Monthly Archives: February 2010

  Quote How To IPO Your House – Forbes.com Are you scrounging for ways to cover your mortgage? Dining at home, dialing down the thermostat and visiting relatives on vacation will get you only so far. Maybe you should steal … Continue reading →

  Quote Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt – Washington Times With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece, … Continue reading →

  Quote Economy Watch: Three indicators spell trouble for the recovery – washingtonpost.com  There is an old joke in journalism that if three of anything happens, you’ve got a trend story, no matter how vaguely tied together the three things … Continue reading →

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Growth of Problem Banks (Unofficial) – By request here is a graph of the number of banks on the unofficial problem bank list. We started posting the Unofficial Problem Bank list in early August 2009 (credit: surferdude808). The FDIC’s official problem … Continue reading →

 Oil to Hit $100 in US Driving Season: Analyst – A recovering economy and tightening supply from oil refiners will push the price of crude up to $100 a barrel as the US driving season gets into full swing, John Kilduff, … Continue reading →

Ben Bernanke Responds To Why Goldman Sachs Needs Fed VaR Exemption, And Other Questions …Many moons ago, July 15, 2009 to be specific, Zero Hedge asked a rather simple question: why does Goldman need a Fed exemption for VaR calculations … Continue reading →

 Rubin to be Grilled by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission – Yves Smith – Bloomberg reports that former Treasury Secretary and Citigroup board member Robert Rubin will be summoned before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in April, with Alan Greenspan and … Continue reading →

  Quote American small businesses needn’t go extinct – washingtonpost.com Where the independent pharmacist counted pills, we see a CVS employee. Where family livestock farms dotted the landscape, we see immense operations run by Smithfield and Tyson. Where the buttonmakers … Continue reading →

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