Economic Updates: WSJ's Madoff Interactive Graphic; "Sins of Omission" regarding BofA-Merrill & the US Government

The above picture will link you to the Wall Street Journal's interactive graphic, "Madoff's Circle of Friends". The larger circles represent larger investors. Mousing over the circles and dots will provide more information.

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Video
US Government: BofA-Merrill Matchmaker or Godfather? (Dennis Berman and Evan Newmark)


The main question asked in this video: Just what is going on with Bank of America?
Sins of commission, sins of omission?

"WSJ's Dennis Berman says the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch merger is raising questions about the government's role during negotiations. He tells colleague Evan Newmark its apparent actions conflicted with shareholders' rights."

Financial Meltdown 101: Interactive Multimedia timeline by TruthDig on Capzles.

(The above screen is interactive. You can slide the photos back and forth, and select one to see the the content on the screen.)

Capzles is an interactive multimedia story timeline that I found when looking for timelines about the financial crisis. Meltdown 101 was created by TruthDig, a member of the Capzles community. Capzles can contain audio, video, blog post, photos, and other forms of content. More information can be found on the Capzles website.

Interactive Economic Graphic from NY Times: Year-over-year change in home prices through August 2008 - data from Standard & Poor's Case-shiller

Thank you Vu Nguyen, Seth Feaster, and Kevin Quealy for the elegant interactive graphic of the change in home prices in 20 cities in the US from January '01 through August '08!

Related:
For more information about housing price changes and finance topics, do a search on the Seeking Alpha website. Also check out Seeking Alpha's Breaking News page, for "real time commentary on the market, with links to key sources".

Seeking Alpha is the child of David Jackson, a former tech research analyst for Morgan Stanley. I plan on spending some time exploring the site. The nice thing about this site is that the articles are arranged a tagged so it is easy to find the information you need. The articles often contain lots of links, so you don't have to waste too much time digging deeper into topics of interest.

Below is a sample of some of the graphics related to US home prices via Seeking Alpha, in no particular order:

Massive Declines All Around the World; Wall Street Journal Video - Analysis of World

Is it impossible for experts to model the current state of the world economy?

For a few insights about the current global economic situation, take a look at the video analysis with Andy Jordan and Tom Lauricella from the Wall Street Journal below.

Are there glimmers of hope in this massive decline of global markets? How can we really know?

Market Mush


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WSJ Interactive Graphic of 10/24/08 Market Dynamics:
Tough Session: Stock declines started in Asia and quickly spread as markets opened for trading around the world

WSJ Article -10/25/08:
Fresh Tumult as Signs of Recession go Global
(Kelly Evans, Joellen Perry,Yumiko Ono and John Lyons)
"In rich countries and poor countries alike, markets are plunging, companies are scrambling for credit and cutting their growth plans and consumers are keeping cash in their pockets. The U.S. and some governments in Europe and Asia are spending heavily to stanch the problems in markets and Main Streets globally, but the attempts have not halted the damage."

Wall Street Journal's Interactive Graphics: Cracked Foundation; Housing Pain

Cracked Foundation is an interactive graphic that compliments an article in today's Wall Street Journal. A quick look at the first graph will tell you the scope of the problems facing the most hart-hit regions, in a way that words can not.

This is an example of visual information that would be useful in a interactive multimedia time-line.


October 8, 2008
Housing Pain Gauge: Nearly 1 in 6 Owners 'Under Water" (James R. Hagerty and Ruth Simon)
"More Defaults and Foreclosures Are Likely as Borrowers With Greater Debt Than Value in Their Homes Are Put in a Tight Spot"