Thought of the Day from Thomas Sowell
Friday, January 25th, 2013
A Very Interesting Barron’s Interview with Nouriel Roubini
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008I just read a very interesting and insightful interview with Nouriel Roubini ($), Economist and Professor at New York University, in this week’s Barron’s. Here’s a few excerpts for you: Barron’s: Which banks, specifically, will fail? Roubini: I don’t want to name names, but many, given the housing bust, will become insolvent. Figures! They never [...]
A Look at the U.S. Dollar
Monday, July 7th, 2008Take a look at the chart of the five-year history of the U.S. Dollar’s relationship with the Euro: Back in August 2003, one U.S. Dollar purchased .9184 Euros. As of last Thursday, one U.S. Dollar only purchased .637 Euros, a decline of 30.64%! To put it in perspective, imagine you are going to take a [...]
WSJ Editorial: We Can Lower Oil Prices Now
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008I read a very interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal titled, We Can Lower Oil Prices Now. The author of the editorial is Martin Feldstein, who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan and is a professor at Harvard and a member of The Wall Street Journal’s board of [...]