Comments on: Housing Starts Fall 46%

By: Innumeracy in financial reporting? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

Innumeracy in financial reporting? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:41:29 +0000

[...] me that I’m right about the lack of robustness in the U.S. economy.3 And he pointed to a telling post from Barry Ritholtz,4 in which Ritholtz picks apart some of the sunny headlines around last week’s report on [...]

By: Green-Shoot Splashing

Green-Shoot Splashing — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:41:39 +0000

[...] is the data: (the quotes were taken from a post at The Big Picture) BUILDING PERMITS: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a [...]

By: 7 Reasons Why Housing Isn’t Bottoming Yet | The Big Picture

7 Reasons Why Housing Isn’t Bottoming Yet | The Big Picture — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:00:24 +0000

[...] MSM who insist each month on reporting that 3% (+/- 11%) is a positive integer. We disposed of that silliness on [...]

By: TheTradingReport » Blog Archive » First-Time Buyers: Hurry for $8,000 Tax Credit

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:35:04 +0000

[...] From the BigPicture (click link): Housing Starts Fall 46% [...]

By: Housing starts with 11.3% margin of error « Stocks Go Up. Stocks Go Down.

Housing starts with 11.3% margin of error « Stocks Go Up. Stocks Go Down. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:28:41 +0000

[...] starts with 11.3% margin of error Jump to Comments Are housing starts up or down: BUILDING PERMITS: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a [...]

By: gnomic

gnomic — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:01:09 +0000

I think most of these talking heads could only count to 20 1/2 at best.

By: wunsacon

wunsacon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:57:01 +0000

Who here can recommend a way to buy physical gold?

http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/paper-for-gold.html

By: ben22

ben22 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:30:13 +0000

@LB,

I just read that exchange on the other thread, lol, good stuff.

Karen,

I like that dollar bull view, I have cash ready to go more long the dollar with. The last dip down in the dollar should bring about the rally cry more than ever from all the inflationists. On that note, if you don’t get it Rosenberg had some interesting comments on the dollar in this mornings paper that might be worth the read in relation to monetary policy and the Fed. I’m enjoying his stuff being free, doubt it will last long.

By: I-Man

I-Man — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:22:44 +0000

@ AT:

Its the leverage that has kept me away from them up to now… luckily, someone I trust is opening this account for me, and has promised not to let me do anything stupid.

By: VennData

VennData — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:09:32 +0000

“…In a client note, Goldman analyst David C. Bailey …downgraded IBM Corp. to “Neutral” from “Buy.”

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20090710&ID=10134739&Symbol=US:IBM

So much for Goldman Sachs being the all-knowing vampire squid… since IBM, a week later is up 13%. That’s a week, another “great” analyst call.