by Mike Kimel Barry Ritholtz looks at the Big Lie. The big lie of the financial crisis, of course, is that troubling technique used to try to change the narrative…

by cactus Since I just had a post on Bailout Nation, the book Barry Ritholtz co-wrote with Aaron Task, I figured, why not have another post about Ritholtz. See, something…

Barry Ritholtz has a post showing that rates are very low in many countries. He isn’t quite sure what is going on with such low yields on 10-year bonds, so…

by cactus A Review of the First Half of Bailout Nation Barry Ritholtz is on my mind. I started reading Bailout Nation, Barry Ritholtz’s book (with co-author Aaron Task) about…

…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

Barry Ritholz offers a chart on “the who is debating” climate change. Personally I am amazed how in December, after Hurricane Sandy, the media reporting seemed to confirm climate change…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…has been followed by a bigger crisis and this just does not feel like the “capitulation blow out”” Big Picture Also here are some observations from Barry Ritholtz about the…

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…