Topic: Asset-Price Bubbles

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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising

House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss

From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
The world in 2011: Trends and events to watch in every region

Monitor staff writers and correspondents in each of the world's regions share what they expect to be top headlines in 2011.
Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.

Home sales plunged in July and housing prices may dip again. But in six metropolitan areas, the housing picture is far brighter: Home values are rising and median prices are already well ahead of their peak during the housing bubble. Is your city on the list?

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Supreme Court wrestles with a more dependent world

The high court hears a complaint from states about the health-care law's 'coercion' to accept an expensive expansion of Medicaid. The issue reflects a more dependent world in government, trade, and high-tech.
Top 10 cities where house prices are rising

House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
The Circle Bastiat
Beware of China's housing bubble

The housing frenzy has driven prices so high, so fast, that a crash on the scale of the real estate collapse in Japan in the 1990s is a virtual certainty in China
The Circle Bastiat
How regulators caused the bank meltdown

Conventional wisdom says that the economic meltdown happened because of lax regulations on the nation's largest banks. It may be just the opposite.
The New Economy
Forecast for 2012: recession, but not a Great Recession

Recession will last the year, but it will be shorter and much shallower than the Great Recession.
Subprime scandal: ex-Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs accused of fraud

The SEC filed a civil fraud lawsuit Friday against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying they misled investors about the subprime-loan risks they faced.
The Circle Bastiat
Is a 'farmland bubble' looming?

The price of farmland has doubled over the past four to five years in the nation’s heartland. Are we headed for another bubble?
The Circle Bastiat
Fed blames flippers for the housing bubble

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York singles out real estate speculators for causing home prices to skyrocket, but many other factors are to blame
What the Occupy protests can do next

The "Occupy Wall Street" protests are a month old, but they still haven't set out specific demands. And for good reason -- most Americans blame Washington for the economic woes.
Stefan Karlsson
Steve Jobs deserved his wealth

The Apple innovator created far more wealth than he got for himself
On the Economy
Housing market: Prevention over correction

The housing doldrums have more to do with a failure of preventative policies, not corrective ones.
Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss

From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
US stocks fall on European economic, debt worries

At the close, the Dow was down about 76 points, the Nasdaq was down about 31 points, and the S&P 500 was down about 11 points
Dow drops 1,147 points over three trading days. Is that a 'crash'?

The Dow has lost 9.13 percent of its value over three days of trading. It's bad, but investors have seen much worse in previous sell-offs. Still, 'crash' versus 'correction' is a matter of debate.
Wealth gap widens: Whites' net worth is 20 times that of blacks

All racial groups lost ground in the recession, but blacks and Hispanics lost a bigger share of their net worth, a new study finds. As a result, the wealth gap is at its widest in at least 25 years.
Stock market in first quarter: best this century?

Stock market poised Thursday to turn in its best first-quarter performance since tech bubble. Can stock market keep climbing?
Housing mess needs healing, not witch hunt, Warren says

Housing foreclosure settlement should focus on healing housing market, not punishing lenders, says consumer finance protection chief.
ThinkMarkets
Is the Fed building sandcastles?

Even if Ben Bernanke's monetary policy looks good in the short term, it may not be sustainable.
Green Economics
Green energy vs. the dirty status quo

Can green energy find its own market without the government's help?
Causes of the financial crisis? Commission ends in hung jury.

In its final report, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission offers three views of the crisis -– essentially one from Democrats and two dissenting views by Republicans on the panel.
The Daily Reckoning
Looking back: abandoned principles and misguided policies

A retrospective on the economic history of the past fifty years.
The world in 2011: Trends and events to watch in every region

Monitor staff writers and correspondents in each of the world's regions share what they expect to be top headlines in 2011.
Robert Reich
New 'bipartisan' tax deal: Reaganomics redux

The tax deal passed Thursday night embodies the essence of Reaganomics: reduce taxes on the wealthy and shrink government (except for defense).
Slow decade ahead for US, not a lost one

US economy won't endure a 'lost decade' the way Japan did.
The Daily Reckoning
The market is falling! The market is falling! And it has a long way down to go.

Real prosperity doesn't come from printing new money, and as long as the Fed thinks it does, it just delays the inevitable crash.