The Underestimated “Price of Parenting”
Even a low-ball estimate of the cost of time shows just how misleading an estimate based only on money expenditures really is.
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Greenspan (!): Nationalize the Banks
We weren't so surprised when Noriel Roubini called for (temporary) bank nationalization in a Washington Post op-ed co-authored
Germany May Rescue Debt-Laden EU Members
From Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's column.Yves Smith has linked to this page, too. But I haven't seen
2009 Global Economic Picture Bleak
The latest economic snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI): The full post (including their nifty chart) is here.
Obama Plan: They've Got Their Work Cut Out
At least if the latest housing data from HSBC are any indication. Thanks to Across the Curve (here's
Obama Mortgage Relief Plan
Reuters just posted a preview of the plan to be delivered later today: Obama mortgage plan to aid up to
Elderly NYers Angry as Crisis Hits Poorest
More from Reuters; hat-tip to Bob F. More mentions of Madoff. A sweet picture accompanies this article, too. You can
Stanford Financial Charged with 'Massive' Fraud
From Reuters. There is a Madoff link: "Stanford's investment companies were exposed to losses from the alleged
Scared of Solar Power?
Today's Wall Street Journal has an uplifting -- and yet disturbing -- article on a training program for
Julian Delasantellis on Stress Testing
The witty Delasantellis offers his thoughts. Nice to read in conjuction with our post on Bill Black today: Perhaps a
Weakness Unmatched in 35 Years
This is from the Liscio Report. As John Maudlin explains at The Big Picture, "One of the best gauges
Bill Black on 'Stress Tests' (Yves Smith)
Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism interviews Bill Black, who wrote this article for Dollars & Sense for our Nov/Dec
Strange Stirrings in Forex Markets
From Red Alert site, courtesy of Yves Smith. It may be related to Eastern Europe. Scary stuff.... I do not