RealClearMarkets Off The Street
Thursday, July 2
Feldstein: Weak & Wobbly Economy Ahead - Kurt Brouwer, Fundmastery
Let Citigroup Raise Its Credit Card Rates - Douglas McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St.
Dumbest Moments in Business 2009...So Far - Chris Isidore, Fortune
Dubiously Waxman-Markey Sea Ice - John Batchelor, John Batchelor Show
The Housing Data Really Is Encouraging - Free Exchange
Why Oil Traders Should Care About Wheat - Jeff Korzenik, (in)efficient ft.
Wednesday, July 1
Trying To Spot The Next Great Bubble - The Pragmatic Capitalist
How Obama Blew His Credibility on the Economy - H. Blodget, Clusterstock
You Try To Balance California's Budget - Los Angeles Times
On the Crazy NY Times Story of Hernan Arbizu - Felix Salmon, Reuters
7 Resources to Uncover Great Investment Ideas - New Rules of Investing
Joseph Stiglitz Preaches Markets to Poor Countries! - William Easterly
What Ruth Madoff Didn't Say - Elizabeth MacDonald, Fox Business
Bankslaughter--Irresponsible Bank Management - Paul Collier, Guardian
To All Madoff Victims, Get Over It - Joe Nocera, Executive Suite
Can the Fed Raise Rates Earlier Than Expected? - Felix Salmon, Reuters
Trickle-Down Economics Doesn't Keep Its Promise - Real Time Economics
Bailing Out GM Is Different From Bailing Out Banks - The Atlantic
Tuesday, June 30
Travesty: Goldman Scores as NYSE Halts Transparency - Zero Hedge
Why Does UBS Still Employ Phil Gramm? - Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture
About Auditing the Fed - Eddy Elfenbein, Crossing Wall Street
The Illusion of Saving - Bob McTeer, Bob McTeer's Blog
Prince Stays Positive Despite Citi Losses - Cyrus Sanati, NYT DealBook
Thank Goodness Congress Is in Recess - Vince Farrell, CNBC Guest Blog
Budget Battles Come Down to the Wire in Other States, Too - Money & Co.
Watch Niall Ferguson's "The Ascent Of Money" - John Carney, Clusterstock
$70 Oil, but Where’s the Demand? - Kelly Evans, Real Time Economics
An Obama Growth Industry: Financial - Rick Newman, Flow Chart
The Waxman-Markey Bill Flunks Math - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
History Says Scams Won't End With Madoff - Brian Sullivan, Fox Business
Monday, June 29
Madoff's Little Helpers - Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova, Clusterstock
The Madoff Family Splinters - Allan Dodds Frank, The Daily Beast
Complacency as Measured by VIX Returns to Wall Street - Mike Shedlock
Climate Change, Trade and President Obama - Paul Krugman, NY Times
U.S. Companies Seek New Tax Havens - Jena McGregor, Business Week
A $100,000 CRA Challenge - Barry Ritholtz, Big Picture
It's Time for Apple to Level About Jobs - Henry Blodget, Clusterstock
America the Unsustainable? - Brian Sullivan, Fox Business
The Millenium's Greatest Currency Trade - Chris Weber, Daily Wealth
Gold, Green and the Dollar's Fate - Lara Crigger, Hard Asset Investor
Why Did Bernie Madoff Choose Prison? - Burt Ross, The Daily Beast
CA, New York & Jersey: What Went Wrong? - Kurt Brouwer, Fundmastery
Friday, June 26
What's the Crisis Done to Your Nest Egg? - Noam Scheiber, The Stash
What Waxman-Markey Will Do To The Economy - Conor Clarke, Atlantic
Yes, the Web Will Bankrupt the Government - Joe Weisenthal, Clusterstock
Savings Rates Rising Toward Mediocrity - Catherine Rampell, Economix
How To Shrink Too-Big-To-Fail Banks? Tax Them - Free Exchange
Dumbing Down Regulation...for Regulators! - Justin Fox, TIME
The 'CRA Caused Everything' Crowd Needs To Stop - B. Ritholtz, Big Picture
The Perils of a Smaller Wall Street - David Weidner, Wall Street Journal
For America’s Workers, The Recession Is Not the Only Problem - EPI
Why Congress Asks Bernanke Bogus Questions - Rick Newman, Flow Chart
Will Larry Summers Replace Big Ben? - Matt Egan, Fox Business
Politics Is Hollywood for Ugly People - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
A Slow Money Solution to Fix the Economy - Arnie Cooper, Miller-McCune
Thursday, June 25
President Obama’s Stimulus Trap - James Pethokoukis, Reuters
Republicans, Democrats Gang Up on Bernanke - Real Time Economics
The U.S. Can Handle $80 Oil - Jay Yarrow, Clusterstock
Credit Card Chargeoffs vs Exhaustion Rate - Barry Ritholtz, Big Picture
John Carney’s Bizarre Crusade against the CRA - Felix Salmon, Reuters
Love Him or Hate Him, We Need Steve Jobs - Dan Lyons, Newsweek
Citi's Raises Won't Retain Talent - Douglas McIntyre, 24/7 Wall Street
I Think The Economy Is Improving, Therefore It Is - Econbrowser
Goldman Sachs: The American Bubble Machine - Matt Taibbi, Zero Hedge
Obama's Financial Overhaul: What You Need to Know - The Atlantic
Where’s the (Remaining) Housing Wealth? - David Wessel, RT Economics
Fed Tries To Turn Conversation Away from Deflation Risk - Money & Co.
Wednesday, June 24
Mean Street: KKR’s Coming Sucker Punch - Evan Newmark, Deal Journal
The Perils of a Public Healthcare Plan - Paul Starr, American Prospect
Why Citigroup Is Correct To Raise Salaries - Felix Salmon, Reuters
Dogs or Darlings? The Dow's 5 Cheapest Stocks - Dan Burrows, SmartMoney
Distressing Gap: Ratio of Existing to New Home Sales - Calculated Risk
Barack Obama and Regulatory Capture - Thomas Frank, Wall St. Journal
Freeing Up Wall Street's Grip on Bright Young Minds - Daniel Roth, Wired
Unveiling the Myths Surrounding Health Care - Elizabeth MacDonald, Fox
Legg Mason Calls It: The Worst Financial Crisis - Michelle Leder, Footnoted
National Review Backing Nationalization? - John Berlau, Am. Spectator
Has The Fed Really Done a 'Fine Job?' - Justin Fox, Curious Capitalist
Tuesday, June 23
Shock or Not? A Lost Decade for Jobs - Michael Mandel, Economics Unbound
Which Market Means More--Housing or Stock? - J. Weisenthal, Clusterstock
Are Goldman Sachs' New Record Bonuses Good? - Derek Thompson, Atlantic
A Quick Look at 77 Countries' Inflation Rates - Bespoke Investment Group
Scenes from the International Financial Crisis - Brad Setser, CFR
Beyond 'The Myth of the Rational Market' - Robert Teitelman, The Deal
Jack Welch's Online MBA Hurts Welch Brand - Douglas McIntyre, 24/7
China Counterattacks With 'Buy China' - Kurt Brouwer, Fundmastery Blog
Who Loses under Obama’s Financial Reforms - Rick Newman, US News
Three Scenarios for the Summer Outlook - Doug Kass, TheStreet.com
A Great Time to Invest In Yourself - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
The Economic Headwinds Remain Strong - John Hussman, Hussman Funds
Monday, June 22
World Bank: Recovery? Not So Much - Joe Weisenthal, Clusterstock
Bulls Retreat Globally; In Russia, The Bear's Already Back - Money & Co.
Six Predictions for the New World Order - Evan Newmark, Deal Journal
The 7 Habits of Highly Suspicious Hedge Funds - Rick Bookstaber
The 10 Hottest Commodities of 2009 - Trader Mark, Green Faucet
New Banks: No Better Than Old Banks - Felix Salmon, Reuters
The (Mythical?) Housing Wealth Effect - Calomiris/Longhofer/Miles, WSJ
I Am (Intellectually) in Love with John Bogle - Michael Stokes, MarketSci
Here Comes O's Version of Hillarycare - Larry Hunter, Social Security Inst.
Hey, Give Bankruptcy a Chance - David Skeel, Weekly Standard
Wall Street Revamp Expands Status Quo - Gretchen Morgenson, NY Times
Finance Reform Breeds Investor Caution - Prieur du Plessis, Postcards
A Semi-Defense of Hank Paulson - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic