Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone article posted today about Mary Jo White is devastating — APPENDED*
I hadn’t read Taibbi’s reporting about a jaw-dropping series of events in 2004-05 involving White until just now, when I read his article posted today...
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Summary for Week ending January 25th
This was a light week for economic data. The housing data - new and existing home sales - appeared a little weak in December, but...
Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller House Price index to increase 5.3% Year-over-year for November
Zillow Forecast: November Case-Shiller Composite-20 Expected to Show 5.3% Increase from One Year Ago On [Tuesday] January 29th, the Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Indices for...
UK Headed for Triple Dip Recession? Impact on EU Exit Vote
There is much talk of a...e dip recession in the UK. It depends on how you define it. If you call a recession two consecutive...
Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone article posted today about Mary Jo White is devastating
I hadn’t read Taibbi’s reporting about a jaw-dropping series of events in 2004-05 involving White until just now, when I read his article posted today...
WSJ: “Six Housing Forecasters Who Got Things Right in 2012”
From Nick Timiraos at the WSJ: Six Housing Forecasters Who Got Things Right in 2012 A few analysts, of course, did offer housing forecasts at...
Gallup Poll on Obama’s Proposals to Address Gun Violence
Gallup has an interesting poll on Gun control. Republicans, Independents, and Democrats are in agreement far more than one might have thought. Of course I...
Do Businesses Borrow to Invest in Productive Assets? Does the Business-Interest Tax Deduction Encourage That?
J.W. Mason at The Slack Wire gives us a telling and trenchant analysis of that question: Short answer: They used to, but not any more....
Postscript Regarding Geithner
I’ve spent yesterday and this...orning saying here that I suspect that Geithner played some role in persuading Obama himself to decide that the Justice Dept....
Lanny Breuer and Mary Jo White. Or Is It, Lanny Breuer versus Mary Jo White? Or is it neither?*
BREUER: “If you look at what we and the U.S. attorney community did, I think you have to take a step back. Over the last...