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Category Archives: News

President Obama and Vice President Biden: 12 Years of Tax Returns

Posted on 2012/08/29 by efficientminds

http://www.barackobama.com/tax-returns/

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Do real housing prices rise over the long term?

Posted on 2012/08/29 by efficientminds

This morning I woke up wondering “do housing prices really go up after considering inflation?” The graphs on this page suggest the answer is “not much.”  I have copied the graphs below:

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NYT: The Comeback Skid

Posted on 2012/08/28 by efficientminds

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/opinion/krugman-the-comeback-skid.xml

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Hottest and coldest housing markets

Posted on 2012/08/28 by efficientminds

http://m.washingtonpost.com/business/a-look-at-the-hottest-and-coldest-housing-markets-by-price/2012/08/28/feeb1048-f160-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html

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Brown gets compromise pension reform plan – Business – Boston.com

Posted on 2012/08/28 by efficientminds

http://www.boston.com/business/personal-finance/living-longer/2012/08/28/brown-gets-compromise-pension-reform-plan/xiMmGOQzGkZ3OcZ0RXsGXL/singlepage.html

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NYT: Active in Cloud, Amazon Reshapes Computing

Posted on 2012/08/27 by efficientminds

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/technology/active-in-cloud-amazon-reshapes-computing.xml

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State Worker: Steinberg says lawmakers consider cap on pensions, not hybrid – Capitol and California – The Sacramento Bee

Posted on 2012/08/27 by efficientminds

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/27/4762018/state-worker-steinberg-says-lawmakers.html

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