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Troubled Bank Loans at Record Highs

May 29, 2009, 5:36 PM

Flloyd Noris points out in his latest New York Times column – that not only is the overall loan quality at American banks the worst in at least two decades,... Read »

The Current Downturn Bears no Resemblance to the Great Depression

May 29, 2009, 5:03 PM

This chart presented by Donald Marron’s blog shows the six largest declines in output since the 1930s, and reinforces the notion that while the severity of... Read »

OECD Area Experiences the Largest GDP Fall in Record

May 29, 2009, 4:16 PM

The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] area fell by... Read »

Bob Rodriguez: ‘We Have an Economy of Entitlement’

May 29, 2009, 3:01 PM

Presented below is a CNBC interview with Bob Rodriguez, First Pacific Advisors principal/CEO. Mr. Rodriques was named Morningstar fund manager of the year for 2008... Read »

CRE Lending to Hit $25 bln this Year

May 29, 2009, 2:31 PM

Experts warn that the next shoe to drop (some people are predicting September) is the commercial real-estate market whose fundamentals have grown dramatically weaker... Read »

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), Calls BS to Geithner’s “Revolving TARP fund”

May 29, 2009, 2:14 PM

He is correct, but it’s even more simple than he explains. Geither claims that the TARP money goes into the general fund (Geithner to DeMint: Bailouts may never... Read »

Dell Not Ready to Call the Bottom in PC Sales

May 29, 2009, 1:58 PM

In contrast the tone of some optimistic technology companies, Dell (DELL) reported on Thursday evening that the bottom in sales of computers could still be ahead.... Read »

Some Thoughts on Equity Valuation

May 29, 2009, 1:45 PM

Hard to believe it’s month-end already. Gee, time sure does fly when you’re having fun. (Or…..B.) In any event, the lack of massive equity moves,... Read »

GM to File for Bankruptcy on Monday, FoxBusiness

May 29, 2009, 1:41 PM

FOX Business Network has confirmed that General Motors (GM) will file for bankruptcy on Monday in federal court in New York City. The filing will come after an announcement... Read »

Health Care Moving to the Front Burner

May 29, 2009, 1:28 PM

After all the talk this Spring about health care reform, it looks as if the battle will be joined early next month and contrary to conventional wisdom they appear... Read »

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