Black Monday Revisited: Lessons From 29 Years of Market History | PIMCO Blog
Just a great article from PIMCO: Black Monday Revisited: Lessons From 29 Years of Market History | PIMCO Blog: "It was 29 years ago this month that world equity markets experienced a meltdown that...
View ArticleIs Donald Trump The United Statesâ Pericles?
"Our city-state does not copy the laws of our neighbors, we are not followers, but rather the pattern to follow. We call our state a democracy, because it serves all the people, and not just the few....
View ArticleDonald Trumpâs Role In Humanityâs War Against The State
Well, Iâve written extensively on here about the rise of a third party candidate and the collapse of both political parties. Donald Trump obviously is that third party candidate. (Bernie Sanders also...
View ArticleThe Revenge Of The Forgotten Class
This is a powerful article. Honestly, itâs heart-breaking on many levels. The suffering and social abandonment of well more than one hundred million Americans. And, the similar abandonment and...
View ArticleWhat Comes After Denial? Thoughs On Donald Trumpâs Movement
I really find the state liberal view of reality to be just about intolerable. But I find the Republican view of reality to be just as intolerable, if not more. State liberal politicians and those who...
View ArticleThe rich outlive the poor by up to 9.5 years in the United States, study says...
A must read!! Yes a bit biased, but fascinating and telling. Â The researchers rearranged the richest and poorest counties into "states" and then analyzed these new "states". The rich outlive the poor...
View ArticlePodcast episodes for economics classes
Here are some great podcast episodes for economic classes. Â I use them (either reference them or make them available to my students). Â Remember, my linking to them is not an endorsement of everything...
View ArticlePodcast Episodes for Finance Classes
Podcast episodes for Finance classes. Â Primarily for my own classes, but useful in any finance class. For economics classes, here is a list I made as well. FOR A CORPORATE FINANCE class A mule trader...
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The CorporationâThe Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
We really donât yet know what we elected into the presidency of Donald Trump. But, we are likely entering a new, darker period for humanity as this cycle continues to unfold. It appears we may be...
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Update On Very Disconcerting Developments In Communist China And A Deeper...
As P.T. Barnum, our new cartoon, carnival-barking, shyster U.S. president gets ready to take office, (The true Trump is already starting to reveal himself.) I wanted to talk about some of what is...
View ArticleInsider-Trading Prosecutions Backed by U.S. Supreme Court - Bloomberg Politics
Insider-Trading Prosecutions Backed by U.S. Supreme Court - Bloomberg Politics: "Ruling in its first insider-trading case in two decades, the justices unanimously said that people can be sent to prison...
View ArticleBoeing Sweats Under Trump Spotlight as SoftBank Feels Warmth - Bloomberg...
Boeing Sweats Under Trump Spotlight as SoftBank Feels Warmth - Bloomberg Politics: "This is extraordinary,â said Mohan Tatikonda, a professor at Indiana Universityâs Kelley School of Business....
View ArticleASU Professor Debunks Stock-Market Myth | KJZZ
ASU Professor Debunks Stock-Market Myth | KJZZ: "The so-called âWeekend Effectâ refers to the tendency of stock returns to be significantly lower on Mondays than the preceding Fridays. Some...
View ArticleAn Ivy League professor who spent 4 months working in a South Bronx...
An Ivy League professor who spent 4 months working in a South Bronx check-cashing store says we're getting it all wrong: "The three common reasons customers cited for using a check casher over a bank:...
View ArticleEndowment Sweepstakes: How Tiny Houghton College Beat Harvard - The New York...
Endowment Sweepstakes: How Tiny Houghton College Beat Harvard - The New York Times: "Compare the results with those of Houghton College, a liberal arts institution affiliated with the Wesleyan Church...
View ArticleExcessive executive pay for plain dumb luck: Barry Ritholtz - Moneyweb
great for class discussion from Barry Ritholtz: Excessive executive pay for plain dumb luck: Barry Ritholtz - Moneyweb: "You can place much of the blame on compensation consultants and the corporate...
View ArticleHey, stock analyst: Your bias is showing - MarketWatch
Hey, stock analyst: Your bias is showing - MarketWatch: "...earnings surprises of firms headed by female, foreign or Democratic CEOs are systematically upward biased, the researchers write in their...
View ArticleFedEx Saved From Bankruptcy With Blackjack Winnings - Business Insider
How I missed this for all these years is beyond me, but it fits my classes PERFECTLY!! When you have nothing to lose, you might as well take big risks!  See Galai and Masulis as well as very hail...
View ArticleJesus Was A Commie
Itâs been more than half a year since I have posted anything. Iâm going to try to get three posts up within the next two weeks. This is the first. I have often said on here it wasnât the Jews who...
View ArticleIs It That Time? The Ignorance Of The Establishment Has Just Hit A Deafening...
Iâll be putting up a follow-on post to a post from some years ago as it pertains to decesnnial patterns in finance. In that post I noted that we are likely witnessing the Great Depression in reverse....
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