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2008 in Review
5 Jan 2009An animated calendar of major indicators, showing max and min as it goes (click on the “Next” button to run it through).
Wall Street Compensation
18 Dec 2008Related Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/18pay.html?_r=1
Show Me the Tarp Money
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16 Dec 2008A regularly updated summary of what institutions are getting aid:
or, The NYT version: http://projects.nytimes.com/creditcrisis/recipients/table
An interesting article on why nothing was done before the crisis exploded:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120902816_pf.html
and a related online discussion:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/12/09/DI2008120901766.html?sid=ST2008120903238&s_pos=list
Wall Street Rating Profits
6 Dec 2008
Equities During Recessions
2 Dec 2008
Politics and Economics
In: Commentary Employment Source: NYT Stock Market US Economy
18 Oct 2008Another nice interactive chart from the NYT on presidents and business cycles
Global Equities and Currencies
13 Oct 2008Map of world currency and equity market declines (October data).
related article
Past Equity Crises
11 Oct 2008A wonderful interactive chart showing the current and past crises:
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Buybacks and Dividends
In: Bailout Commentary Stock Market US Economy
10 Dec 2008Floyd Norris — NYT
December 10, 2008, 11:31 am
Shareholder Value
Three numbers, courtesy of Howard Silverblatt of Standard & Poor’s, shed some light on what companies did with their cash during boom times:
Over the last four years, since the buyback boom began, from the fourth quarter of 2004 through the third quarter of 2008, companies in the S.&P. 500 showed:
Reported earnings: $2.42 trillion
Stock buybacks: $1.73 trillion
Dividends: $0.91 trillion
As a group, every dime they made, and more, went to shareholders. Roughly $2 went to shareholders who sold out for every $1 that was paid in dividends to shareholders who held on to their shares.
article and discussion: http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/shareholder-value/