(new) Money, Financials, and Economics

PK's review of Piketty's Capital - (Another Scott) - (6) - April 10, 2014, 07:50:00 AM EDT

rich to ditch usually takes 3 generations -NT - (boxley) - (2) - April 10, 2014, 12:40:16 PM EDT

The only way to wipe out family money ... - (drook) - (1) - April 10, 2014, 12:56:17 PM EDT

no, privilege with no concept of dont spend principle -NT - (boxley) - April 11, 2014, 09:11:36 AM EDT

DeLong's review. - (Another Scott) - April 13, 2014, 03:08:39 PM EDT

Piketty presentation at WCEG on 4/15/2014. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 15, 2014, 12:43:07 PM EDT

Thanks! On Tax Day, how appropriate. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - April 15, 2014, 12:54:13 PM EDT

Noahpinion: We don't know if HFT is good or bad. - (Another Scott) - (25) - April 6, 2014, 12:00:40 PM EDT

Short version: - (hnick) - (23) - April 6, 2014, 02:36:57 PM EDT

What is their service? - (drook) - (22) - April 6, 2014, 02:42:55 PM EDT

Maybe... - (hnick) - April 6, 2014, 02:56:10 PM EDT

market makers? - (crazy) - (20) - April 6, 2014, 07:03:22 PM EDT

Nope - (drook) - (8) - April 6, 2014, 07:17:12 PM EDT

Poor assumption - (crazy) - (7) - April 6, 2014, 09:03:11 PM EDT

Why does a nsec matter in such cases? - (Another Scott) - (5) - April 6, 2014, 09:02:16 PM EDT

Not a market maker issue - (crazy) - (4) - April 6, 2014, 09:12:57 PM EDT

That makes sense. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 6, 2014, 09:27:47 PM EDT

You can make pricing rules for the market makers, but not - (crazy) - (1) - April 6, 2014, 09:51:45 PM EDT

I knew it was complicated. Thanks. Still... -NT - (Another Scott) - April 6, 2014, 10:21:15 PM EDT

what the boss did is surfing the market - (boxley) - April 7, 2014, 04:00:36 PM EDT

Re: There is no one looking to buy it. - (a6l6e6x) - April 13, 2014, 08:45:49 AM EDT

Alex's content just reminded me - (drook) - (10) - April 13, 2014, 10:50:08 AM EDT

Becuase the market makers make sure there is always a buyer - (crazy) - (9) - April 14, 2014, 06:59:11 AM EDT

Not saying bad, but why is it required? - (drook) - (8) - April 14, 2014, 07:35:57 AM EDT

Primary vs Secondary Market. - (Another Scott) - (6) - April 14, 2014, 07:48:06 AM EDT

So ... - (drook) - (5) - April 14, 2014, 03:08:04 PM EDT

We get to watch, and pick up the pieces when it crashes. :-/ -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 14, 2014, 03:32:01 PM EDT

Heard about Piketty? - (mmoffitt) - (3) - April 14, 2014, 03:49:31 PM EDT

Yup. #388401. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 14, 2014, 04:02:46 PM EDT

I will *TRY* to stop doing that to you. ;0( -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - April 15, 2014, 09:59:04 AM EDT

No worries. - (Another Scott) - April 15, 2014, 10:24:53 AM EDT

Also, (most importantly?) Brokers a guaranteed commissions. -NT - (mmoffitt) - April 14, 2014, 03:30:38 PM EDT

ZeroHedge: GS exiting HFT and NYSE and ... - (Another Scott) - April 15, 2014, 01:00:20 AM EDT

Dean Baker: Don't fear the robot overlords. - (Another Scott) - (33) - March 27, 2014, 08:19:29 AM EDT

Ever the apologist. - (mmoffitt) - (32) - March 27, 2014, 09:38:02 AM EDT

Eh? -NT - (Another Scott) - (22) - March 27, 2014, 10:46:31 AM EDT

Capitalism is the enemy of the People. - (mmoffitt) - (21) - March 27, 2014, 01:14:40 PM EDT

Wasn't aware that we weren't Capitalists in the pre-1970s... - (Another Scott) - (20) - March 27, 2014, 12:03:27 PM EDT

he has point, as do you - (crazy) - (1) - March 27, 2014, 01:11:58 PM EDT

Concur. Sadly. -NT - (mmoffitt) - March 27, 2014, 01:13:38 PM EDT

Was speaking of productivity gains. - (mmoffitt) - (17) - March 27, 2014, 01:13:04 PM EDT

I agree with Reich's thesis. - (Another Scott) - (16) - March 27, 2014, 02:14:38 PM EDT

On Capitalism's "Success". - (mmoffitt) - (15) - March 27, 2014, 04:16:34 PM EDT

Meh. - (Another Scott) - (14) - March 27, 2014, 06:34:05 PM EDT

Heh. Back to "the lessor of two evils" are we? - (mmoffitt) - (13) - March 27, 2014, 08:30:08 PM EDT

Better is better - (drook) - (8) - March 27, 2014, 08:39:16 PM EDT

Tilting at windmills - (crazy) - March 27, 2014, 09:50:11 PM EDT

Regulating the ever-loving shit out of employers works -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - March 28, 2014, 04:15:47 AM EDT

What he ^ said. -NT - (mmoffitt) - March 28, 2014, 08:09:36 AM EDT

I don't know how many more times ... - (mmoffitt) - (4) - March 31, 2014, 09:13:28 AM EDT

Some good points. - (Another Scott) - (3) - March 31, 2014, 09:59:00 AM EDT

That's not optimism. That's delusional. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - March 31, 2014, 01:58:36 PM EDT

DeLong is an economist with a strong interest in history. - (Another Scott) - March 31, 2014, 09:42:19 PM EDT

And Thanks! - (mmoffitt) - March 31, 2014, 02:03:29 PM EDT

LessEr. LessOr is opposite of Lessee... - (CRConrad) - (3) - Dec. 12, 2014, 08:24:35 AM EST

Miss the quotation marks around it? ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Dec. 12, 2014, 08:38:14 AM EST

Those are around the whole expression. - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 14, 2014, 06:56:43 PM EST

I yield. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - Dec. 15, 2014, 08:49:42 AM EST

the bigger problem - (boxley) - (8) - March 27, 2014, 11:49:28 PM EDT

Hey! - (Another Scott) - (3) - March 28, 2014, 12:03:25 AM EDT

It all depends on being born into the right family . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - March 28, 2014, 01:53:28 AM EDT

Not true - (crazy) - (1) - March 28, 2014, 11:52:54 AM EDT

But ... - (drook) - March 28, 2014, 12:15:24 PM EDT

This could be just-as-Big. Maybe terminal--for most of us. - (Ashton) - (3) - March 28, 2014, 06:50:16 AM EDT

so you own nothing, the government rents it to you no thx -NT - (boxley) - (1) - March 30, 2014, 11:31:08 AM EDT

Digital-think slogans can not be reasoned-with (or against.) -NT - (Ashton) - March 30, 2014, 03:55:15 PM EDT

Well, you're right about that... - (dmcarls) - March 31, 2014, 02:31:31 PM EDT

They have a patent! - (dmcarls) - (1) - March 25, 2014, 09:27:35 PM EDT

not new - (boxley) - March 25, 2014, 10:42:23 PM EDT

hmm russian bonds look interesting - (boxley) - March 14, 2014, 11:24:21 PM EDT

Unemployment insurance bill expected to pass Senate. - (Another Scott) - March 14, 2014, 07:15:14 AM EDT

In how many ways does this suck? - (mmoffitt) - (8) - March 7, 2014, 02:08:27 PM EST

they will get you one way or another - (boxley) - March 7, 2014, 02:21:55 PM EST

"Related: Boeing to sell phone that can self-destruct" - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 7, 2014, 02:34:30 PM EST

Not surprised. - (mmoffitt) - March 7, 2014, 04:55:01 PM EST

Here's another - (drook) - March 7, 2014, 03:18:19 PM EST

Pension plans are a real pain to manage. - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - March 7, 2014, 06:28:54 PM EST

Governments should be in charge of pensions. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - March 8, 2014, 11:25:36 PM EST

Unless, say in some future electoral tragedy, - (Ashton) - March 8, 2014, 11:52:22 PM EST

agreed -NT - (boxley) - March 9, 2014, 12:11:08 PM EDT

Jamie Diamond and the DOJ. A love story. - (mmoffitt) - (6) - March 6, 2014, 11:27:40 AM EST

You *clearly* don't understand - (drook) - (5) - March 6, 2014, 12:21:30 PM EST

How long have you worked for the Obama Administration? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - March 6, 2014, 01:05:00 PM EST

Do I really need the sign for that one? - (drook) - (2) - March 6, 2014, 01:29:45 PM EST

Well, I needed one for the Godwin. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - March 6, 2014, 02:30:14 PM EST

Besides, Corporation are people too! -- Romney - (a6l6e6x) - March 6, 2014, 01:47:59 PM EST

Atrios: Sell your Microsoft stock - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 4, 2014, 12:51:15 AM EST

Hey, it's another Ron Johnson and JC Penney! :) - (a6l6e6x) - March 4, 2014, 09:14:34 AM EST

Interesting - The Ruble is weaker now then during the GrRec. - (Another Scott) - (21) - March 2, 2014, 11:23:31 PM EST

dunno, with putin asserting (rightfully) control over the - (boxley) - (20) - March 3, 2014, 01:20:18 AM EST

No, I think they'll run away. - (Another Scott) - (3) - March 3, 2014, 09:02:14 AM EST

No, that was airlines. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - March 3, 2014, 09:49:14 AM EST

That too. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - March 3, 2014, 10:12:08 AM EST

"Was" is the operative word there. - (a6l6e6x) - March 3, 2014, 10:15:17 AM EST

Rightfully? - (pwhysall) - (2) - March 3, 2014, 09:12:16 AM EST

So the charge of the lightbrigade was against the tartars? - (boxley) - (1) - March 3, 2014, 10:56:45 AM EST

Sevastopol != Crimea - (pwhysall) - March 3, 2014, 01:35:23 PM EST

Rightfully my ass! - (a6l6e6x) - (12) - March 3, 2014, 10:12:06 AM EST

So it was not part of the ukraine at the time of your birth - (boxley) - (11) - March 3, 2014, 11:09:56 AM EST

One hell of a cost in lives . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 3, 2014, 11:24:22 AM EST

Check your Wikipedia. - (a6l6e6x) - (9) - March 3, 2014, 12:07:39 PM EST

I thought they already did? -NT - (boxley) - March 3, 2014, 08:42:28 PM EST

What about Turkey? - (static) - (7) - March 4, 2014, 05:01:50 AM EST

You're right! - (a6l6e6x) - (6) - March 4, 2014, 09:10:33 AM EST

well that is why the Crimean war started inittially - (boxley) - (5) - March 4, 2014, 10:23:28 AM EST

Russia was in an expansioinst mode. - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - March 4, 2014, 12:43:31 PM EST

they needed a warm water port and cuba was too far back then -NT - (boxley) - (1) - March 4, 2014, 07:43:43 PM EST

But hey, with global warming . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 4, 2014, 08:14:12 PM EST

When the heck isn't it... -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2014, 08:05:04 AM EST

when it is being invaded by the europeans or the turks -NT - (boxley) - Dec. 12, 2014, 12:54:06 PM EST

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