Nick Gillespie Talks Politics of Homeowning on Freedom Watch w Judge Napolitano

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Nick Gillespie }
  Last Friday, I appeared on Fox Business' Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano to talk about the politics of home ownership and how it's distorted the economy to bad ends. The short version: There's no way that the government can guarantee or heavily subsidize a ...Read More »

Banks Paying as Much as $35,000 Cash to Homeowners in Short Sales; Why and How Many?

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Mike "Mish" Shedlock }
Categories : All, Globaleconomicanalysis
In a short sale, banks forgive the difference between what is owed and the sale price of the house. Recently, however, banks have started giving cash back to the sellers. So far, the programs are a drop in the bucket. ...Read More »

Rise of the High Frequency Trading Robots

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Mike "Mish" Shedlock }
Categories : All, Globaleconomicanalysis
I do not know enough about algorithm-driven High Frequency Trading to comment intelligently other than to say 100% without a doubt that someone is making a huge pile of cash from HFT or it would not be done. You can watch ...Read More »

Catching Up With Independents

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Matt Welch }
It’s hard to imagine a more favorable climate for an opposition party to gain voters than an election year with an unpopular White House incumbent under whose watch the economy has been and likely will continue to be awful. Yet a mere nine ...Read More »

Where Has All The Money Gone, Pt IV – Dividends

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Jazzbumpa }
We've already seen in previous installments of this series that since about 1980, I: corporate profits have soared, II: the slice of profits going to finance has soared even more, and III:  wages have stagnated.  Here we see what corporations ...Read More »

Where Has All The Money Gone, Pt IV – Dividends

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Jazzbumpa }
We've already seen in previous installments of this series that since about 1980, I: corporate profits have soared, II: the slice of profits going to finance has soared even more, and III:  wages have stagnated.  Here we see what corporations ...Read More »

Following the Time Trail and Downgrading Subscriptions

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Trent }
In the past few months, we’ve ended our subscription to GameFly, reduced our subscription to Netflix to streaming-only, stopped receiving four magazines, and given away or sold a bunch of items around our household. At first glance, one might think we ...Read More »

Following the Time Trail and Downgrading Subscriptions

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Trent }
In the past few months, we’ve ended our subscription to GameFly, reduced our subscription to Netflix to streaming-only, stopped receiving four magazines, and given away or sold a bunch of items around our household. At first glance, one might think we ...Read More »

New Merkozy Proposal "I will Give You Money If You Give It Right Back"; Mathematical Scam to Prevent CDS Triggers

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Mike "Mish" Shedlock }
Categories : All, Globaleconomicanalysis
The Merkel proposal for Greece to cede budget sovereignty to a European commissioner has finally been trashed. In its place is a Spaghetti-O loop proposal to give Greece money only if Greece earmarks the funds to immediately pay back bondholders. Please ...Read More »

Top Network Marketing Company Teaches Salesmanship

{ Posted on Feb 07 2012 by Ivan S }
Promoting… It is said you can have the natural talent regarding it, or perhaps you don’t. Salesmanship requires a keen sight meant for being aware what will certainly sell as well as a knack designed for knowing precisely whom to ...Read More »