US Markets

DJIA8149.09chart-679.95
NASDAQ1398.07chart-137.50
S&P 500816.21chart-80.03
2008-12-01 16:04

Intl. Markets

FTSE4065.49chart-222.52
DAX4394.79chart-274.65
Nikkei8397.22chart+0.00
2008-12-01 11:46

Commodity Futures

Oil49.15chart-5.28
Gold770.70chart+0.00
Copper1.65chart+0.00
2008-12-01 15:52

Treasury Yield

13 Weeks0.01chart-0.01
5 Year1.72chart-0.22
10 Year2.72chart-0.24
2008-12-01 14:59

Exchange Rates

JPY93.19chart+0.00
EUR0.79chart+0.00
GBP0.67chart+0.00
2008-12-01 16:15

Other

Our 100th article »

To commemorate our 100th article, we thought to take a moment to guide our readers who may not have been around since the beginning through our site, and reflect on what we’ve accomplished thus far.
As you may or may not know, Dumbagent.com officially launched on November 13th, 2007. Our layout was very different at [...]

The Wisdom of Crowds - The Revenge »

Wikipedia is a resource that we Dumb Agents like to refer to quite often - primarily because it is a great example of the Dumb Agent Theory at work in everyday life.
For those uninitiated, once again, here’s a quick primer: many different people provide their input on a topic, this input is read by many [...]

Twitter! »

If you peer over to the right of this post you should see a Chatter Box section. This is our Twittering, which will be updated sporadically with little economic and financial tidbits, as well as good deals for shopping, saving money and anything else we may come across.
Check in with us often to see what’s [...]

Podcasts! »

We are proud to announce that Dumbagent.com is now featuring podcasts. Starting with selected (long) entries, you can now choose to press play and listen to the wonderful world of economic theory and discussion while you wash someone’s dishes (preferably your own), annoy your goldfish, or do a push-up.
These podcasts will also be available [...]

The Month In Review… and Other Fun Links »

Ok, so I must admit, I’ve been slacking off quite a bit in writing these posts and they’ve noticeably gone from ‘a week in review’ to ‘a few weeks month in review’ in no time flat. Now, I won’t say that this negligence is directly due to someone’s personal laziness but I’m sure that [...]