paul.kedrosky.com - 11/10/2008
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Feel free to add to this post as you come across more, but lots of stats out there showing the sudden stop in the Chinese economy. Here are two quick ones from this morning's news: Half of the 3,6000 toy companies have shut down in first half of year 2.7m job losses in Guangdong province ...
1% Gap Down Stats Since The Top
quantifiableedges.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — I looked at gaps lower of 1% or more since the bear market began last October. There have been 24 of them. Below are a few quick stats. 12 of 24 filled made it back to the previous day’s close at some point during the day. 14 of 24 finished higher ...
Latest Bank Leverage Stats
paul.kedrosky.com 2/18/2009 — From Rolfe at OptionArmageddon , the latest bank leverage stats. Still some Leverage Numbers of Unusual Size out there, even if we are seeing sprightly shrinkage at Morgan Stanley and Goldman. Something seems funky with the GE number, however, and ...
The No-Stats All-Star
nytimes.com 2/15/2009 — Statistical Anomaly His greatness is not marked in box scores or at slam-dunk contests, but on the court Shane Battier makes his team better, often much better, and his opponents worse, often much worse.
The Death Of Index Investing And Other Silly Stats
four-pillars.ca 11/28/2008 — I recently came across yet another post on investing which goes something along the lines of “If you invested 10 years ago in the Dow then you would have earned exactly nothing in that time”. I hate to pick on any one blogger since I’ve read these ...
An AP Stats Lecture
econlog.econlib.org 12/10/2008 — (December 10, 2008 07:58 AM, by Arnold Kling) Because yesterday's hearing ran so late, I missed my AP stats class. Here is the way I would explain what went on to my students....
Sudden Debt
suddendebt.blogspot.com 9/20/2008 — Require by law that by 2025 at least 30% of all energy consumed in the US be generated via bona fide renewable sources, e.g. hydro, solar and wind. Tax carbon-based energy on a scale increasing every year. Require all large food producers and ...
Online Retail Stats: CyberMonday 2008 vs. 2007
rimmkaufman.com 12/3/2008 — One day doth not a retail season make, but I thought folks might find it interesting to see our clients’ “CyberMonday” results this year compared to last year.“CyberMonday” is the first Monday after Thanksgiving. This year, CyberMonday was two days ...
Stats to ponder
tvhe.co.nz 4/8/2009 — I’m lucky enough to be flicking through the latest Review of Economics and Statistics so I thought I might sum up a couple of interesting tidbits while I’m reading:
Ted Joyce continues the battle with Donoghue and Levitt over whether more abortions lead to less crime. He ...
Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/08
optionarmageddon.ml-implode.com 2/17/2009 —
The table below is an update from this post published a couple months ago (the prior post also explains this leverage calculation in detail…and why it matters). Click on the image to enlarge.
As you can see, Morgan Stanley and Goldman ...
Time to Be Long China?
vixandmore.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — Back on October 10, 2007, in a post with the title When to Short China? I predicted: Eventually, there will come a time when you will look back and say to yourself, “Why wasn’t I short China? It was such a no-brainer…” In the 13 ½ months since ...