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FT Alphaville

The Weekender

 This week on FT Alphaville, - Fiscal patriotism, we NEED YOU! - Bubbles, the shampoo and Chinese kind. - A rogue trader in crude oil. - Introducing www.franktimis.co.uk. - Taleb ... [Link]

Abnormal Returns

Friday links: the factor of chance

We want to wish all of our readers a happy and healthy Fourth of July. Don’t believe all the hype about record Wall Street bonuses.  (The Big Money) Taking ... [Link]

Le blog d'éconoclaste

The Krugman Blues

Paul Krugman est décidément une muse pour les chanteurs talentueux. A part ça, régulièrement dans mes oreilles ces temps-ci, les rigolos de Naive New Beaters. Ça sent l'été, je vous ... [Link]

Across the Curve

Artistic Depiction of the Real Estate Bust

I came across this at the New York Times website.  The paper commissioned a photo journalist to record the detritus of the real estate debacle. This is a well ... [Link]

The Aleph Blog

Efficient Markets as a Limiting Concept; There are Conceptual Limits to Efficient Markets

I do and don’t believe in the efficient markets hypothesis [EMH].  I do believe in the adaptive markets hypothesis [AMH].   The efficient markets hypothesis posits that: Past public information can’t ... [Link]

A Dash of Insight

Employment Situation Report Preview

Each month we ask the question, "What change in payroll employment would be consistent with other economic data from the same time period (the middle of the prior month)?This is ... [Link]