Corporate Finance, Economic Growth, & a Eurozone Headfake
Thinking Things Over December 11, 2011 Volume I, Number 21: Corporate Finance, Economic Growth, & a Eurozone Headfake By John L. Chapman, Ph.D. Washington, D.C. The Occupy Wall Street protest movement ostensibly grew out of popular anger with “Wall Street”, a euphemism for people who work in the financial sector, and the top 1% of income-earners who .. read more
Weekly Economic and Market Review
I’ve been worried about the US economy for some time now and particularly about the high unemployment rate, but I feel so much better now. Last week, President Obama named Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, to head his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. No wait, that’s what it was called when Paul Volcker was .. read more
The Man, The Myth, The Legend
See if you can name this central banker: In his first three years as head of his central bank, inflation averaged 9.88% In his first six months in office, gold prices rose 283% Over the next 18 months, gold prices fell 66% During his first three years in office, the unemployment rate rose 68.3% In .. read more
Obama’s Staff and Cabinet Picks
Via CBS News: Obama Cabinet Posts Commerce – Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. Treasury – Timothy Geithner Labor – Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif. State – Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. See All Picks
Obama Chooses Paul Volcker as Economic Advisor
Via MarketWatch: Reiterating that the United States is facing an historic economic crisis, President-elect Barack Obama tapped former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to run a new White House advisory board tasked with offering independent advice about how to stage an economic recovery. “Paul has been by my side throughout this campaign, providing a deep .. read more
