Economist Online

Larry Summers may leave his current post at the end of the year.

Watch this video analysis:

This graph tells more than thousands words.

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Denmark spent half of the US does, but achieved the same outcome.  Coverage is just one aspect of the reform, more attention should be paid to how to run the system more efficiently.

David Rosenberg looks at the market direction from its 120-day change.

It clearly shows the market peaked in last August, then went sideway until last December; from last December, the market has been trending down.

This bear market rally was so long that surprised every professional investor. Now it’s the time to reckon.

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Paulson’s interview with Bloomberg.

At one point, he talked to his wife, Wendy, on the cell phone, “I am scared…pray for me.”

Also watch my previous post on Inside the Meltdown from Frontline.

Housing prices and migration are negatively correlated.

The sharp drop in house prices in states like Florida, Neveda sharply slowed down the previous robust migration into America’s sunbelt.

Texas emerged largely unscathed after this crisis and is the biggest winner in terms of net inflow of population.

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