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Bank Analyst Sees More Trouble Ahead

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1147 days ago (http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bac banks bbt c cma fitb investing jpm
Mike Mayo projects that loan losses in the current financial crisis will eventually exceed the levels experienced during the Great Depression. read more »
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How Ford Restructured $9.9 Billion of Debt in a Month

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1147 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: auto industry chrysler f ford gm
“It is refreshing to see a company doing something without the government, and not going to the government and waiting to be bailed out,” said Michae[...] read more »
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As GE Surges, Investors Take Out Insurance

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1147 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: ge investing options market stock market
Two weeks from now, General Electric will return to the scene of its disaster from one year ago, and investors in the options market are already gett[...] read more »
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Poll Finds New Optimism on Economy Since Inauguration - NYTimes.com

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1147 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: barack obama economy poll
Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country in the 11 weeks since President Obama was inaugurated read more »
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Banks Starting to Walk Away from Foreclosures

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1153 days ago, popular 1153 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: banks housing mortgage mortgage crisis
Banks are quietly declining to take possession of properties at the end of the foreclosure process, most often because the cost of the ordeal exceeds[...] read more »
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Why Buy-and-Hold Investing Doesn't Work

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1159 days ago (http://www.etftrends.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: buy-and-hold etfs investing long-term
The “long run” is something of a hopeful illusion that will take markets, stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and the economy at large to a better p[...] read more »
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What's a Guy Gotta Do to Get Fired? A Rant on AIG Bonuses

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1160 days ago, popular 1160 days ago (http://bankling.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: aig bonuses credit default swaps
A lot of ink, both digital and otherwise, has been spilled over the AIG bonus fiasco. A lot, but not enough. I rarely, if ever, side with the populis[...] read more »
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Cramer vs. Stewart: Don’t Confuse News with Entertainment

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1171 days ago, popular 1171 days ago (http://bankling.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: cnbc daily show jim cramer jon stewart
It made for great television. But, let’s not forget, that’s all it was. The economic crisis wasn’t solved, and CNBC isn’t going to change its stripes[...] read more »
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Ultimate Guide to Ponzi Schemes: Biggest, Oldest, Prevention, and More

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1172 days ago, popular 1172 days ago (http://bankling.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bernard madoff ponzi scheme
Of course, one thing you should take away from all this is that it’s probably not a good idea to get involved with, or invest in, a Ponzi scheme. read more »
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What the Baltic Dry Index Tells Us About the Economy

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1172 days ago, popular 1172 days ago (http://www.etftrends.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: baltic dry index bdi economy etfs
Some suggest the best way to track the long-term economic picture is by watching the the price of shipping dry bulk, or the Baltic Dry Index. read more »
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Madoff to Plead Guilty, Will Likely Get Life in Prison

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1174 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: madoff ponzi scheme
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to 11 felony charges stemming from his decades-long Ponzi scheme, likely p[...] read more »
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Recession 101: Five Primers Explaining How We Got Here

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1183 days ago (http://bankling.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: credit markets recession
For those looking for a basic "Intro to the Recession" piece, here is a list of places to start educating yourself. read more »
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AIG Reports Biggest Quarterly Loss in History

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1183 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: aig bailout credit default swaps tarp
The insurance giant reported a fourth-quarter loss of $61.7 billion, the largest quarterly loss in history. Now the federal government is forced to p[...] read more »
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NPR: Household Debt Vs. GDP

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1183 days ago (http://www.npr.org)
Category: Economy | Tags: debt gdp household debt
In 2007, US national household debt was 100% of GDP, the highest level since 1929. read more »
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The Depression in Recession: GDP Drops 6.2%

Posted by jimmyatkinson 1186 days ago (http://247wallst.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: commerce department gdp recession
The Commerce Department's original projection of a 3.8% drop wasn't even close. The actual number for 2008 Q4 GDP, which came out this morning, is [...] read more »
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