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This time isn’t different, it’s worse

It has been 5 years since the debt-fueled financial crisis of 2008 first burst onto the public consciousness. Back then I recall a feeling of relief and hope that recognition was the first step to recovery. The world had been … Continue reading →

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What’s up with consumers?

The mainstream was “shocked, shocked I tell you!” when this morning’s release of the University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to a 5 month low of 76.8 in September from a consensus call for 82, marking it the largest … Continue reading →

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Spinning versions of history: 5 years after the financial crisis first broke

5 years after the initial wave of the credit crisis broke, the jury is still out on how it will resolve. As former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is making the media rounds with his version of why and what happened … Continue reading →

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