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In: Global Economy
27 Feb 2009Exports down 46% in January. Yikes. They should start putting “parental discretion is advised” warnings on these things.
while we’re at it. an example of how emerging markets are doing:
In: Finance Interactive Reference Source: NYT Stock Market Updated regularly US Economy
25 Feb 2009Ok, someone obviously spent a lot of time designing this one, and it is very cool.
You select a sector (~30 are available) and the bubble chart shows how companies performed versus the short and long-term S&P 500. The bubble size shows market cap. You can easily change change the timeframe of the comparison (day, week, month, quarter, year) and scales, and drill down through company data.
example:
explanation:
In: Emerging Markets Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: WSJ
23 Feb 2009Interactive map of persian gulf investment in Africa. Related article.
Related Big Picture post.
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Galbraith (James) on the Crisis
In: Bailout Commentary US Economy
27 Feb 2009A good read on why the current strategies might fail:
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/galbraith022609.pdf