From the category archives:

Economy

Warren Buffett Interview on CNBC (VIDEO)

March 9, 2009

Some highlights from the interview this morning in case you don’t want to sit through the 16 min:

Buffett thinks the current economic environment is close to the worst case scenario he envisioned.
Fear and confusion have been driving consumer and investor behavior.
Unemployment will climb higher than the current 8% levels.
He’s still optimistic over the long term [...]

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Market Commentary from Hedge Fund Manager Ikro Yoon

February 27, 2009

Ikro Yoon, of Celenian Capital, forwarded to me a recent market update he wrote to his investors.  Here is an excerpt from the letter (re-published w/ his permission):
I still expect the economy to struggle for some time.  The picture for the housing market is not any better, and the commercial property market shows signs of [...]

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The Credit Crisis Explained (VIDEO)

February 22, 2009

Thanks to Jonathan Jarvis for sharing.
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Top Ten Books for the Financial Crisis

February 19, 2009

Amidst the great tsunami wave of new personal finance books on the market, it may become a little overwhelming in trying to gather appropriate reading on the financial crisis. I’d like to offer up a top ten list sans self help, but with particular relevance to the financial crisis and economic downturn.
Several of the books on [...]

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Will Obama’s Stimulus Plan Make Us Go Topless?

February 1, 2009

It’s well established that the way choices are framed often has an enormous impact on the decisions people make.
Last week, I met up with a couple friends of mine, Eric and Christian, for some drinks.  Christian brought along “Maren”, a girl he met at Burning Man during the much talked about “Critical T*ts” parade – [...]

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