Archive for November, 2011

JP Morgan Chase Canceling Hedge Fund Accounts? – Trading News Bulletin

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JP Morgan Chase Canceling Hedge Fund Accounts?Trading News Bulletin(NYSE:JPM), or more specifically, its business banking division, has decided to discontinue providing any financials to its hedge fund or private equity customers, reported Barry Ritholtz's Big Picture yesterday. The site displayed a letter from Chase …

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Can You Trust Black Friday Sales Stats? – Business 2 Community

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Can You Trust Black Friday Sales Stats?Business 2 CommunityAccording to economics expert Barry Ritholtz, the two surveys on which these reports are based, and the media's echoing their story lines, is an annual rite of deception. “Every year around this time,” says Ritholtz, ”we get a series of loose reports …Black Friday and [...]

David Benda: Lots in Sunset Hills selling dirt cheap – Record-Searchlight

David Benda: Lots in Sunset Hills selling dirt cheapRecord-SearchlightBarry Ritholtz, author of "Bailout Nation," gives a much-recommended take on the whole mess in a recent Washington Post column. "The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 is a favorite boogeyman for some, despite the numbers that so easily disprove it as …and more »

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Holiday Sales Are Up? Don’t Celebrate Just Yet – Seeking Alpha

Holiday Sales Are Up? Don't Celebrate Just YetSeeking AlphaBarry Ritholtz over at the The Big Picture however says the early reports of giddy holiday sales – not accounting for my comments above – are mostly hyperbole at this point. Why? Much like the NAR in the real estate market, it's always sunny side up …Black [...]

Stocks soar on Europe deal and strong holiday sales – CBS News

Stocks soar on Europe deal and strong holiday salesCBS NewsIt should be noted that some are taking issue with these rosy numbers — see this post by Barry Ritholtz. Barry is not alone in the buzz-kill category – this morning the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said "contrary to …and more »

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A Solution for the Mortgage Crisis & Financial Meltdown – OpEdNews

A Solution for the Mortgage Crisis & Financial MeltdownOpEdNewsThe Big Lie goes viral" — Vampire Banker Hunter, Barry Ritholtz exposes the monumental lies of the banksters. The Keiser Report: Max Keiser discusses Barry's article with Barry himself in this videoclip. It is the second segment on the video, …

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Guilty, guilty, guilty – Toronto Sun

Guilty, guilty, guiltyToronto SunAs Barry Ritholtz, CEO of Fusion IQ, wrote in Barron's in 2008, the real story was one of Wall St. greed enabled by government incompetence: “We on Wall St. do not deny our part. We created these securities, we rated them triple-A, we traded them …and more »

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Barry Ritholtz Eviscerates the Big Lie – Business Insider

Barry Ritholtz Eviscerates the Big LieBusiness InsiderThe big lie of the financial crisis, of course, is that troubling technique used to try to change the narrative history and shift blame from the bad ideas and terrible policies that created it. Take for example New York Mayor Michael …

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The Buzz: Lots in Sunset Hills selling dirt cheap – Record-Searchlight

The Buzz: Lots in Sunset Hills selling dirt cheapRecord-SearchlightBarry Ritholtz, author of "Bailout Nation," gives a much-recommended take on the whole mess in a recent Washington Post column. "The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 is a favorite boogeyman for some, despite the numbers that so easily disprove it as …and more »

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China’s Monetary Policy – Daily Reckoning – Australian Edition

China's Monetary PolicyDaily Reckoning – Australian EditionYesterday, Money Morning editor Kris Sayce sent us this clip from Barry Ritholtz's Big Picture blog. It's a Bloomberg interview with hedge fund manager Jim Chanos, who recently visited Hong Kong and Australia. Chanos is a noted China naysayer. …and more »

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