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83

As in 83 consecutive months of economic expansion, compared to an average of 59 months for post-recession runs since WWII.
#FedBalanceSheet

99

As in 99 basis points, or just under one percent. This is the difference between the average 30-yr fixed rate mortgage in the U.S. according to bankrate.com and the current yield on the U.S. 30-yr Treasury Bond. In theory, it represents the profit margin (or lack thereof) for banks underwriting mortgages. #CheapMoney

“People should be treated equally and with dignity.”
-Kelly Ripa on usatoday.com
#Truth

“Women run the oil business. When an unemployed oil worker sits on a couch at home for a week drinking beer the wife says ‘you need to go out and get a job’. That worker is gone”
-Boone Pickens at SALT Conference
#Respect

“We can’t drive the stock price. As someone who owns a lot of stock myself… I watch it every day.”
Bill Ford at Ford shareholders meeting
#StepOnIt