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Macro view on oil… it’s still the demand

Posted on January 3, 2016 by mcblogger

Yardeni’s year end report on the oil macro picture is out, and on it’s face it should be encouraging for bulls short term. Long term, it’s clear that absent extraordinarily low prices, demand growth would have fallen in 2015. Producers … Continue reading →

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Reality Check… Clinton V Sanders

Posted on January 3, 2016 by mcblogger

Honestly, articles like this usually make me laugh… In addition to the 14% of Democrats who won’t support Clinton, 27% would “support her with some reservations” and 11% would “only back her because she is the nominee.” Based on the … Continue reading →

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Cuban Peers Dispute Ted Cruz’s Father’s Story of Fighting for Castro – The New York Times

Posted on November 11, 2015 by mcblogger

So, Ted Cruz​ learned how to lie from this ‘revolutionary/not so much a revolutionary’ father. Apparently, old Rafael is about as mendacious as you would expect someone running a scam church to be. Source: Cuban Peers Dispute Ted Cruz’s Father’s … Continue reading →

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The Financial Crisis: Lessons for the Next One | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Posted on November 2, 2015 by mcblogger

The massive and multifaceted policy responses to the financial crisis and Great Recession — ranging from traditional fiscal stimulus to tools that policymakers invented on the fly — dramatically reduced the severity and length of the meltdown that began in … Continue reading →

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Greenland Is Melting Away – The New York Times

Posted on November 1, 2015 by mcblogger

Amazing article on research being done to determine the rate of melting in Greenland. Source: Greenland Is Melting Away – The New York Times Share on Facebook

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Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch . . . | The Big Picture

Posted on November 1, 2015 by mcblogger

Deep down inside, you already know this: There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, financially or otherwise. Yes, of course, you understand that. Source: Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch . . . | The Big … Continue reading →

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What I heard at the #DemDebate

Posted on October 18, 2015 by mcblogger

As a Democrat who works in financial services, I’m used to people looking at me like I’m crazy, especially those in both respective groups. From my perspective, it makes complete sense as Democrats are the most likely to advance common … Continue reading →

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Earth to dumb bitch…

Posted on October 9, 2015 by mcblogger

This makes me think Mann Coulter is full of shit because we’ve been speculating she was TG for years and we’ve never been sued. What I don’t understand is why she’d be so angry about being called TG, it’s far … Continue reading →

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Understanding Tax Plans from Republican Candidates (rather than opting for self immolation)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mcblogger

With the release of Trumps tax plan, there are now four Republican candidates who have released their tax plans, Jeb!, Senator Rubio, Senator Paul and now Donald Trump. The most striking thing about all these plans is that they all … Continue reading →

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McBlogger’s Business Maxims #3890 Commodity businesses suck

Posted on September 17, 2015 by mcblogger

You can really never say too many bad things about Carly Fiorina. She’s a thoroughgoing mess of a human being who took advantage of education and opportunity only to lay one of the largest goose eggs in American corporate history. … Continue reading →

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