New single from Ratatat, off their upcoming third album LP3. ratatatmusic.com mypsace.com/ratatatmusic LP3 released July 8th

New single from Ratatat, off their upcoming third album LP3. ratatatmusic.com mypsace.com/ratatatmusic LP3 released July 8th less

... Depression prelude! 1/29/2008 ___________________________________ Housing Bust Recovery in 1930s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlkOPAa4Mao ... more

... Depression prelude! 1/29/2008 ___________________________________ Housing Bust Recovery in 1930s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlkOPAa4Mao ___________________________________ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a6ad6d0-d014-11dc-9309-0000779fd2ac.html US consumers in cautious mood By James Politi in Washington Published: January 31 2008 16:12 | Last updated: January 31 2008 16:12 The sharp slowdown in the US economy was highlighted on Thursday as fresh data showed that consumer spending rose a meagre 0.2 per cent in December and jobless claims moved unexpectedly higher last week. The data on consumer spending from the commerce department, though slightly above expectations, was the weakest since September 2006, and contrasted with a 1.1 per cent gain in November. It confirmed that even as retailers tried to attract customers with heavy discounts during the holiday season, US consumers spent cautiously. Personal income rose 0.5 per cent in December, also slightly above expectations. The personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding food and energy, rose 2.2 per cent, providing evidence that inflation could remain a concern for US policymakers. Recession fears came sharply into focus this week after it emerged that the US economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by 50 basis points - on top of its 75 basis point emergency easing of monetary policy last week -- in an effort to tackle the slowdown. Among economic indicators, one relatively bright spot recently was the weekly jobless claims data. But on Thursday, it emerged that the number of workers who filed for unemployment benefits last week rose sharply, by 71,000 jobs, to 375,000, or the most since Hurricane Katrina hit in September 2005. "After a series of low-side readings this increase clearly raises fresh questions about the health of the labour market," said JPMorgan's economics research team. On Friday, the US government will release its monthly jobs report, which could provide economists with a better reading of employment trends. ___________________________________ Housing Meltdown Why home prices could drop 25% more on average before the market finally hits bottom http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_06/b4070040767516.htm ___________________________________ less

Yale economist Robert Shiller argues that the stock market is explained by investor psychology, not the internet or globalization as others claim. Shiller... more

Yale economist Robert Shiller argues that the stock market is explained by investor psychology, not the internet or globalization as others claim. Shiller forecast the collapse of the last bubble in 2000 and offers insight here into assessing risk in the 21st century. Series: "Economics Roundtable" [11/2003] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8202] less

Here's the B - Side to "Shiller," the new single from Ratatat's forthcoming album "LP3" (release date: July 8). Buy the actual 7" Vinyl for only $3!!! At: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/releases/Shiller/ Also, visit: http://www.ratatatmusic.com and http://www.myspace.com/ratatatmusic

Here's the B - Side to "Shiller," the new single from Ratatat's forthcoming album "LP3" (release date: July 8). Buy the actual 7" Vinyl for only $3!!! At: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/releases/Shiller/ Also, visit: http://www.ratatatmusic.com and http://www.myspace.com/ratatatmusic less

Winston S. Churchill III, Winston Churchill's Grandson / Former Member of Parliament / Author, "Never Give In" [Hyperion Press] /// Robert J. Shiller,... more

Winston S. Churchill III, Winston Churchill's Grandson / Former Member of Parliament / Author, "Never Give In" [Hyperion Press] /// Robert J. Shiller, Economist / Yale University / Author, "The New Financial Order" [Princeton] /// Sally Mann, Photographer; Various visuals from "What Remains" [Bulfinch] less

(First time it was uploaded to YouTube). =P The new album called LP3 will be released July 8, 2008. This is also the album cover (minus the word Shiller). =P GET READY FOR PURE AWESOMENESS!!!!!! (Yes, this is the band in all my turtle videos). =)

(First time it was uploaded to YouTube). =P The new album called LP3 will be released July 8, 2008. This is also the album cover (minus the word Shiller). =P GET READY FOR PURE AWESOMENESS!!!!!! (Yes, this is the band in all my turtle videos). =) less

Robert James "Bob" Shiller (born 1946) is an Am... (more) Embed Robert James "Bob" Shiller (born 1946) is an American economist, academic, and... more

Robert James "Bob" Shiller (born 1946) is an Am... (more) Embed Robert James "Bob" Shiller (born 1946) is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research since 1980, was Vice President of the American Economic Association in 2005, and President of the Eastern Economic Association for 2006-2007. Shiller serves as the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a Fellow at the Yale International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management. His book Irrational Exuberance (2000) was a New York Times bestseller, and warned that the stock market of the late 1990s had become a bubble that could lead to a sharp decline. Shiller received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1967 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1972. He has taught at Yale since 1982 and previously held faculty positions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Minnesota. He has written on economic topics that range from behavioral finance to real estate to risk management, and has been co-organizer of NBER workshops on behavioral finance with Richard Thaler since 1991. His book Macro Markets won the first annual Paul A. Samuelson Award of TIAA-CREF. He currently publishes a syndicated column. In 1981 Shiller published an article in the American Economic Review, titled "Do stock prices move too much to be justified by subsequent changes in dividends?" He challenged the efficient markets model, which at that time was the dominant view in the economics profession. Shiller argued that in a rational stock market, investors would base stock prices on the expected receipt of future dividends, discounted to a present value. He examined the performance of the U.S. stock market since the 1920s, and considered the kinds of expectations of future dividends and discount rates that could justify the wide range of variation experienced in the stock market. Shiller concluded that the volatility of the stock market was greater than could plausibly be explained by any rational view of the future. The behavioral finance school gained new credibility following the October 1987 stock market crash. Shiller's work included survey research that asked investors and stock traders what motivated them to make trades; the results further bolstered his hypothesis that these decisions are often driven by emotion instead of rational calculation. Much of this survey data has been gathered continuously since 1989, and is available at Yale's Investor Behavior Project. Shiller's most recent book is The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century (2003). 9/1/2007 less

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/555614763SAwAPi Die Sonne zieht an mir vorbei, obwohl sie eigentlich steht, während die Welt an ihr vorbei so langsam... more

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/555614763SAwAPi Die Sonne zieht an mir vorbei, obwohl sie eigentlich steht, während die Welt an ihr vorbei so langsam untergeht. Und wenn es dann dämmert und die Nacht erwacht, Beginnt ein Untergang, der jedem Tag das Leben nimmt. Was diese Welt am Tag verneint, lädt sie des Nachts ein Und einer ihrer Schatten wird von mir gemacht sein. Dunkle Seiten seiner Seele bietet jeder zum Tausch Unter Menschen, die sich suchen und nichts finden als Rausch. Die nach mir greifen und mitunter kriegen sie mich zu fassen, zieh'n mich runter in den Bunker voller dunkler Grimassen. Hier kann ich Grenzen überwinden und meine Seele verwetten Oder einen Engel finden und mich retten. Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier... Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier, um da zu sein. Kann dir die Möglichkeit, die Sonne nicht mehr aufgehn zu sehn, einem die Lust am Leben nehmen? Ich teil' mit jedem heute Nacht den Ballast und das Elend uns'rer Not In der Angst vor dem Leben und dem Tod. In diesem lebenslangen Kampf, der krank macht und Kraft raubt, Häng ich an allem, was mich schwach macht und aussaugt. Wehr' mich dagegen, anzunehmen, was weh tat Und niemals zuzugeben, dass ich jemals falsch lag. Doch wenn es wahr ist, dass man erst durch Fehler vollkommen wird Und dass wer aus Angst am Leben hängt sich vollkommen irrt, Dann ist der Schmerz loszulassen, wohl nichts gegen den Schmerz, Wenn einem alles genommen wird. Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier, um da zu sein. Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier, um da zu sein. In einer stürmischen Nacht erlöschen Träume wie Kerzenlicht Und wer nicht von Herzen spricht, trägt einen Schmerz in sich, Hüttet und versteckt ihn hinter tausend Ausreden. Ich sollte beten, aber irgendwas spricht dagegen, Ich will vergeben, denn der Zweifel ersticht mein Leben, Ich kann nicht glauben, meine Liebe zerbricht am Ego. Ich will vertrauen und ich weiß nicht mehr, wie das gehen soll, Ich seh kein Morgengraun, nein, ich seh nur dichten Nebel. Ich bin am Boden geknebelt und fast zu Tode getreten. Doch hab nicht vor so zu enden, ich hab nicht vor, aufzugeben. Ich werde dieses Leben ändern und ich werd's überleben, Ein neuer Morgen wird kommen und er bringt Hoffnung für jeden, Der neu geboren unter Schmerzen aus dem Koma erwacht, Damit das Feuer des Herzens auf ein Neues entfacht. Das hat das Leben jeden Tag in diesen Händen verbracht, Damit das Licht der Nacht ein Ende macht. Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier, um da zu sein. Du bist nicht allein, ich bin immer hier, um da zu sein. Es liegt nur an dir. less

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The NewsHour discusses the worsening mortgage and credit crisis with Yale economist Robert Shiller and others.

The NewsHour discusses the worsening mortgage and credit crisis with Yale economist Robert Shiller and others. less