The Money Blogs

The Bailout for Prodigious Spenders

Zach Ovall — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:24:16 -0400

Bailouts are rescuing the irresponsible at the expense of the prudent, or so we all believe. But didn’t the prudent benefit from the Great Housing Bubble as well? read more »

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Shows Contraction in June

Calculated Risk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:31:00 -0400

From the Institute for Supply Management: June 2009 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in June, say the nation's purchasing and s read more »

Brochure Business Cards Are Marketing Magic

Susan Ward — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:25:10 -0400

The problem with ordinary business cards is that they have no call to action. read more »

Eur/USD - The Bearish Move Continues - Forex Video

ForexTVBlog — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:31:19 -0400

The bearish formation on the eur/usd continues with full steam. It appears that the target might be 1.3840. read more »

The Che Guevara Brand

Mises — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400

Ironically, anticapitalist crusader and left-wing icon Che Guevara has turned into a brand name revered by people the world around, which brings me to Alvaro Vargas Llosa's The Che Guevara Myth and th read more »

A look at the Dow's status

garyt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:31:00 -0400

You have no doubt seen this little potential head & shoulders elsewhere, so there is no new ground being broken here. read more »

ETFs breaking their June lows

deronwagner — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:39:25 -0400

After chopping around during most of the holiday-shortened week, stocks nosedived last Thursday, tipping the balance of power in favor of the bears. read more »

A Second Stimulus Plan?

Calculated Risk — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:00 -0400

From ABC's This Week , George Stephanopoulos interviews Vice President Joe Biden: STEPHANOPOULOS: While we've been here, some pretty grim job numbers back at home -- 9.5 percent unemployment in June read more »

What do you believe?

troy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:37 -0400

Beliefs of Unsuccessful Traders 1. I must be trading something all the time. 2. If I lose on a trade, I feel angry, frustrated, sad, or sick. If I win on a trade, I’m a happy camper. read more »

ECB's Trichet Quite Complacement for the Moment - Rates on Hold

prudent — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:00 -0400

It's summertime and the livin' is... read more »

Big AAPL

Adam Warner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:37:01 -0400

So I'm looking at AAPL and seeing options volatility at 9 month lows in the mid 30's. And the stock right around recent highs. read more »

Beacon’s $43 Million Loan, Possible Game-Changer (BCON)

247Wallst — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:34:57 -0400

This morning we caught an alert for volume and trading activity at VSInvestor.com in Beacon Power Corporation because of a government award of a loan commitment. This has now been confirmed.&nbs read more »

Unemployment: Stress Test Scenarios, Diffusion Index, Weekly Claims

Calculated Risk — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:25:00 -0400

Note: earlier Employment post: Employment Report: 467K Jobs Lost, 9.5% Unemployment Rate . The earlier post includes a comparison to previous recessions. read more »

Aircraft repair jobs sold to foreign workers, resumes not important

mish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:29:22 -0400

Here's something to think about when the unemployment numbers come out Thursday Morning: Aircraft repair jobs sold to foreign workers, resumes not important . read more »

Fun, or Lack Thereof, With the Case-Shiller Index

rich — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:28:49 -0400

Nothing too exciting happened in the latest release of the Case-Shiller San Diego home price index. Unless the lack of a noticeable decline qualifies as exciting. read more »

Short setups in the Oil ETFs

deronwagner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:32:50 -0400

Stocks opened up the new month in impressive fashion, as broad market indices raced more than 1% higher in the first hour of trading. read more »

Does Macroeconomic Theory Influence Macroeconomic Policy?

Organizations and Markets — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:32:36 -0400

| Peter Klein | Not really, according to John Wood’s History of Macroeconomic Policy in the United States (Routledge, 2008). read more »

Unemployment Forecast: Too Much "Hope"

Calculated Risk — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:33:00 -0400

From David Leonhardt at the NY Times: A Forecast With Hope Built In In the weeks just before President Obama took office, his economic advisers made a mistake. read more »

So You Still Want to Trade These Triple Home ETF's?

Adam Warner — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:31:01 -0400

Ron Rowland sheds some more color on these new Macroshares (hat tip Abnormal ). I believe those statements are extremely misleading. There is no asterisk pointing to the disclosures. read more »

Alter the way you do business to succeed

Chris Pund — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:31:01 -0400

We stand now with the tide of hard times lapping at our feet, and of soft, comfortable times slowly being drawn out to sea. read more »