…be repeatedly. Treat trolls like cockroaches. Do as much as you can to squish the ones who pop up often, but don’t be surprised when another turns up later. -like…

…the labor force participation rate and the employment-population ratio are both lower today than before Bush took office with laughter, but let’s move on: One reason why inflation has remained…

In The Economist, Buttonwood asks: “The air is coming out of America’s property-price bubble. Will it pop or go quietly?”. “Mortgage applications were down by about 5% in October compared…

…[uhhh….] — I’m sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer,…

Dr. Paul Krugman writes in Monday’s NY Times: This is the way the bubble ends: not with a pop, but with a hiss. Housing prices move much more slowly than…

…he knows how much it will cost to pull Africa from poverty, but almost nobody outside the UN apparatus and the world of pop culture believes him … Meanwhile, there…

…Times had an excellent article on this topic on Saturday: “Hear a Pop? Watch Out“. I also discussed this topic earlier on Angry Bear: “After the Housing Boom: Impact on…

…go long on the Big Apple, or vice versa. Homeowners in bubbly markets could hedge against a pop. They could stand to gain if the value of their homes go…

…decreased by 34.77 pct”. That is exactly how a housing bust usually works: “Housing “bubbles” typically do not “pop”, rather prices tend to deflate slowly in real terms, over several…

…Washington Post. For those in denial, Dr. Shiller discussed booms this week: “There are always popular explanations for the boom, but they are obviously not always right.” Housing “bubbles” typically…