Finance Archive:
Global Mergers and Acquisitions (2000-09)
18 Mar 2010A particularly useless pie chart, but the map and table are interesting to use with the timeline slider.
Bank Competition Map
16 Mar 2010Big banks vs small. (via)
Wall Street Bonuses
8 Mar 2010A comparative look at the scale.
Sovereign Debt Hot Spots
8 Mar 2010Among the several measures it examined were fiscal deficits, debt loans, growth rates and inflation. The ‘sovereign risk’ index includes those and others. The higher the number the riskier the country.
TARP?
In: Bailout Finance US Economy
2 Mar 2010A nice summary of what happened to the $700 billion. (dated 2/10)
Bad Loans
28 Feb 2010
Wall Street Bonuses
In: Bailout Finance Source: Economist Stock Market US Economy
25 Feb 2010Thanks to Stephen Dobson for the heads up.
Economic Indicators Dashboard (Feb 10 ver)
23 Feb 2010One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. Click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
Banking Earnings vs Compensation
19 Feb 2010“Drag the slider to see how staff compensation at these major banks relates to revenue and net income over time and see which bank pays their employees the most on average.”
UK Quantitative Easing
12 Feb 2010From the Daily Telegraph via Igraphics explained.
Obama’s Bank Reform Plan
In: Bailout Finance Politics Source: FT Stock Market US Economy
9 Feb 2010The FT has an audio annotated slideshow explaining the proposal.
(note, to get around FT’s registration try this link)
Inflated Worth
2 Feb 2010A little silly, but the size of the CEOs head shows his pay vs the average worker 1970-2005.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Jan ‘10 version)
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Source: USA Today Stock Market US Economy
29 Jan 2010The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”. Updated 1/27/09.
Crisis Winners and Losers
In: Finance US Economy
27 Jan 2010Top and bottom 10 profits/losses.
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Wall Street Grifters
In: Bailout Commentary Finance Stock Market US Economy
19 Feb 2010I don’t post many editorials, but I love Matt Taibbi’s gonzo journalism style and his insights about cracks in the financial system.