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Friday April 29
NYMEX oil ends below $50 on ample supply Reuters Stocks Rally
March Personal Spending Rises 0.6%; Incomes Rise 0.5% BL
Asia finance chiefs meet at ADB as yuan talk swirls
JPMorgan's Predicts China Yuan Shift Next Week
Yen Climbs -- China May Loosen at Any Time BL
Moody's, S&P Are Flawed Gatekeepers to Capital Gilbert Sinclair Amazon
Rating companies have the power of life and death over the borrowers whose debt-paying abilities they assess
What You Think You Know That Isn't So Comstock
Soft Patch Should Be Relegated to the Dog Patch Baum
Chris Dialynas Discusses the Bretton Woods II Currency Regime PIMCO
Wise men at ease Economist
America's central bankers are relaxed about the current-account deficit. Does that mean it is time to panic?
Imports increasingly burden US economy CS Monitor
Housing costs outstrip wage gains, studies say AP
Sell ‘Em All! Goldberg
Bush Is Blowing Smoke on Energy Business Week
Congress passes budget plan CBSM
Car shoppers drown in debt CBSM
The trend could also cause issues for major automakers like Ford and General Motors, two companies that need another problem like Detroit needs another Pinto.
American Increases Domestic Fares $5 One-Way, $10 Round-Trip PRN
Buffett's troubled Gen Re acquisition CBSM
4 tough questions for Warren Buffett MSN
AIG May Delay Filing, Increase Estimate of Errors BL
Spitzer investigates HSBC over lending to the poor Times Online
Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware' AP
Prosecutors Press Former Tyco Chief AP
7 Arab Americans sue Denny's owner alleging discrimination AP
Ex-Enron broadband head hedges at trial AP
Minimum Credit Card Payments Expected To Double KTUL
Barrick's Munk Says Gold Supply Crucial to Prices Reuters
Gold rush set to continue in 2005 BBC GFMS
West steps up action over Chinese textile surge AFP
Balancing the Tightrope: Bush Administration on China Trade Policy KWR
Consequences of China's shifting economy China Daily
Next year, inflation could give way to deflation...
BOJ projecting change in easy monetary policy Japan Times
This is the first time the BOJ has indicated a possible policy shift since it introduced its "quantitative easing" policy more than four years ago.
Korea Can Avoid Losses in U.S. Treasuries Pesek
Who cares about the EU charter? Norris
Blair rules out joining euro until at least 2010 Guardian
Losing enthusiasm on joining the euro? IHT
French bank admits mistakes but denies fraud in UN oil-for-food scandal AFP
The Bursting Asset Bubbles - Britain's Real Estate GP
Is there fraud in the house of Saud? Jubak
Breaking borders: Investing in foreign lands CNBC
Lenders warn of home losses as interest rates bite Times Online
A debacle to put MG Rover in shade Times Online
Morrisons demands answers from accountants over Safeway Guardian
Oil Companies Halt C$7 Bln Arctic Canada Pipeline Reuters
Major airlines carry more passengers but struggle with fuel prices AFP IATA
Electronics makers lost billions on price falls in '04 Japan Times
Amended Securities Law protects investors China Daily
Markets Melt Down on Glacial Growth NYP
Thursday April 28
Microsoft Guidance Softens Miss TheStreet
Stocks down after slow growth report CBSM
Another brick in the wall of worry Hubert
Long-term mortgage rates tumble CNN
The Help-Wanted Advertising Index Drops Two Points CB
GDP Grows at 3.1%, Slowest Since 2003; Inflation Quickens BL BEA
Jobless Claims Rose by 21,000 Last Week to 320,000 BL
GDP Rabbit’s Out of The Hat Crudele
Running Out of Options Schaeffers
Soft and flat? Danger! CNN
008: Licence to Rant Mogambo
Business Spending Decelerates Sharply TheStreet
Inflation is Dead! Long Live Inflation! Janszen
What Made the Next Depression Worse Mises
1970s Stagflation? Not Today's Reality BL
The End of the U.S. Dollar’s Reign? Globalist
The Coming Collapse of the Dollar Kitco
Banking crisis or collapse? Macro Island Sun Times
Economists Try to Explain Why Bubbles Happen NYT
US' Snow: No evidence of national housing bubble Reuters
Nothing's "Wrong" If You've Got the RIGHT Picture EW
Baton Rouge: Our real estate riddle BusinessR Most expensive ZIP codes F
Bush to Hold Prime Time News Conference Today Reuters
Hedge Fund Assets Top $1 Trillion for First Time BL
Toyota help offer leaves some in Detroit fuming Reuters
Okuda's comments have been dismissed by some as a "mind game" or bid to rub Detroit's nose in Toyota's seemingly unstoppable success.
SEC probe almost too much for AIG Globe & Mail
Spitzer's Staff Probing Mortgage Fees Dow Jones
Exxon Earnings Jump 44% BL PG - DOW - DCX - RTN
IBC will close Miami bakery, lay off 600 Kansas City BJ
Furniture manufacturer to layoff 103 Philly BJ
Sheriff's Department Forced To Layoff Entire Staff WYMT
A Good Account of Bad Accounting LA CB
Congress tries again for a dollar coin CNN
The Treasury estimates that it has earned about $5 billion in seignorage profits from the quarters so far...Proponents of a new dollar hope to build on that unexpected success by creating another coin with mass market appeal.
Japan's March Industrial Production Unexpectedly Drops BL
U.S. Shows Some Parallels With Argentina of '90s Berry
The comfortable road to ruin ... Setser
U.S. and China on a collision course IHT
China ‘should end renminbi’s dollar peg’ FT
Yuan rejig may be storm in a teacup for U.S. Reuters
China Trip Report Roubini and Setser PDF
Bad-loan auction fails to lure Standard
Bell tolls for 1,828 state firms Standard
France to act over textile dumping suspicions Standard
‘Death spiral’ financing catches on in Japan Daily Times
India's Central Bank Unexpectedly Raises Key Rate BL
Europe seeks equality of accounting systems Norris
35% leap in court actions to repossess house Guardian
Retailers’ shares dip after profit alert from Kingfisher Times Online
Equitable chief is accused of lying in court Times Online
EU pressures Italy over bank deals IHT
Nigeria at risk of $33bn default Guardian
Wednesday April 27
Durables Orders Fall 2.8%, Most in Over 2-Years BL Census - T’s Rise
Technology doubts. . . CBSM Oil Drifts - Oil Crunch 05 - Gold Drifts
The Canary in the Coal Mine GMO Quarterly PDF
Hunting for a Bear Fool Chased by a Bear FSO
It Looks Good On Paper Corrigan PDF
Can the Fed Downshift Smoothly? LA Times Feeling The Break CIBC PDF
Mortgage Applications Increased Last Week Reuters MBA
Daily Forex Commentary Crooks
Bubble Pops Up In Housing Market CBS
Just drop in to a neighborhood gathering or cocktail party, and someone is bound to be talking about housing prices.
Living large on a mortgage of last resort WSJ
In a sign of how comfortable Americans are becoming with tapping their home equity, retirees are increasingly drawing on it to finance a more lavish lifestyle Boom-bust? BBC
Consumers Wary, but Housing Remains Hot NYT
Real Cause, Real Effect, Real Opportunity EW
U.S. Investors Turn to Real Estate, Pushing Home Sales Higher BL
Wannabe Landlords Beware Kiplinger High-end movin' up Denver
Property flipping is sport in some markets Inman (R)
And You Thought Oil Was A Worry BW
There are troubling signs that natural gas producers are moving toward forming their own version of OPEC.
Partisan Divide on Social Security Widens AP Shortfall not inevitable EPI
GM, Delta Lobby Against Bush's Proposal to Restructure Pensions BL
“What may start as a problem with a lowered credit rating could death-spiral”
Detroit's Woe, America's Worry BW
The biggest problem about the missteps plaguing GM and Ford: They're likely to cause an economic pileup clear across the country
Downgrade to junk status seems certain for GM bonds Det FP
PwC refuses to sign off AIG accounts as inquiry widens Times Online
Fannie Mae regulator says more problems could be found AP
Colgate Net Down 11% BL BA - VZ - MHS - RFMD - GLW - KMG
Newmont Mining profit drops on input costs CBSM
Microsoft, EU Fail to Settle Differences AP
Verizon's $250 million going-away present Slate
Homebuilders Get 139 Times Greenspan's Salary BL
Friedman Billings Founder in SEC Talks TheStreet
Airbus A380 Makes Historic Maiden Flight AP
The cyberbuttonwood era arrives Buttonwood
The Global Savings Glut WP
CD yields get better as Fed moves Det FP
Gold versus Commodities Saville
Do Squeaky Wheels Always Get the Oil? Kirby
China: EU textile move could harm trade ties China Daily A ‘Major Task’
Beijing considers taxes to fight property speculation Standard
BOJ to Leave Rates Near Zero to Fight Deflation, Survey Shows BL
Bonds for Dummies? Yes, and It's About Time Pesek
World Bank Says Asia Economies Will Slow AP
Fears Mount That Germany Faces Recession NYT
As Poles take jobs, bitterness in Germany IHT
Unparalleled boom drives housing Globe & Mail When the bubble pops FP
Philippine Ppty Stks On The Rise DJ
Grin and bear it Sydney Morning Herald
Inflation will not be lower than 13% in 2005 - Illarionov Interfax
Former ECB chief slams governments' efforts to influence rate policy AFP
Hedge fund transparency please, say corporate leaders EMEA
Sony warns of net profit slump AFP Siemens bottom-line profits down
Saudi's oil reserves stand at 261 billion barrels Saudi Economic Survey
Falling oil production will change the world Guardian
Tuesday April 26
Amazon investors cry a river CNN
Berkshire reinsurance deals queried CBSM
Shares of UST slapped on cut forecast CBSM
Consumer Confidence Declines More Than 5 Points In April Conference Board
New Home Sales Climb 12.2% to Record on Low Mortgage Rates BL PDF
Chain Store Sales Fall Reuters
A chip dip? CNN
The US stock market is still pricey Telegraph
Inflation: It's Worse Than You Think Time
Deflation is in the Cards Mish
Volatility Indices Picking up Wild Gyrations, but What does it Mean? Schaeffers
VIX Complacency; Disappearing Shorts; Wal-Mart; and Buying a Pullback Sch
Nasdaq's big rally only confirmed its weakness CBSM
He's fired ... up LA Times Was “The Apprentice'' Ripped Off?
Donald Trump is coming to Los Angeles for a real estate expo with a boom-oriented message. But some experts aren't buying it.
Real Estate Gone Wild Newsweek
How Cheap Dollars And Cheap Flights Are Bringing Average Joes To A Market Near You
Report: Mortgage Fraud Epidemic Fuels Housing Bubble Fears Ascribe PDF File
'Peak Oil' Gathering Sees $100 Crude This Decade Reuters ODAC
Saudi aide says $50 oil too high CBSM
From Russia, with love: $60 oil Jubak
Supercostly Crude: Winners and Losers Business Week
Surging Fuel Prices Catch Most Airlines Unprepared NYT
Shipping Costs for Coal Fall to Lowest in Two Months BL
Morgan Stanley's Roach Sees Fed Going to 5.5% BL
Washington's Deficit Plan? Nada BW
Waiting for Washington to get the deficit under control? Pull up a chair and relax. It's going to be a while.
Keep the SS Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang in the Balance Heritage
On what planet do Bush & Co. live? Krugman
Investor confidence waning (UBS) Globe & Mail
Pay Raises Trail Growth in Economy WSJ
U.S. venture capital drops Reuters
Mack joins team trying to derail NYSE merger Times Online
GM's blood in the streets Hulbert
Toyota boosts sales incentives to all-time high USAT
Still Looking, A.I.G. Finds More Flaws in Its Books NYT (R)
Adelphia Settling Fraud Case for $715 Million TheStreet
Xybernaut: Close to insolvency CBSM
Regulators Query Two More Bear Stearns Clearing Execs TheStreet
'Spam King' files for bankruptcy protection Newsday
Black Fights to Stay Silent in Hollinger Inc Probe Reuters
Ex-Enron executive says lies told to impress Wall Street HC
Two Pension Funds Target 16 Companies CFO
Model investors, Americans are not CS Monitor
Every week, fresh evidence bubbles up that Americans don't get the basics of ordinary investing.
Forecasting Buffett CNN Buffett Trip (Q&A)
Greenspan Fading Away TexasH No Joy in Greenspan's Wonderland! Faber
How Icahn rebranded from raider to 'activist' Telegraph
FASB's Efforts Toward Simplification Smartpros
A Common Currency for Online Fraud NYT
Greenspan Misses the Point About Yuan -- Again BL
EU members approve sanctions against US in anti-dumping row AFP
EU textile export probe angers China FT
13 members pressure EU over textiles from China IHT
China to be biggest trading partner of US this year PD
China hopes to make major inroads in U.S. car market USAT
Banks under pressure to crack down on crimes after recent scandals Standard
Japan's Household Spending Declines for a Second Month BL
Japan's core consumer prices down 0.3 percent in March AFP
French-Referendum Risks Rouse Bond Vigilantes Gilbert
The BoE Dilemma BCAR
Rising Oil Price and the Saudi Stock Market Arab News
Putin Tells Tax Auditors to Stop Meddling Moscow Times
ASIC targets merger swaps Australian
Agency To Force Dealers To Disclose Equity Prop Positions Derivatives Weekly
Beware the off-plan bubble Telegraph
80 Illegal Foreign Currency Outflow Cases Unearthed Donga
Canada: Class Action Accuses Banks of Illegal Creation of Money NewM
North Korea Warns UN Sanctions Will Be a `Declaration of War' BL
Monday April 25
S&P 500 Fundamentals Swenlin
Big Picture: Most Important Aden The Worrisome Dollar
U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise in March Reuters
Thomson Financial Sees Bounce CBSM Thomson Market Week PDF
Valero Energy to Buy Premcor for $6.9 Billion, Become Largest U.S. Refiner BL
SBC Posts Lower 1Q Earnings on Costs AP
GM Recalls 2 Million Vehicles, Most Sold in U.S. Reuters
Arthur Andersen Settles With Investors AP
High Gas Prices Fuel Public Transit Use AP
Oil Hits $56 AP Gas Prices Dip
Original Sin Morgan Stanley (Roach)
The First Sale is Often the Best Sale Hussman
Technology: Use the gadgets, avoid the stocks MSN (Fleck)
The Fed: No More "Measured"? Business Week
Greenspan's Deficits TIME
The storied Fed Chairman is battling inflation, sluggish growth--and some harsh new scrutiny
The Great Transition, Part II: Profiting from Trend Changes Bullnotbull
The Bursting Asset Bubbles - Wall Street, October 1929 Global Politician
Value Managers Are Flush With Cash WSJ
Rich Americans Less Confident in Economy Reuters
Wanna buy this house? Send your résumé CS Monitor
In addition to offering as much as $75,000 over the asking price, buyers are sending flowery bios, pictures, and letters to sellers.
More retirees pay the bills with reverse mortgages Boston Globe
High stakes won't allow us to admit housing bubble DiMartino (R)
After the Housing Boom: Impact on the Economy Angry Bear
Commodity `Bubble' May Signal Inflation Nearing Peak BL
The Bond Yield ‘Conundrum’ and Global Saving Institutional Economics
Headwinds Blasting Airlines TheStreet
NYSE members move to challenge $4.7bn merger Times Online
Reports: Langone, others seek to buy NYSE AP
CFO
Mood swings Warsaw Business Journal
As the social mood changes into pessimism and then panic, the masses will come to question the viability of existing institutions, few of which will survive in their present form.
Limited-Edition Buffett 'Monopoly' Game On Sale Forbes
Bush threatens to turn up heat on China, but the US could get burnt King
Protectionism is an extraordinarily blunt instrument, a policy that leads to unintended and all too often unfortunate consequences
Is America turning protectionist? Economist
Officials react angrily to US moves on yuan China Daily
Hong Kong's Tsang says case for single Asian currency is 'overwhelming' AFP
Uncertainties increase focus on BoJ Outlook Report CSFB
Ifo Business Climate Worsens Again Ifo
Could London Weather a British Real-Estate Slump? BL
House prices levelling and sales 'rapidly increasing' Guardian
Gas bubble ‘will deflate UK prices by a third’ Times Online
Rover stalled on paying debts long before collapse Times Online
Small car dealers face ruin in wake of Rover crash Times Online
Philippines tighten belt to avoid economic meltdown Telegraph
Khodorkovsky's 1% Chance of Acquittal Riles Russian Investors BL
Throughout Russia, 99 percent of criminal defendants were convicted last year, up from 89.1 percent in 2003
Few Mexicans Investing Pensions in Stocks AP
Crackdown on 'failure payouts' Guardian
Saudi-US leaders to meet at ranch BBC
Weekend Edition (April 23-24)
Wall Street climbing ‘wall of worry’ AP
Market waits on consumer confidence data, GDP, earnings reports
Roller coaster, week 3 CNN
Wages and Consumer Spending (Not a Pretty Picture) Barron’s
The More Things Change Mauldin
Big Picture: Most Important Aden
The Great Wealth Deception Richebächer
Globalization and its Discontents Bonner
Oil Wars Chapman Gold & Oil G-E
Oil's Lesser Role in U.S. Economy Limits Damage From High Prices NYT
The Day After Tomorrow Puplava
Part 2: Broken Resolutions
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear? Luskin
Housing Sector Looking for Signs of Bubble Fatigue Reuters
The Marginal Home Buyer North
Jim Rogers On The Housing Bubble HBBlog
Why Are You Holding Your Noses? EW
Don't panic! Bears can be fun Farrell
Manic Markets, Traders Want Chill Pill NYP
Budget blues, bankruptcy? Fresh rules rein in filing AZCentral
The law will take effect in October, but many consumer advocates expect a rush of filings now to get a better break.
Wal-Mart Says April U.S. Sales Rising in Line With Its 2 Percent Forecast BL
Grand Jury Probing Wal-Mart Spending AP
Citigroup, Lennar Sell Corporate-Debt Sellers as Number of Issues Dwindles BL
Wendy's Hopes Arrest Woos Back Customers AP
Greedy Grasso NYP
Martha's big night out spurs probe NY Daily
China Working Out Yuan Reform Timetable Reuters
China's Industrial Bank Needs $50 Billion Bailout, Fitch Says BL
Rise in Chinese Textile Imports Prompts Inquiry in Europe NYT
Temasek in talks to lift Minsheng stake Standard
EU's Mandelson Considers Curbs on Chinese Socks, 8 Other Textile Items BL
Questions about the rising giant IHT
Banks face scrutiny over hedge fund links Times Online
Some critics say that investment banks are so reliant on huge fees from prime brokerage that they may be tempted to favour hedge funds at the expense of other clients.
Berlusconi’s new government begins by bickering FT
China & Japan -- Rival Giants BBC Tokyo turns tables on textbooks Standard
Temporary stock market crash in America, and then sharp recovery India Daily
What really happened in New York is a classical example how public is regularly skimmed of their money in the stock market.
Friday April 22
Crude nears $56 with support from gasoline CBSM
Gold Heading for Biggest Weekly Gain in Six as Dollar Weakens BL
Nasdaq Buys Instinet Network for $934.5B AP
Oil Eyes $55 on U.S. Refinery Problems Reuters Oil could foul stocks CNN
The coming crisis Asia Times
How the Fed Is Doing China a Favor Roach
Looking for trouble Economist
The American stockmarket has taken a tumble. Why are investors so jittery?
The Bursting Asset Bubbles - Introduction (Part 1) Global Politician
Dow 10,000: Thank You For Your Support Schaeffers
A Secular Bear Market Comstock
The Big Picture CornerStone
Will a Declining Stock Market Undermine the Economy? Berner
Passing the Buck NYT (Krugman)
A not-so-fun 'stag' party? CNNÂ Is stagflation a threat?
Rates on 30-year mortgages drop for 3rd straight week AP
Real estate loan insurer sees profits fall Inman
Low savings rate is real retirement crisis Chicago Sun Times
Senate OKs $81B for Iraq, Afghanistan AP
Endgame for markets in the U.S. Norris
After Markets' Merger Mania, Is Oligopoly Next? NYT
Big Lenders Warn Against Severe Limits On Portfolios AP
Tech Rally Leaves Behind eBay TheStreet
Gaga for Google TheStreet What's the price of fish? Times Online
Kodak Has Loss on Job Cuts; Revenue Unexpectedly Drops BL
Ford Spills Some Beans on General Motors Earnings Gilbert
Costco Will Miss Profit Estimates for a Third Quarter BL
Hotel-room boom makes discounts scarce MSNBC
Merck under investigation over Vioxx Guardian
Two Ex-Merrill Execs Get Jail NYP
Medtronic to Pay $1.35 Billion to End Doctor's Lawsuit Over Spinal Implant BL
Is Rupert Murdoch right to predict the end of newspapers? Economist
Exchange Rate Pass-through to U.S. Import Prices: Some New Evidence FED
The beauty of gold Asia Times (Fekete)
Bottom for both gold and bonds? Hulbert
Golden opportunity for China Standard Gold above $433 on China talk ST
Money Manager Blisters Gold Companies for Disregarding Stockholders Wood
ICBC gets US$15b bailout Standard
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has a mountain of dud loans
Minsheng reports new case of China bank fraud BL
Blaming China's currency IHT (NYT)
China on brink of cracking car market NYT
Can 60 Million Chinese Be Wrong? EW
Yen Advances to Highest in Four Weeks After Koizumi Apology BL
Germany economy: At risk of deflation? EIU
Deflation possible in Russia, minister says GTR
Ecuador: A coup by Congress and the street Economist
A fragile success story in 'the pearl of Africa' IHT
Korea's Hynix to pay 185 million dollars to settle price-fixing probe AFP
US crisis short list: Asia next? CS Monitor
2 Brits nabbed with $3 trillion in fake US fed notes ABS
Thursday April 21
Greenspan: Yuan peg undercuts China CBSM
Bulls run on Wall Street CBSM
Philly Fed unexpectedly surges in April PFed
Buffett shows a taste for Budweiser Reuters
U.S. March Leading Index Declines 0.4%, Most in 2 Yrs BL Conference Board
Greenspan: Budget Deficits Pose Threat AP Testimony
Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in 10 Weeks BL Treasurys Fall
Stock Market Is Scary Place To Be NYP (Crudele)
Will the walls come falling down? Economist
Now that housing markets are looking soft, consumers may be forced to retrench
Commercial property prices and bank performance BIS PDF File
Still Not Convinced There's a Real Estate Bubble, Read This! Euro Pacific
One Thing Leads to Another in the Bubble Cycle Wonderland Janszen
A big, fat, over-valued asset Mogambo Guru
The End of the Days of Denial Rostenko
Not the time to catch a falling knife CBSM
The Economy, Psychology, and Cluelessness EW
Inevitable oil squeeze draws near CS Monitor
Bush Calls for Reduced U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil USinfo
Why Are Real Rates So Low? MS (Xie)
The Business Cycle Will End with Deflation
Awash with cash 5: A solution to the bond yield conundrum Danske Bank PDF
Economic Presentation: Inflated Anxieties CIBC PDF
Filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy will get tougher soon USAT
Banks and credit card companies have been lobbying for the change for 8-years.
Medicare's dilemma grows: How far to go in coverage USAT
Plan would allow airline pension deferrals BL
Fannie Mae Apologizes for Accounting Failures WP
Car Trouble: Should We Recall the U.S. Auto Industry? Wharton
Carving Up the Carmakers? Business Week
Shareholders Aren't General Motors' Top Priority GM
NYSE to Merge With Archipelago, Become Publicly Traded BL
Whirlpool Hit by Energy Costs AP EBAY - MOT - QCOM - DAL - MCD - MRK
Time Warner, Comcast to Buy Adelphia AP T - XRX - UPS
Pernod swallows Allied for $14.15B Reuters
Guilford Mills to close plant News & Record
Taser: Don't trust our finances Reuters
Why is Peter Kann still running Dow Jones? Slate
Wal-Mart critics launch ad campaign AP
Black's holding company in 'financial crisis' Guardian
Prosecutors Finally Rest in Scrushy Case CFO
Monsanto subpoenaed on biotech seeds Reuters
Examining Back Door Links between Directors and CEO Pay Wharton
Patience and er -- faith Russell
U.S. Current Account Deficit: Causes and Consequences Ferguson Speech
Brady Commission member Robert Kirby dead in LA at 80 AP
Pressure on China to act as boom continues Times Online
5 imminent problems in China's economy People’s Daily
Shenzhen bank finds suspect loans Standard
Japan Trade Surplus Unexpectedly Narrowed in March on Imports BL
Rover cars to be made in China BBC
End of quotas sews chaos in clothing industry IHT (NYT)
Australia's economy shows signs of stalling IHT (BL)
Builder sees bleak trading conditions Times Online
Congress Fires Ecuador President After Protests Reuters Ecuador Bonds Fall
Wednesday April 20
Sellers Crash Profit Party TheStreet
US rate futures see Fed pressing on with hikes Reuters
Price Pressure in Beige Book TS FED
Snow dismisses stagflation, as CPI spikes up Reuters
Energy futures up after data CBSM EIA
Price growth outpaces wages for the 11th consecutive month EPI
Prices are surging -- and it's not just gasoline AP
U.S. March CPI increases 0.6% CBSM BLS ~ Treasuries Fall ~ Oil Up
Mortgage Applications Decreased Last Week Reuters MBA
Gloom descends on prospects for world growth and profits Times Online
Institutions managing more than $1,000 billion have, in the space of a month, suffered an abrupt loss of confidence in prospects for world growth and company profits.
What the Future Has in Store Schaeffers
What's Bleeding The Market? Ackman
Three trends that goosed the markets in recent years may be history.
Slower Growth Won't Stop Fed's Rate Increase Berry
An economy going nowhere Boston Globe Shaping Down Again? CSFB PDF
A valuable alternative to empire-building Buttonwood
Companies are buying back their own shares in record quantities. Should shareholders thank them for it?
Twilight In The Desert Simmons PDF Oil not a bubble ~ Oil Bubbles Back S
The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and The World Economy
High Energy Prices are here to stay Auerback
Where's the Fear? EW
Is money supply growth bullish for stocks? Hulbert
Snow Says `No' to 30-Year Bond, and Wall Street Hears `Maybe' BL
Snow asked to see Lehman's research on the 30-Y bond and nothing else.
Bond yield conundrum is back FT
U.S. Corporate Bonds: The Bull Run Is Over BCA Research
U.S. Bond Issuers Debate `Relationship Business' BL
Fiscal Restraint A Thing Of The Past OpEd
Is the real estate market cooling? CNBC A boom that won't bust? Reuters
Condo development on Miami coast is hot, hotter, hottest USAT
How long can the big airlines survive? CS Monitor
US Airways, America West in Merger Talks AP
Fannie Mae CEO Says Don't Limit Portfolio AP WP
Ford beats estimates, lowers Q2 outlook CBSM
Pension 'crisis' pushes GM closer to brink Independent
Ailing GM might tap health care fund USAT
"We can extract it pretty aggressively if we have to." The company hasn't taken money from its VEBA account in 20 years.
Agency takes negative outlook on Berkshire for first time CBSM
Two retired executives challenge Gillette sale Boston Globe
KPMG settles Xerox case Reuters
Ex-con man stars in sting Newsday
Widow of Top Enron Exec Criticizes Film AP
Furious eBay bidding for pope collectibles Arizona Republic
Will a new gold coin make a mint? CNN
Investors Must Prove Loss in Fraud Suits CFO
How Bush and Cheney Avoided the AMT WSJ
Five Stocks Ben Graham Might Buy MorningStar
How does fiscal policy affect monetary policy in emerging market countries? BIS
China's Economy Grew 9.5% in the 1Q05, More Than Expected BL
Looming pension crisis in China stirs fears of chaos USAT
Unlike the US and Europe, which prospered before their elderly populations expanded, China is in danger of growing old before it gets rich.
Giants race for China sales ~ Mercedes to be made China ~ GM cuts VW lead
Asia FX reserves growth slows, perhaps temporarily Reuters
Markets 'too complacent about break-up of eurozone' Telegraph
"Against this backdrop, the euro's status as a serious contender to the US dollar as a reserve currency is highly questionable."
British workers 'sleep-walking' into pensions' disaster MI
Banker cautions French IHT
The U.K. Economy Is Headed for Post-Election Jolt Bloomberg
Financial stability threatened by deposit cap system Yomiuri
BOJ's Mizuno calls for shift to zero-rate policy Reuters
Minister: Malaysia Won't Float Currency AP
Securities companies take on risky rescues Asahi
High-wire act for Italy's Berlusconi CS Monitor
Bureaucrats Bungle - Aged Care Crisis Continues Scoop
A crisis of trust Toronto Sun
Rosneft Closing In on Yukos Assets Moscow Times Asset Freeze
Global demand for steel products to exceed 1 billion tonnes AFP
“China will account for 29% of total steel demand and nearly 80% of world growth in 2005” IISI
Some German Bond Owners Want Money AP
The gold-backed bonds were issued in the 1920s by a Germany seeking to rebuild after World War I.
Why God is not an economist Swissinfo
Benedict XVI prepares for first Mass as pope CNN
Snow Says China Must Adopt Flexible Exchange Rate Now U
Senators Press Treasury to Say China Manipulates Yuan BL
The China mess Kudlow
Why is the U.S. threatening economic warfare against China?
Chinese foreign minister appeals for calm after anti-Japanese protests AP
Japan's Bonds Advance; Yields at 14-Month Low on China Concerns BL
Threats of bomb, anthrax, death: Chinese interests in Japan under siege JT
Tuesday April 19
Lex live: Emerging market debt Lex
COMEX gold jumps to 4-week high on falling dollar Reuters
Crude Oil Rises on Speculation Gasoline Demand May Drain U.S. Inventories BL
AIG places chief administrative officer on leave CBSM
Will the NYSE boot Krispy Kreme? CBSM
U.S. housing starts fall sharply in March CBSM Census
Decline by 17.6%, largest since Jan. 1991
March producer prices up 0.7% on energy spike; Core up 0.1% CBSM BLS
Chain Store Sales Fall in 2nd April Week Reuters
Standard bear CBSM
Market observer Grant lashes Fed, speculative excess
Fed Focus: Slow and Easy, Baby McCulley
Steering clear of a recession Bartlett
Fed Embraces Public Perception in Place of Sound Monetary Judgment Merk
Seismic Sentiment Shift . . . Baum Bizarro World on Wall Street CNN
7 reasons the bears might be right MSN (Jubak)
Bulls battered but unbroken Brimelow
Mutual Fund Cash Levels Cross Currents
No free lunches for pensioners Guardian
Could Social Security Go Broke? Economists’ Voice
America's riotous real estate Asia Times
The current housing bubble in the United States has already burst in San Francisco and a general deflation - perhaps of international magnitude - could be nigh.
The Bubble, Then the Blues LA Times
The current housing bubble is the bastard offspring of the stock market bubble of the mid-1990s.
Homebuyers Increasingly Flip New Properties Knight Ridder
Home buyer worry in two areas Boston Herald
Want to buy a home? Good luck Oregonian
Is it all relative? Maybe oil prices aren't so bad, after all CS Monitor
Big Oil Companies Are Stealing Your Hard-Earned Cash Crudele
AT&T was broken up at the height of its profitability, so why not an oil giant or two?
Analyst: 'Worst is over' for gas prices USAT
GM posts huge loss CNN Worst result since 1992
Gloom over GM and Ford shrouds global car stocks Times Online
Merrill Lynch First-Quarter Net Falls 3 Percent as Revenue Growth Slows BL
Coca-Cola 1st-Qtr Net Drops 11% on Marketing Costs BL
Texas Instruments' Profit Rises 12% BL VIA - EMC - LU - PFE - TASR - MAN
H&R Block Handles Fewer Returns Dow Jones
Sirius to Carry Martha Stewart Channel Dow Jones
Lehman takes hedge fund stake FT
WorldCom's Ebbers asks for new trial, says judge erred BL
Morgan chief forced to play defense IHT (NYT)
Coke Probes Completed by SEC, DoJ CFO
Blockbuster fires back at Icahn AP
Oops! US Air roundtrip for $1.86 CNN
Sugar tariff fails to yield sweet results for anyone Oakland Press
Chip Industry Traced to Moore's 1965 Ideas AP
Fed unveils financial education Web site AP Link
Gold and Deflation Saville Gold: Debt - Supersize Me Ing Little People 321
Stocks tumble, companies tremble Asahi
Disaster looms, but no one seems to care Times Online
Inflation jumps to seven-year high Times Online
German Investor-Confidence Index Drops as Oil Costs Limit Economic Growth BL
Pricing sparks power shortages in China IHT (NYT)
China's Economy Probably Grew 9% in 1st Qtr, Slowest in 2 Yrs BL
Argentina's 'Silicon Valley' thrives CS Monitor
Investment Banks Home in on Hedge Fund M&A Fees Reuters
ICBC loan scandal results in 21 being sent to jail Standard
Facing Global Sanctions, Iran Uses Oil Fields to Seek Alliances NYT
Japanese tourists cancel trips to Hong Kong amid China row AFP
American to salvage Japanese sub full of gold, opium sunk in Atlantic in '44 JT
Monday April 18
Wall Street prints more red CBSM Oil Futures Hover Near $50 on OPEC AP
Tilt! Roach
Can earnings reverse Wall Street downturn? AP Tense week for Wall Street
Change in Wall St. Sentiment Underlines Economic Fears NYT Crash Alert
In 2005, a Rash of Possible Bubbles LA Times
Pop goes a market? Chicago Tribune
Dollar Gains as Investors Shun Global Stocks, Buy Treasuries BL
If only Greenspan could be Volcker MSN (Fleck)
Interest rates are not a talisman for the US economy Brookesnews
Those who believe that a mere cut in rates will always stimulate the American economy had better think again.
How Hedging Works Hussman
Signs point to an end to America's buying binge CS Monitor
Economy wobbles under cost of oil CS Monitor
A Whiff of Stagflation Krugman
How do we get out of this bind? As the old joke goes, I wouldn't start from here.
Fears shift from inflation to slowdown CBSM
Financial crisis: Is it reparable? WorldnetDaily
The Great Transition Part I: Giant Popping Sound BnotB
Bush's Voodoo Economics Intervention Magaine
Sheer speculation Union Tribune Payback looms LA Times
"My money is in real estate because I got tired of seeing the income statement on my mutual fund go down."
Housing: After the Boom Angry Bear
Sand/gravel company dabbling in real estate redevelopment RG
Tech's Gathering Gloom Business Week
Tech Gloom Deepens, But Is Sky Falling? Reuters
Report: Nasdaq Set to Buy Instinet Reuters
Microsoft to Launch Biggest Ad Campaign AP
Next Enron Trial Focuses on Broadband Unit AP
Fannie Mae's Top Lawyer To Quit, Join Old Firm WP
Watchdogs With Eyes Wide Shut Business Week
As investigators pore over the books of AIG, it's becoming clear that for years regulators failed to detect lapses
Buffett targeted over sham deals with HIH SMH
Restoring Fiscal Sanity: Meeting the Long-Run Challenge Brookings
The Parent Trap Mother Jones (Galbraith - R)
Report: U.S. Pressure Hampers Yuan Reform Reuters
China: grinding the greenback Observer
G-7 Ends Charm Offensive, Urge Immediate Loosening of China Peg BL
The Best China Investment Strategy Blodget Forget about it
Book warns of new threat from China Taipei Times
Shanghai violence exposes 'China risk' Yomiuri
Adrift as China flexes its muscles Australian
Tokyo stocks plummet after U.S. losses, China woes CBSM
Tokyo warns China of trade impact CNN
Free Money in Japan? Not So Free After All Pesek
Of mobile landings and staircases: Japan in the global school of wizardry JT
Brown insists IMF sums wrong after claim of budget black hole Scotsman
Euro to Extend Drop as Europe's Economy Falters, Survey Shows BL
Housing boom goes on ThisisMoney
‘Greedy' sellers are pushing asking prices to an all-time high TiM
Investors are braced for further falls Times Online
Indian Stock Market Losses may mount BS ’I don't understand stock markets’
Bush's Economic Recipe May Not Work for Schroeder, Berlusconi BL
France's fears FT
Avoiding the Argentina effect Pesek
Barclay brothers' Index exit will cost 3,200 jobs Times Online
Philips First-Quarter Profit Slumps 79 Percent on Flat-Screen Venture Loss B
Weekend Edition (April 16-17)
Rough Roads Ahead Keenan
Who said that bubbles don't burst anymore?
For Ford and GM, the road ahead is full of potholes IHT (NYT)
Finance Officials Try to Calm Markets AP
Text of G7 statement CBSM
In Real Estate Fever, More Signs of Sickness WP
Some Economists Warn of Housing Bubble
Forecast: The Next Ten Years Mauldin
The Greatest Ever Speculative Bubble in Risk Noland
Gold Futures CoT Zeal
Dear Mr. Greenspan Sheperd
Unwelcome Dow Additions Schaeffers
Home sweet home Express News
Curtain call for housing PBear
High Oil, Economic Doubts, Hint at Stagflation Reuters
Buybacks carry a hidden cost Norris
Intel Says 'Dual-Core' PCs Ready to Ship AP
Wendy's doubles chili finger reward Reuters
Wal-Mart sees April sales flat to up 2% CBSM
Gas retailers feel pinch AP
It sounds hard to believe, but gasoline retailers' profit margins are at a 20-year low.
Can Wall Street police itself? CBSM
An Industry Bully Gets Its Comeuppance NYT (Morgenson)
Queens Broker In King-Sized Scam NYP
Hedge funds queried in Deutsche Börse case IHT
16 Arrested in India Call-Center Scam AP
Group of Seven Frets About Oil, China Reuters
Beijing warns against real-estate speculation Xinhua
Scapegoat, Made in China LA Times
China's Car Makers Ready to Go Global? Reuters
China's people problem Economist
Problems recruiting and retaining workers, particularly skilled ones, are raising the cost of doing business in China
ECB's Trichet rules out rate cut CBSM
Property market 'at peak’ Times Onlines
Housing prices soaring in post-Saddam Baghdad USAT
Saudi Arabia's real estate sector is booming Arab News
A Carnival of Piracy Tech Central
Argentina Rejects G-7 Calls to Address Debt Holdouts BL
5,000 jobs go in Rover collapse Guardian 'Who's going to pay the mortgage?'
Investors and firms lose out to new 'boiler-room' fraud Guardian
Row deepens over UN oil scandal BBC
Italy’s Berlusconi Faces Government Crisis AP
Thousands Join Anti-Japan Protests in East China Reuters
Japan to protest over China riots BBC
U.N. chief Annan angers U.S., Britain WT
What a Week: Blue Crush TS Worst Day in 2-Years AP Dow SignalWatch
Even with all the doom and gloom, there's little talk of an impending oversold bounce. Treasury Yields Hit 8-Week Lows Reuters
Correction likely to continue for some time MoneyCentral Wall Street is worried
Stock market agony worsens St. Petersburg Times
Stocks' Damage Will Take Time to Heal Business Week
Big-time Gluttony, Using Both Hands -- and What Follows EW
The action this week was not gut wrenching, much less a panic
Friday April 15
Stocks slammed, day 3 CNN
Dow Down 420 pts in three days ~ Recap: CBS ~ BL
U.S. TNotes Have Biggest Weekly Gain Since August as Stocks Drop BL
When IBM sneezes it usually means the tech sector gets a cold CNN
Clouds gather on Wall Street CNN
Suddenly investors, economists are worried that much weaker growth, lower profits are ahead.
SEC Postpones Options-Expensing Rule CFO
The delay ''provides more time for companies to window dress the impacts through acceleration of vesting, tweaking assumptions, and other maneuvers.''
General Motors Bonds Fall on Concern About Healthcare Costs, Debt Ratings BL
Tough Love MS (Roach)
"And Then, Alas, it's Too Late" Comstock
Foreigners' Feb. U.S. Asset Purchases Rise $84.5 Bln BL Treas
U.S. consumer sentiment falters CBSM
NY factory activity comes to virtual standstill in April CBSM NYF $ Dips
Fed: industrial production data posted early by mistake AFX
In Yuan We Trust New Yorker
No one, in Asia or anywhere else, wants to be the last guy out.
Hanging on for Dear Life Schaeffers Nasdaq breaks several key support levels
Do Security Concerns Influence Asian Central Bank Holdings? KWR
Dismal monetary science Fekete
Bears sniff blood -- again Brimelow
Bears Versus Bulls – Part I ~ Part II AIR
Arm Wrestling Rude Awakening
Big Obstacle Blocks the Road to Higher Bond Rates BL
The Medical Money Pit Krugman
A Dirty Little Footnote to the Energy Bill NYT
Congress approves bankruptcy changes AP
The Deflation Guarantee Act of 2005 Mish
House poor: Are prices about to plunge? The Hook
The danger of a bust is "absolutely getting worse"
Housing market may be cooling Union Tribune
Mortgage scams cost Americans tens of millions of dollars MJS
IBM investors get 'Big Blue' bruise CNN GE - C
Shares of IBM plunged nearly 5 percent after hours
Samsung Profit Slides 52 Percent, More Than Analysts Expected BL
GM falls to decade lows after word of SEC subpoena AFX
GM Woes Drag Down Markets WP
New security breach puts credit-card holders at risk AP
Greenberg's gift gambit may fail Dow Jones
Former Serono executives accused of offering kickbacks AP
Barrick Denied Use of Canadian Information in New Orleans Suit BL
What's going on with gold & the dollar? Texas Hedge
The Coming Bull Market in Gold Stocks FSO
SEC fails to put investor interests first CBSM
EU to apply 'safety clauses' on Chinese textiles within weeks AFP
EU keeping China weapons embargo: US officials AFP
China exports overtake Japan FT China forex reserves swell to $659B R
Japan: Are Exports To China At Risk? BCAR
ECB shifts focus, worried by rising asset prices IHT
Corporate sales growth at its lowest in 18 months Times Online
Bankruptcies below 14,000 for first time in 13 years Japan Times
Seven tips to make money in a bear market India Times
Before rushing into Reits ... Today
Woolworths shares plunge 30% Guardian
Layoff costs cut Aer Lingus profit IHT
US tycoon in oil-for-food scandal BBC
Former insurance chief jailed over Australia's largest corporate collapse AFP
Thursday April 14
Blue chips fall to five-month low CBSM
Jobless Claims Fell 10,000 Last Week to 330,000 BL
Oil Steadies Near $50 After Heavy Falls Globe & Mail
Don't Discount Discounted Dividends Hussman
Watch Out Below Schaeffers
Bears' claws sharpening up Mineweb
Running out of puff? Economist
Case Study On Costs Of Hitching Your Wagon To A Dollar “Star” Kasriel
Don't Say He (Volcker) Didn't Warn You North
Daddy! Wake up! Where is all my money? Mogambo Guru
Ka-Poom Theory Revisited Janszen
The Dollar "Plunge Protection Team" Droke
Not just a Spike CIBC PDF
Crude Prices Will Almost Double Over Next Five Years
The invisible hand preventing an energy crisis Asia Times
Hotel rates continue to inch upward Sacramento BJ
‘Chicken Little' investors missing opportunities? Chicago Sun Times
AMD Cuts Down Safety Net TheStreet
Perelman suing Morgan Stanley for $2.7B AP
Warren Buffett is an ex-American idol CBSM
Ex-Citigroup Brazil Manager Charged in Probe BL
Glaxo faces suit over Paxil Reuters
Wal-Mart leaves bitter chill in Quebec WP
Retailer shutting store after workers vote for union
Wendy's Diner Won't Sue Over Finger in Chili Dow Jones
Asian hedge funds brace for U.S. registration IHT (BL)
SEC Expected to Delay Options Expensing CFO
As early as next week, the Securities and Exchange Commission will reportedly push back the effective date of FASB Statement 123R.
Earnings quality dropping again CBSM
Companies obfuscate, analysts play along
Global Economic Momentum Continues to Deteriorate BCA Research
China slams Japan over drilling in disputed waters as tensions soar AFP
Top economist foresees currency crisis if France votes No EUobserver
Australians remain cautious on spending BL
China hints at stock move IHT (BL) China's weak link FT
About two-thirds of shares of China's listed companies are held by the state
Investors brace for decline at Samsung IHT (BL)
Made in South America: new breed of fake US dollars CS Monitor
4-Member Ring Circulates 1,400 Counterfeit $100 Bills Korea Times
It's better to be poor in Norway than in the US CS Monitor
Rwanda wins debt cancellation from IMF-World Bank AFP
Wednesday April 13
Stocks Drop on Weak March Retail Sales AP Oil Down
Crude, gasoline lose more than 3% CBSM
Oil Alert -- Products Drive Prices Higher Morgan Stanley
OECD to Cut 2005 Growth Forecast to 2.8%, Draft Says BL
Retail Sales Climb Less Than Expected BL Census
Chip gear sales fall 2.5% in February Reuters
First decline in global sales of chip-making equipment in 19 months, industry group says.
Mortgage Applications Increased Last Week Reuters
Not so fast, bulls! CNN
Dollar Drops to Lowest in Almost Two Weeks Against Yen After Fed Minutes BL
Illegal Appraisals Inflate Housing Bubble Realty Times
It’s not the dollar, it’s oil! Business Day
Well on our way toward a $900 billion current account deficit ... Setser
Lest any one think the US trade deficit is made in China, or just the product of an undervalued renminbi, consider this: the US trade deficit with the Eurozone also continues to grow.
Fed Minutes Offer More Confusion Than Clarity Berry
Volcker: He Made It Worse... Then He Made It Better? EW
Hoisington 1Q05 Review & Outlook PDF
Private Pensions Need Fixing Too AEI
The day of reckoning is close
Monthly Economic Outlook Wachovia
US $ will continue to stumble over record twin deficits, says Scotiabank CNW
Pension funds set for $400m court claim against AIG Times Online
Rising Steel Prices Force Changes in Construction Plans NYT
Brand-name drug prices up 7.1% in 04, more than double other inflation AP
Gas-guzzler sales sag as gas prices rise Det News
Profit warning means Ford needs to cut production, experts say Chicago Tribune
Chapter 11 for EaglePicher Arizona Republic
Harley slashes '05 earnings outlook Reuters
The Contrarian Theory Doesn't "Ring" True (MOT) Schaeffers
Foundry Networks Tanks on Warning TheStreet
Carl Icahn Sees Red Over Blockbuster Chief's Pay BL
MStanley's Perella to Quit, Meguid May Follow Amid Exodus of Bankers BL
More hedge funds take on the role of banks AFX
Cash-rich hedge funds shake up the reinsurance industry CBSM
LBOs See Rise in Debt Ratios CFO
Many Companies Speed Up Options Vesting CFO
More than $1 billion of stock option expense has circumvented income statement recognition in future periods due to the accelerated vesting
I want to turn to gold... Russell
At what price will gold and the Dow meet? Nobody knows, but if I had to guess I'd say around 3,000.
New Investment Era Aden
Excessive Asian Reserves? Tech Central Station
Forex watchdog on inflows alert Standard
China's bad loans could trigger financial crisis IANS
Sales of consumer goods to top 6 trillion yuan this year People’s Daily
Paradise for housing speculators may be lost People’s Daily
U.S. rhetoric on Chinese trade has bite to match IHT (BL)
Piracy in China is worsening, US says BL How To Solve China's Piracy Problem
EU ministers call for currency appreciation in Asia AFP
A China, India Combine? Seismic Economics! Pesek
Indian tech majors reject Chinese love letter India Times
China-India Combo: Full Coverage India Times
India sits pretty with US and China Asia Times
Bank lending kept falling in '04 Japan Times
Japan's Producer Prices Rise for 13th Month, Squeezing Corporate Earnings BL
Argentine Stocks Drop on Concern IMF May Delay Loan; Venezuela Drops BL
CB Ready for Ruble to Rise 8% Moscow Times
‘Unanticipated’ factor—the biggest risk in markets today Financial Express
Showdown looms as EU queries Rover loan Times Online
Fuel Surge Forces Asia Airlines To Lift Charges Dow Jones
Industry glut harms LG.Philips TT (BL)
CE to serve two years Standard
China tries oil sands Globe & Mail
Chinese premier urges Japan to treat history correctly People’s Daily
New Pope to Face Enormous Financial Issues AP
U.S. Has No Exit Strategy for Iraq, Rumsfeld Says BL
Tuesday April 12
Crude Falls Almost $2 After IEA Lowers Demand Forecast BL IEA Highlights
Stocks stage big rally after Fed report CBSM
Fed Weighed Dropping `Measured,' March 22 Minutes Say BL Minutes
Federal Budget Deficit Narrows in March AP MTS
Maurice Greenberg Transfers $2.2 Billion of AIG Stock to Wife Amid Probe BL
NYSE Specialists Indicted on Charges of Fraudulent and Improper Trading BL
Trade Deficit Surges to Record $61B, Driven by Energy Imports BL Census
Foreign Trade & International Debt Report FSO
The Belkin Defense (pg 8) Weedenco PDF
The Danger Zone of Global Rebalancing Roach
Housing bubble will pop Cincinnati Post (Shiller) Bubble trouble? Brimelow
U.S. mortgage spreads widen, bearishness persists Reuters
The Coming Deflation Scare Saville
Spring brake Kellner
As the second quarter gets underway, there's something in the air that smells suspiciously like a slowdown in economic activity.
Big-Cap Blowup Schaeffers
Greenspan could have warned investors DP
Pensions: Big Holes in the Net NYT
Medical debt a big contributor to personal bankruptcy CBSM
U.S. pension guarantees are at risk Detnews
Cut DRAM holdings, analyst says Taipei Times
Ford shakes up executive ranks CBSM
GM Won't Face Cash Crisis If Rating Gets Cut WSJ
Auditors Questioned $212.3 Million in Charges From KBR WP
SEC Probing Delphi Inventory Deals CFO
MetLife To Shed 600 Jobs In Conn. AP BMC Guides Down, Sets Layoffs S
Rising fuel prices put more pressure on United AP
Morgan Stanley rebels seek talks Times Online
Buffett didn't know details of AIG deal CBSM
Judge Orders Stewart to Serve Sentence AP
SEC probes trading of Elan shares AP
NYSE Specialists Indicted on Charges of Fraudulent and Improper Trading BL
$440 million investor fund clears hurdle CNN
Fannie's and Freddie's portfolio WT
China's exports surge IHT (BL)
The energy ties that bind India, China Asia Times
China banks told to act on fraud BBC
ECB's Trichet Is Caught Like Rabbit in Headlights Gilbert
At deadline, EU and U.S. put off clash on air subsidies IHT
France, Italy and Spain in danger of trade 'catastrophe' Telegraph
Inflation linked 50-year bond in prospect FT
SBP raises interest rates to 9% to axe inflation Daily Times
Oil booms, but investors flee Russia CS Monitor
BP unit faces billion-dollar Russian tax bill Times Online
Canada's kickback scandal grows CS Monitor
Equitable blames auditor for huge losses Guardian
As long trial ends, founder of Yukos remains defiant IHT (NYT)
Lazard goes public - after 157 years Guardian
Slow, painful breakdown of a car industry TheHerald
Chinese mobs escalate protests Asahi China-Japan Logrolling CSM
China boycott threatens firms Yomiuri
Hostile rallies put companies on edge Japan Times
China Builds a Smaller, Stronger Military WP
Bush warns Israel over West Bank BBC
Gibraltar clash over £2bn treasure Guardian
Monday April 11
Reports: Greenberg May Take Fifth in Case AP
U.S. Regulators Probe Sale of Elan Shares AP
Asset Allocation: Reduce Equity Exposure BCAR
Dollar nervously lower as US trade data looms Reuters Black Swan Daily
Bang a Gong Hussman
Gold: The only currency that can't be printed MSN (Fleck)
Beware an April rally! Faber
U.S. Stocks' 2 1/2-Year Rally May Soon End, Chart Watchers Say BL
The Drumbeat of Protectionism Roach
Average Gas Price at Record $2.29/gal R Crude under pressure ~ Gas Pains
Let's Get Real About Real Estate WSJ
Baby Boomers fuel boom in mutual funds Chicago Tribune
It took more than 65 years for mutual funds to garner $1 trillion in assets and less than 15 years--from 1990 until now--to add another $7 trillion.
Wages Lagging Behind Prices LA Times
Inflation has outpaced the rise in salaries for the first time in 14 years
Costs of oil, raw materials renewing fears of inflation Knight Ridder
Copper hits record G&M
US economy: booms, mergers and commodity prices Brookes
German lawyer says preparing class action vs Pfizer Reuters
GM downgrades spark rise in credit derivative trading FT
Ford Shares Hit on Warning TheStreet
Bernanke Favorite for Greenspan Successor Reuters
Put Up Or Shut Up NYP (Byron)
In one fell swoop stock market brings an end to an era Portland Business J
Hedge-fund industry morphs CBSM
Taylor On US Markets & Gold G-E
An awful time to be writing about it [gold] Schultz
Bank of France lowers gold holdings CD
The Gold Bears Are On The Loose AIR
AngloGold Sees Gold Soon Trading at or Above $500/oz R
China allows online gold sales to boost demand Reuters
Paving the Road to Hell Bonner
Confidence slides as profit warnings grow by a fifth Times Online
UK workers without a pension reach 12.7m Times Online
UK car makers hog fast lane as Rover stalls Inde (King)
Singapore's Economy Contracts at 5.8 Percent Annual Pace in First Quarter BL
Japan Firms Become Less Optimistic About Recovery, Yomiuri Says BL
You can lead a market to bonds, but you can't make it drink Japan Times
Yuan remains stable as forex trade surges China Daily
Philippines Makes Greenspan's Job Look Easy Pesek
Docs reveal trade figures unreliable Canadian Press
Is the Australian economy heading for a recession? Brookes
Shanghai Automotive warns of profit slump IHT (BL)
YUKOS Owner Expects Bankruptcy in Months Reuters
Japan punishes Credit Suisse unit CBSM
Treasuries May Fall ~ Dollar May Advance ~ Gold May Rise
Weekend Edition (April 9-10)
Unexpected Returns Mauldin
An Economy On Thin Ice WP (Volcker)
The Fed’s Dilemma Noland
Trade Deficits, Budget Deficits, and the Dollar affect Oil and Gold Conrad
Trading the Gold-Stock Bull 5 Zeal
Oil for dollars, and dollars for US deficit Asia Times
Consider Yourself Warned NYP
Cracking The Street's New Math Business Week
Algorithmic trades are sweeping the stock market. But how secure are they?
Commentary: M&A spike points to market top CBSM
Looking back at stock market declines Ledger Dispatch
Rubin calls for reversal of Bush tax cuts Post-Standard
Charity Begins at the Board. Just Ask A.I.G. Morgenson
The Oracle of Omaha's Latest Riddle NYT
Jailed chief goes from cell to sell in advertising campaign Times Online
Judge imposes 9-year term in illegal spamming case AP
First-class stamps headed up to 39 cents CNN
As exports boom, China risks global backlash IHT (NYT)
Chinese Banks May Be the Big Gold Story in 2005 - Lear Financial PRN
China and India Cooperation Or Conflict? Statesman
Trade Quotas? Ah, the Good Old Days NYT
Seoul to stick with the dollar TheStandard
Shares 'poised to plunge after the election' Times Online
Pensions threat to Rover directors Times Online
Saudi Stock Market Index Sets New Record Arab News
Nation steels itself against further price hikes China Daily
US not facing national housing "bubble" - Greenspan Reuters
Friday April 8
Ford Cuts 2005 Profit Forecast, Citing Higher Costs for Health Care, Steel BL
Warnings weigh on truck sector CBSM
Spitzer Subpoenas Two Drug Wholesalers AP
Report: AIG Transaction Papers Doctored  AP NYT
The Coming Real Estate Wreck Moore’s Law
Un-Real Estate Forbes (Grant)
Mistaking the past for the future, people are pouring money into houses, shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, anything with a front door and a roof. They are paying some of the fanciest prices on record.
Higher mortgage rates to bite CNN
Impact of higher home loan rates could be felt far and wide across the United States -- soon.
Is the Housing Market Going to Crash? Baltimore C
Why The Dollar Could Demolish Your Home Forbes
Specter of a South Florida Real Estate Bust M (R)
The Optimistic Take: What’s Your Home Worth? MES PDF
Savvy Households Could Face Tight Budget Situations NT PDF
The Recovery That Isn't And the Bust That Will Rostenko
Is Anybody Listening? Comstock
You need us and we need you Economist
Why Hasn't a Weak Dollar Slowed Imports? NYT
Dollar Heads for Weekly Gain; Fed May Lift Rate `Vigorously' BL Oil Declines
The shift away from thrift Economist
Across the rich world, people are saving less. Does that matter?
Global Economic Prospects IIEÂ Chinese Economy ~Â US OutlookPDFs
Worries About Growth and Inflation for 2006 (Assessment of Early April 2005)
IMF: Oil could hit $100, hurt growth Reuters
Global lending organization says prices will remain volatile through 2030, posing 'serious risk.'
Economists Lower Second-Half U.S. Growth Forecasts, Survey Says Bloomberg
US car giants in financial crisis BBCÂ An Avalanche of woe CNN
USF Warns on Auto Slowdown TheStreet
GM Stops Buying Ads in The Times LA Times
GM campaign raises discount on all its vehicles by $1,000 KR
Borrowing Trouble Forbes
Some banks could be underreserving for possible bad loans.
False Signatures Aided Fannie Mae Bonuses, Falcon Says WP
Time Warner, Comcast to buy Adelphia CBSM
SEC Probes Blue Coat Trading TheStreet
Dollar General pays $10M SEC settlement AP
$29m payout for woman belittled and excluded by Wall Street boss Guardian
Icahn to Nominate Blockbuster Slate TheStreet
“If we cannot bring about those changes to our satisfaction, we plan to attempt to take control of Board of Directors in the 2006 annual meeting."
Buffett to meet regulators on Monday CBSM
Wal-Mart's Problems May Go Deeper than They Know Schaeffers
WD-40's Squeaky Wheel Fool
A golden way to play the dollar's fall MSN (Jubak)
Gold Prices Face Further Downside BCAR Gold versus Commodities Saville
Hopes for Silver Spring Eternal TheStreet
ICBC Given OK For Gold Derivatives Operations Dow Jones
EU guide on textiles 'violates WTO rule' China Daily
FM rebuts US threat of economic sanctions China Daily
First the US, now China tries to woo India CS Monitor
Chinese unhappy about 4-year slump in stock market Knight Ridder
Asia/Pacific: Scare and Dare Xie
Bill for running government soars by £1bn Times Online
Corporate Rules in Europe Have Been Flexible, but Change Is Coming Norris
Hedge Funds Popular Among HK Investors Dow Jones
A String of Auctions Get Canceled Moscow Times
Steel Asset Shortage Hits Russia Moscow Times
Russia may pay back foreign debt by ’07 amid oil boom FX (BL)
RBA wrote to Liberals about rate ads AAP
Scotiabank Files $600 Million Claim Against Argentina Reuters
Parmalat: A curious delay Economist
MG Rover starts bankruptcy procedures after China deal fails AFP
Japan's burden FT
In the past week angry Chinese have vandalised Japanese-owned stores and a big Chinese retail association has called for a boycott of Japanese goods.
Chinese begin to worry U.S. militarily IHT (NYT)
Thursday April 7
Oil Prices Drop Sharply As Gas Plummets AP
Home foreclosure listings surged in March Dow Jones
U.S. Yuan Policy a 'Wet Noodle,' Senator Tells Snow Reuters
Pfizer Takes Painkiller Bextra Off Market AP
Jobless Claims Post Biggest Dip in 2 Months AP
U.S. Retailers' Sales Gained as Early Easter Muted Higher Gas Prices BL
No Joy in Greenspan's Wonderland! Faber
Debtor Nations Dream of Deflation Janszen
Think this bubble is big? Wait until you see the next one.
Asset Class of the Next Generation Daily Reckoning
Greenspan and the real estate bubble Marco Island ST
Oil prices pinch other spending CS Monitor
Price hikes could mean Americans will spend $5 billion more a month
this summer on gasoline. Saudis promise to open oil spigots CBSM
DOE sees oil prices staying above $50 CBSM EIA PDF
Summer break on gasoline unlikely CBSM
Real estate’s ‘dirty little secret’ CNBC
‘Appraisal inflation’ a worry for housing experts
As housing market booms, more buyers pay $1M-plus USAT
Boom or bubble? New York property prices on the up and up AFP
Home Prices Won't Directly Affect Fed Rates Berry
More than $100B in Debt Coming Due CFO
Daimler management faces investors' wrath AP/R
Wal-Mart sees weaker earnings CNN
Accounting for the Abuses at AIG Wharton
HealthSouth Countersues Ernst & Young CFO
Perelman: Morgan Stanley Hid ‘Fraud’ NYP
Albany Detour For AG: McCall Crudele
Congress weighs China currency action CBSM
China: U.S. Should Fix Own Economic Woes Reuters
Chinese Revaluation: Sooner Rather Than Later? BCA Research
Mandelson tells China to curb textile exports Independent
Senior Chinese officials are expected to skip G-7 BL
China 'strongly objects' to EU moves on textile imports AFP
China to provide subsidies, tax breaks for chip firms TT (BL)
Japan March forex reserves fall 2.85 bln usd to 837.72 bln AFX
3 major banks shut down bad-loan disposal groups Asahi
They have it, you want it, you buy it...debt's life Times Online
Britons fail to invest in stock market Guardian
Don't listen to those gloomy Germans Slate
Bank of England holds rates at 4.75 per cent FT
Australia's Qantas warns it may double fuel surcharge AFP
Lego to sell parks as losses rise BBC
Heading off Eco-Armageddon CS Monitor Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Wednesday April 6
World Bank warns on potential dollar losses FT World Bank
Dell Stays the Course TheS Alcoa profits slip but sales surge CBSM
Divided SEC Approves Rule for Stock Orders AP
Greenspan Wants Portfolio Size Limits AP Testimony
The March U.S. Leading Index Should Post A Decline NT PDF
Even a flat reading of the U.S. leading index would translate into the first year-to-year decline of the index since April 2003. This typically portends the onset of a significant slowing of economic activity.
A Cool Head for Hot Tech Newsweek
Remember the Ides of March 2000? Didn't you promise yourself that, if the bubble came back, this time you'd remember to sell at the top?
Return-Hungry Investors Snap Up Riskier Loans NYT
Keeping Up With The Joneses Grandich
An Asset Allocation Strategy For The Intelligent Investor Mauldin
The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Business Cycle Corrigan PDF
Oil will hit $100 a barrel by 2010, CIBC predicts CP
Not Just A Spike CIBC PDF Bubbling crude... Hubert
What's this about a sudden worry over inflation? CSM
Economic Presentation: Inflated Anxieties CIBC PDF
Lawmaker wants list of companies exporting US oil Reuters
Commodity Strategists: Merrill Sees Commodity Bubble BL
The Great Gold Debate 2 RobTV (Acker vs. Embry)
Manipulation! I don't give a damn Russell
The whole world is floating on a giant bubble of paper currencies.
Congress, Bush will block IMF gold sales UPI
Harmony strike called off Mineweb
24-karat quarter for gold retailer Standard
Risk Might Sneak Up on Booming Stock Income Funds Currier
The challengeis separating what among the flow of new payouts and products represents real value, and what merely was cooked up to feed a fad.
Scary days could be ahead for adjustable-rate mortgages USAT
The Social Security Shortfall and the National Defense Shortfall Baker PDF
The Top 10 Examples of Government Waste Heritage Foundation
California turns out to be so, like ... so... California CS Monitor
Top-selling funds of 2000 deep in red USAT
The General Motors Questions S&P Needs to Answer Gilbert
Moody's Cuts GM Rating, Warns on Ford Reuter
GM to give away 1,000 cars and trucks in 2-month sale BL
Siebel warns of loss, sales shortfall CBSM
IBM to expense stock options CBSM
Liberate Technologies ex-CEO files stock-options suit Dow Jones
Three Stocks on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Schaeffers
Philip Morris to Research Smoking Dangers AP
Living by Google Rules Newsweek
The search giant faces growing pains and fierce competition.
Yahoo's CEO Cashes $230M in Stocks in 2004 AP
Wal-Mart CEO says world's largest retailer is under assault CBSM
Is Buffett in Trouble? Slate
Two Indicted In Hawaiian Air Bankruptcy Case Airwise
French billionaire testifying in U.S. AFP
Death of a Stock Salesman Business Week
SEC Is Poised to Pass NMS Rule Over Wide Opposition BL
Blame Enron! Blodget Book: Conspiracy of Fools : A True Story
High oil demand in China, India causes worry AP
“The demand by China and India together, if they continue to grow, it is quite substantial and it is frightening”
European Retail Sales, German Orders Decline BL
France & Germany: Builders Turned Wreckers Auerback
Emerging Markets Watch Pimco
World Bank: Third World Quest For Forex Reserves Costly Dow Jones
Australia's Central Bank Unexpectedly Leaves Benchmark Rate at 5.5% BL
Annual house price inflation at three-year low, says Halifax Guardian
Consumers grow edgy as property market cools Times Online
S-Copper Futures at Record on Tight Supply in China BL Miners Keep Digging
Canadian Dollar Trades Near One-Week Low on Rate-Gap Concern BL
As China sews, few US mills left CS Monitor
Trade rides storm as war of words with Japan rages TheStandard
Official Gives Assurance on Mexico Stocks AP
PAC inquiry into stock market crash welcome Daily Times
PAC wants list of investors behind the stock exchange crash who manipulated the market and caused heavy losses to small investors all over Pakistan. Government Failed
Karachi Stock Exchange continues to Decline PTimes
Reports say that a consortium of banks arranged sizeable financing lines to rescue the trapped investors...
SA House prices up 26.8% Sunday Times
Zurich Australia admits to false accounts Stuff
Manitoba fund scandal grows Globe & Mail
Who wants to be a millionaire v Who wants to be Debt-Free Creditman
Before the unfortunate competitors begin to answer the questions, a short film describes the extent of their destitution and the nightmares that they face if they fail to win one of the big prizes
Tuesday April 5
Rate hikes may create 'perfect storm' CBSM
How oil, housing, and China could all crash
Venezuela's Oil Minister Says OPEC Running Out of Spare Capacity AP
Crude futures take a pause CBSM
Airlines Seek Pension Relief TheStreet
Bundesbank opposes Brown's debt relief plans Telegraph
New equity hedge fund offers gold exposure Reuters
Pfizer Forecasts Drop in 2005 Profit, No Sales Growth BL
Dollar Advances to Five-Month High Against Yen as Japan's Economy Falters BL
US Treasuries unchanged in Asia, Greenspan awaited Reuters
Rove Says Bush Won't Rush to Decide on Greenspan Successor BL
Everything You Wanted to Know About The Universe. . . Pimco (Gross)
My point is that since the lower and lower real interest rate spiral is basically over, the multiple expansions in stocks, housing, commodities, collectibles and bonds are over as well.
Markets are quiet. Maybe too quiet CBSM IMF
IMF frets good times has led to complacency
Prepare for the global money crunch MSN (Jubak)
Today's most-tempting investment opportunities await in India and China. But the end of the cheap-money era also puts both at serious risk of a crash.
The Right Remedy For a Boom CSFB PDF
"Bust" Analysis -- The Before & After EW
A Darkening Landscape Cross Currents
The Invisible Hand (of the U.S. Government) in Financial Markets FS
Panic in Pakistan, World Next? Bull not Bull
We are Outsourcing Ourselves Safe Haven
An Academic Question NYT (Krugman)
Oil prices cool from record highs AFP
Spitzer: Take On The Thugs Steering The Oil Market NYP
Oil Contrarian Sees Bubble Ready to Burst AP
Oil cost stokes push for policy CS Monitor
With oil prices soaring, countries seek ways to cut consumption AFP
Airline profits hit by oil price BBC
Airlines face losses of $5.5bn on high oil prices FT
Pump prices jump 6 cents over past week Reuters
Saudi Aramco eyes 400,000 bpd refinery Reuters
Merrill Lynch analyst warns of potential bubble in resources sector AFX
Fed Inflation Hawks Fret About Price Pressures Reuters
Real Estate Bubble Exists, Say Half Of Lenders PRN
Home ownership was a central component of the American dream VH
Retirement plans fall short USAT
FBR's Friedman Quitting WP
Founder Leaving As Hedge Fund Deal Is Probed
CFO Resignations Soared in 2004 CFO
AIG: Papers May Have Been Swiped CFO
Global Monetary Conditions And Chip Stocks BCA Research
Chip sales rise to $18.1B in Feb Reuters
Ford may lay off 1,000 US white-collar workers AFP
Morgan Stanley May Spin Off Discover Card Unit BL
Pernod, Fortune Brands Are in Talks to Buy Allied Domecq; Allied Surges FT
Verizon Threatens to Drop MCI Bid ~ NMS Cuts Dow Jones
Orthopedics Probe's Deep Roots TheStreet
Fannie, Freddie in Congress' Crosshair This Week Reuters
Hedge fund growth at peak, says Morgan Stanley Scotsman
Jim Rogers’ Hedge Fund Tips Red Herring
Report notes show Grasso had some board support USAT
“It offended my sensibility that the board gave him this salary, then fired him for taking the money”
Tax Abuse Rampant in Nonprofits, IRS Says WP
Get-rich seminars raise flags ADN
“Make millions by using the secrets of real estate investing in your own backyard”
Survey finds widespread hikes in baseball ticket prices CNN
Gold - Seeing Is Believing? AIR
BoCom sanctions 2,350 staff over loans TheStandard
“The situation is still very tough. Fresh batches of bad loans may still emerge after the clean-up.”
UBS, Citigroup Ignore China Slide, Push to Buy Shares BL
Property sector faces more curbs TheStandard
China's diplomatic war over ore IHT
China slams US efforts to curb textile imports AFP
China claims that American importers are also greatly benefiting from the Chinese exports.
U.S. probing surge of Chinese textiles, clothing AP
UK growth is forecast to trail rivals Times Online
Property slowdown reaches the North Times Online
ECB itches to raise rates, but why? IHT
Australian central bankers meet on rates under conflicting pressures AFP
Intel charged with tech monopoly China Daily
Business at risk from 'threat from within' Times Online
Chinese Cars Roll Into Russia Msocow Times
Japanese companies targeted in China Asahi
Monday April 4
GE, Citigroup Poised to Pay Higher Borrowing Costs This Quarter BL
Crude breaches $58, climbs toward $60 CBSM OPEC Ready... Guardian
Why Do Stock and Bond Prices Fluctuate? Hussman
The Big Squeeze MS (Roach) Another Whiff of Stagflation? Berner
Dear CEOs: Stop fudging your numbers MSN (Fleck)
Is it a bubble? Experts debate surging US real estate prices AFP
Inflation making Americans sweat Det FP At What Cost?
Cracks in the commodities rally CBSM
Fannie Mae's trusts under scrutiny? Dow Jones
OFHEO director confirms investigation that could cause more capital-raising problems.
Detroit boneheads still push gas hogs Burns
ChevronTexaco Buying Unocal in $16.4B Deal AP
Greenberg Offers AIG Plan to Cut Ties, End Starr Relationship BL AIG faithfuls
Cheesecake Factory faces delisting Reuters
Job cuts ahead for Pfizer? CNN
Is gold the next asset class to boom? AME Taylor
Bank of China confirms fraud report IHT (BL)
The latest scandal comes as China's four biggest state banks are preparing to go public and need to convince investors that bad loans and poor management are part of the past.
No change in sight for Renminbi rate China D
Asia M&A deals jump 75% in Q1 Business Times
West's dilemma over China textiles NYT
China sees beginning of a labor shortage NYT
EU Cuts Growth Forecast for Euro Region BL
Mortgage market drop to hit double figures Times Online
Bank of China reveals loan scam details AP
India plans oil venture with Saudis IHT (BL)
Rise in Thai household debt outpaces earnings BL
Five days to rescue Rover as Chinese blow cold on deal Inde
Spoils of war Warsaw BJ
Weekend Edition (April 2-3)
The Coming Week: Oil Change TheStreet Waiting for Greenspan WP
Fed's Kohn, Santomero Say Inflation Targeting Debate Continues BL
Fed no businss in targeting asset bubbles-Gramlich Reuters
Fed's Poole-US inflation risks clearly face upward Reuters
Energy stocks can't rise forever PP
Energy boom fuels rise in partnerships WSJ
Seconds Anyone? Contrary Investor
Sputtering Roach Margin Squeeze? Berner
A dollar cartel buys American bonds Norris
$100 Oil is the Solution Mauldin
OPEC May Raise Oil-Production Quota in May, Kuwait Says BL
That Kind-Hearted Kate Welling Noland
Gold/Oil Ratio Extremes 2 Zeal
Is steel too hot for your cash? Times Online
They're In -- but Not Home Free LA TImes
Many Californians have 'interest-only' loans.
Classic Mania Pattern: The Before & After, NOW EW
Coastal Housing Bubble May Be Set to Burst NPR (Audio)
Airlines Raising Fares $10 Per Round Trip AP
In 5 weeks, airfares up as much as $60 Knight Ridder
U.S. airlines are betting on overseas flights for help CBSM
Despite Warnings, Analysts Loved AIG AP
A.I.G.: Whiter Shade of Enron Morgenson
Morgan Stanley chief goes on defensive to halt revolt Telegraph
MBIA credit protection blows out Reuters
Wal-Mart: Sales Rose in March Reuters
Congress: Don’t Drive Fannie and Freddie Into the Wall CFIF
Bush Picks Bernanke as Economic Adviser NYT
Martha Stewart Not Shy About Sharing AP
45% of Americans make minimum/no payments on credit cards Cambridge
Dividends, Total Cashflows and Predictive Return Regressions Wright PDF
Frank Perdue "pitched" chickens on television AP
Pension lifeboat 'ready for 250 schemes to fold in first year' TO
The Week Ahead: Southern Comfort CIBC PDF
US hits out at India's high tariff wall India Times
Saudi Stock Market Records 28% Growth Arab News
Rate hike worry spurs mortgage repayments Chian Daily
New surge in Chinese textile imports prompts protest AFP
Players plow funds into Japan China D
Bank of Overseas Chinese cuts back earnings forecast Taipei Times
The great leap to flotation Scotsman
Safeway debt default premiums rise on unease over Morrison FT
Chinese balk at Rover's £400m black hole Observer
Myanmar finance ministry closes two banks Business Week
The Forbes Global 2000 Forbes
U.S. says Israel must give up nukes Haaretz
Millions grieve for John Paul II BBC
Bubble, Or Time To Get In?
IMF: No Housing Bubble ~ CATO: No Bubble ~ Freddie: No Bubble
Kiplingers: No Bubble ~ No Bubble ~ Fed's Take on Real Estate
"Of Course, There's No Bubble" Business Week (Mar 05)
Of course there's no bubble. I think we're just getting started.
Foreigners have always bought U.S. real estate WSJ (Mar 05)
Eight Ways to Make Money in Real Estate Business 2.0 (Feb 05)
Factor in demand from immigrants and baby boomers buying second homes, and you'll understand why there's nowhere for real estate prices to go but
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Do Gurus only want your money? CNN
Friday April 1
Payroll growth disappoints; lower unemployment belies continued weakness in labor market EPI
Crude Oil, Gasoline Surge to Records BL Stocks kick off April with a loss CBS
GM, Ford Report Lower March U.S. Sales AP
ISM manufacturing index slips to 55.2 in March ISM
Gauge of Prices Paid Jumps to 73
U.S. consumers less upbeat Globe & Mail
U.S. Feb. construction outlays up 0.4% vs 0.7% expected CBSM Census
Economy Adds 110,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Declines BL BLS
Treasuries Gain ~ Dollar Drops ~ Oil tops $55 ($105 next?)
Fed funds futures dip but still pricing in steady hikes CBSM
Households - Still Running on Empty! NT (Kasriel) PDF
Market in Late-Cycle Topping Process Comstock
If the Old Merger Was a Disaster, Why Not Try Another One? IHT (Norris)
Hail to the Bull vs. Tail of the Bull BW 1st quarter one of worst for stocks U AP
Say goodbye to easy money Jubak
How Hot Manager Capital Group Sees the Other Side Currier
Average Manhattan apartment: $1.21M CNN
After The Housing Boom Business Week
What Ayn Rand would say about the housing boom Inman
Let's Let a Chart Do the Talking EW
Getting a mortgage after bankruptcy CBSM
Report Says Pentagon Spending on Weapons to Soar NYT GOA
As Gambling Grows, States Depend on Their Cut NYT
A top insurance company as the new Enron? CS Monitor
Audit Firm Facing Risk of Lawsuits Over A.I.G. NYT
DaimlerChrysler to Cut Jobs, Scrap Model in $1.6 Billion Overhaul of Smart BL
Report: GE Props Up Wobbly Customers CFO
GE is under attack for unnecessarily propping up financially shaky airlines.
FBI Opens Probe Into Delphi Accounting AP
Taser warns of possible peril Arizona Republic
S&P Keeps Freddie Mac at Sell BW
GM’s China surprise Economist
Barrick, Blanchard didn't settle gold plot suit Reuters
Waksal angling for early release? CNN
NYSE Specialists Lost $38M NYP
First annual loss since the world's largest exchange began tracking market maker profit in 1988.
My Favorite and Least-Favorite ETFs Schaeffers
Over long term low-P/E outdoes high-P/E Forbes Why $30 and not $130?
Growth stocks are more prone to collapse after bad news.
Social Security Protesters Target Banks Around the Country Reuters
Demonstrators rallied outside Wall Street firms in dozens of cities Thursday to protest what they say is a conspiracy between politicians and bankers to privatize Social Security.
The Goldbug Variations III Fekete Gold's Pending Collapse Mound
US sees no need for IMF to sell gold Reuters
Gold Fish Said To Contain Trace Amounts of Real Gold Bullion Desk
A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Erie! Slate (Gross)
The $7.9 million bet that made America
Japan's Business Confidence Unexpectedly Falls BL
Japanese officials dismiss recession talk Times Online
The beginning of the end for Japan Inc. IHT
Japanese savers lose safety net BBC
Manufacturing data add to eurozone gloom FT
Globalization and the rise of Asia (part 4) Erdman
Old empires find an old way to assert new power Times O
Western carmakers struggle in China IHT (NYT)
HSBC to Raise Hong Kong Mortgage Rates AP
Canadian Growth Not So Hot After All CIBC PDF
Canadian Stocks: Hostage To Commodity Prices BCA Research
Directors strike it rich after Shell's investors lament their lost billions Times O
RMB joins ECB rate list China Daily
Canada to put trade surtax on U.S. goods USAT
US slams China, Japan and India for protecting telecom markets AFP
Trade war: US vs the rest of the world Asia Times
Intel accepts Japan fair trade ruling but still disagrees on allegations AFP
Money-laundering investigations rise sharply Swiss Info
Wolfowitz sets Africa poverty aim BBC
U.S. Intelligence 'Dead Wrong' on Iraq-Report Reuters
Zimbabwean expats brand elections a fraud Reuters
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