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Employer mandate. How many of you use this function? Here's a search on Karl Malden and Ben Gordon (now a Piston). Besides entering your own name, what are the best methods for getting quality information out of Twitter? Is there... (original story)

Private Equity Firms Explore I.P.O.'s for Exits

Private-equity firms are cautiously looking for ways to exit investments by bringing portfolio companies to market, after seeing a sliver of opportunity for new stock flotations, Reuters reported. (original story)

Darkening Sentiment

This morning’s jobs news has the Green Shootists seriously concerned. (original story)

Is the new affordable FHFA loan program predatory lending?

Submitted by Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. Yves said her piece about the new affordable FHFA program to allow home ‘owners’ in negative equity to stay in their homes. And I had a crack at it yesterday as well. But, I have some thoughts to run by you here using a specific example of an... (original story)

Assorted links

1. Ezra Klein's new food column. 2. Washington Post markets in everything? The paper has yet to respond, so do be aware there may be another side to this story. 3. Why WalMart caved. 4. 1959. 5. The Kissing Experiment... (original story)

Fifty Little Herbert Hoovers Watch

The *Economist's* free exchange: >Fifty little Hoovers, hoovering up stimulus: MATTHEW YGLESIAS makes a good point: >Reading Harold Meyerson’s column on the looming devastation of California public services was yet another reminder of the remarkable extent to which the terrible continuing economic situation has bizarrely dropped off the political agenda. Even the whole “green shoots” debate is really about whether we can expect things to be somewhat better or somewhat worse six months out from now. In either case, things really are really bad right now. And a whole bunch of states—incl... (original story)

Dear Third Point People

Sponsored Topics: United States - California - Society and Culture - Arts - Scotland (original story)

3 Reasons the FDIC’s Bank-Buying Rules Are Getting the Big Chill

The early take on the FDIC's proposed guidelines for buying failed banks is that they are much stricter than some expected. In the few hours since they were released Thursday, billionaire Wilbur Ross has already called the guidelines "harsh and discriminatory." Here are three likely sticking points ... (original story)

Hoisted from Archives: The Invisible College

Grasping Reality with Both Hands: The Invisible College: J. Bradford DeLong (2006), "The Invisible College," Chronicle of Higher Education Review 52:47 (July 28, 2006): The Chronicle: 7/28/2006: The Invisible College: Right now I'm looking out my office window, perched above the large, grassy, Frisbee-playing, picnicking, and sunbathing area that stretches through Berkeley's campus. I'm looking straight out at the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a view that I marvel at every day. I wonder why the chancellor hasn't confiscated such offices and rented them out to hedge funds to improve the university's... (original story)

links for 2009-07-02

Max Holland: When the Machine Stopped: A Cautionary Tale from Industrial America Faiz Shakir: New Budget Estimate Of Public Plan Proves It Lowers Cost And Covers More Americans Neddy Merrill Gets Tenure Paul Krugman: Carbon tariffs — the legal aspects Brad Setser: he savings glut. Controversy guar... (original story)








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