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Housing Stocks v. Residential Investment Flows

…However, Richard Suttmeier’s Homebuilders’ Charts Testing Hearts (RealMoney) suggests that they are overvalued. I have just one question for Mr. Kudlow: are you purchasing or selling shares of companies in…

Housing: Bubble Talk

…that a sharp fall in their values could stall or slow national economic growth. … “It’s a widespread boom and has macro implications,” says Richard Brown, chief economist of the…

Cox to Head SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley, and SFAS 123

…stock would have been properly valued had the accountants for Richard Cheney’s company known about the change in the accounting method. And the whole point behind SFAS 123 was to…

All The President’s Men

…I think the breaking of Richard Nixon and the destruction of his presidency by people who had hated him for a long time – Nixon gave them the sword –…

Star Wars and Michael Moore

…When the Ottawa Sun asked Christensen if the flick “takes metaphoric shots at the war-mongering politics of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and the two George Bushes” the star answered: “Absolutely.”…

On the Afghan Riots and the Newsweek Story

Richard Myers notes a report that the May 11 riots may be unrelated to the Newsweek story about the handling of the Quran at Guantanamo Bay. For more insight on…

After the Housing Boom: Impact on the Economy

…more than 2,300 new foreclosures each.” What is interesting is these are the non-bubble states according to an analysis by Richard J. DeKaser, Chief Economist at National City Corporation. Borrowers…

Is the Social Security Trust Fund Worth Anything?

…the opportunity to discuss the Al Qaeda threat with Richard Clarke during the summer of terror (2001), he also could have seriously discussed Soc. Sec. reform with Dr. Smettters. He…