Links 9/27/08

Auction bidding 'driven by fear' BBC Judge: Microsoft documentation unfit for US consumption Ars Technica Debate Reactions Brad De Long ... for Fixing Credit & Housing Barry Ritholtz Does the TED Spread Really Matter? Felix Salmon. A must read [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 07:22:27

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Motorola Credit Rating Downgraded to Junk Status

It’s been a long time coming, but Motorola’s struggling mobile phone manufacturing business has finally caught up with its finances. Citing Motorola’s “operational challenges” that are not expected to fix themselves in the intermediate term, the Standards & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services has cut its long-term credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 20:19:50

Taking stock of the week and 2008.

So the end of the week turned out strangely productive ... to me!). I should get some credit for this, but I won't. The actual fixing does matter though, because it means ... considering some of them have been life-long problems! And I give myself 2008 credit for starting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 19:06:08

Leonardo DiCaprio Reacts to 'Revolutionary Road' Nominations

Leonardo DiCaprio has a Golden Globe nomination for his return performance with costar Kate Winslet in their new movie 'Revolutionary Road ... t receive the credit it deserves. I hope that the film goes a long way towards fixing that mistake,” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 19:47:00

Updated: Memo To Ditto Heads: Obama Didn’t Do It

Just in case ditto heads are still blaming Obama for the economic depression we’re in, here’s a reality check, ... The dollar begins a long, steep decline against other currencies. Cheap credit floods the housing market. Many home buyers grab risky, non-fixed mortgages. Helped along by existing federal laws [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 00:25:18

TREASURY BUBBLE UPDATE -- 1/7/09

"The boom can last only as long as the credit expansion progresses at an ever-accelerated pace. … But then finally the masses wake up ... of fixed-income strategy in London at Calyon, the investment-banking unit of France’s Credit Agricole [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:18:00

Here It Is: My Long-Awaited And Tremendously Under-Informed Opinion (At Least Of Late) About The Financial Crisis

Important people are telling us to be afraid... very afraid... of what will happen if we don't "fix" this "thing" ... depended on the credit markets to finance your auto loan — and now that the credit market has dried ... it affects us all: This is a credit crisis. It’s all about confidence. What you can’t see is how bank [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 16:27:41

What do you think about deflation?

The economy just might be on the way to “fixing” itself, if it doesn’t destroy itself first ... more businesses could go under. Bad. Of course, in the long term, lower profit points could mean ... their credit, etc. That would be good. The New York Times reports that construction on new houses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 15:22:55

Jim’s Mailbox

Marty’s thought for 2009 "Doing more than is expected is what makes the difference between the exhilaration of achievement, ... my credit card if things get bad. Gold, what’s that? Don’t worry, Washington will fix it. Driving ... is where you need to be for the long term. Just use an Index Fund. Housing always goes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:15:09

Buyer Beware: ‘Tis the Season

Boy, you’re going to think I’m the Scrooge…and this article may not apply to most of you…but I want to reach out to those of us who rely on our credit cards to help finance the holidays.  You see, years past it was not uncommon for home ... s face when the open the gifts they’ve been longing for…but this year, you may not have the “fix” [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 01:48:42

Osborne on the importance of fixing society to fixing the economy

George Osborne is to give a three thousand word speech to the Centre for Policy Studies this evening, explaining why fixing Britain’s broken society is integral to building a strong economy. Full text ... challenges of the economic slowdown and the credit crunch. This evening I want to talk about our long term [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 16:17:00

Obama: We Need A Main Street Solution, Not Just A Wall Street Fix

In his statement today on the financial crisis, Senator Barack Obama said, in part: e cannot only have a plan for Wall Street ... little to help. MORE For too long, this Administration has been willing to hit the fast-forward ... or keeping people in their homes. We already know that the credit crisis that has emerged [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:41:02

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