paul.kedrosky.com - 2/5/2009
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The following graph is from Paul Krugman’s site, and while there’s no denying a relationship between inflation/deflation and an output gap, the R-squared on this thing must be darn small, making the imposed line … optimistic.
Hedge fun
economist.com 10/16/2008 — WHAT, exactly, is going on? This whole global bail-out thing was supposed to turn the crash into a soothing gradual bear market, and yet volatility indexes remain off the charts, and 10% swings are, if anything, increasing. What's the deal?
One ...
Bailouts should be no fun
econbrowser.com 1/25/2009 — If everybody wants a bailout, that's a good indication that we're making some mistakes.
Challenge & Fun: CPSIA
challengeandfun.typepad.com 2/9/2009 — & Fun Simple, Natural, Adorable Toys...and Commentary. Featuring earth friendly products and news. My Photo Categories Activism Books CPSIA Current Affairs Discussion FAQ Featured Companies Featured Products Odds & Ends Organic Forum Press Releases ...
Triple the Fun
adamsoptions.blogspot.com 12/8/2008 — So a month in, how have those triples fared? Let's see, since inception, the Russell is down about 20%. TNA, The Triple long has "outperformed", down only 58%. TZA, the triple short? Up 28%. Um, that's a bit of underperformance, ouch. Now remember, ...
Thursday Outlook: Are We Having Fun Yet? -
seekingalpha.com 1/22/2009 — The casino environment that has become Wall Street and investing in general continues. It leaves mainstream investors scratching their heads, but even more importantly, it s a major turn-off. We had become oversold and in such conditions a stampede ...
R-Squared Energy Blog: Another Journalist Fails Due Diligence 101
i-r-squared.blogspot.com 8/24/2009 — I have had a number of people ask me about the E-Fuel MicroFueler , so at one point I did a bit of investigating. It is essentially a small still, but apparently has a fermentation capability if the feedstock contains sugar. However, they stress that ...
Fun Interview with Simon
baselinescenario.com 4/23/2009 — I know Simon very well, so I’m not particularly impressed very often, but I think his interview with Andrew Leonard of Salon is a fun read, even if you’re already familiar with his positions.
My favorite line?
What do we get out of the meta-financial crap? It’s not so ...
The Stock Market Is Fun
businessinsider.com 3/18/2009 — jimcramer-angry_tbi.jpg Public sentiment has turned decisively against guys like Cramer who make stock picks day-in day-out. General market forecasters garner the same amount of respect as people who stand on the street corner with a bible predicting ...
Financial Fun
highchartpatterns.blogspot.com 4/12/2009 — Expect a lot of volatility in the Financials this week with the news of GS offering and GS earnings. The "stellar" earnings on WFC has set the bar very high for the rest of the banks and "sell the news" reaction on other bank earnings would not be surprising. XLF closed right at resistance. As ...