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Why not a WPA?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:49:57 +0000

It might be worth discussing whether we shouldn't try to include a public option in stimulus, too.

Economist's View found this 98 minutes ago on krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

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Nominally misguided (wonkish)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:49:57 +0000

When you're in a liquidity trap, focusing on nominal magnitudes doesn't clarify matters; it obscures them.

Economist's View found this 98 minutes ago on krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

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Business Solutions

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:01:37 +0000

Business Solutions' articles show readers how to sell new technologies and penetrate growing vertical markets. Business Solutions provides "actionable information" for VARs and integrators to increase sales, improve profits, and trounce the competition.Request Free!

ecahoon posted 86 minutes ago from deepmarket.com

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Burns and Heller on Rand

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Here are the two authors who have taken on the subject of Ayn Rand and her influence.

FinanceProfessor.com found this 12 hours ago on blog.mises.org

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Clear Communications. Is it too much to expect?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:15:16 +0000

Clear communications, is it asking for too Much? Apparently so. I did not hear that… I thought you meant something else… I forgot… I told you I couldn’t… The manager said to do…. The client said…. I could not finish on time so I …. You never told me that so I … And on it ...

dtod@comcast.net posted 7 hours ago from dtod.wordpress.com

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Is it true that some properties cannot be appraised?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:12:35 +0000

It seems an impossible concept, properties that cannot be appraised. How can that be? Certainly every property has some value, so how can it be that a property cannot be appraised by a licensed trained appraiser? In fact it is not an issue of value. Certainly many properties that cannot be ...

dtod@comcast.net posted 7 hours ago from dtod.wordpress.com

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US Unemployment, 2004-09

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:40:43 +0000

Tomorrow is NFP day — and when those numbers come out, we won’t have much time to discuss much else. So while I am winging to Austin early this a.m., I wanted to share these interesting run of charts, via F lowing Data , showing relative unemployment in the US. 2004, 5.5% ...

Afraid to Trade.com Blog found this 37 hours ago on ritholtz.com

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Books of the Week

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Some books I’ve been reading during my travels this week and that others might like – an eclectic list. Scroogenomics . The name more or less says it, but why you shouldn’t buy people presents for the holidays. The Great Cities in History . A lovely series of essays and meditation on ...

FinanceProfessor.com found this 12 hours ago on paul.kedrosky.com

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The Unknown Colonoscopy

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Disclaimer: the following post is not for the faint of heart (or for those who have an overly developed sense of propriety). But then again, most of my readers aren't in those categories anyway. Since I recently turned 50, I got to have that little procedure that comes with the turf - a ...

FinanceProfessor.com found this 12 hours ago on financialrounds.blogspot.com

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A Different Kind of Organ Market?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Who gets bumped to the front of UCLA medical center's liver-transplant line? The godfather of the Japanese mafia, according to this 60 Minutes video...

FinanceProfessor.com found this 12 hours ago on freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com

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With tax break, a big carbon footprint

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:01:00 +0000

But the real problem with the credit is that it continues the long-standing federal push toward far-flung McMansions and away from dense, apartment living. In the 1950s, the Interstate Highway System encouraged Americans to flee older urban areas. Nathaniel Baum-Snow of Brown University found ...

Greg Mankiw's Blog found this 44 hours ago on boston.com

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Comment on I Won’t Vote!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:24:27 +0000

Whenever I reveal my steadfast insistence on not voting, most people look at me as if I just admitted to slaughtering my dogs for dinner. Maybe it’s not illegal, say those looks, but it sure as heck is unseemly and irresponsible. Fancying myself to be a morally upright person, I obviously don’t ...

Cafe Hayek found this 18 hours ago on thefreemanonline.org

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Why This Real Estate Bust Is Different

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:59:00 +0000

Unrealistic assumptions, layers of investors, sky-high prices, and possible fraud will make it hard to clean up the mess in commercial real estate

The Mess That Greenspan Made found this 19 hours ago on businessweek.com

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State of the Market - 11/6/09

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:50:00 +0000

In yesterday's post, I stated that "my guess is we do see a big move tomorrow, but I don't know which way it will be because it will likely be news-driven." Well, I couldn't have been more wrong, because although we had the news event early, the market did nothing of significance today ...

mac_rmm posted 13 hours ago from chartswingtrader.com

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Peep Lottery – Twitter Cash!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:56:28 +0000

On November 1, 2009 The Peep Lottery was born. What originally started as a simple marketing project for a university student in Canada, evolved into what is known today as "The Internet’s People Powered Lottery". After being months in development, 22 year old Peter Danihel launched his web site ...

ecahoon posted 10 hours ago from deepmarket.com

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Unemployment rate hits 10.2% in October

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:01:44 +0000

Alert Email Print By Rex Nutting , MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 10.2% in October, topping the 10% mark for the first time in 26 years, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls dropped by a seasonally adjusted 190,000 in October, ...

Bear Mountain Bull found this 19 hours ago on marketwatch.com

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YouTube: Airplane! (video)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:12:49 +0000

Phil’s Stock World found this 20 hours ago on youtube.com

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The lost generation

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:52:44 +0000

On the right, the politically correct thing is to pretend that nothing good happened until Reagan came along.

J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight ... found this 32 hours ago on krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

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Real Estate Wrap-Up and the RIA

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:11:42 +0000

A synopsis of the real estate markets and why it's a good time to invest. Points out the advantages of using a proffesional money manger, how to pick one and what to ask.

thomasjpowell posted 13 hours ago from powellperspective.wordpress.com

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Jobs Report Preview

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:31:00 +0000

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the jobs report for October. Here's what to look for.

Calculated Risk found this 28 hours ago on economix.blogs.nytimes.com

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