Duration of Recessions and Bull Markets
Two interesting charts, from Jim Stack of Investech Research, put the current rally and past recessions into context: > click for...
Chevrolet’s Volt MPV5 SUV
Chevrolet Volt car, the MPV5’s wheels are powered by electricity coming from a large lithium-ion battery. The MPV5 can drive up to...
Don’t Get Too Excited About New Home Sales
March 2010 New Home Sales surged 27%, getting people who don’t follow the data series all hot and bothered. Our advice? Calm down....
Durable Goods, Mortgage Rates New Home Sales
Durable goods orders, ex non defense aircraft, rock! Mar Durable Goods headline unexpectedly fell by 1.3% vs a forecasted rise of .2%...
Greece officially asks for help
Not surprisingly, Greece has officially asked for EU/IMF help. The melt down in their bond market this week made it an inevitability. The...
10 Things You Don’t Know (or were misinformed) About the...
I have been watching with a mixture of awe and dismay some of the really bad analysis, sloppy reporting, and just unsupported commentary...
Strategic Defaulters
PBS: ‘Strategic Defaulters’ Skip Mortgage Payments as Home Values Tumble AIR DATE: April 20, 2010 As part of his continuing...
David Letterman – Goldman Sachs Top Ten
Top Ten Goldman Sachs Excuses from April 20, 2010. Hat tip Paul