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FT Alphaville —
... etc… what works and what doesn’t in the land of Financial Acronymia - The myth of the riskometer - Madonna vs. Springsteen?: How economists judge popularity… - The Madoff family’s last remaining asset - Ten mind-boggling statistics from the UK credit crunch - Krugman’s nightmare scenario - … But if government is the answer to preventing recessions, why are we in a recession in the first place, Paul? - Is ‘dumb’ private equity getting smart again? - So which group is more full of shit? _________
Tuesday links: high yield streaks
Abnormal Returns —
... Thanks to Fed buying, mortgage spreads are shrinking. (MarketBeat)
The last man standing, New York City real estate, is finally succumbing. (Clusterstock)
The downside of being a real estate industry flack. (Big Picture, Infectious Greed)
Has private equity wised up on how to invest in banks? (Deal Journal)
Want to find out who is behind Going ...
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