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I’m Up, I’m Down. Where are You?

Friday, October 17, 2008

No, I’m not talking about the big 5-0 this week. I’m talking about the stock market, my blood pressure and now the heartburn I’m feeling over where we are in this crazy, messed up economic world we’re living in. …

Would the Economy be Different if They Had Listened to "The Girl?"

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Even though I worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission for a number of years, trying to explain things like derivatives was never my strong suit. I got the whole concept of futures trading when I took my Agricultural Law …

Barbarians, Masters & Thieves

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Over the summer, I took eight-year-old PunditGirl to see the Meet Kit, American Girl movie. For the uninitiated, Kit is the Depression-era girl whose dad loses his job, moves away to look for work and the family ends up …

What Are Those "Swingers" Talking About?

Friday, October 10, 2008

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In every presidential election year, some swing states stay the same, but new ones seem to crop up, depending on how the whole electoral map plays out. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida are always reliably in the mix. This year there …

What’s a Half a Billion Among Friends?

Monday, October 6, 2008

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As I am sitting here working on other things, I have CNN on with the Congressional testimony of Richard Fuld, the CEO of bankrupt Lehman Brothers CEO — the man who was at the helm when yet another house …

Is Treasury Letting the Fox Into the Henhouse?

Monday, October 6, 2008

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If you thought you could exhale after Congress finally passed that little bail-out plan last week, you might want to reconsider. Aside from the fact that the stock market fell below 10,000 this morning for the first time since 2004, …

Don’t Take That Tone With ME, Miss Nancy Pelosi!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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It’s not often that I’m surprised at what comes out of politicians’ mouths. But when House Minority Leader John Boehner and his crew started whining like a bunch of petulant children about how things were going on the economic bail-out …

BREAKING NEWS: Economic Bail-Out Bill Fails

Monday, September 29, 2008

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Congress has failed to pass the economic bail-out/recovery bill, 227-206, and has moved on to other business for the day. What happens now? Friday it was Washington Mutual. Today, Wachovia. And now, banks around the world are having issues. …

Is $100,000 Enough?

Monday, September 29, 2008

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Mr. PunditMom thinks I’m crazy. OK, on certain things, that’s not news. But he is shaking his head about why I’m looking into moving my savings account money from the bank where we have our separate and joint accounts. Since …

My Economic Blood Pressure is Up. Is Yours?

Friday, September 26, 2008

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Close your eyes. Relax. Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Now, let it out. Om. There, I just wanted to try to create a small moment of zen before I started talking about our economic mess. The one …

Perhaps John McCain is Living in a Parallel Universe

Monday, September 15, 2008

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After getting up at the crack of dawn today, I saw the headlines about Lehman, Merrill Lynch and AIG. Of course, we had a feeling news was coming of an economic meltdown after what happened with Fannie and …