-Gerald in The...

Jul 20th

“Microsoft was an example of a corporation that came from the...”
— Ketchup and the housing bubble...

Jul 20th

axinomancy: Our phony economy [published in mid-2008] ...

Jul 19th

“Goldman will surely deny that its risk-taking is subsidized...”
— A Tale of Two Bailouts -...

Jul 17th

The Economist On mergers

Jul 17th

“Daniel Indiviglio recently asked: Does anyone out there...”
— How to Understand The...

Jul 17th

The Vampire Squid

I finally read Matt Taibbi’s article on Goldman Sachs in its entirety. The man is a fantastic...

Jul 16th

“THERE IS a serious case to be made that the U.S. income tax...”
— House Democrats Want to Fund...

Jul 15th

“Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and...”
— Richard Lamm (via poortaste)

Jul 15th

“A smaller effect, but worth mentioning - times like these...”
— News from 1930: The Weekly...

Jul 15th

Why There Should Be More Oil Speculation, Not...

Jul 14th

Kim Jong Il Teaches A Lesson In Time...

Jul 14th

“Berkshire Hathaway wrote less than half the amount of...”
— Why Berkshire’s Cutting...

Jul 14th

FT.com - Business Week sale may fetch only $1

Jul 14th

“Japan, despite being the location for the historic Kyoto...”
— NPR: Japan Weighs Climate...

Jul 13th

“Is the recession corroding Americans’ health in addition to...”
— Got a Health Problem? The...

Jul 13th

chart-o-doom: All Your Monies Belongs To Us edition! ...

Jul 13th

GM announced a partnership with eBay

Jul 12th

taitran: Feliciano Rahardjo’s visualization of the financial...

Jul 11th

taitran: mary1in: tylermalin: Awesome Infographics: The...

Jul 10th

“This is a terrible idea that needs to be nipped in the bud...”
— The Worst Idea Of The Week:...

Jul 8th

Regulators to Consider Limits on Oil...

Jul 7th

“After all those losses and bailouts, rank-and-file employees...”
— Eric Dash in Citigroup Is Said...

Jul 7th

“In truth, historians will mark the 20 years since 1989 as...”
— Joseph E. Stiglitz in Wall...

Jul 6th

chart-o-doom: via www.gimmiethescoop.com [h/t syzlak]

Jul 6th

Japan caught dumping US Treasury Bonds

Jul 6th

“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in...”
— Kenneth Boulding, Economist...

Jul 6th

“Mintz conducted four-hour interviews with 25 execs, each...”
— Why Do The Rich Keep Working?...

Jul 5th

“Owners of insolvent or barely solvent banks have strong...”
— George Hanc in 1999, quoted in...

Jul 5th

“Unlike the federal government, states are required to run...”
— Paul Krugman (via azspot)

Jul 3rd

GM Statement Re: GM Stock Price And Volume

Jul 3rd

“Every investment I’ve ever made that has worked out...”
— i guess its pretty egocentric...

Jul 3rd

Bank Failure Thurdsay Extravaganza

crazynutjob: The FDIC took advantage of the long weekend. Seven banks were added to the FDIC...

Jul 3rd

“What if the problem isn’t the property tax at all but...”
— End All Taxes—Except One - The...

Jul 3rd

“He suspected Joe Cassano didn’t understand what he had done,...”
— Michael Lewis in his Vanity...

Jul 2nd

“Monitoring by GS: Your use of the products and services on...”
— Seeking Alpha Is this an...

Jul 1st

“I have been charting the Fed’s Flow of Funds real...”
— Housing data really is...

Jul 1st