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Gibson Guitars: A Great American Company
Is over-regulation killing American industry? From NPR: In the hottest part of an August Tennessee day last Thursday, Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz stood out in the full sun for 30 minutes and...
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Can I Have a Bailout?
Am I about to get regulated? From Zero Hedge: SocGen’s Todd Martin, who is the bank’s Asia equity strategist, appeared on Bloomberg earlier today to discuss the Volcker Rule and prop trading, against...
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More Evidence That Austerity During Depressions Works
Sorry, no. I am being sarcastic. From Bloomberg: The U.K. economy shrank in the first quarter as construction output slumped, pushing Britain into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s and...
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Can Banking Regulation Prevent Stupidity?
In the wake of J.P. Morgan’s epic speculatory fail a whole lot of commentators are talking about regulation. And yes — this was speculation — if Dimon gets to call these activities “hedging portfolio...
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Too Big To Understand
One thing that has undergone hyperinflation in recent years is the length of financial regulations: The Dodd-Frank regulatory hyperinflation crowds out those who cannot afford teams of legal counsel,...
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When Is Austerity Necessary At The Treasury?
I have made clear in the past that I believe that the time for austerity at the Treasury is the boom, not the slump. However this is a very general and non-specific definition. I want to be a little...
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You should need a license to take out a mortgage
In The Atlantic, Moisés Naím points to a recent study that poses three simple questions on personal finance: 1. Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2 percent per year....
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