Archive for June, 2009:

Economists Are Funny. Funny Ha-Ha and Funny Uh-Oh.

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Katherine Mangu-Ward }
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Categories : All, Reason Magazine - Economics
A joke, appropriate for many of the current debates about our economy:Q: How do you know macroeconomists have a sense of humor? A: They use decimal points. I picked up this gem by hanging with a bunch of journalists ...Read More »

Supreme Court Paves The Way For More Spitzer-Cuomo Crusades Against Banks

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by John Carney }
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Categories : All, Clusterstock
The Supreme Court gave a huge gift to would-be Eliot Spitzer types who hope to make a name for themselves prosecuting bad bankers. Andrew Cuomo, we're looking at you. Until today, Andrew Cuomo and others had their power to go after ...Read More »

Supreme Court Paves The Way For More Spitzer-Cuomo Crusades Against Banks

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by John Carney }
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Categories : All, Clusterstock
The Supreme Court gave a huge gift to would-be Eliot Spitzer types who hope to make a name for themselves prosecuting bad bankers. Andrew Cuomo, we're looking at you. Until today, Andrew Cuomo and others had their power to go after ...Read More »

Citi Traders Get 100% Salary Hike!

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by John Carney }
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Citigroup has let its employees know how they fared in the Great Salary Hike of 2009. Traders saw their salaries doubled, investment bankers got a 50% increase, others got a 25% hike, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ...Read More »

David Rosenberg: Wage Deflation Is Here

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Joe Weisenthal }
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The deflation vs. inflation debate seems to be settling down, with everyone agreeing that we're seeing both at the same time. The split is: Things we want to see going down are going up (oil, food) and things we want to ...Read More »

Watch Niall Ferguson’s “The Ascent Of Money”

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by John Carney }
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The first episode of Niall Ferguson’s The Ascent of Money won't air on PBS until July 8. But you can watch it right here right now. The four-part series traces the rise of the modern financial system, providing a historical ...Read More »

Blending Work and Family: How We Do It

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Learning, The Simple Dollar
One common question I’m asked a lot is how we actually balance our work lives and our family lives. Barb sums it up best: How do you do it? You write tons and tons of stuff for The Simple ...Read More »

The Cheap Garbage Bag Dilemma

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Learning, The Simple Dollar
The things that stick in your head after reading a book are often interesting. For example, just yesterday I posted a detailed review of Miserly Moms that outlined a ton of useful tips for cutting domestic spending. Yet, the thing ...Read More »

CHART OF THE DAY: Homeowner Delinquencies Getting Worse And Worse

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Joe Weisenthal,Kamelia Angelova }
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Some folks out there still seem to think the housing market is bottoming or even turning around. It's not. Freddie Mac is out with its latest housing market update, with a wealth of data on the housing market from its perch. ...Read More »

In Which Gred Mankiw Displays Alarming Ignorance about that Giant Glowing Red Triangle Across the River

{ Posted on Jun 29 2009 by Robert }
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Categories : All, Angry Bear
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