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Okay, now I remember why I don’t do this every month.
Job losses in the Great Recession vs. in the Great Depression
July 2nd, 2009The payroll employment numbers get all ugly again
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So much for that two-to-three-month improvement trend in the employment data—the decline in payroll employment reaccelerated in June: 467,000 jobs lost according to the employment situation report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than just about any forecaster expected—and markedly worse than the 322,000 jobs lost in May. The unemployment rate
The Daily Show bit
July 2nd, 2009See more here:link
The line about the babies in high heels is a reference to this segment. Beyond that it’s pretty self-explanatory.
Daily Show
July 1st, 2009Read more from the original source:link
I’m the guest tonight. Seriously
Peer-to-peer lending and the unreliability of good-looking people
July 1st, 2009Read more from the original source:link
Peer-to-peer lending is the would-be Web 2.0 replacement for our naughty banking system.
Scoring the Barry Ritholtz-John Carney CRA debate
June 30th, 2009View original here:link
The John Carney-Barry Ritholtz debate on whether the Community Reinvestment Act caused the financial crisis has a strangely retro feel to it.
Great news: your house is worth 18% less than last year
June 30th, 2009Source::link
House prices are falling slightly less fast, according to today’s Case-Shiller data. Let’s celebrate
Bernie Madoff gets his sentence. Have we learned anything?
June 29th, 2009Go here to see the original:link
Bernard Madoff got his sentence this morning. It’s 150 years in prison, which is a bit longer than your average 71-year-old can be expected to live.
Roger Enrico on Michael Jackson
June 29th, 2009See more here:link
Last week we decided to put out a special Michael Jackson issue. It should be popping up on newsstands right about now
New column: Dumbing down regulation
June 26th, 2009See original here:link
My new column, on the case for simpler, cruder financial regulation, is online and in the issue with FDR on the cover.