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A Food Mania?
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 on Trader Mike
I’ve long wondered how long current supplies of all kinds of commodities (natural resources) will last given how rapacious humans (especially We...

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Barry ‘Big Picture’ Ritholtz on WallStrip
Posted on December 9th, 2007 on Trader Mike
Here’s a good interview with Barry Ritholtz from Friday’s WallStrip Chat: Interviews, WallStrip ...

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Countrywide, oh Countrywide…
Posted on August 18th, 2007 on Trader Mike
The Chairman posted a link to an article about a “bank run” on Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) . I just had to shake my head and laugh after reading t...

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Subprime Crisis is Not an Isolated Event says Bill Gross
Posted on June 26th, 2007 on Trader Mike
PIMCO’s Bill Gross covers the Bear Stearns/subprime crisis in his July 2007 investment outlook, which is entitled “Looking for Contagion in All the Wrong...

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Energy Spring
Posted on March 23rd, 2007 on The Kirk Report
With the start of Spring, isn't it interesting to see energy spring from its recent consolidation zone. Of course, this is not just a seasonal bl...

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I Think the Other Mortgage Lending Shoe(s) Just Dropped
Posted on March 13th, 2007 on Trader Mike
I’m not sure what just caused this air pocket in the market but these note from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that hit right at ...

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Slow growth in Net worth
Posted on February 23rd, 2006 on ArgMax Economics Weblog
Looks like the housing market is driving any increases.


GDP 1.1 percent annual rate in Q:4
Posted on January 27th, 2006 on ArgMax Economics Weblog
This is not very good.