Economy Blog

Corporations really need folks in their 30s to early 40s, but there is a tentative relationship at best between that cohort and Corporate America…
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Learn a little more about the ‘non’ part of this nonrenewable resource….
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plans for exchange-traded funds which provide three times the stock market’s return are raising fresh questions about the risk of such turbocharged portfolios. (do I hear 4x ?)…
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For years, as heads of state from around the world bemoaned the worsening economic conditions in Zimbabwe, Thabo Mbeki kept mum. South Africa’s president couldn’t bring himself to criticize his opposite number to the north, Robert Mugabe, even as the country that had been Africa’s breadbasket slipped into ruin. At the same time, [...]…
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Interview with Doug Kass (Via MaoXian)…
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The growth outlook has darkened.…
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The growth outlook has darkened.…
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The Washington Post reports Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis. The article is notable both for beeing poorly reasoned, and for its extensive quotation of faulty or irrelevant arguments made by actual economists.

The article starts by addressing the perception that the war is a cause of the current recession. Senators Voinovich and Obama are quoted to the effect that is it. The public apparently believes this as well: T…
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Small-Cap Stocks With Big-Time Dividends

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New government to improve ties with China.…
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How can Japan?s GDP deflator be negative while CPI inflation is at a decade high?…
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Like countless new technologies before it, portable alpha has disrupted the otherwise steady evolution of things. But don’t take it from us……
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One of our themes at "A Dash" is the array of challenges to the individual investor.  Interpreting market commentary is one of the most important.  While our readers understand the blogosphere, the influential print media remain far more important.

The MSM articles do not have any comments, so readers are on their own to spot any problems.  To illustrate this, we will contrast today’s article by New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson with a recent piece by Bloomberg’s John M. Berry.
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New government to improve ties with China.…
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Thanks to accommodative monetary policy and strong domestic demand.…
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NovaGold: Banks Stymieing Mine Development

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Back in April, I mentioned I was considering hiring an intern for the office. That’s on hold –  probably until the fall — mostly because another project has been fast tracked.

I need to hire two researchers (paid) and one research intern (unpaid). Here is a brief description of the work:

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I am starting to get inundated with Angel ideas. I am trying to look at them all and respond. I love angel investing and will always do it. I am excited because I want to focus on Arizona startups and there are many more good ideas that I am seeing. maybe it’s just age.
It’s such an exciting and stressful time for those in the start-up process. So many questions and so little time to get it all done.
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Colombia?s industrial output contracted 9.5% y/y in March, its first decline since April 2006. The early Easter holiday this year was the main factor behind March?s large contraction in output. Yet, it has also become clear that industrial output has weakened in recent months and is no longer growing at the double-digit rates observed during most of 2007. Despite such moderation in growth (not necessarily a bad development) the industrial sector remains very dynamic led by sectors like steel, motor vehicles and non-metallic minerals. Industrial output will expand again in April.…
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