The Machine Is SputteringNational Review OnlineAs Barry Ritholtz reported last week on his economic blog, The Big Picture, the Social Security Administration states that today there are fewer jobs than there were one year ago, and the jobs there are pay less. Moreover, the median annual income fell …and more »
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Iraq war could cost as much as WWIIFederalNewsRadio.comBarry Ritholtz, CEO of Wall Street research firm Fusion IQ, says the adjusted-for-inflation total for World War II was 3.6 trillion, according to the report. Initial estimates for fighting in Iraq were $50 to 60 billion.
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Visa, Berkshire And QQQ Are In Season After SurgeForbesBarry Ritholtz: We've been pretty cautious. Today (October 18) turned out to be a really fortuitous day to have this conversation, because back on August 1st of this year we sold off our higher beta, higher risk names. We moved out of small caps; …
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Federal Debt: Point – Counter PointSeeking AlphaA couple of days ago I wrote about a chart created by Der Spiegel, which Barry Ritholtz commented on at his site. Barry sent me an email with some criticisms of my analysis and he shared the gist of the email in this commentary on his website. …
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Felix Zulauf says the die is cast. Is it?Credit WritedownsI was just looking at Barry Ritholtz's synopsis of Felix Zulauf's observations from an in-office interview Barry had with him and I have to say I agree with the man 100%. But is the die cast? Are we headed into something much worse? …and more »
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Iraq war will cost more than World War IIChristian Science MonitorThey would be on par with the $4.6 trillion the US spent on the recent financial bailouts, according to Barry Ritholtz, CEO of Wall Street research firm Fusion IQ and author of the popular blog The Big Picture. (Another estimate puts the bailout [...]
Ritholtz: Government Should Focus on InfrastructureThe Guru InvestorBarry Ritholtz says that America needs to undertake a major infrastructure repair and rebuilding program, which would stimulate the economy and provide a number of other benefits. “We have allowed the transportation grid to get old and out of shape,” …
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Monday Market Movement: Living On The EdgeSeeking AlphaIf you do care at all about Europe, I'd take a look at the NYTime's "Overview of the Euro Crisis" with an image below from Barry Ritholtz that you can click on for a quick view. Don't forget – France says it's all under control and, according to [...]
Allison Fishman, Aaron TaskNew York TimesUntil 2008, he was the editor at large of TheStreet.com, and was the contributing writer on “Bailout Nation” by Barry Ritholtz. He graduated from Rutgers. He is the stepson of Anita Task. A version of this article appeared in print on October 23, 2011, …
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Stocks Soar, In Another Seinfeld RallyWall Street Journal (blog)There's also a strong seasonal thing at work here; Barry Ritholtz this morning announced he was moving mostly to stocks, in part because November is coming up soon, typically the start of a very good stretch for the stock market (except when it isn't …
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