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Category Archives: finance & economics
Divided We Fall: The Dangerous State of Partisan Politics
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
RIM and the Curse of Success
The Blackberry-maker’s biggest failure is not learning from its failures.
the foreclosure mess
A timely and frightening exploration of the causes and consequences of the emerging foreclosure mess.
behavioral bias
Evidence continues to mount that established models of rational decision-making are dangerously out of date.
market makers
A primer on the unique roles that banks and capital markets play in the efficient (and sometimes painfully inefficient) functioning of of modern society.
one island, two worlds
It isn’t surprising that so-called “ambulance economics” has gained mass policy appeal as the global economy descends into madness, despite a legacy of failure.
demise of the dollar
This type of geopolitical conspiracy would be easy to dismiss from any other source,...
why capitalism fails
Humanity is rarely more receptive to change than during the depths of a crisis....
dead parrot of finance
As capital markets continue to increase in scale and scope, there is a natural...
macrofinancial stability
Armchair financial quarterbacks would do well to tune out the mass media every so...
ten market rules to remember
“Bob Farrell was a legend at Merrill Lynch & Co. for several decades. Farrell...
fuel tax
An interesting piece of analysis via TBP about rising gas prices crowding out retail...
stimulus maximus
A visual schematic of America’s stimulus dollars at work, as proposed under the recently...
flow of funds
The frightening this about this table isn’t lavish CEO pay after record bank losses,...
synchronicity
This TED talk by mathematician Steven Strogatz “shows how flocks of creatures (like birds,...
mad money
For nearly a quarter century, Milton Friedman’s monetarists and their acolytes at the Federal...
black (scholes) hole
Scientists and market commentators have long been aware of the susceptibility of the markets...
underground economies
The existence of black markets in virtually every economy on the planet is a...
size doesn’t matter
Assuming that our lot in life is simply a function of hard work, acquired...