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Rescue Plan Strained by Lack of Staff

Posted by thekritz 1277 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout credit crisis paulson
Apparently, in addition to being incompetent, the US Treasury department is also short-staffed! read more »
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Obama Gets Depression Scholar in Romer

Posted by thekritz 1278 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: depression obama
The appointment of Christina Romer to head the Council of Economic Advisers places a scholar of the Great Depression close to President-elect Barack [...] read more »
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Dollar Stores May Have Happy Holidays

Posted by thekritz 1278 days ago (http://online.barrons.com)
Category: Business | Tags: dollar stores
THE 2008 HOLIDAY SEASON is shaping up to be weaker than 2002, which was the lowest holiday sales increase in the past decade, when sales grew just 1.[...] read more »
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Core values

Posted by thekritz 1278 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home prices personal finance
For most Americans, their home is their biggest investment. So when we read about record declines in U.S. home values, we naturally think our investm[...] read more »
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Should G20 Crack Down on Forex Speculation?

Posted by thekritz 1279 days ago (http://www.forexblog.org)
Category: Currencies | Tags: forex g20 tax
Recent volatility in forex markets has led some policy-makers to revive an erstwhile exhortation to limit the role of speculators in forex markets, w[...] read more »
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Americans Drive Less, Creating a Problem

Posted by thekritz 1279 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: automobiles gas prices
The oil industry and oil-producing nations have an acute problem, because the combination of conservation and the worst world-wide economic slump in [...] read more »
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China Must Do More to ‘Rebalance’ Economy, World Bank Says

Posted by thekritz 1280 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china economy world bank
China should do more to rebalance its economy from investment, exports and industry to consumption and services as it rolls out a $586 billion stimul[...] read more »
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Holiday Travel Is Bargain Spot for the Willing

Posted by thekritz 1280 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance travel
The travel industry is bracing for a painful holiday season as people scale back their discretionary spending. But that is good news for anyone who h[...] read more »
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Failing Home Economics

Posted by thekritz 1283 days ago, popular 1283 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cost-cutting personal finance
As Americans attempt to perform cost-benefit analyses of their needs and behaviors, they are whittling pennies from cable bills only to squander doll[...] read more »
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Invesco unveils actively managed real estate ETF

Posted by thekritz 1283 days ago (http://www.investmentnews.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: etf real estate
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC launched the first actively managed exchange traded fund to invest in real estate. read more »
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British Pound Under Pressure

Posted by thekritz 1284 days ago, popular 1283 days ago (http://www.forexblog.org)
Category: Currencies | Tags: british pound credit crisis
The British Pound has already fallen 25% against the Dollar, since the credit crisis kicked off earlier this year. read more »
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The euro area: All fall down

Posted by thekritz 1285 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy eu
A broad-based contraction is well under way in Europe. read more »
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Obama Hearts Wall Street. Maybe.

Posted by thekritz 1285 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: obama wall street
Obama may secretly not crack down on Wall Street, because so many of his advisers are sympathetic to the Street’s ills. read more »
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Dollar dips as G20 ends, recession worries loom

Posted by thekritz 1286 days ago (Dollar dips as G20 ends, recession worries loom)
Category: Currencies | Tags: dollar recession
The dollar fell against most major currencies on Monday as data showed U.S. manufacturing activity slumped and world leaders ended a weekend meeting [...] read more »
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U.S. Recession to Extend Into 2009, Business Economists Say

Posted by thekritz 1287 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: recession
The U.S. has entered a recession that will persist into 2009, and economies around the world will follow suit, according to a survey of business econ[...] read more »
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