Archive - Dec 5, 2012 - Blog entry
Making Heroes of Those Who Slash Jobs
Submitted by testosteronepit on 12/05/2012 21:39 -0500While real wages dropped 1.4%
A High-End Homebuilder Looks Ahead
Submitted by RickAckerman on 12/05/2012 18:08 -0500All the government subsidies in the world will not revive the construction industry - only demand from increasing wealth will. The guest commentary below offers a vivid picture of the economic and regulatory factors weighing on homebuilders these days. The author is Wayne Siggard, who builds mansions for the super-rich. A UCLA law graduate, Wayne worked for Bechtel Financing Services and was self-employed as an investment banker doing private placements in oil and gas and alternative energy project financing. When oil hit $10/bbl in 1985, he went into the homebuilding business, turning an avocation into an occupation. His real estate operations, including land development, have primarily been in California and Utah. Wayne lived for several years in Italy and Switzerland and speaks many languages.
$34,852,564,500 - That's How Much BoomBustBlog's Apple Research Was Worth Today!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/05/2012 17:19 -0500Now that it's nearly impossible for naysayers to downplay or refute the most contrarian research of the decade, what's next? #MARGINCOMPRESSION!
Americans Are The Most Spied On People In World History
Submitted by George Washington on 12/05/2012 13:51 -0500More Spying On Citizens than in Stasi East Germany
05 Dec 2012 – “ Furry Happy Monsters ” (R.E.M., 1999)
Submitted by AVFMS on 12/05/2012 12:05 -0500Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Over and over. Europe doing about fine on its own and with an urge to test higher risk levels, in absence of negative news. Spanish BONOs feeling sad… US look more fickle. Is the fruit getting bad? Question of Muppets getting nervous out of boredom, or what?
"Furry Happy Monsters" (Bunds 1,35% -4; Spain 5,38% +15; Stoxx 2589 +0,1%; EUR 1,307 -10)
hedgeless_horseman's 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift ideas for the Zero Hedge reader in your life
Submitted by hedgeless_horseman on 12/05/2012 10:58 -0500Wondering what Christmas gift to give that special someone in your life that has taken the Red Pill?
Yuan and Won: Now this is New
Submitted by Marc To Market on 12/05/2012 09:17 -0500There has been much fanfare over the swap lines that China's central bank has established with numerous countries.
The Only Thing You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 12/05/2012 08:09 -0500
I’m going to lay out everything you need to know about the fiscal cliff negotiations. After reading this, you can ignore all of the media’s coverage of this topic as well as various politicians’ announcements pertaining to this subject.
Four Drivers in FX
Submitted by Marc To Market on 12/05/2012 07:10 -0500After extending recent losses in Asia, the US dollar stabilized in the European morning.
