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Economics blog The Curious Capitalist. Learn about the markets, and the strange ways of business by Justin Fox from Time.
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Author: Justin Fox
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Forget Wall Street. What About the Rest of Us?

Sep 20, 2008
Ethan Harris, the chief U.S. economist at bankrupt Lehman Brothers, says it's been "the most tumultuous two weeks of my personal and professional life." Even on Friday, with the tumult settled somewhat by Barclays' purchase of Lehman's...

If all Americans read financial magazines, we never would have had a real estate bubble

Aug 29, 2008
It's just a throwaway line in a comment by Curmudgeon on my Merced real estate saga, but it nonetheless got my hackles up:

Less junk mail: the upside of the credit crunch

Aug 11, 2008
Grisly news today from the Federal Reserve's July survey of senior bank loan officers. Loan-writing standards are tighter across the board, but especially for prime mortgages...

Will the housing bill save America?

Jul 28, 2008
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is headed for President Bush's desk. He's planning to sign it. Will it stop the housing crash in its tracks and avert recession? Probably not.

Meet Ben Bernanke, good cop. And his partner Ben Bernanke, bad cop

Jul 8, 2008
Reading through Ben Bernanke's speech today about "Financial Regulation and Financial Stability" is enough to give a person whiplash. One second he's calling for actions to crack down on reckless lending.


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