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A Return to a Nasty External Dynamic?

May 29, 2009, 2:28 AM

At the moment, the economic dynamic is exceedingly complicated. An understatement, I fear. The crosscurrents in the data and the markets are treacherous, and I... Read »

Shocker: Politicians Playing Politics with Their New Car Companies

May 29, 2009, 2:11 AM

The latest conspiracy theory making its way around the Internet is that the Obama administration is punishing Republican leaning car dealerships. Specifically, those... Read »

The Banks Aren’t Ready to Give In on Derivatives Yet

May 28, 2009, 10:49 PM

A week or so ago it looked like everyone was on board with the plan to put most derivatives into a central clearinghouse and allow certain bespoke contracts to be... Read »

One Green Shoot and Lots of Weeds in Japan’s Economic Data

May 28, 2009, 10:45 PM

Japan had a green shoot amidst recent economic data. Industrial production was up 5.2% in April over March. Unfortunately this shoot was found in a field of weeds. Reuters... Read »

Fed’s Fisher Says Economy Will Not Recover in a “Meaningful” Way

May 28, 2009, 9:46 PM

Despite having some “green shoots” beginning to sprout and set the stage for a recovery, the economy will not recover in a meaningful way before the... Read »

3 Ways to Stay Safe in this Market

May 28, 2009, 9:40 PM

Is this a “normal” market? GM is bankrupt. Unemployment is rising every month. Oil prices are up 90% in six months. And the market goes up. Does it make any... Read »

Target Defeats Ackman; Shareholders Side with the Company

May 28, 2009, 8:05 PM

Activist shareholder Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, who holds nearly 8% of the shares in Target (TGT), failed to ignite the sort of fire under shareholders... Read »

Pimco’s Bill Gross on Economy

May 28, 2009, 5:45 PM

Talking on CNBC about “the new normal”, Pimco’s founder and co-CIO Bill Gross, said “the Dow isn’t going back to 14K, and investors... Read »

OPEC Cartel: The New C Word

May 28, 2009, 5:37 PM

A cartel is an organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a cartel... Read »

PIMCO’s Gross Sees A Bleak Future

May 28, 2009, 5:23 PM

This isn’t really news but Bill Gross set forth his expectations for the economy over the medium term. It’s pretty much the same pitch we’ve heard from PIMCO... Read »

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