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The Numbers Just Don’t Add Up »

Or rather, they continue to not add up. First it was the massive Stimulus money hole, Solyndra, courtesy of Obama paying off his big donors, a recurring theme with him; then it was the bogus Unemployment Numbers pushed by the President and the Democrats; can’t forget about the missing $1.2 Billion Obama’s and Biden’s good [...]

Home Foreclosures Continue to Surge. What Does It All Mean? »

Can we truly expect our economy to return to LONG-TERM health if the housing market remains under severe pressure? I think not. While Wall Street rebounds, Main Street continues to lose value. How so? Home foreclosures continue to run at breakneck speed. Bloomberg reports, U.S. Foreclosure Filings Set Third Record-High in Five Months: Foreclosure filings [...]

Is Barack Becoming a Landlord? »

I guess this woman wasn’t too far off in her prophetic statement last Fall: Is Barack Obama about to move into the rental market and become the largest single landlord in the process? Hat tip to AK for pointing out this developing story. Reuters reports, Obama Mulls Rental Option for Some Homeowners: U.S. government officials [...]

Calculated Risk: Chula Vista Big Bounce? »

Calculated Risk’s choice California Jim the Realtor posts today a surprising positive indication in Chula Vista, California.

How Long Can You Tread Water? »

The other day, I provided a cursory overview of the details embedded in the recently proposed Public-Private Investment Partnership, Will Banks Truly Sell these Toxic Assets? The main point I tried to highlight in that piece was the need for true price discovery for these toxic assets. A loyal reader provided tremendous insight in highlighting [...]

FDIC . . . For Doing It Correctly »

Sense on Cents is very judicious in selecting our Economic All-Stars (highlighted in the left sidebar of Sense on Cents). These individuals continually display a level of professionalism, maturity, consistency, and integrity which are not commonly found in our financial or political spectrum. I deeply appreciate their insights and perspectives and enjoy sharing them with [...]

How Do We Track Housing? »

***Cross-posted from my blog, Sense on Cents. Come by and visit! At the core of most, if not all, of our economic problems lies housing. I do not need to replay the tape of low rates, shoddy underwriting, and Wall Street securitizations that all played a dramatic role in creating a bubble the likes of [...]

Let’s Listen to Sheila Bair »

Editor’s Note: Stay tuned for a new story on Sheila Bair tomorrow morning. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I thoroughly respect Sheila Bair. Our Head of the FDIC has been an honest broker each and every time I have heard her speak. [...]

February 2009 Market Review »

Prior to going to the comments section of my son’s report card, human nature dictates that I first look at the grades. In that same vein, let’s see how the markets performed for the month of February: Let’s review my specific projections from the January 2009 Recap:

Ceteris Paribus »

Economic and budgetary analysis by their very nature often employ a “ceteris paribus” approach or similarly base line assumptions. Ceteris paribus, translated as “all other things being equal,” or base line assumptions are necessary given the fact that economic analysis has so many variables. Well, let me share with you that ceteris are NEVER paribus [...]

Let’s Get a First Down »

Football fans know that ball control and time management are two very critical factors in determining outcome. While a coach may at times “go deep” in order to catch the opponent off guard, victory is determined by the hard work in the trenches and grinding out first downs. I know of no team that has [...]

Larry Doyle’s Dollars and Sense “Central Station” »

We will have our regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Saturday departure from Central Station. The tracks remain steeply sloped with many curves along the way. With all eyes and ears and hearts focused on the wide range of developments in the economy, the markets, and the world of global finance we have added a few extra [...]

Fox All-Stars On Obama’s Bill »

The Fox All-Star panel on Special Report with Bret Baier speak out on Obama’s woes with his stimulus package. ALSO: Republicans are arguing the the economic crisis began with housing, so the effort to overcome the crisis should start in the same place — housing.

It’s 10 Minutes ’til LD’s Radio Show! (& Open Thread) »

Program concluded & promo bumped back … Afterwards, the archived show is up at BlogTalkRadio or via iTunes/iPod (see our instructions in the right column under No Quarter Radio).) Join us in 10 minutes for LD’s weekly radio show tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET to 9:00 p.m. ET. We’ll discuss a wide array of financial [...]

Who Did They Think They Were Kidding? »

(bumped up by Susan || Larry’s latest radio show will be available via BlogTalkRadio and through subscription to iTunes [see our instructions in the right column, down about a screen], which you can download to your iPod.) It was only a matter of time before the losses embedded in our banking system caught up and [...]