The Money Blogs

Jobs Contract 22nd Straight Month; Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%

mish — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:34:25 -0500

This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Odctober Employment Report . read more »

Do Earmarks Matter?

Freakonomics Multiple Authors — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:31:17 -0500

Making fun of earmarked Congressional spending is easy, feel-good entertainment. In this regard Sen. read more »

Bloggers' Right to Free Speech and Use Anonymous Sources Questioned in New Hampshire Supreme Court

mish — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:14 -0500

The case of Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter vs. Mortgage Specialists Inc (MSI) has reached the New Hampshire Supreme Court. read more »

The home buyer credit's three E's: extension, expansion and effective date

kayb — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:21:26 -0500

That's right! Politics trumps tax and economic policy yet again! Obama put pen to paper this morning and signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Bill of 2009 into law. read more »

How to Build a Strong List for Email Marketing

YoungGoGetter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:26 -0500

Did you know that email marketing’s ROI was about $45 for every $1 spent on it in 2008? Without a doubt, email marketing has become one of the most effective methods of direct marketing. read more »

Oversight Panel: Loan Guarantees Created Major Risk

Bailoutsleuth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:19 -0500

Several of the federal bailout programs will make a profit, but the effort has also exposed taxpayers to enormous risk and created a moral hazard for investors, according to a new congressional report read more »

London Calling

Freakonomics Multiple Authors — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:16 -0500

Just announced: Levitt and Dubner's sold-out lecture at London's Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) will be webcast live on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 1 read more »

Time For T-Mobile To Be Sold To Sprint (S)

247Wallst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:42 -0500

T-Mobile, the Deutsche Telekom-owned cellular carrier in America, is a failure and an abject one at that. The firm lost 77,000 subscribers in the third quarter. read more »

CBS’ last CFO still hanging around…

Footnoted — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0500

Back in June, CBS (CBS) announced that its CFO, Fred Reynolds, planned to retire in mid-August. read more »

Transformation of the American Right

Mises — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

The promise of laissez-faire performs the same function for the Right as the promise of unlimited abundance under communism did for Stalin: the promise of a future utopia to make current sacrifices read more »

179 days and nights in Manhattan

Joe Kristan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:00 -0500

April15.com blog tells how careful recordkeeping allowed a billionaire to avoid millions of dollars in New York city and state taxes when he showed he only spent 179 days in the city. read more »

Employment Report: 190K Jobs Lost, 10.2% Unemployment Rate

Calculated Risk — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0500

From the BLS : The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. read more »

Nice gains, but where's the volume?

deronwagner — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:23:52 -0500

Brushing off the negative knee-jerk reaction to the previous day's Fed meeting, stocks zoomed higher yesterday, but turnover remained tepid. read more »

An Interview with Bob Corker

Larry Kudlow — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:08 -0500

Last night I spoke with Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker to get his thoughts on the key takeaways from Tuesday's elections. read more »

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters who Caused Crisis for Solutions, Critics Say

prudent — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500

The EU Observer has come up with a very good question: Why are those who caused the financial crisis are now consulted by the EU Commission in order to come up with a solution? read more »

$45 Billion Boondoggle of Which $33 Billion Goes To Homebuilders

mish — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:12 -0500

The Senate approved yet another plan to stimulate the economy. It's called throwing $33 billion at homebuilders. read more »

Fannie Mae Announces "Lease for Deed" Program

Calculated Risk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500

From Fannie Mae: Fannie Mae Announces Deed for Lease™ Program Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) is implementing the Deed for Lease™ Program under which qualifying homeowners facing foreclosure will be able read more »

Wendy's/Arby's Strange Co-Op Arrangement

georgeg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:00 -0500

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group (WEN) reported numbers which show a reported 9.1% increase in EBITDA. They have been diligent about reducing costs. read more »

Unfree Enterprise

Freakonomics Multiple Authors — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:19 -0500

Lately, the lot of the New York cabbie has improved a bit. read more »

Newspapers Not as Dead as You Think

Freakonomics Multiple Authors — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:15:30 -0500

We’ve blogged about proposals to save ailing print newspapers. Despite shrinking circulation and falling ad revenue, Daniel Gross doesn’t think print news is doing so badly. read more »