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Daily Archives: April 16, 2011

Home value chart updated 1890-2011

Case Shiller 100 Year Chart (2011 Update), By Barry Ritholtz – April 13, 2011: “In 2006, just as the Housing market was peaking, the NYT ran this graphic of the 100-year Case Shiller chart. It showed how radically overvalued Housing had become. Two years later, TBP [the Big Picture] reader Steve Barry updated that graphic, including the projected Home Price mean reversion. (See versions for 2008, 2009 and 2010). Its time to update this for 2011. Note the 2009 tax credit wiggle.”

Markey: NRC Directing Secrecy in the Wake of Fukushima Meltdown

“In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) set out to inspect the U.S. fleet of nuclear reactors to ensure their safety and report publicly on its findings. Yet today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) revealed that significant limits may be imposed on the inspections, and that inspectors also have been… Continue Reading

SSA IG: Personally Identifiable Information Made Available to the Public Via the Death Master File

Follow-up: Personally Identifiable Information Made Available to the Public Via the Death Master File (Limited Distribution), A-06-10-20173, 3/31/11 “SSA implemented procedures to report erroneous death entry-related personally identifiable information (PII) breaches to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team each week. SSA also hired a contractor to provide ongoing reviews of Death Master File (DMF)… Continue Reading

Consumer prices increase 0.5% in March as gasoline and food prices continue to rise

March 2011: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. Gasoline and food prices continued to rise and together accounted for… Continue Reading