Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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Black Jobless Rate: 11.1% In October
From Bob Feldman: Despite the election of a Democratic Party majority in the U.S. Congress in November 2006, the
Can Obama Be FDR? (Bob Kuttner)
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Obama's Challenge by Robert Kuttner; it was posted on
2-Day Downturn and Hedge Fund Redmptions
Also via Yves Smith: Originally from Wall Street Journal. Friday, November 7, 2008 Hedgies Still Blowing Up the Markets, Oh
Horrific Retail Sales; More Bankruptcies?
From the New York Times; hat tip to (and opening comment by) Yves Smith (which is significant: she doesn'
On The Ratings Agencies
From Mother Jones: Credit Rating Exec: "We Sold Our Souls to the Devil" Internal documents show that while
And If That Didn't Impress You...
...two items from the auto industry. From Reuters, again. Seems like some sort of nationalization of this industry is only
Far Worse Than Thought
From Reuters: October job losses worse than feared Fri Nov 7, 2008 8:49am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut payrolls
Good Survey: How Bad in Emerging Markets?
From Der Spiegel (translated into English, though). Hat tip toYves Smith SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/04/2008 04:54 PM THE
Co-centric Vicious Cycles
This posting is from D&S collective member and frequent blogger Larry Peterson. To see more of his posts,
Yves Smith on a Big Puzzle
She blogs today about a real mystery in financial markets, i.e. why Lehman's CDO auction didn'
LIBOR: Still Stuck
From today's Financial Times (here's the main point: "While rates are coming down, traders say
Post-Election Hangover (short)
US Markets have lost all their gains from yesterday, as of 12.44 pm EST. Europe and UK getting hit