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2009 Big Mac Index
22 Jan 2009The Economist’s latest Big Mac price survey.
12 Days of Christmas Price Index
23 Dec 2008Interactive chart of the prices of each item from the “12 days of Christmas” song (partridges in a pear tree are way up!)
That Horse Has Left the Barn
21 Dec 2008
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Michael Lewis on Wall Street’s Screw-up
In: Commentary Finance Humor US Economy
11 Nov 2008A wonderful article explaining how things got so bad:
Michael Lewis: The End