Is Buffett’s Burlington Northern bet an inflation hedge?
At least one observer thinks so.
writejesse Strong demand for homes in Santa Clarita Valley, Calif.
The only problem: there aren’t enough sellers to “meet demand in a market flooded with…
The $50K Club
Nearly 60 colleges charge $50,000 per year or more for tuition, fees, room, and board.…
Ford Motor Co. increases net prices
Bloomberg: “Ford improved net pricing, transaction amounts after discounts, on its vehicles by $1.9 billion…
Inland Empire, Calif., housing market is bubbly again
In the Inland Empire — Ground Zero of the subprime crisis — housing prices appear…
SeaWorld, Busch theme parks raise ticket prices
SeaWorld Orlando is raising its base ticket price to almost $80. Busch Parks is raising…
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign
A bevy of new earnings reports brings interesting news about the state of the economy:…
IndexIQ launches inflation-hedged exchange-traded fund
This week, IndexIQ introduced the IQ CPI Inflation Hedged ETF (ticker: CPI). The purpose of…
Report: homebuyer tax credit to be phased out; Update: Never mind?
According to Calculated Risk, “he Reid/Baucus proposal is to extend the tax credit and phase…
TIPS bonds continue to outperform long-term treasuries
As of this afternoon, the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (ticker: TLT) is…