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Beware The Stealth Correction
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Casey Research
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Friday, May 9, 2014 7:43 AM EDT
How important is housing to the American economy? If a 2011 SMU paper entitled "Housing's Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)" is right, nothing moves the economic needle like housing. It accounts for 17% to 18% of GDP.
What Google Autocomplete Tells Us About America
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:50 PM EDT
These are among the jewels of Google autocomplete– instantly displaying results from the most popular searches.
In this article: GOOG
Bernanke Talks Up The Bankers' Balance Sheet Boogie Woogie - The Truman Sparks Award
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 4:52 PM EDT
Sometimes when I just don't have the words someone more articulate than me on the subject says it all...
In this article: SPX
Tuesday Humor: QE Was For "The Man On The Street" Says Chairman Emeritus Bernanke
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:19 PM EDT
The proud recipient of today's $250,000 invoice for propaganda rendered by Ben Bernanke will be the Economic Club of Canada..
Monday Humor: 33 Uncomfortably True Charts About Everyday Life
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, April 21, 2014 6:08 PM EDT
If one picture can paint a thousand words, the following 33 images, from Danish writer/artist duo Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler, should shed serious light on the everyday struggles, irritations, and insights of their fellow Westerners.
Some Easter Fun: Funniest Texts Between Parents And Their Children Ever Sent
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TalkMarkets DailyTalk
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:19 PM EDT
Happy Easter. For a little fun, enjoy these must read texts.
Sunday Funnies
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James Quinn
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
A selection of humorous economic and political cartoons to start of your Sunday Easter.
2014 UK Budget Summary (Pictorial Edition)
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Rolf Norfolk
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 4:15 PM EDT
A pictorial guide to the new-style pound coin.
Michael Lewis On The Daily Show
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James Quinn
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
James Quinn shares this video of Michael Lewis discussing his new book "Flash Boys" and High Frequency Trading with John Stewart on the Daily Show.
Want To Legally Shoot At Drones? Then Move To Deer Trail, Colorado
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 3:14 PM EDT
Amazon's latest forward P/E boosting gimmick to deliver packages (some of which haven't even been ordered) by drone amused markets, but some US towns are already taking aim at the messenger. Deer Trail, Colorado, a city of 563, may approve today a measure that allows the town to issue hunting licenses for unmanned aerial vehicles, i.e., drones.
In this article: AMZN
April 2016: Dow Jones-30 Suspended Due To Lack Of Interest
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Charles Hugh Smith
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:33 PM EDT
April 1, 2016: In an unprecedented move, Dow Jones announced that it was suspending its iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 large-cap stocks "due to lack of interest." The move caught the mainstream media by surprise, but those who had watched public interest and participation in the stock market dwindle in recent years expressed little shock.
Chaos Theory: What It Might Look Like If 1500 People Walked And Texted At The Same Time
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Richard Metzger
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Monday, March 31, 2014 5:07 PM EDT
This Japanese ad, by mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo, purports that one in every five people who walk while using their Smartphone will experience some type of accident or injury.
In this article: DCM
Bitcoin, The Gateway Drug
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Richard Metzger
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 5:20 PM EDT
It used to be that you bought drugs on Silk Road using Bitcoins, but now you buy Bitcoin drugs with real currency.
In this article: BITCOMP
The Good Old Days Of Filing Income Taxes – 1948 Edition
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Bankers Anonymous
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:45 PM EDT
For Throwback Thursday, the first day of Spring, and just three weeks until income tax returns are due, I offer up this vintage 1948 Federal income tax for 1040.
Sh*t Bitcoin Fanatics Say
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Ilene Carrie
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:01 PM EDT
Amusing videos to tell you all you need to know about Bitcoins.
In this article: BITCOMP
Thomas Frank: Pity The Billionaires, Marxism For The Master Class
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Sunday, February 16, 2014 11:18 AM EDT
In light of the recent outcries by billionaire Tom Perkins for fair and loving treatment, I thought it might be interesting to explore the mindset that pictures the doyens of Wall Street, and those who have taken fortunes out of the dot.com and housing bubbles, as the real victims of the financial collapse.