Robert Shiller “Fed Has Run Out of Ammo, Double Dip Possible”
Yale Economist Robert Shiller warns a double-dip recession could still happen in the U.S. for 2012 and warns the Fed … Read more
Month: December 2011
2012: End of the World?
2012 believers believe that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur in the year 2012. Skeptics, however, do not believe anything … Read more
CHART OF THE DAY: Here’s How Every Asset Class Performed In 2011
From Reuters chart guru Scott Barber, here’s a quick look at how the world’s major financial asset classes performed this year: Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/asset-class-2011-2011-12#ixzz1hizfVr1Q
China Shifts Foreign Investment Focus
China has reshuffled a list of key sectors where it wants to attract foreign investment, downgrading traditional industries like autos … Read more
The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets
Must read (objective) report on the dangers of automated securities exchange. This report identifies impersonal efficiency as a driver of … Read more
Financial Crises and Narcissism
As we approach the end of 2011 there is much to consider. The capitalist world is suffering a series of … Read more
Occupy Wall Street: Who Are The Occupiers – What Are They Thinking – How Are They Funded?
Who are the occupiers and what are they thinking? How are they funded? All answers in the infographic shared below: … Read more
Friday Humor: Unspinning The “€100 Bill” Or How The European Bailout REALLY ‘Works’
By now everyone has heard the parable explaining how the entire European bailout, courtesy of near-infinite fractional reserve banking, can … Read more
Online Shopping in the Arab World [INFOGRAPHIC]
An Infographic exploring Arab internet users behavior and attitudes towards online shopping and online payment. via
Growth in U.S. May Accelerate Even as Europe Shrinks
Rising confidence, fewer firings and gains in holiday sales show the U.S. economy is picking up, defying a slowdown in Europe and … Read more
Kabuki financial theatre – Congress net worth up 15 percent from 2004 to 2010 while the average American sees their net worth decline by 8 percent in the same timeframe. Welcome to plutocrat USA
We truly have the best government money can buy. From 2004 to 2010 members of Congress increased their median net … Read more
Friday (12/30/11) Mid-Day Market Report
Mid-Day Market Action US: Dow: 12251.50 (-0.29%), S&P 500: 1261.68 (-0.11%), NASDAQ: 2614.91 (0.05%) Europe: CAC: 3159.81 (1.02%), DAX: … Read more
Fed Says Dealers Tighten Terms on Hedge-Fund Security Trades
Wall Street dealers made it tougher for hedge funds to finance trading of securities and derivatives in the three months … Read more
Value Walk 2011 Most Popular Posts and Books
I had to do something to end of the year without making ridiculous predictions about next year (I also plan … Read more
Bill Ackman Going Activist on Canadian Pacific Railway Management
Influential investor Bill Ackman wants retired railway legend Hunter Harrison to put his former adversary, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.(CP-T68.792.273.41%), back on … Read more