
17 February 2009 | 0 replies
When William Jennings Bryan made his famous "cross of gold" speech in his 1896 presidential campaign, he was speaking on behalf of heavily mortgaged farmers whose debt burdens were growing ever larger in real terms, the result of a sustained deflation that followed America's post-Civil-War return to the gold standard.4 The financial distress of debtors can, in turn, increase the fragility of the nation's financial system--for example, by leading to a rapid increase in the share of bank loans that are delinquent or in default.

22 February 2009 | 24 replies
He is a criminal.He basically went short on the British Pond, then held a press conference and said so Currency speculation On Black Wednesday (September 16, 1992), Soros became immediately famous when he sold short more than $10 billion worth of pounds, profiting from the Bank of England's reluctance to either raise its interest rates to levels comparable to those of other European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to float its currency.

18 February 2010 | 14 replies
For him to have capitalized on his 15 minutes of fame he would have to had the book written before he even knew he would be famous.

1 December 2009 | 10 replies
Whats the name of the famous BBQ place on the KS side, it was an old gas station on the corner.

15 September 2010 | 19 replies
One of my favorite shows growing up had this famous line, "Just the facts ma'am!"

24 February 2011 | 0 replies
As per Bloomberg and the famous Realtor Bob Wills, the prices of residential properties fell further to 2.4% in 20 major states of the US.

4 March 2011 | 12 replies
I may get the chance in the near future to speak with a famous market economist.

11 June 2011 | 20 replies
Try to think if a name that is catchy and will stick in peoples minds.Or use your initials, which is quite famous in the making.