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PNC Gets National City in Latest Bank Acquisition

Posted by mvpoff 1311 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: bank buy-out crisi
"PNC Financial scooped up National City on Friday in an all-stock deal valued at $5.2 billion, the latest in what is widely expected to be a series [...] read more »
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The Incredible Shrinking Funds

Posted by mvpoff 1312 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: crisis hedge hedge funds recession
High borrowing and the credit crisis are bad enough for hedge funds. Panicky clients are worse. read more »
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Eastern Europe Adrift

Posted by mvpoff 1312 days ago, popular 1311 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: banking crisis eastern europe europe
The impact of the global recession on Eastern Europe is likely to be far worse than on the U.S. read more »
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US to Host G20 Summit Over Crisis

Posted by mvpoff 1312 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: crisis recession summit
Apparently, the first summit with European leaders didn't produce tangible enough actions to move the global economy out of this crisis. read more »
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Divided We Stand: The Ugly Side of International Banking

Posted by mvpoff 1314 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: banking border crisis
Have any money in foreign banks? You may not get it back if that bank goes under. read more »
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Economist 1973 Archive: Arabs Brandish Their Weapon

Posted by mvpoff 1314 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: history middle east oil trade
This piece was published in 1973, just before the major oil crisis caused by OPEC slashing production. It's particularly prescient given today's de[...] read more »
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IMF Chief Apologizes to Staff Over "Incident"

Posted by mvpoff 1315 days ago, popular 1314 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: development imf international scandal
Now if only the IMF would apologize for the impacts of its failed programs on developing countries around the world... read more »
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Connectivity and Commitment Pay Dividends in Africa

Posted by mvpoff 1315 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: africa logistics trade
Africa is the world's emerging market. Stock returns on the continent often top 100% a year. Logistics difficulties are the biggest challenge. read more »
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Chinese Miracle Growth Falters

Posted by mvpoff 1315 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: china deficit growth trade
For most governments, a growth rate of 9 per cent in the midst of a global financial calamity would be little short of a miracle. Yet in China, such [...] read more »
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Hedge Funds Concedede Errors, Profess Optimism

Posted by mvpoff 1321 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: hedge funds recession stock market
"We clearly underestimated several things, most importantly the tsunami of redemptions that are being delivered to hedge funds as investors line up [...] read more »
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Links to Research of Paul Krugman, Winner of Nobel Economics Prize

Posted by mvpoff 1321 days ago (http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: free trade krugman nobel trade
The New York Times provides links to research published by one of its writers, Paul Krugman, who just won the Nobel Prize for Economics.[...] read more »
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What the Market Turmoil Means for ETF Investors

Posted by mvpoff 1323 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: etf invest recession
Describes the significance for ETF investors of both the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the SEC's temporary ban on short sales. It's not clear to [...] read more »
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Think Long: Finding a Few Bright Spots in the Gloom

Posted by mvpoff 1323 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: ftse stock market value investing
The Economist is my Bible, and this is discussing long term prospects for stabilization in the stock market, arguing that there are actually some goo[...] read more »
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