"He's one on the great ones in this business"...I only wish Jim was talking about baseball. Check out this gem from The Daily Show archives.
A Political Economy
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Welcome Back
It has been nearly three years since my last post. Let's take a brief look at how the world has changed by the numbers:
May 4, 2009: Dow Close @8,574.65
April 4, 2012: Dow Close @13,074.75
FY 2009: Troops in Iraq (Estimated by FAS) @135,600
FY 2012: Troops in Iraq (Estimated by FAS): @4,100
FY 2009: Troops in Afghanistan (Estimated by FAS) @50,700
FY 2012: Troops in Afghanistan (Estimated by FAS): @63,500
May 4, 2009: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @0.19
April 4, 2012: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @0.08
Just curious...
May 4, 1999: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @4.69
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
re-START: US-Russia Relations
Click on the link to read an Interfax interview with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller. In the interview she discusses cooperative measures with Russia focused on reducing strategic arms.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
China and Taiwan Continue on a Path towards Economic Integration
Increasing the cost of a potential conflict...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wall Street and Politics: Short-Term Gain for Long-Term Pain
The new financial order must incentivize directors, officers, and regulators to incorporate enduring consequences into day-to-day decision making.
"The instinct for self-preservation in Wall Street is [not] poorly developed. On the contrary, it is probably normal and may be above. But now, as throughout history, financial capacity and political perspicacity are inversely correlated. Long-run salvation by men of business has never been highly regarded if it means disturbance of orderly life and convenience in the present. So inaction will be advocated in the present even though it means deep trouble in the future. Here...lies the threat to capitalism. It is what causes men who know that things are going quite wrong to say that things are fundamentally sound."
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Taliban in Pakistan: Integration or Consolidation?
Click here to read Pakistani Taliban expand influence beyond Swat (CS Monitor).
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