The newest top rated links on reddit economics. This channel is automatically updated! http://myprops.org/channels/reddit-economics/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:06 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ FED Banks May have salted the United States Fort Knox American gold Reserve with Millions of FAKE gold Bars. : In October, the Hong Kong bankers discovered some gold bars shipped from the United States were actually tungsten with gold plating. http://myprops.org/content/FED-Banks-May-have-salted-the-United-States-Fort-Knox-American-gold-Reserve-with-Millions-of-FAKE-gold-Bars.-In-October-the-Hong-Kong-bankers-discovered-some-gold-bars-shipped-from-the-United/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:31 GMT Paul Krugman: By making what was in effect a multibillion-dollar gift to Wall Street, policy makers undermined their own credibility - and put the broader economy at risk. http://myprops.org/content/Paul-Krugman-By-making-what-was-in-effect-a-multibillion-dollar-gift-to-Wall-Street-policy-makers-undermined-their-own-credibility-and-put-the-broader-economy-at-risk/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:45 GMT Despite Government Aid, Foreclosure Crisis is Not Improving, We've been saying it all along: Jobs jobs jobs. Without one, you simply can't pay your mortgage. http://myprops.org/content/Despite-Government-Aid-Foreclosure-Crisis-is-Not-Improving-Weve-been-saying-it-all-along-Jobs-jobs-jobs.-Without-one-you-simply-cant-pay-your-mortgage/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:23 GMT After optimists talked up rising housing starts for several months as green shoots, improving conditions, etc., reality came knocking in full force with the New Residential Construction Report For October 2009. http://myprops.org/content/After-optimists-talked-up-rising-housing-starts-for-several-months-as-green-shoots-improving-conditions-etc.-reality-came-knocking-in-full-force-with-the-New-Residential-Construction-Report-For/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:00 GMT For the Young, Giving the House 'Back to the Bank' Is No Biggie, The housing crash has come to this: more are debating walking away, or halting payments they can afford and waiting for foreclosure. http://myprops.org/content/For-the-Young-Giving-the-House-Back-to-the-Bank-Is-No-Biggie-The-housing-crash-has-come-to-this-more-are-debating-walking-away-or-halting-payments-they-can-afford-and-waiting-for-foreclosure/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:46 GMT Ferfal lived through Argentina's economic implosion in 2001. Here, he shares some of his secrets to survival. http://myprops.org/content/Ferfal-lived-through-Argentinas-economic-implosion-in-2001.-Here-he-shares-some-of-his-secrets-to-survival/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:38 GMT Where are the damned indectments? The Average FICO is 626. Nearly 1/3rd have a FICO below 600, and only 16.7% have a FICO over 660. http://myprops.org/content/Where-are-the-damned-indectments-The-Average-FICO-is-626.-Nearly-13rd-have-a-FICO-below-600-and-only-16.7-percent-have-a-FICO-over-660/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:55 GMT Fuzzy Math: GAO Report Says 50,000 Jobs "Saved or Created" Without a Single Dollar Of "Stimulus" Funds Paid for Them And Over $1 Billion Spent Without Creating a Single Job http://myprops.org/content/Fuzzy-Math-GAO-Report-Says-50000-Jobs-Saved-or-Created-Without-a-Single-Dollar-Of-Stimulus-Funds-Paid-for-Them-And-Over-1-Billion-Spent-Without-Creating-a-Single-Job/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:45 GMT Goldman Sachs employees to collect garbage at ritzy Thanksgiving meals for hungry NYers. Three hundred employees of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wall Street's richest firm, have volunteered for the holiday feast and "Goldman wants their volunteers to sweat." http://myprops.org/content/Goldman-Sachs-employees-to-collect-garbage-at-ritzy-Thanksgiving-meals-for-hungry-NYers.-Three-hundred-employees-of-Goldman-Sachs-Group-Inc.-Wall-Streets-richest-firm-have-volunteered-for-the/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:40 GMT The Puzzles of American Political Economy Today http://myprops.org/content/The-Puzzles-of-American-Political-Economy-Today/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:26 GMT Interest rates: the phantom menace http://myprops.org/content/Interest-rates-the-phantom-menace/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:10 GMT Public Has Crazy Opinions About the Budget Deficit http://myprops.org/content/Public-Has-Crazy-Opinions-About-the-Budget-Deficit/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:00 GMT Patents and the tragedy of the anti-commons http://myprops.org/content/Patents-and-the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:59 GMT Is my Econ professor an idiot? http://myprops.org/content/Is-my-Econ-professor-an-idiot/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT The Uproar Over Mammography http://myprops.org/content/The-Uproar-Over-Mammography/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:21 GMT "Failure is not so much a physical state as a state of mind; success is falling down, and getting up one more time without end." http://myprops.org/content/Failure-is-not-so-much-a-physical-state-as-a-state-of-mind-success-is-falling-down-and-getting-up-one-more-time-without-end/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:56 GMT "?Climate Change" causes prostitution. http://myprops.org/content/Climate-Change-causes-prostitution/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:37 GMT The Renewables Gap: The Political Challenge of Affecting a Societal Transition to Renewable Sources of Energy http://myprops.org/content/The-Renewables-Gap-The-Political-Challenge-of-Affecting-a-Societal-Transition-to-Renewable-Sources-of-Energy/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:44 GMT What Geithner Got Right http://myprops.org/content/What-Geithner-Got-Right/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:29 GMT High and Low Finance - For Car Industry, Government Control Pays Off http://myprops.org/content/High-and-Low-Finance-For-Car-Industry-Government-Control-Pays-Off/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:06 GMT Goldman Sachs' investors and shareholders collectively ask Goldman to stop being so greedy http://myprops.org/content/Goldman-Sachs-investors-and-shareholders-collectively-ask-Goldman-to-stop-being-so-greedy/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:40 GMT Happy days are here again! (date subject to change) http://myprops.org/content/Happy-days-are-here-again-date-subject-to-change/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:41 GMT Great News! The Ron Paul, Alan Grayson re-amendment to audit the Fed was just passed, kicking out the evil Mel Watt version, in the financial services committee. Still to come, the vote on the whole bill, and much can happen, but this is great news! (video) http://myprops.org/content/Great-News-The-Ron-Paul-Alan-Grayson-re-amendment-to-audit-the-Fed-was-just-passed-kicking-out-the-evil-Mel-Watt-version-in-the-financial-services-committee.-Still-to-come-the-vote-on-the/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:58 GMT My imaginary conversation with Senator Al Franken http://myprops.org/content/My-imaginary-conversation-with-Senator-Al-Franken/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:45 GMT A Copper Dime and the New Language of Money http://myprops.org/content/A-Copper-Dime-and-the-New-Language-of-Money/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:31 GMT European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB would soon be pulling some of its liquidity-providing "extraordinary measures" to ensure they don't cause an inflation threat. http://myprops.org/content/European-Central-Bank-President-Jean-Claude-Trichet-said-the-ECB-would-soon-be-pulling-some-of-its-liquidity-providing-extraordinary-measures-to-ensure-they-dont-cause-an-inflation-threat/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:16 GMT Good Inflation http://myprops.org/content/Good-Inflation-990291/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:57 GMT Obama Administration Attempting to End Bailout Program http://myprops.org/content/Obama-Administration-Attempting-to-End-Bailout-Program/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:18 GMT Basic Background Deficit Math http://myprops.org/content/Basic-Background-Deficit-Math/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:58 GMT The Dodd Proposal to Restructure the Federal Reserve System Concentrates Power and Politicizes District Bank Governance http://myprops.org/content/The-Dodd-Proposal-to-Restructure-the-Federal-Reserve-System-Concentrates-Power-and-Politicizes-District-Bank-Governance/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:28 GMT Danger lies in threat to Fed independence http://myprops.org/content/Danger-lies-in-threat-to-Fed-independence/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:44 GMT Give me liberty or give me debt http://myprops.org/content/Give-me-liberty-or-give-me-debt/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:13 GMT Positive correlation found between a country's belief in hell and the strength of its economy. http://myprops.org/content/Positive-correlation-found-between-a-countrys-belief-in-hell-and-the-strength-of-its-economy/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:59 GMT Japan's Government Declares Economy Is in Deflation http://myprops.org/content/Japans-Government-Declares-Economy-Is-in-Deflation-615686/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:59:46 GMT Bernanke's Philosopher - The Fed chairman is portrayed as a follower of John Maynard Keynes, but his real inspiration is Milton Friedman. http://myprops.org/content/Bernankes-Philosopher-The-Fed-chairman-is-portrayed-as-a-follower-of-John-Maynard-Keynes-but-his-real-inspiration-is-Milton-Friedman/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:09 GMT Does the Fed have the ability to remove the excess liquidity it has added to the markets? As alarming as it may seem, the answer may be "no". http://myprops.org/content/Does-the-Fed-have-the-ability-to-remove-the-excess-liquidity-it-has-added-to-the-markets-As-alarming-as-it-may-seem-the-answer-may-be-no/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:47 GMT U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record High - NYTimes.com http://myprops.org/content/U.S.-Mortgage-Delinquencies-Reach-a-Record-High-NYTimes.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:14:47 GMT Housing Recovery Built on Sand - Even massive government support can't overcome past excesses, foreclosures, unemployment and tight private credit. http://myprops.org/content/Housing-Recovery-Built-on-Sand-Even-massive-government-support-cant-overcome-past-excesses-foreclosures-unemployment-and-tight-private-credit/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:00 GMT 30,000 tons of waste to be made reusable annually by California firm http://myprops.org/content/30000-tons-of-waste-to-be-made-reusable-annually-by-California-firm/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:29:31 GMT Canada didn't need to bail out its' banks. http://myprops.org/content/Canada-didnt-need-to-bail-out-its-banks/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:56:50 GMT U.K. Royal Mint Quadruples Production of Gold Coins http://myprops.org/content/U.K.-Royal-Mint-Quadruples-Production-of-Gold-Coins/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:44:39 GMT Leading Economic Indicators Losing Momentum (CHARTS) http://myprops.org/content/Leading-Economic-Indicators-Losing-Momentum-CHARTS/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:48:15 GMT 80% of users would not access online newspaper and magazine content if it wasn't free. http://myprops.org/content/80-percent-of-users-would-not-access-online-newspaper-and-magazine-content-if-it-wasnt-free/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:16 GMT For The Record, Trading Stocks is NOT Gambling: 400 - 600 % return in 8 days... http://myprops.org/content/For-The-Record-Trading-Stocks-is-NOT-Gambling-400-600-percent-return-in-8-days/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:39:09 GMT Desalination plant in Israel to produce 100 million cubic meters of fresh water! http://myprops.org/content/Desalination-plant-in-Israel-to-produce-100-million-cubic-meters-of-fresh-water/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:21:34 GMT Taking aim at Wall Street and the nation's central bank, a key House committee voted Thursday to assess upfront fees on large financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the secretive Federal Reserve. http://myprops.org/content/Taking-aim-at-Wall-Street-and-the-nations-central-bank-a-key-House-committee-voted-Thursday-to-assess-upfront-fees-on-large-financial-firms-to-pay-for-the-failure-of-their-peers-and-to-require-a/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:55:17 GMT Reddit - Watch Elizabeth Warren explain why Wall St. bailouts don't benefit the overall economy. Let's support her efforts, as she actually has the potential to reach a top government post and fix stuff. (video) http://myprops.org/content/Reddit-Watch-Elizabeth-Warren-explain-why-Wall-St.-bailouts-dont-benefit-the-overall-economy.-Lets-support-her-efforts-as-she-actually-has-the-potential-to-reach-a-top-government-post-and-fix/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:36 GMT 1 million jobless face benefits loss in January Extended benefits will expire unless Congress acts. Recent extension only covers workers through Dec. 31. http://myprops.org/content/1-million-jobless-face-benefits-loss-in-January-Extended-benefits-will-expire-unless-Congress-acts.-Recent-extension-only-covers-workers-through-Dec.-31/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:12 GMT Comments From Alan Grayson(video)after passing a historic vote on the Paul-Grayson amendment. And thank you Chairman Frank for truly showing on whose side of the debate you are on. The American public will not forget. Voting is listed. http://myprops.org/content/Comments-From-Alan-Graysonvideoafter-passing-a-historic-vote-on-the-Paul-Grayson-amendment.-And-thank-you-Chairman-Frank-for-truly-showing-on-whose-side-of-the-debate-you-are-on.-The-American/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:23:52 GMT Naomi Klein on 'Vampire Banks': Turn The Lights On and They'll Turn to Dust http://myprops.org/content/Naomi-Klein-on-Vampire-Banks-Turn-The-Lights-On-and-Theyll-Turn-to-Dust/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:35 GMT Mortgage Delinquency vs. Unemployment Rate http://myprops.org/content/Mortgage-Delinquency-vs.-Unemployment-Rate/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:08 GMT MBA Forecasts Foreclosures to Peak in 2011 http://myprops.org/content/MBA-Forecasts-Foreclosures-to-Peak-in-2011-363081/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:40 GMT Rickards said he's been bullish on gold for a while and said he sees gold rising to $2,000 an ounce "without breaking a sweat" in 2010. "That's on fundamentals without treating it as money," he added. http://myprops.org/content/Rickards-said-hes-been-bullish-on-gold-for-a-while-and-said-he-sees-gold-rising-to-2000-an-ounce-without-breaking-a-sweat-in-2010.-Thats-on-fundamentals-without-treating-it-as-money-he-added/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:19:24 GMT US government bond yields turn negative. That's right, they pay a negative interest rate. Bond traders seem to be betting on dramatic strengthening of the dollar. http://myprops.org/content/US-government-bond-yields-turn-negative.-Thats-right-they-pay-a-negative-interest-rate.-Bond-traders-seem-to-be-betting-on-dramatic-strengthening-of-the-dollar/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:19:09 GMT More than half of us think our house has either retained its value or increased in price - even though 72% of all US houses have lost value over the last year. http://myprops.org/content/More-than-half-of-us-think-our-house-has-either-retained-its-value-or-increased-in-price-even-though-72-percent-of-all-US-houses-have-lost-value-over-the-last-year/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:18:50 GMT The Mortgage Bankers Association released a grim report today revealing that nearly one in seven households with mortgages is behind on payments or already in foreclosure. http://myprops.org/content/The-Mortgage-Bankers-Association-released-a-grim-report-today-revealing-that-nearly-one-in-seven-households-with-mortgages-is-behind-on-payments-or-already-in-foreclosure/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:17:37 GMT We Are Now Living Off Of The Interest - Health care is small beer compared to SS. The estimate on the current imbalance of the fund is close to $7 trillion on a NPV basis. We are on a ship traveling at high speed toward a rocky shoal. And it is foggy and no one has a clue. http://myprops.org/content/We-Are-Now-Living-Off-Of-The-Interest-Health-care-is-small-beer-compared-to-SS.-The-estimate-on-the-current-imbalance-of-the-fund-is-close-to-7-trillion-on-a-NPV-basis.-We-are-on-a-ship/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:45 GMT To put the task of rebuilding employment back to 'normal' levels (5.5% unemployment) in perspective, first note that 1999 was the last year we added 250,000 jobs a month for a whole year. Then note that we've lost 300,000 jobs a month, avg. since then http://myprops.org/content/To-put-the-task-of-rebuilding-employment-back-to-normal-levels-5.5-unemployment-in-perspective-first-note-that-1999-was-the-last-year-we-added-250000-jobs-a-month-for-a-whole-year.-Then-note/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:40 GMT "We're all waiting for the market to crack. And it looks today like it has cracked. We've had all this upward momentum with no volume. But now that thin buying up has gone. The only question in my mind is whether it's a slowly deflating balloon or whether we'll go into freefall," http://myprops.org/content/Were-all-waiting-for-the-market-to-crack.-And-it-looks-today-like-it-has-cracked.-Weve-had-all-this-upward-momentum-with-no-volume.-But-now-that-thin-buying-up-has-gone.-The-only-question-in-my/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:41:23 GMT 14.41% of mortgages delinquent or in foreclosure in Q3 http://myprops.org/content/14.41-percent-of-mortgages-delinquent-or-in-foreclosure-in-Q3/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:27 GMT Builders built houses at an annual rate of 529,000 - 11% down from September. That's just as well, we've got enough empty houses sitting around (14 million) as it is, Mortgage applications also fell - to a 12-year low. http://myprops.org/content/Builders-built-houses-at-an-annual-rate-of-529000-11-percent-down-from-September.-Thats-just-as-well-weve-got-enough-empty-houses-sitting-around-14-million-as-it-is-Mortgage-applications-also/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:22:30 GMT The partnership between Wall St. and government will continue until the system collapses. http://myprops.org/content/The-partnership-between-Wall-St.-and-government-will-continue-until-the-system-collapses/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:22:16 GMT When it comes to those "shocking" numbers cited by personal finance writers, here's how averages lie http://myprops.org/content/When-it-comes-to-those-shocking-numbers-cited-by-personal-finance-writers-heres-how-averages-lie/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:22:03 GMT Piggy Banking: The CBO assures us that deficits will add about $13 trillion to the current $12 trillion National Debt by 2019. If interest rates are about 5% then, the interest on the national debt will be $1.25 trillion a year. Hard to get out of debt when you can't pay the pig. http://myprops.org/content/Piggy-Banking-The-CBO-assures-us-that-deficits-will-add-about-13-trillion-to-the-current-12-trillion-National-Debt-by-2019.-If-interest-rates-are-about-5-then-the-interest-on-the-national-debt/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:57 GMT Core inflation (CPI) rose 0.2% in October, mostly because of a 3.4% rise in the price of used cars - thanks to the cash-for-crushable-clunkers program. http://myprops.org/content/Core-inflation-CPI-rose-0.2-percent-in-October-mostly-because-of-a-3.4-percent-rise-in-the-price-of-used-cars-thanks-to-the-cash-for-crushable-clunkers-program/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:32 GMT Economists Opposing Fed Audit Are On Fed Payroll When you can't change public opinion any other way, you buy it. http://myprops.org/content/Economists-Opposing-Fed-Audit-Are-On-Fed-Payroll-When-you-cant-change-public-opinion-any-other-way-you-buy-it/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:11 GMT Geithner Sees "Economic Improvement" As Mortgage Delinquencies Hit All Time High, (We'll have whatever Timmy is drinking) At over 14%, the number of American homeowners either in delinquency or in foreclosure was an all-time record http://myprops.org/content/Geithner-Sees-Economic-Improvement-As-Mortgage-Delinquencies-Hit-All-Time-High-Well-have-whatever-Timmy-is-drinking-At-over-14-percent-the-number-of-American-homeowners-either-in-delinquency-or-in/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06:51 GMT "A growing consensus in the caucus [believe that Geithner should be removed]," DeFazio said on MSNBC this evening, adding that some lawmakers are "considering questions regarding him and other economic advisers." http://myprops.org/content/A-growing-consensus-in-the-caucus-believe-that-Geithner-should-be-removed-DeFazio-said-on-MSNBC-this-evening-adding-that-some-lawmakers-are-considering-questions-regarding-him-and-other/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:15 GMT Markets Plunge As Nation's Air System Dives Into Chaos And Housing Double Dips, The culprit: a slew of new data, from housing to jobs that just aren't that good. http://myprops.org/content/Markets-Plunge-As-Nations-Air-System-Dives-Into-Chaos-And-Housing-Double-Dips-The-culprit-a-slew-of-new-data-from-housing-to-jobs-that-just-arent-that-good/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:52:56 GMT Time's up for Tim Geithner - a bipartisan movement is growing for giving Geithner the gaff http://myprops.org/content/Times-up-for-Tim-Geithner-a-bipartisan-movement-is-growing-for-giving-Geithner-the-gaff/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:52:42 GMT Commercial Real Estate Reality Check: 2007 Commercial Real Estate Valued at $6.5 Trillion with $3.5 trillion loans. Today, Commercial Real Estate Valued at $3.5 Trillion with $3.5 Trillion in Loans. Can you spot the Problem? http://myprops.org/content/Commercial-Real-Estate-Reality-Check-2007-Commercial-Real-Estate-Valued-at-6.5-Trillion-with-3.5-trillion-loans.-Today-Commercial-Real-Estate-Valued-at-3.5-Trillion-with-3.5-Trillion-in-774302/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:36 GMT How Nicolas Cage Spent His Way To The Poorhouse, 9 Rolls Royces, 30 motorcycles, exotic pets, multiple luxury vehicles, a castle, and homes throughout the world. http://myprops.org/content/How-Nicolas-Cage-Spent-His-Way-To-The-Poorhouse-9-Rolls-Royces-30-motorcycles-exotic-pets-multiple-luxury-vehicles-a-castle-and-homes-throughout-the-world/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:58 GMT Fed Audit Debate In Process At House Financial Services Committee. Catch every minute of the House Financial Services Committee deciding the fate of the Federal Reserve live now at the following link. http://myprops.org/content/Fed-Audit-Debate-In-Process-At-House-Financial-Services-Committee.-Catch-every-minute-of-the-House-Financial-Services-Committee-deciding-the-fate-of-the-Federal-Reserve-live-now-at-the-following-link/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:25 GMT "The moderator of supply and demand is supposed to be price, right? Well, the World Gold Council's recent report ought to be a real head scratcher then: Gold supplies are down 5%, while demand has fallen 34%." http://myprops.org/content/The-moderator-of-supply-and-demand-is-supposed-to-be-price-right-Well-the-World-Gold-Councils-recent-report-ought-to-be-a-real-head-scratcher-then-Gold-supplies-are-down-5-percent-while-demand-has/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:55 GMT Financial writer Jason Kelly recently made a startling discovery about investor appetite for insanely risky ETFs. Last Friday, he posted a satirical article called First 100x Leveraged ETFs. http://myprops.org/content/Financial-writer-Jason-Kelly-recently-made-a-startling-discovery-about-investor-appetite-for-insanely-risky-ETFs.-Last-Friday-he-posted-a-satirical-article-called-First-100x-Leveraged-ETFs/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:31 GMT Ask Econ: Converting Amounts using Hedge Rates. (An stupid Econ101 level question) http://myprops.org/content/Ask-Econ-Converting-Amounts-using-Hedge-Rates.-An-stupid-Econ101-level-question/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:14 GMT How can you run a country properly while handicapped by 5 trillion dollars in interest alone? http://myprops.org/content/How-can-you-run-a-country-properly-while-handicapped-by-5-trillion-dollars-in-interest-alone/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:59 GMT California budget shortfall to top $21 billion http://myprops.org/content/California-budget-shortfall-to-top-21-billion-346640/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:46 GMT David Frum: What do we do about the dollar? http://myprops.org/content/David-Frum-What-do-we-do-about-the-dollar/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:48 GMT AskEcon: What is (going to be) the fallout from the housing bubble? http://myprops.org/content/AskEcon-What-is-going-to-be-the-fallout-from-the-housing-bubble/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:28 GMT "Just Compensation" Can Lead to More Government Takings - Freakonomics Blog http://myprops.org/content/Just-Compensation-Can-Lead-to-More-Government-Takings-Freakonomics-Blog/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:24 GMT The Money Psychosis http://myprops.org/content/The-Money-Psychosis/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:06 GMT Government figures show 26% of 16 to 19-year-olds are unemployed in Tennessee, and nationally more teenagers are out of work than ever. http://myprops.org/content/Government-figures-show-26-percent-of-16-to-19-year-olds-are-unemployed-in-Tennessee-and-nationally-more-teenagers-are-out-of-work-than-ever/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:35 GMT With tons of cash, China's buying the world http://myprops.org/content/With-tons-of-cash-Chinas-buying-the-world/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:42 GMT "After what we've gone through and what millions of innocent out-of-work Americans are still going through, it truly is time to restore Glass-Steagall and rid ourselves of these 'too big to fail' conglomerates." http://myprops.org/content/After-what-weve-gone-through-and-what-millions-of-innocent-out-of-work-Americans-are-still-going-through-it-truly-is-time-to-restore-Glass-Steagall-and-rid-ourselves-of-these-too-big-to-fail/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:24 GMT Economists Can Be Hilarious - Robert P. Murphy - Mises Institute http://myprops.org/content/Economists-Can-Be-Hilarious-Robert-P.-Murphy-Mises-Institute/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:11 GMT Don't You Think It's Time to Reinstate the Laws That Would Have Prevented the Financial Crash? http://myprops.org/content/Dont-You-Think-Its-Time-to-Reinstate-the-Laws-That-Would-Have-Prevented-the-Financial-Crash/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:52 GMT The Paul-Grayson Amendment by Ron Paul and Alan Grayson http://myprops.org/content/The-Paul-Grayson-Amendment-by-Ron-Paul-and-Alan-Grayson/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:15 GMT U.S. mortgage delinquency rates and the percentage of loans that entered the foreclosure process jumped in the third quarter, with both reaching record highs. http://myprops.org/content/U.S.-mortgage-delinquency-rates-and-the-percentage-of-loans-that-entered-the-foreclosure-process-jumped-in-the-third-quarter-with-both-reaching-record-highs/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:57 GMT RON PAUL, JIM DEMITT: "the Fed is involved so heavily in monetary policy and its actions so heavily influence the future of our economy, it is necessary that it be fully transparent." [WSJ] http://myprops.org/content/RON-PAUL-JIM-DEMITT-the-Fed-is-involved-so-heavily-in-monetary-policy-and-its-actions-so-heavily-influence-the-future-of-our-economy-it-is-necessary-that-it-be-fully-transparent.-WSJ/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:30 GMT Sustainability of Human Progress (a website about using technology to achieve high standards of living and long-term sustainability) - by Prof. John McCarthy (founder of Stanford AI lab, inventor of LISP, created space fountain concept, and much more) http://myprops.org/content/Sustainability-of-Human-Progress-a-website-about-using-technology-to-achieve-high-standards-of-living-and-long-term-sustainability-by-Prof.-John-McCarthy-founder-of-Stanford-AI-lab-inventor/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:14 GMT GAO Says More Than 50,000 Jobs From Stimulus Projects That Have Spent No Money http://myprops.org/content/GAO-Says-More-Than-50000-Jobs-From-Stimulus-Projects-That-Have-Spent-No-Money/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:14 GMT Phantom districts in Texas receive millions in 'stimulus' http://myprops.org/content/Phantom-districts-in-Texas-receive-millions-in-stimulus/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:59 GMT The chief federal oversight official for the stimulus program said in a letter Wednesday that he can't certify whether the number of jobs "created or saved" by stimulus funds is accurate. http://myprops.org/content/The-chief-federal-oversight-official-for-the-stimulus-program-said-in-a-letter-Wednesday-that-he-cant-certify-whether-the-number-of-jobs-created-or-saved-by-stimulus-funds-is-accurate/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:25 GMT Samuel Bowles introduces Kudunomics http://myprops.org/content/Samuel-Bowles-introduces-Kudunomics/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:11 GMT Make the kids pay: The economic effects of climate change on future generations http://myprops.org/content/Make-the-kids-pay-The-economic-effects-of-climate-change-on-future-generations/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:39 GMT Senate Democrats Unveil Health Bill With Public Option http://myprops.org/content/Senate-Democrats-Unveil-Health-Bill-With-Public-Option/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:37 GMT Top-down versus bottom-up macroeconomics http://myprops.org/content/Top-down-versus-bottom-up-macroeconomics/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:27 GMT Jagdish Bhagwati on the trouble with protectionism, how to deal with climate change, and why NAFTA was bad for free trade. http://myprops.org/content/Jagdish-Bhagwati-on-the-trouble-with-protectionism-how-to-deal-with-climate-change-and-why-NAFTA-was-bad-for-free-trade/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:10 GMT an amateur essay: The History of Haiti's Debt http://myprops.org/content/an-amateur-essay-The-History-of-Haitis-Debt/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:15 GMT