In Econbrowser - Posted 2 hours ago

A couple days ago, I presented my views on the policy response to the financial crisis and the Great Recession in a UW Center for World Affairs and th...

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In Trading Desk - Posted 3 hours ago

Getting aggressively long crude oil at this point probably isn t a good idea. High prices are clearly in the long-term interest of OPEC, but the car...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 4 hours ago

As markets show signs of recovery, potential sovereign debt defaults have started to needle investor confidence. It all started with the collapse of...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 4 hours ago

On Tuesday, CIT Group Inc. (CIT) reported a net income of $3.2 billion, including the reorganization benefit under the post-bankruptcy accounting kn...

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In Prudent Investor - Seeing Too Many Bubbles - Posted 4 hours ago

A botched currency reform that led to a 50% devaluation of the North Korean Won and ignited inflation cost the top official responsible for it his hea...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 hours ago

The United States government has made a curious series of interventionist moves over the course of the last 18 months. Some have been beneficial, b...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 hours ago

Teva said to be Ratiopharm winner. Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA) has reportedly edged out Pfizer (PFE) and Iceland's Actavis in its bid for Ratiopharm...

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In Vox Baby - Posted 6 hours ago

I've been saying for a while that, contrary to the GOP rhetoric that the sky is falling, the 2009 and 2010 deficits were and are the absolutely corre...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 7 hours ago

A huge chunk of stimulus money was wasted paying union salaries instead of fixing budgets. Now states have are begging for more as noted by the Wall S...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 9 hours ago

By David Berman North American stock market indexes inched higher on Wednesday, continuing a winning streak as investors gain more confidence that ...

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