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Monday October 31
Dell cuts third-quarter sales forecast CBSM
Halloween deals push market to highest level since 2000 CBSM
Here Comes the Indian Consumer Roach
M&A wave gives early stock futures lift CBSM
Personal Spending Rises 0.5%; Incomes Rise 1.7% BL BEA
Daily Action, Noise, and Ben Bernanke Hussman
The trap Bernanke can't escape MSN (Fleck)
Opinion: Reality Check on the Fed Newsweek
Bond Firms Say Bernanke Will Be a Fed Inflation Hawk BL
Deflation: the hidden dragon DiMartino
What the New Fed Chief Means to You WSJ
What should we expect from Bernanke? Brookesnews
Bernanke's first challenge is to become boring Ben King
Fed up with Greenspan... Scorsman
Greenspan Gives Ben Bernanke Some Pointers Baum
No irrational exuberance as Greenspan departs Guardian
Expect Fed to raise rates again Tuesday USAT
Katrina didn't do it Independent Some industries struggle to recover USAT
But with a fall in house prices, America could be blown off course
State Of Fear Forbes
10-year Treasury yield holds stocks' fate CBSM
Real Estate Prices Soaring in Las Vegas AP
Holiday Jitters NYP
Hedge Funds May Be Stung by Losses in October NYT
Refcos, Enrons Can Be Spotted by Vigilant Investors BL
Memo to Tyco: I Won't Back Down Morgenson
Telefonica to buy U.K.'s O2 for $31.5B CBSM
Novartis raises offer for Chiron CBSM
Telefonica to pay $31.6B for O2 mobile Reuters
Chrysler on bathrooms: Take your time CNN
Terror Road Show Byron
Old friends collide in online software showdown AP
1990s fund stars: Where are they now? Denver Post
Barrick Gold bids $9.2 billion for Placer Dome Reuters GG
Harry Schultz on stocks, gold and the flu Brimelow Maund
Gold shares: not for the faint hearted MoneyWeb
Japan sees deflation years ending BBC
Jittery investors shy away from bond risk FT
Germany faces up to fiscal disaster with huge savings package AFP
Robinson: Ill be back after Rentokil flop Times Online
Venezuela's Chavez Plans to Take Additional $5 Billion in Reserves in 2006 BL
Indian call centres under fire TheAge
Report says practices in call centres similar to 19th century prisons
Incoming OSC chief would jail offenders G&M
In central Asia, US bid to be a 'friendly' base CS Monitor
Gold May Rise as Demand Outpaces Mining Output, Survey Shows BL
Weekend Edition (Oct 29-Oct 30)
The Bernanke Era Mauldin The Bernanke Challenge Roach
The Two Bens Financial Sense The Week Ahead: Gentle Ben? CIBC
A Bubble Perpetuator Noland Poor Bernanke Bonner
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same Kasriel
Tug-of-war begins on Bernanke's political voice WP
To Fill His Shoes, Mr. Bernanke, Learn to Dance WP
The New Fed Business Week Is the Fed really all that powerful? Seattle PI
Why Greenspan successor Bernanke will preside over a diminished central bank
Bernanke's Models, and Their Limits NYT
Inflation fears fueled by high bond yields SF Gate
Want to Walk on Eggs? Try the Bond Market NYT
Scared of shadows FT
U.S. Consumers: Time For A Pause BCA Research
A Second Home in Bulgaria? NYT
An end to the meteoric rise of Long Island home prices Newsday
The End of Pensions NYT
The Shock of the Great Crash American Heritage
Refco lawyer fires salvo in accounts battle FT
Wal-Mart October sales top forecasts Reuters
Wal-Mart efforts draw skepticism AP
Sad Song: Delta to eliminate discount unit AP
Berkshire Hathaway wins IRS tax case Reuters
Abigail Johnson sells part of stake Boston Globe
China Says Its Trade Surplus May Almost Triple to $90B This Year BL
China may swap and buy oil assets with global majors Reuters
European Bonds Worst Week Since Feb ~ ECB May Raise Rates BL
Zucker in hostile $1.1-billion bid for HBC G&M
Tesco's rule threatened as regulator admits it made errors Times Online
US: EU Offer to Cut Farm Support Falls Short B Australia: "disappointing" AFP
Saudi gold market posts 18pc growth in Q2 Khaleej Times
Companies scramble to react to Iraq corruption allegations AFP
Africa's cellphone explosion changing economy, society AP
A New Moment of Truth For a White House in Crisis WP
The Case Against Scooter Libby NYT Scooter's influence G&M
Friday October 28
IMF warns about potential U.S. consumption slowdown Reuters
Consumer sentiment falls in October: UMich CBSM
Economic Growth Quickened to 3.8% Annual Rate in Third Quarter BL BEA
U.S. 3Q employment costs rise 0.8% CBSM
Fed Nominee Says He Will Avoid Fray Of Politics WP
Helicopter Ben is no Paul Volcker Schiff
Bernanke's a shoe-in, but... CNN
Bernanke Inheriting a Mess Comstock
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss? BCAR
Ask the experts: After Greenspan FT
Bernanke and the Bubble Krugman ($)
Wall Street Flees from New Fed Chairman Bernanke Spoof
OECD warns on deteriorating US deficits FT OECD
Mortgage Defaults on the Rise LA Times
White House Readies New Hurricane Request AP
What the "Usual Suspects" Overlook EW
The Long and the Short of It Saville
The $354 billion pension problem CNN
Bennett's Refco Scheme Exposed by Hunch: `It Hit Me' BL
Refco's Ex-Chairman Bennett Seeks More Lenient Bail Conditions BL
Refco: The Reckoning Business Week
Perils lurk in the shadows of private finance. Will investors learn?
Rogers Discussed Selling Funds' Stake to Refco TheStreet
Austrian bank to sue over former Refco chief's loan Times Online
Gartmore warning sparks hedge fund fears ThisisMoney
The fear is that if a well-respected fund manager like Gartmore is struggling, others in the sector could be hurting badly.
Hedge fund fraud much higher in U.S. CNN
Big Rise in Profit Places Oil Giants on the Defensive NYT
A global shortage of tools for the oil industry IHT (NYT)
Senator orders probe into high energy prices Reuters
"The Truth about Drug Companies" and "On the Take" AEI
WorldCom Investors Get $651 Million CFO
Martha's Sweet Side Deal TheStreet
Analyst Takes Contrarian Google View WSJ
You Know The Donald Now meet The Donny Slate
Move to trade silver 'would spark shortage' Telegraph
US presses China to revalue currency FT
Snow told China's leaders that the US wants to see another revaluation of the renminbi before the visit to China by Bush next month.
Japan's Factory Production Less Than Expected; Consumers Spend Less BL
Japan's core consumer prices keep falling in September AFP
Japan Moves toward Sustainable Recovery AEI (Makin)
China Construction Bank makes flat HK debut China Daily
Bank of England Unanimity on Rates Will Fracture Gilbert
Hedge fund managers will fight tougher controls Times Online
Eurotunnel investors told to face reality Times Online
Run on lender costs $1.03b Standard
Surprise! Venezuela targets another mining company Mineweb
Zuma Trust in financial crisis - report IOL
Foreign firms paid billions in oil-for-food bribes to Saddam: probe AFP
After Wilma's punch, the pinch CS Monitor
Thursday October 27
Bulls Wonder if Best Days Are Behind Them TheStreet
Microsoft Profit Rises 24 Percent; Sales Forecast Falls Short of Estimates BL
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in 15 months AP
New home sales cooling CBSM PDF
Inventories hit record level in September
Help-Wanted Advertising Index Edges Up One Point in September CB
Durables Orders Drop More Than Forecast BL Census ~ JClaims fall
Stock-Index Futures in U.S. Fall as Oil Climbs; Shares of Biogen, GM Drop BL
Platinum metals surge on fund buying, gold climbs Reuters 25-1/2-year peak
Takin It To The Blog PIMCO (Gross)
The Wizard of Bubbleland Asia Times
Part 3: How the US money market really works
Dollar may slide on White House staff indictments Reuters
Doubts Raised on Saudi Vow for More Oil NYT
US equity funds lag in inflows FT ICI
History reserves a sad place for next Fed boss Asia Times
Bernanke: There's No Housing Bubble to Go Bust WP
Tighter Oversight OK'd for Mortgage Giants AP The GSE Crisis Paul
GM gets subpoenas from SEC Reuters
GM: Rumor to file for Chapter 11 "absolutely untrue" CBSM
Ford eyeing bathroom breaks CNN
'Strong and growing' interest in Refco units Reuters
Refco's Maggio cooperating with prosecutors - FT Reuters
Lack of hedge fund talent risks another Refco Accountancy Age
Top hedge fund and trader face FSA inquiry Telegraph
Hedge funds to devise even more strategies-experts Reuters
Hedge fund protests over Delphi trading limits FT
Renegade Traders NYP
Watchdogs probe HP sauce takeover BBC
Ameriprise fined $1.25M over sales of 529 college plans Reuters
Indicted On Fraud, Vilar Saluted By NYC's Met Opera Forbes
Scrushy Faces New Charges of Bribing State Officials NYT
Christmas Toy Sales Expected To Be Bleak AHN
Internet IPOs: Zombie dot-coms rise again MSN
Exxon Mobil 3Q Profit Swells on Prices AP
Is the SUA "Managing" the Silver Market? Resource Investor
The Bursting Asset Bubbles - Wall Street, October 1929 Peace Journalism
Japan's Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall as Consumers Spend Less BL
Asia/Pacific: Another Growth Scare Xie
Chinas Quiet Revolution Hoover Digest
Steel production to be cut to avoid price fall China Daily
Construction Bank Shares Fail to Match Rival's in Hong Kong Trading Debut BL
Could Asia's 'savings glut' melt away? Business Times
Consumer credit crisis threatens Taipei Times
Japans IC Makers Report Losses, Spending Cuts Information Week
Germany must make every effort to bring down deficit: Bundesbank AFP
New Zealand central bank hikes rates to 7 percent AFP
RBNZ accused of overkill as rates rise again AFR
Argentina Sells $632 Million of Bonds; State-Run Bank Buys Most of Them BL
S&P: Russia's Banks Shrouded in Secrecy Moscow Times
FSA to inspect "Big Four" accounting companies this fiscal year Asahi
Single Currency Should be Asia's Long-Term Objective ADB
Forget Oil -- India's Bigger Problem Is Water BL
Saudi Arabia to join WTO Reuters
Monthly FX Outlook CIBC PDF
OSC probes Nelson share trading Globe & Mail
Algoma Steel's biggest shareholder calls for new directors, cash distribution CP
Banker shot dead after EU warning on gang crime Guardian
Stock Exchange Halts Trade with DZI Securities Sofia
Israel should be wiped off map, says Iran's president Guardian
Wednesday October 26
U.S.'s Snow-extend tax breaks to boost economy Reuters
U.S. stocks to open a bit lower CBSM
US mortgage applications slide last week MBA
Treasuries Decline as Two-Year Yields Reach the Highest Since May 2001 BL
The US dollar: Every which way but down Economist
JP Morgan: Cash could beat stocks Reuters
The new math of stock returns Dallas Morning News
More financial experts are pointing to evidence that 10% a year isn't a reasonable assumption anymore
Short Shortcomings Cross Currents
The ambush waiting for Bernanke Roach
Future Shock at the Fed NYT (Grant)
Gold finds strength in Bernanke nomination FT
Old dollar woes return with Bernanke? CBSM
Chairman Ben Bernanke's inflation, deficit stance unclear
Transparency Wins, Fed Leaks Lose, With Bernanke Baum
Bernanke faces reputation as inflation 'dove' MSNBC
Bernanke not the inflation dove many believe? Reuters
Asia plays starring role in Bernanke's savings glut Reuters
Rival urges Fed to raise rates to combat inflation TOnline
Next Fed chief: smartest ever? CS Monitor
King offers advice to his new US counterpart Times Online
What's in Bernanke's Wallet? Blodget
Years after striking out in a spelling bee... MCall
The Core Inflation Lobby The Big Picture
Is This Any Way to Pass a $3 Billion Bond Issue? BL
Are these "boomy" times another dot-com bubble? Reuters
Refco Regulator Calls on Bankrupt Broker to Find a Buyer Soon BL
PIPE Probe Eyes Another Hedge Fund CFO
GLG probe focuses on star trader CBSM
S&P cuts New York Times long-term credit rating Reuters
Delphi's demand: Take $9 an hour Det FP
Wal-Mart memo: Unhealthy need not apply Reuters
BP admits flaw caused flooding in flagship platform Times Online
Ameritrade May Restate Results CFO
SEC May Loosen Regs on Some Hedge Funds NYP
Gold's solo flight sign of a 'true bull market' G&M
Japan's Exports Rise 8.8% to Record BL
Japan's Deficit Medicine Wouldn't Fly in U.S. Berry
China: Deflation Fears? BCA Research
China Construction Bank's IPO 43 times oversubscribed AFP
Tokyo Hedge Funds Club tops 1,000 members Yomiuri
Canada's Consumer Prices Rise by Most in 30 Months TheStreet
People 'lack mortgage knowledge' BBC
The million-dollar teardown Globe & Mail
Venezuelan Government Spending Jumped 45% in August From Year Ago BL
Philippine central bank says peso to continue rising FT
Yukos shareholders sue Russia in US court AFP
US to retain force in Iraq after Bush goes FT
Tuesday October 25
Amazon.com Net Declines 44%; Shares Fall on Sales, Profit Forecasts BL
Natural gas prices soar Reuters
Dubai goes for gold! AME
Gold climbs over $7 to a one-week high CBSM
Jim Rogers' Funds Sue Refco TheStreet
Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Falls AP Conference Board
Existing Home Sales Unchanged at Second-Highest Pace on Record BL
Futures drift lower after Monday surge CBSM
A Crash Course for Central Bankers Bernanke Profile - 2
Bernanke - On the Road to Disaster? Merk
The fashion faux pas that changed history? WP
Bernanke steps into Greenspan's big shoes Economist
It™s no easy task replacing a legend AP
He™s The Perfect Political Dupe For The Job Crudele
Memo to Bernanke; There's No Ego in Fed Gilbert
First on To-Do List: Tame Inflation NYT
3 big trends will haunt Bernanke Jubak
Inflation not picking up: Bernanke Reuters
WHouse Gamble Pays for a Princeton Professor NYT
Pleased, but still bearish Hulbert
“...compared with Mr. Greenspan at the time of his appointment, or indeed with Mr. Greenspan's predecessor, Paul A. Volcker, Mr. Bernanke is a novice in policy circles and untested as a crisis manager.” After Alan Greenspan
Times Interview TO
Tough Flying Conditions Roach
The Short View: The bears may yet dance FT
Deutsche, UBS, Merrill, Again Predict Dollar Decline BL
Is the Fed an Inflation Fighter or Creator? Mises
Size of Bankruptcy Bubble Surprises Banks NYT
For more than eight years, big banks lobbied aggressively to make it harder for consumers to file for bankruptcy. Now that the new bankruptcy law has taken effect, was the investment worth it? The early data suggest that sometimes, you have to be careful what you wish for.
One Man Made the Market Go Up, Down & Sideways? EW
October So Far Shows No Crash, But Not Much Fun Dorfman
Slippery Devil, That Real Estate 'Bubble' NYT
Mortgage Fraud is Up NYP
The boom that wasn't EPI PDF
The economy has little to show for $860 billion in tax cuts
Consumers could face price spikes at pump AP
Gas prices keep braking, AAA says CNN
Oil unlikely to go below US$50: banker Taipei Times
Refco Auction Heats Up... BL Flowers Drops Refco Bid TheStreet
Spotlight on Grant Thornton in Refco Bankruptcy Accounting Web
Banks face danger in Delphi FT
DuPont Reports Loss, Cuts Forecast for Fourth Quarter BL BP
Texas Instruments profit up, revenue view disappoints Reuters
BearingPoint's ''Clerical'' Problem CFO
Cendant shares slip on plan to split AP
Car sales plummet after discounts NWA Ford turns to workers for answers
Savvis CEO on leave amid strip club flap Reuters
The Hedge Fund Report: Who's Minding the Store? TheStreet
Investors keep faith in hedge funds FT
Venture capitalists invest more; some fear Net focus USAT
Who will take care of an older population? USAT
Why are we taking so many pills? CS Monitor
Gold Rises on Speculation Price Decline May Draw Fund Buying BL
Gold Won™t Sustain US$500 Or Higher, ANZ™s Ferguson AIR
Chinese economy heading for collapse: former Clinton advisor AFP
China tech trio headed for Nasdaq IPOs China Daily
Oil stocks weigh against the Bernanke bounce Times Online
Euro Rises Versus Dollar After German Business Confidence Soars BL
Europe sees rising economic tide in sales of big yachts IHT (NYT)
Indian Central Bank Raises Key Rate to Curb Inflation BL
BOJ set to shift focus to interest rates in spring Asahi
Yahoo in China: Rising tide of anger IHT (NYT)
2 Years On, Yukos Faces Final Curtain Moscow Times
Moscow chokes, drivers fume in mammoth traffic jams Reuters
Landmark lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom goes into second round AFP
Bird flu outbreak may cost Asia US$100 billion: ADB People™s Daily
Monday October 24
Bernanke Chosen to Succeed Greenspan BL
Ts, $ Fall, Stocks Advance After Announcement BL
Greenspan Statement FED
Bernanke is no 'maestro' CBSM
Text of Bernanke and Bush remarks CBSM WH
My first priority will be to maintain continuity with the policies established during the Greenspan years.
Wilma roars across Florida CNN
Crude Falls as Wilma Misses Platforms BL Average Gas Prices Drop 25 Cents
Investors Respond to Fear, not Risk Hussman
Market's confusing, but the big trend is down MSN (Fleck)
Hawks circling as US prepares for adjustment TOnline
At long last it has come, the day of reckoning for the American economy
World economy's eggs all in US consumers' basket King
Greenspan Visits Scene of Fed's China Crime Pesek
US economy and the China trade deficit Jackson
If You Don't Eat or Drive, Inflation's No Problem NYT
Yield-Starved Investors Get a Break WSJ
Congress torn on pensions bill Washington Times
Mortgage bankers to talk changing industry AP
Addicted consumers are the problem, not the real estate bubble InvestmentN (R)
Stapled' Loans Create Potential Conflicts of Interest for M&A Advisers BL
Refco equity holder plans new $7.5bn fund FT
The firm is expected to insist that even with a loss on the Refco investment, the current $6.1bn fund will still generate returns in excess of 30 per cent...
Refco Mystery: How Could Such a Huge Debt Stay Hidden?
Investors shrugged off warning in Refco's prospectus AP
A Glossy Image for Refco, at Least in the Ads NYT
Refco's Troubles Snare Moscow Hedge Fund MTimes
Dubai could join bidding for Refco BL
Kimberly-Clark 3rd-Qtr Profit Falls 26 Percent on Higher Costs BL
Airlines Brace for Headwinds TheStreet
Oil firms 'printing money' AP
Success of research settlement limited CBSM
Chief Executive At BearingPoint Explains Errors WP
Lancer Lobby Loot Tale Byron
Letters Show Frist Notified Of Stocks in 'Blind' Trusts WP
Fat Cat Is Back NYP
Wall Street is expected to award over $17 billion in bonuses this year.
I Am Not Now, and Have Never Been, a PPT Member Baum
Trump: What's He Really Worth? NYT Book: TrumpNation
Surge in demand for gold jewellery during India's festive season CNA
Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions NYT
A months-long examination provides a rare look inside an insular industry with a troubled environmental legacy and an uncertain future.
China uncovers 240 bank corruption cases in first half: report AFP
Property bubble limited to some cities: official China Daily
Mortgage rules relaxed CCTV
Profit warnings at a four-year high Scotsman
ECB Should Worry About `Stag,' Not `Flation' BL
Saudi Oil Income to Reach $163B, Highest in 2 Decades, Bank Says BL
Japanese investors embrace more hedge fund risk FT
A textiles boom gives jobs to India's poor CS Monitor
Meetings address pensions crisis BBC
Pitfalls ahead in new Sebi proposal Financial Express
The American debate on misuse of automated trading systems is very relevant to our system
Taiwan banks blacklist 50,000 for cash-card defaults AFP
Go back to the 1980s, and the last big run-up in real estate Canoe Money
MPs' anger at GE credit ploy ThisIsMoney
Top Bank Executive in Fraud Probe Moscow Times
Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's, Report Says NYT
Dollar May Advance ~ Gold May End 2-Week Slide ~ Yen May Fall BL
Treasuries Poised for Worst Year Since 1999 as Fed Raises Rates BL
Weekend Edition (Oct 22-23)
Profit Forecasts Overshadowing Earnings AP
Inflation and Fed Policy Mauldin
The Fed: No Way Out? Kasriel
A Rather Volatile Mix Noland
Trading the Oil Bull 3 Zeal
'Core' sales: Discounters holding up DiMartino
The king of real estate's cashing out Fortune
There's too much money chasing too few good deals, with too much debt and too few brains
Unending Housing Boom Tosses Aside Rate Increases and the Old Rules NYT
Housing bubble may lose some wind CNN
Tiptoeing around the question of a bubble in real estate NYT
Hedgies May Find Coal In Their Stockings This Year NYP
J.C. Flowers May Withdraw Refco Offer Unless It Gets Approval by Nov. 11 BL
Reinventing the Mill NYT
Wal-Mart Says October Sales Are Rising Within Its Forecast, Led by Food BL
Sun May Finally Be Setting on AT&T WP
Corporate bond markets could be an early indicator for trouble at a company AP
Suspected Illegal Workers Found at Halliburton Job Site WP
CEO sued over $241,000 bill at topless club AP
City trader sues Commerzbank for 8.5m in bonuses Times Online
Oilman Indicted Over Kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Regime NYT
The debt pandemic NewStatemen
The clock ticks on economic collapse Telegraph
Flu doomsday scenario for world economy Reuters
China will shut down borders if struck by bird flu Observer
Alpha Sets Record As 22nd Atlantic Storm AP
U.S. Treasuries Post Weekly Gain as High Yields Lure Investors BL
Friday October 21
Wrong on the China Slowdown Roach
Stocks mixed; Caterpillar hits the Dow CBSM
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain BL Oil slides below $60 ~ Gold Higher
Secular Bear Market Continues Comstock
Figures Lie and Liars Figure Schiff
New home construction falls sharply Detroit BN
More Baby Boomers Putting Money Into Second Homes TheDay
Academics Discover `Flipping' in Muni Bond Market BL PDF File
Second Bidder Emerges for Refco BL
Jim Rogers' Funds Jammed Up TheStreet
The Rogers fund is one of hundreds of customers whose accounts essentially have been frozen
List of Refco's top 15 unsecured creditors Reuters
Refco Cops Eye Second Fund TheStreet
People say there are indications that Liberty Corner Capital wasn't the only hedge fund Bennett deployed in his plot
Refco's Scandal Is That It Follows Many Scandals BL
IB Group Bids to Acquire Refco's Regulated Futures Units BL
Wood River's Founder: A Rich Novice? Business Week
Death by red ink Economist
Rare good news from Detroit is unlikely to persist
Automakers say discounts can't last AP
Ford to Announce 'Significant' Layoffs AP
Investors shaken as Pfizer unveils profits collapse Times Online
Why changes at GM won't be widespread impact CBSM
Why Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are fighting over AOL Economist
Computer Associates to Restate CFO
JP Morgan on T-Zero Bandwagon Securities News
What's a Sarbox? Say Many Shareholders CFO
When Oil and Gas Prices Soar, So Do Hopes for 'Resource Plays' WSJ
Copper forges fresh historic record AFP
U.K. Economic Growth Slows to 0.4 Percent BL
Consumer Demand Keeps China's Factories Humming, and Hiring NYT
Morrisons still unable to explain £305m forecast shortfall BBC
Philip Green pays himself record £1.2bn Guardian
Founder of Yukos sent to Siberia Reuters
Moving into a bear market iAfrica
Zimbabwe frees trade in currency Africast
US planning invasion, says Chavez BBC
Thursday October 20
Google Throws a Haymaker TheStreet
Dow Closes Down 133 on Economic Concerns AP
Gold ends at 5-week low, tallies 3-day loss of over 13 usd AFX
Liberty Corner says not target of probe Reuters
Fannie, Freddie reform bill vote next week -- House leader CBSM
Philly Fed Bounces Back TheStreet PFedBernanke
Leading Economic Indicators Index Falls 0.7% in September BL CB
30-year rates hit 15-month high at 6.1% CNN
Elliott Wave's Prechter sounds the alarm Brimelow
Bob Prechter sees crash in cards by Halloween
Gold set to mark three-session loss CBSM
Oil slides below $62 after U.S. stockpiles rise Reuters
Job Losses From Hurricanes Up to 478,000 AP
Dollar Climbs on View Investors Will Buy U.S. Notes for Yields BL $ May Fall
A hole in the middle Economist
Most financial assets have become “priced for perfection” during an extraordinarily benign period for credit. Late-breaking news: imperfection is at the gates
The Ballooning Credit Derivatives Market: Easing Risk or Making It Worse? WH
U.S. Consumers: Time For A Pause BCA Research
Greenspan Isn't Signaling Rate-Increase Pause Berry
Think Again: Alan Greenspan Foreign Policy (Roach)
Has the world™s most revered central banker unwittingly set up the global economy for disaster?
A Crony For Chairman? American Prospect
Markets worry loyalty to guide Bush in Fed choice LTC
Be careful, Mr. Greenspan TownHall
At least Mickey tried to stop the brooms Mogambo
Fed Poker Der Invest Informant
Commodities Corner Schaeffers Russell On Gold
Oil guru says crude could hit $190 this winter Reuters
Soaring Oil Prices Will Make The World Rounder CIBC PDF
Gas crunch for small businesses CBSM
Personal Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record AP
Is Affordable Housing Becoming an Oxymoron? NYT
Explaining The Coming Housing Meltdown High Frequency PDF
U.S. home prices at risk of dropping JSOnline
Investors Flipping Over Second Homes KR
Jumping in with both feet Arizona Republic
Airing out the housing picture RockyMN
Fed Snoop Preceded Refco Loss By Weeks Crudele
What's the lesson in LTCM, Refco and the Fed's mystery meeting?
Refco court documents reveal huge discrepancy Times Online
Insiders Collected $1 Billion Before Refco Collapse NYT
Refco lawyers push to speed up sale Reuters Fire Sale Imminent
Undaunted by Refco's Mess BW
Flowers tells why his investor group is "keen" on the broker.
A Guide to the Hedge-Fund Maze Business Week
Hedge-fund scandals are piling up faster than autumn leaves on suburban lawns.
Hedge Funds: Invest at Your Own Risk NYT
Hedge fund comments by Yale's Swensen draw ire Reuters
Hedge Funds Get Tangled In Bad-Business Cycle WP
Hedges: The New Corporate ATMs Business Week
As commercial banks back away from making corporate loans, a new breed of lender is stepping in
The sharks of risk-infested waters FT
Arbitex Fund Bleeding Assets TheStreet
Publishers Sue Google To Stop Scanning WP
GM's suicide pact with the United Auto Workers Slate
Big creditors left off key Delphi committee FT
Pfizer's Earnings Plunge 52% BL Coca-Cola profit rises 37% CBSM
Ford Posts Loss of $284 Million on Lower SUV Sales, Its First Since 2003 BL
Wall Street bonus party coming soon CBSM
AOL laying off more than 700 employees AP
AOL: In Search of a New Strategy Wharton
CBOT Stock Races Higher, Up 49% In 1st-Day Trading IBM
Martha Stewart `Short Sellers' Win as Shares Drop on Ratings BL
Evergreen unit faces NASD inquiry CBSM
Pension Trouble Brewing in the Iron City CFO
Monetary Policy and the House Price Boom across U.S. States Fed PDF
Who Opposes Simpler, Lower Taxes? Paul
Rights to Buffett bio sell for over $7 million AP
China's Economic Growth Slows to 9.4% Pace in the First 9 Months BL
China aims to double its per capita GDP by 2010 Xinhua
China banks poised to go on sale China Daily
China property bubble only in certain cities, not nationwide - NBS AFX
China: Continued Strong Growth Powered by Investment MS
FTSE feels chill as shares slide TO European markets rebound CBSM
It's the month for crashes, yet the market's bout of nerves may be justified Inde
Credit-card companies woo few Germans CS Monitor
Credit card firms resist calls to cut late fees Guardian
Brazil's Central Bank Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate to Bolster Expansion BL
Nortel's new CEO sued by Motorola Globe & Mail
Popolare Italiana says downscaling hedge fund exposure AFX
FedEx chief attacks European red tape FT
Rumsfeld warns China over military expansion Guardian
Cheney 'cabal' hijacked foreign policy FT
Wednesday October 19
S&P 500 Has Biggest Gain in Six Months BL EBAY - ALL - AMGN - EK - MO
Wagoner: GM Not Considering Bankruptcy AP
Moderate growth continues, Fed says CBSM Beige Book
New home construction hits seven-month high AP PDF File
Kohn: Federal Reserve should not pause AFX
Gold Falls in Asia on Concern Speculators May Sell Holdings BL
Program Trades Dominate NYSE 18 Years After Crash BL
Institutional investors shun US equities Times Online
Instituational investors are more sceptical about the prospects for American equities now than during the depths of the Enron and WorldCom scandals.
Is the Bull Market Winding Down? Kiplinger™s
Why the Rich Get Richer Yahoo
Why Savers Are Losers
This Is Price Stability? Check Back in 20 Years Baum
How Good is the Economy at Creating Good Jobs? CEPR PDF
Calif home sales show signs of easing in pricier markets AP
Risky Mortgages May Harm Borrowers, Banks AP
Home-building stocks aching USAT
Holiday Shopping Before the First Heating Bill NYT
GM goes off cruise control CS Monitor
The Big, Bad Asian Wolf Is Coming Forbes GM's Gas Gimmick Fool
In the next two years, the number of new Asian cars and trucks headed to the U.S. market overshadows the Japanese invasion of the U.S. luxury car business in the 1990s.
Kerkorian pledges GM stock against B of A financing CBSM
Nervous Exxon Mobil bulls give up CBSM
The Hedge Fund Report: Delphi Pain Still Lingers TheStree
Refco's Demise Stirs Memories of Previous Meltdowns BL
How a Big Investor Fell Into the Refco Deal NYT
Grant Thornton facing huge claims over Refco collapse Independent
Refco Ex-CFO Received $46M Severance CFO
Refco prompts review of rules FT
Google to face off with Europeans over books NYT
Revolt At Saks NYP
Unisys Posts Loss, Plans to Cut Work Force AP
Businessman Accused Of Being Fugitive For 30 Years CBS4
CEOs benefit as charities boom Oregonian
Gold holds little glitter for price wary Indians Reuters
Europe's Stoxx 600 Has Biggest Decline Since July Bombings BL
Rate Hike Fears Slow Most Asia Markets AP
BoJ calls the end of deflation FT
Consumers pay dearly for rise in the price of petrol Times Online
China would face consequences from capital market opening - CB AFX
Some currency investors debate bird flu mutation Reuters
Business confidence suffers in Australia BL
Speculators™ bubble bursts: 100 property dealers shut down Daily Times
Tuesday October 18
Intel's Net Income Rises to $2B; Shares Decline on Sales Forecast BL YHOO
Refco Owes Jim Rogers Fund $362 Million TheStreet
NY gold settles slightly lower on book squaring Reuters
Fed must control inflation: officials Reuters
Near-term risk remains to the downside CBSM
September Producer Prices Rise 1.9%; Core Prices Rise 0.3% BL BLS
Futures turn mixed after spike in PPI CBSM
Oil Falls as New Track Shows Wilma May Veer Away From Gulf BL
US Residents Shun Foreign Bonds while Foreigners Rush into US Corporates FN
Waiting for the lights to go out Times Online
US stocks: The visible hand of Uncle Sam Asia Times
O Sage! O Confidence Man! Forbes (Grant ~ R)
As he departs the Fed, the much-lauded Greenspan leaves behind a lousy legacy: a crazy housing market, overextended consumers and a burst stock bubble.
Just who will fill Greenspan's big Fed shoes? G&M
Wanted: Fed Chief With Foreign Flair BW
Bracing for a new maestro CNN
Ben Bernanke Inflation Fighter Mish
The New Inflation Roach
Inflation, Inflation Expectations and the Dollar Saville
Risks for the Bond Market Berner
October no bear killer Hulbert
US Equity Market Approaching Highest Risk in 9 years PRWeb
Time to Stay on the Sidelines BW
US global influence is waning Wall Street Journal
Remember when the last big bubble burst? North Jersey Media Boom or Bust?
US slowdown may 'feel like recession' Herald Sun
The Bush recession News Tribune
1 of every $5 in Sept. 11 direct loans in default AP
IBM Profit Speaks Softly TheStreet
Refco Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Unit to Flowers BL
What About the Rest of Refco? Business Week
Selling the futures brokerage is a solution for only half of the tainted firm's business. The other half is where things could get messy
21st-Century Bank Run Slate
Watching a $4 billion company fall apart in a week
Crisis-hit US futures broker moves closer to breakup G
Refco fallout could pinch IPOs WSJ
General Motors May Get $15 Billion in Sale of GMAC Unit Stake BL
S&P Pressures General Motors to Jettison GMAC Gilbert
Rick Wagoner Is Running Out Of Excuses Forbes
Chrysler: We want cuts from UAW, too Reuters
Top officers of Delphi agree to big salary cuts NYT
Barbie blues for toy-maker Mattel BBC
Merrill Lynch Net Income Rises 49 Percent to Record on Gains From Trading BL
Intel May Say Profit Growth Slowed on Shortfall of PC Chips BL
Junk Default Rate Rises in Third Quarter CFO
NASD reported probing Merrill Lynch CBSM
HUD Review: Fannie Mae Offices Misused AP
Pfizer accused of illegal ploys in European market Guardian
The Hedge Fund and the Coffee Shop BW
Lee could face suits over role in scandal-plagued Refco's IPO BG
FDA Asks Bristol, Merck for Safety Data AP
Google to Report Pro-Forma Results CFO
KPMG Found Using a Tax Shelter It Sold CFO
Slow Going for Principles-based Accounting CFO
A mutual fund tale from Oz Farrell
Everything ICI has been telling investors for 65 years is exposed as a dream that ICI wants America's 95 million investors to believe,
China Builds Its Dreams, and Some Fear a Bubble NYT
Sterling tumbles after hawk's early exit shifts balance Telegraph
Bank of Canada Raises Key Rate to 3%, Says More Moves Needed BL
Monday October 17
Greenspan: Energy Prices to Drag Economy AP Speech
GM, UAW Reach Deal to Cut Health Costs AP
Gold prices end with gain of nearly $5 CBSM
Krispy Kreme unit files Chapter 11 CBSM
Factory activity weakens in New York CBSM
Some geezers grinning, at least briefly Brimelow
Oil Rises as Tropical Depression May Strengthen, Disrupt U.S. Gulf Output BL
Return on Equity Hussman
Profits, Now Good, Prompt Nail-Biting WSJ
Market bears: Lack of karma spells crash USAT
Housing market on edge DiMartino
Real estate's October report card Inman
Housing Prices May Get Doused by U.S. Tax Revision BL
Consumer Spending May Slump in a ‘Cold, Dark and Expensive' Winter BL
“We are hitting the consumer with headwinds that we have not witnessed on record”
My choice for the next Fed chairman MSN (Fleck)
US economy, trade deficit and monetary policy Brookesnews
Investing in the World of Dr. Mabuse Corrigan
Refco Says It's Close to Selling Futures Brokerage to J.C. Flowers Group BL
Refco's Painful Lesson for Investors Business Week
Is Refco the next Enron? AP
Austrian bank BAWAG says exposed to Refco Reuters
GM Reaches Agreement With Union to Lower Health-Care Costs, Posts Loss BL
Citigroup Profit Rises to Record $7.14 Billion on Gain From Insurance Sale BL
Miers' firm busted 3 times for aiding investment cheats Worldnetdaily
Soros injects US$25m into Hainan Airlines China Daily
Surf™s Up For HFA Byron
Hard times and hard luck for Levitz Newsday
Gold firms in Europe, tracks dollar and oil Reuters
Gold rush on world's largest market amid inflation worries AFP
Citigroup Expects Gold, Platinum To Shine In 2006 Dow Jones
So what™s all the fuss about gold? Commerzbank
Gold, Glitz & Glamour SH
RBC Worries About Barrick™s Ability To Manage Its Hedge Book As Gold Continues To Rise Minesite
A look at Wall Street's history, unvarnished Boston Globe Amazon
Personal Debts and US Capitalism Monthly Review
Why the yuan won't dwarf the dollar CS Monitor
Snow seeks Chinese economic reform CBSM
Revving up the China threat Asia Times
Wake up and smell the green tea LA Times
Japan 2-Year Notes Drop, Pushing Yields to Highest in Two Years BL
Japan's Stock Rally May Resume as Inflation Foreseen BL
With markets slippery, the fool who rushes in is likely to take a tumble Guardian
Bank of England Heads for Showdown With Brown BL
French anger at Mandelson Times Online
Mystic Gordon sees only half the picture Independent
Argentine Oil Workers Strike for a Second Day BL
Gulf states brace for real estate storm CS Monitor
Beware stock market danger zones MoneyWeb
New housing starts drastically fall in Thailand AFP
Is a clear picture of corporate health being obscured by new accounting rules? FT
Journey Over for Yukos Prisoners Moscow Times
Banker linked to crisis is killed in Russia IHT
Portus funds spent on gems, court told Globe & Mail
Bird Flu -- Real Risk, or Y2K-Like Hysteria? Pesek
Constitution Headed For Approval CBSM
Dollar May Drop in Asia on Concern Storm to Hurt Gulf Coast Oil Production BL
Weekend Edition (Oct 15-16)
October Scares Investors More This Year AP
Quarterly Review and Outlook Hoisington PDF
More Trials and Tribulations of Wall Street Finance Noland
Danger Ahead! Chapman
Smoothing Out Inflation Mauldin
The inflation freight train Asia Times
Global Gold Highs Zeal Gold versus the Stock Market Schiff
Fed official: Greenspan legacy fragile CBSM
The Mortgage Maker vs. the World NYT
Delphi, GM, & Rogue Events Willie
Delphi may be driving for a taxpayer bailout DetNews
GM and Uncle Sam: Two Peas in a Financially Troubled Pod NYP
GM turnaround may be stalled by Delphi bankruptcy AFP
Rally Days are a Normal Part of Multi-Week Stock Market Crashes McHugh
Refco was a train wreck just waiting to happen Times Online
Refco's woes worry markets CBSM
Goldman holds fire sale in bid to save Refco Times Online
Debtors Throng to Bankruptcy as Clock Ticks NYT
Seem like you're earning less? You aren't alone Boston Globe
A Rush to Beat Bankruptcy Deadline WP
Ex-Merrill Trader Gets 42 Months for Stealing $43 Mln BL
SUA trying to block silver ETF FMNN (Reuters)
Surging Oil Prices May Spur Inflation, G-20 Says, as Rate Rises Pondered BL
US presses for dramatic financial overhaul in China AFP
Foreign direct investment drops in China BL
Trichet Says 2006 Inflation May Exceed 2% Ceiling BL
The Week Ahead: Swallowing the Mouse CIBC
BOC dismisses 8 for financial fraud China Daily
Iraq votes again FT
Friday October 14
CFTC Commissioner Says Broker Offered `Help' on Refco BL
Gold lower, off nearly $6 for week CBSM
Consumers Race to File Bankruptcy Petitions AP
Survey: October U.S. Auto Sales Plummet AP
Consumer sentiment sinks in Oct., UMich says CBSM
Refco Sells Off Stock and Bond Holdings AP
Refco Is Shutting Biggest Unit; SEC Suspends Withdrawals BL
Problems at futures broker Refco weigh on commodities CBSM
Industrial Output Falls 1.3 Percent, Most in 23 Years, After Storms BL FED
U.S. inflation at 25-year high CBSM BLS ~ Ts Rise
Retail Sales Rise 0.2%; Excluding Autos Increase 1.1% BL Census
Market Risk to the Bears Comstock
Market Is Oversold and Dangerous Decision Point
Octobers are bad, but this is ridiculous Globe & Mail
America's ague Economist
Why America's markets are ailing while others are hale
Should you start buying? Here's what history says... TM
When an oversold market is unable to bounce, it could really be in trouble.
Deja vu 1994 Roach
Why that cheap home loan may signal trouble ahead CS Monitor
Where A Slump Would Hurt Most Business Week
Americans, Quick to Cite Yuan for Trade Gap, May Share Blame BL
The Inevitable Peaking of World Oil Production Atlantic Council PDF
A natural gas crisis Washington Times
It's Only Fear That's Inflating AIR
Losing That Wealthy Feeling WP
Hand-to-Mouth Financing WP
Some banks are making new loans with little assurance they'll be repaid, even while wondering what will happen with prior loans.
State Insurers Billing Many for a Risky Few WP
Refco on the Brink TheStreet
S&P says the embattled brokerage might face problems paying its debt Refco Collapse May Roil Rates NYP
Refco sinks, futures industry braces Reuters
Dollar Erases Gains - Traders Say Refco Forces Selling B
Refco -- Wall Street's Public Offering From Hell BL
Refco woes puts spotlight on "quick flips" Reuters
World's hedge funds face crisis Guardian
Disgraced Refco CEO confined to ritzy Park Ave Reuters
CME says Refco meeting all obligations Reuters
Hedge fund lessons FT
Three small firms have recently collapsed amid allegations of skulduggery. A fourth has been implicated in the fraud charge brought against the chief executive of Refco Another Fishy Hedge Fund Business Week
Bond tied to hedge funds launched FT
A hard act to follow Economist
Who could fill Alan Greenspan's shoes?
Migration Warns Of An Escalation In U.S. Corporate Defaults BCA Research
Delphis Chapter 11 filing could be a taste of what is to come for the corporate bond market.
Pension Deficits Will Continue To Grow Fed Agency Says Accounting Web
Lockheed Cuts Benefit Plans, Costs CFO
Mesaba Files for Bankruptcy Protection AP
Delta subsidiary Comair cuts 650 more jobs AP
M&A is hot even though stocks are not Reuters
Hilton Hotels Makes Offer for Hilton Group Unit BL Fresenius to Buy Helios
Tchenguiz Group to Buy Somerfield for 1.08 Bln Pounds BL
Stock-research Lawsuits Not Paying Off CFO
Anti-American Sentiment May Hurt US Firms AP
Gold Loves Trouble Texas Hedge
U.S. May Struggle to Win Support to Pressure China to Revalue Yuan BL
U.S.-China textile talks break down WT
Snow Urges Consumerism on China Trip NYT
CCB in pledge to cover bad loans Standard
China: No Longer Deflationary for the World? Xie
London bankers see return to good times IHT
Marshals Say Yukos Still Owes $7Bln Moscow Times
MOF examining China Steel chair's bonus, Hsieh says Taipei Times
Ballard loses CEO and a dash of hope G&M
Samsung to pay $300m fine in D-Ram case FT
Portugal fines five major drug companies for price fixing AFP
Inflation fears prompt rate hike in Botswana Business Day
Sensex goes into a spin, slides 164 India Times
Investors See Bird-Flu Impact WSJ AP
For Injured U.S. Troops, 'Financial Friendly Fire' WP
Thursday October 13
Refco Says Unit's Cash Isn't Sufficient, Halts Withdrawals, Hires Advisers BL
Refco bonds plummet as liquidity concerns mount Reuters Shares Halted
Mortgage rates on the rise, may deflate housing bubble AP
Stock futures, oil flat ahead of closely watched U.S. fuel inventory report CNN
Sept. Rise in U.S. Import Prices Is Largest in 15-Years CBSM BLS Ts Fall
Trade Gap Widens to $59B BL Census Jobless claims fall
Fed's Bies warns on risky bank lending practices Reuters
The Yield Curve as a Leading Indicator NY Fed
Interest Rates: Still a Way to Go BW
Mortgages: Bracing for 6% CNN
U.S. Investment Income Close to `Tipping Point' Berry
The Sub-10,000 Dow: Like Wartching a Train Wreck Crudele
Back To The Future? Boom-Bust Alert
A Bull Slows Down His Charge Business Week
Battipaglia says investors "need to be defensive"
Inflation surge: Here to stay? CS Monitor
Cutback in R&D spending raises red flag USAT
And speaking of dimwits... Mogambo
Are We Now Going Into the Real Bear Market? Gordon
Hedge Funds May Be Worth Less Than You Think BL
Ex-Broker Paying $200,000 to Settle Case AP
Filings soar before bankruptcy law takes effect Knight Ridder
Nearly 103,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the week that ended Friday
Bankruptcy filings pouring into court Dayton Daily
Study says US consumers use credit for basic costs Reuters
Bootle: Housing Bubble Threatens Global Economic Growth BL
Prospering on Periphery of the Real Estate Boom NYT
Resale home prices peaking Arizona Republic
Freddie Tours Asia to Promote New Type of Mortgage Bonds BL
Freddie courting investors in Asia to raise money for mortgages.
Refco Loses Clients, Trading-Account Cash After Chief Executive's Arrest BL
HCA Warns 3Q Profit Will Miss Estimates AP
Comcast, Google Said in Talks Over AOL AP
Gold's Looking Good Aden
Big boys fighting over the gold market? Brimelow
Gold will rise: analyst G&M
Does Gold Forecast Bond Yield? Cumberland PDF
Gold demand zooms 42% Financial Express
Merrill Fund Sees No End To Commodities Boom DJ
Buffett book said to spark bid war CNN
Emerging market bonds fall sharply FT
Japan's Bonds Drop as Fukui Says Interest Rates Will Rise BL
Yen Declines After Report Shows Current Account Narrowed BL
China should keep renminbi peg: Noble prize winner China Post
China is targeting hi-tech jobs, EU warns Guardian
US-China textile talks fail - US negotiator China Daily
Nafta Frays as Canada, Mexico Accuse U.S. of Flouting Rules BL
Europe's 600-Stock Benchmark Heads for Worst Start to a Quarter Since 87 BL
BBC plans 1bn bond issue Times Online
Merlin faces SFO criminal inquiry Times Online
Mexico City's Water Supply for 9 Million People Threatened by Faulty Pipes BL
Wednesday October 12
Heating bills, oil expected to rise CNN Short-Term Energy Outlook EIA
Ex-Refco CEO charged with fraud CBSM
Krispy Kreme: 'No comment' about share drop CBSM Chip bears
COMEX gold knocked from 18-yr high on fund selling Reuters
Europe gold at highest since early 1988 as funds buy Reuters
Rise in price of gold bad news for dollar LA Times
Global markets could swiftly punish cenbanks--Kohn Reuters
Mortgage applications fall Reuters
Slowdown in Capital Spending Seen Merrill
Did Someone Say "Bubble"? Barrons
While the housing bubble grabs the headlines, a similar top may be building in commercial real estate, where price escalation has led to frenzied turnover.
Signs emerge of US house slowdown Australian
The wages of flipping houses News Herald
Corporate Bonds: Are Investors Getting Paid for the Risk? Pimco
Greenspan will prove the hardest act to follow for Bush's chosen one Independent
Here's What the Pattern Looks Like EW
Sell signal from Fabian's system Hulbert
Rotten to the core Kellner Core inflation remains low: Bernanke
It's time we stopped paying attention to the so-called core rate of inflation.
Katrina Bond Bailout No Sure Thing, Snow Reminds Us BL
Toy sellers face a challenging season AP
Natural gas provider backs out of residential contracts USAT
Delta warns of pension default USAT
Which side are you on? Economist
Delphi's bankruptcy highlights the danger of ballooning legacy costs
Hedge fund buys 9% Delphi stake CNN
Exposure to Delphi could cost CDOs FT
Delphi sees significant salaried employee cuts Reuters
Labor Gears Up for Pivotal Battle WP
GM's CEO feels the heat as troubles mount Reuters
Questions Over Deals at Refco Dating to '98 Norris Refco.com
Refco chief 'used hedge fund to mask debt' FT SEC launches informal probe
Black eye for burgeoning futures industry FT
NAV denies Wood River hedge fund audit claims Reuters
Dow Jones to shrink 'Wall St. Journal,' cut some data AP
Free rides for CEOs -- on the company jet MSN
Conrad Black's U.S. lawyers ponder options after seizure of US$9 million CP
Inflation in Japan? Okay, Stop Laughing Pesek
China: Growing fast -- but a long way to go PBS
Will China's investments pay off or won't they?
What to Do About China and the Yuan NYT
China to fend off pressure for yuan reform at G20 meeting - analysts AFX
China's economy continues to boom AP
Bank cannot avert downturn, warns King Times Online
Chile Raises Benchmark Lending Rate to Three-Year High of 4.25 Percent BL
Emerging Markets Watch - It's All About Misalignments Pimco
ECB document piles pressure on Bank of Italy governor FT
RBC warns against taxing trusts G&M
Weak price outlook and profit dismay LG.Philips investors IHT
U.S. accuses North Korea of $100 bill counterfeiting WT
Iraq oil output falls behind pre-war levels USAT
US apologises for Hungary Holocaust gold train robbery FT
Tuesday October 11
Apple Income Soars, Revenue Falls Short AP
FOMC: Pause would be misleading CBSM Minutes
Lipper predicts flat fourth quarter, more bond volatility CBSM
NYSE Suspends Trading in Bankrupt Delphi AP
Crude Rises on Fuel Supply Concerns BL IEA says demand resilient Reuters
Much better now, thanks Peebles
Stagflation scenario as we peer into the fog Black Swan PDF
Is this finally the top? CBSM
Housing, crude suffer from similar patterns
Housing boom raises fraud concerns AP
Consumers feeling bite of soaring cost of living Dallas Morning News
Pulling on a piece of string! AME
It Ain't Over 'Til Analysts Say It's Over (Which is Almost Never) Schaeffers
Feldstein May Have Top Credentials, Biggest Liabilities for Fed BL
Dividends and the sins of omission Hulbert
Disturbing number of companies eliminated dividends in September.
Pension Bill Now in Doubt CFO
Airline CEOs Know Something You Don't Newsweek
Report: R&D may not deliver rewards CNN
Delphi Punishes Hedge Funds TheStreet
GM, Delphi, and Tomorrow's News Today EW
Delphi CEO offers warning, remedy Reuters
Delphis Miller Asks GM For Guarantees Forbes
For Big Three, All the Signs Are Warnings NYT
The Masters Of Disaster Forbes
Has Google Peaked? Slate
Internal review sends Refco shares tumbling G&M
D.R. Horton home sales rise 33 pct Reuters
Alcoa CEO faces higher costs, higher expectations from investors AP
Inco Agrees to Buy Canadian Mining Company Falconbridge for $10.9 Billion BL
Deal of the century? G&M
A senior RBC executive paid $2 for $10-million mansion of former Nortel CEO
GE Agrees to Dredge Hudson River CFO
8 Brokerages Fined For Fund Kickbacks NYP
The great mutual fund battle of 2006 is rapidly gaining momentum Farrell
Nymex feels an unwelcome pinch FT
Gold Near a 17-Year High BL Platinum aims at 25-1/2-year peak
Gold at Historical Highs With Room to Run Schaeffers
Why Gold Is on the Go Fortune
Fortis Metals Monthly ~ October 2005 PDF
Japan August Machinery Orders Surge 8.2% on Spending BL
The 'complex minuet' of relations with China NYT
Read the Tea Leaves: China Will Be Top Exporter NYT
Snow prods China towards currency reform AFP
Construction Bank to launch world's biggest IPO Xinhua
Property derivatives market nears 1bn Times Online
Police investigate broker's fraud claims Telegraph
Yukos Convicts Sent to New Prison Cells Moscow Times
Monday October 10
Delphi plunges CBSM Dana to restate, postpones earns release ~ Quotes
Dana Corp. to Restate Some Earnings AP Northrop Cuts
Companies have not been in such shape since the Depression BL
$88 billion in debt may become junk
Debt: consumers juggle big burden CNN
Is a Dollar Crisis Looming? Merk
Thomson Market Week PDF
US growth outlook cut, inflation boosted Reuters
Storm clouds gather over world markets Observer
Fuel demand falls, but high energy prices still threaten economy AP
Wednesday's Breakdowns Hussman
Why the Fed has no other alternative but to print money! Faber
It's time to take seriously a US-led global recession China Daily
How the boom of 2006 ended CBSM
Waking up to the housing market's ills MSN (Fleck)
Hot Housing Market Crosses the Border LATimes
In housing we trust? Worldnetdaily
US economy, market bubbles and Adventures in Paradise Brookesnews
Gas prices up 10 cents in 2 wks - survey Reuters
Oil Analysts, Wrong All Year, Anticipate Price Rebound as Demand Recovers BL
World's view of U.S. slipping in wake of Katrina, Iraq Hulbert
State weighs a costly pension fix Star Tribune
Lawyers see bankruptcy explosion Union Tribune
Delphi CEO sees major job cuts: WSJ Reuters
Pondering Delphi Roach
General Motors downgraded on increased risk of bankruptcy CBSM
Microsoft grapples with age AP
SEC opens inquiry into Man's $175m hedge fund losses Guardian
Lehman: Burned by a Hedge Fund? Business Week
HSBC returns to China in search of future growth Times Online
End The Martha-Thon NYP
Black and White and Read by Fewer LA Times
Consumers seen taking cover from DVD format war AFP
Gold hits new multi-year high in European trade Reuters
The Gold Parachute New Yorker (Cramer)
Gold Signals the End of the Commodities Bull Run? BL
Bull Era For Commodities Far From Over AIR
Gold shines as retail investment tool Business Line
Lousy Inflation Hedge Still Valuable For Asia AIR
Shanghai Copper Jumps to a Record After Holiday as Chinese Demand Rises BL
Israeli, American Win Nobel for Economics AP
Japanese Stocks Seen Beating Rest of Asia for First Year in Six BL
Singapore's Economy Expands at an Annual 3.2% Pace in 3Q05 BL
French Industrial Production Rises, Suggesting Economic Pickup BL
Results Sought in China Currency Reform AP
KOSPI Dreams Xie
Oil spike may not trigger higher inflation King
Venezuela's Chavez Offers to Negotiate Before Seizing Largest Estates BL
Oil cos won™t be allowed to sell cross-holdings at one shot India Times
Bank of Italy chief to face prosecutors Mon-source Reuters
Woes mount for South Korea's Samsung AFP
The dawn of derivatives Bangkok Post
State pension fund sues Tsutsumi Japan Times
Report: Khodorkovsky Heads to Prison AP
Dollar May Decline ~ Euro May Gain ~ Gold May Extend Gains
Weekend Edition (Oct 8-9)
The Week Ahead: Inflation on the brain CNN
Transition Curse Roach
Aah, Brave New World Mauldin
Wall Street Wakes Up Schiff
Sphere Analysis Noland
The Dreaded Secret Russell
Stocks Face the Rare Danger of a Declining Decade Currier
Going Mondo Condo Washington Post
Hub foreclosures go `through roof' Boston Herald
Will the Housing Bubble Fizzle or Pop? Mish
Have Recessions Absolutely, Positively Become Less Painful? NYT
Bush Fed chief pick may come as early as November Reuters
Delphi files for bankruptcy Reuters Delphi execs get severance boost DetFP
GM braces for fallout from Delphi G&M
Wal-Mart's Giant Sucking Sound Business Week
Wal-Mart Says U.S. October Sales Rising Within Forecast, Led by the West BL
Bush close to naming Greenspan successor Reuters
Feds Seize Loot From Black Apt. Sale NYP
G7: Gold as a Reserve Currency for Asian Central Banks? Morgan Stanley
China retail sales up 14.2 percent year on year during Golden Week AFP
Asian tigers 'closing the gap on UK's competitive advantage' Times Online
The Week Ahead: Real Estate Soft Landing Will Not Be Gentle CIBC PDF
Earthquake Kills 2,000 Across South Asia AP
Friday October 7
U.S. Economy Loses 35K, Fewer Than Forecast BL BLS ~ Ts Fall ~ $ Gains
A High-Risk Market Comstock
Is October a crash zone? Business Day
Pop Goes the Real Estate Bubble The Nation
Oil and Risk Appetite CSFB PDF
Oil: It's U.S. Vs. China Forbes
Natural Gas's Danger Signs WP
Higher Costs Threaten Economic Growth, U.S. Manufacturing
Staying warm to cost up to 90% more USAT
U.S.: Inflation Jitters BCA Research
U.S. Consumers Apprehensive About Economy AP
Let the Price Wars Begin NYT
Spending Overdose AEI
Rising rates mean bonds aren't in a happy place now USAT
Squeezing Americans Dry Benson
Money, Debt, Hyper-inflation and Deflation Lee
Catching You Up Schaeffers
Why aren't advisers more worried? Hulbert
Time for a trim Economist
Hedge funds are headed for a lot more transparency, and not before time
General Motors Downshifts Toward Default Drive Gilbert
What's good for GM? Toyota cash Asahi
Krispy Kreme Has Sticky Fingers, Shop Owners Claim NYP
Gutfreund: Skirting Trouble NYP
Companies busy with hurricane orders CS Monitor
Storm-damaged cars coming to market AP
Yahoo rips rival Google Globe & Mail
Lockheed To Cut Employee Benefits WP
Three Charged for American Tissue Audit CFO
Prudential opts for $470/oz gold during 4Q Mineweb
Gold grabs investors' attention AP
India's 2005 gold consumption to rise 33 pc Reuters
GFMS Precious Metals Market Briefing - October 2005 PDF
From accelerator to brake Economist
The Chinese economy has driven a boom in commodity markets. It may be turning into a drag
China predicts trade surplus to triple to 100 billion dollars this year AFP
Washington pressures Beijing for further currency moves China Daily
China's airlines face growing pains AFP
BOJ seen seeking right time to act normal, start guiding rates Japan Times
ECB chief warns of property price threat to eurozone inflation AFP
Hong Kong Stock Exchange censures CNOOC for selective disclosures AFP
Brazil fights oil prices with alcohol CS Monitor
Venezuela shutters local US businesses FT
Can we trust the pension promises? FT
White House denies Bush God claim BBC
Thursday October 6
Fed's Fisher Says `Inflation Virus' Must Be Stopped BL
Mortgage rates hit six-month high CBSM
Crude Slumps to 2-Month Low as U.S. Refinery Shutdowns Reduce Demand BL
How Can Stock Prices Rise When Cash is So Low? Cross-Currents
A Flood of Bad News Crudele
On Wall and Main, Worries About Oil NYT
Cooling economy forecast Arizona Republic
Don't Look Now ... Here comes inflation Slate
Era of cheap fuel is over for US, says energy chief FT
Energy Fuels Fears of Broader Inflation LA Times
Oil costs are hitting a range of businesses. As some pass increases to customers, economists worry that prices will spiral upward.
What Causes Inflation? Not Those Pushy Costs Baum
FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates Reuters
Raging US deficit threatens to bring painful adjustment FT
Asian Reserves and the Dollar: Is Gradual Adjustment Possible? GlobalE (R)
The Next Alan Greenspan NYT
Hedge funds confounded by U.S. bond prices Reuters
Supply Hits High In Condo Craze WP
Companies blame their losses on hurricanes MSNBC
Why Is Microsoft Afraid of Google? Wharton
Japan aims to boost state use of free Linux software AFP
A New Worry for Insurers WP
US to review textile petitions on China China Daily
High street woes could hit private equity backers Times Online
Euro Gains as Schroeder, Merkel Move Toward Coalition Accord BL
Chvez moves reserves out of US Treasuries FT
Uninsured Idiosyncratic Production Risk with Borrowing Constraints BofC PDF
Can Parmalat stir reform in Italy? CBSM Parmalat relists; rivals watchful
Yukos Raids Herald a New Case Moscow Times
US fund officials face investigation in South Korea AFP
Wednesday October 5
S&P 500 Erases 05 Gain on Concern Growth Is Slowing More Than Expected BL
Gold ends flat; traders gauge inflation CBSM
Economy Gets Another Inflation Warning AP ISM - Lowest Reading Since 2003
Energy Futures Slide on Inventory Data AP EIA
Corporate layoffs steady in Sept. CBSM
Motorola Cutting 1,900 Jobs Globally AP
Crude edges up ahead of supply data CBSM
US faces up to energy cut-backs BBC Energyhog.org
Low interest not always best AP
Pounding drum on inflation CBSM
Three Fed presidents warn that pressure on prices is becoming problematic
Numbers And Worries, By Stephen Roach AIR
Are High Energy Prices Leaking Through To U.S. Core Inflation? BCA Research
Watch out for the Hindenburg Omen Hulbert McHugh
Searching For Dividend Opportunities Schaeffers
Bankruptcy Filings Soar In Advance of New Law WP
Last week's 68,287 filings surpassed the record set the week before by 24%
Unhappy Moment Looms When Boomers Look for Income Currier
The Power of Myth & the Stock Market EW
Treasure Valley Housing Boom Takes Toll on Rentals KBCI
Fraud booms with mortgage market USAT
Rising bank fees hit consumers USAT
You Should Be Afraid of the Boom in Muni Bond Sales BL
Delphi could file for bankruptcy-NYT Reuters
GM, Ford SUV woes are concern to analysts DetFP
Automakers Shifting to New Incentives AP
S&P says it's considering Ford, GM downgrades AP
GM Sells Entire Stake in Fuji Heavy to Toyota, Market BL
La-Z-Boy warns results to miss estimates Reuters
Fuel cell companies mark first-ever drop in revenues: report AFP
Sarbox Payback Slow in Coming CFO
U.S. News & World Report Lays Off 9 Workers NYT
Bill aims to buck up airline pensions USAT
Commercial Aviation GOA PDF
Bankruptcy and Pension Problems Are Symptoms of Structural Issues
Prudential shutters tech research group AP
Prudential Equity Group has shuttered its technical research group, laying off Wall Street veteran Ralph Acampora, who has been with the firm for 15 years.
Gold Falls in London on Speculation Funds Will Sell Holdings BL
Gold rides on uncertainty in global markets Business Times
Gold is glittering again as an investment MCall
Monetary Elephants in the Living Room Hultberg
Diverse Effects of Expensive Oil Xie
IMF Rebuffs U.S. Treasury on China -- Bravo! Pesek
China Construction Bank Plans $7.68 Bln Share Sale BL
European Service Industries Grew in Sep at Fastest Pace in 14 Months BL
Corporate profits at five-year high in UK FT
Mexico Will Keep Lowering Interest Rates as Inflation Slows, Ortiz Says BL
Is Russia Blowing Its Oil Bonanza? Business Week
Brazilians, Leery of Varig Collapse, `Burn' Through Frequent Flier Miles BL
IMF reveals scale of Zimbabwe's crisis Mail & Guardian
Parmalat rises from near death Herald Sun
Tuesday October 4
Fed May Have to Raise Rates Further to Curb Inflation, Policy Makers Say BL
Poole Calls 50BP More on Fed Rate by Year-End `Reasonable' BL
Bush calls for more refineries CNN
Drivers May Have Seen Highest Prices as Gas Use Drops BL
Factory orders increase 2.5% in Aug. CBSM Census
Crude Falls Amid a Slowdown in Demand, Release of Emergency Stockpiles BL
Dollar Advances to a 16-Month High Against Yen as Yield Advantage Widens BL
Deliberate Acts Of Kindness PIMCO (Gross)
Consumer Rebalancing Roach
Greenspan: The worst Fed chief ever MSN (Fleck)
Slowing Is Seen in Housing Prices in Hot Markets NYT Bubble in Trouble NYP
Home Builders' Stock Sales: Diversifying or Bailing Out? NYT
If Housing Slumps, How Safe Are You? Business Week
Banks propose plan for derivatives paperwork FT
Treasury Rates Set to Rise as Foreigners Stop Buying Our Debt PRN
The Dollars Problems Havent Gone Away Auerback
Could the Nasdaq Be Cresting? Schaeffers
Oil, gas output still hobbled by storms CBSM
A month after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, 90% of vital production remains off line
The October Surprise Slate
It's your home heating bill, 70 percent higher than last year's. Winter heating bills to soar again Detnews
Surcharges are stealth price increases Kellner
Checking in on Oil Schaeffers
Fed Wary of Inflation, Preparing Rate Increase Berry
Fed has "more to do" on rates: Guynn Reuters
Oil Moving toward $100 Even without Shocks? Taylor
Bush Prepared to Tap Heating Oil Reserve AP
Utilities file for natural-gas rate increases Crains
Energy prices bear down on retailers Globe & Mail
Data suggest higher costs are finally having an impact on consumer spending
BP Says Hurricanes to Cut Profit by $700 Million BL
Gas prices drive car renters to rethink their options USAT
Stations Nixing Gasoline On Credit TBO
Delayed, canceled flights on upswing USAT
Gold Stocks versus Oil Stocks Saville
Dubai Gold/Commodities Exchange set to become operational in Nov KTimes
Frothy energy stocks raise ugly spectre of Nortel meltdown Globe & Mail
Lexmark Says Third-Quarter Profit and Revenue Will Miss Its Forecasts BL
GM & Ford's Employee Discount Hook Up Leaves Them Hanging NBR
SEC Accuses Two Deloitte Auditors in Adelphia Fraud AP
Judge Won't Release Ex-Tyco Execs on Bail AP
DeLay indicted on new charge CBSM
NYSE'S Plans Rapped NYP
SEC Said to Struggle Ahead of Hedge-Fund Registration Xinhua
Some Days You Cant Make A Buck, More or Less Crudele
Ageing and pension system reform: implications for financial markets... BIS
Book: The United States as a Debtor Nation (PDF Files) IIE
Rita hot line answered in India WT
Snow and Greenspan Will Head to Beijing AP
China's energy: continuous struggle with shortage Xinhuanet
World steel demand rise led by China China Daily WorldSteel
Indonesia Raises Benchmark Rate to 29-Month High BL
BoJs Haru sees possibility of lifting super-loose policy in early 2006 AFX
Eastern Europe's Wave of Hot Money Won't Last BL
Argentina to Borrow From Venezuela, Kirchner's Home Province to Pay Debt BL
Trade deficit out of control - Jordan Jordan Times
One-day strike begins in France BBC
Insurers stunned by 'smash and grab' tax on reserves Times Online
3 charged in Kanebo book-cooking Asahi
Sears Canada cuts 1,200 jobs Globe & Mail
Ike Was Right About War Machine Rooney
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Monday October 3
Hints of Inflation Sour Stocks WP
The shocker was the companion "prices paid" index that tracks prices of parts and materials. It jumped from 62.5 to 78 -- its biggest monthly advance in 15 years.
GM, Ford Sales Tumble in September AP
Manufacturing Unexpectedly Quickens in ISM Survey BL ISM ~ Ts Drop
Construction Spending Climbs to New High AP
Thomson Market Week PDF
Deciphering earnings warnings AP
Crude Rises as Storm Heightens Gulf-Supply Concern BL
High Oil Prices Met With Anger Worldwide WP
Energy Reality: We Are In A Deep Hole Simmons PDF
Watch Out for That '70s Show: Inflation WSJ
The 2005 energy crunch feels a lot like the 1970s CS Monitor
Sales of wood stoves, locking gas caps, and solar panels are all on the rise. Bicycle sales boom AFP Shipping Cost Up
Inflation, Bottled Up by Fed, Threatens to Burst Its Container
High Oil Prices Prompt New Look at Shale AP
Coming in the mail: big energy bills CS Monitor
Gas prices may last 6 months USAT Gas Crisis Cities F
Energy Affecting Fertilizer/Crop Producers Global Insight
Cleanup of oil spills may take months after hurricanes WST
Seasonal Tendencies Hussman
2-Year Treasury Yields May Exceed 10-Year Yields as Fed Slows Inflation BL
Debt-ridden rushing to file before deadline SF Gate
Tougher laws on debt could prove costly SF Gate
Consumers running on empty DiMartino (Free R)
"The Seven Deadly Sins Confronting the Consumer."
October brings 'world series' of investor worry CBSM
For wary investors, back-to-back storms darken the gloom USAT
Empty houses, falling prices: A boom dies MSN (Fleck)
Regulators may be getting nervous over real estate bubble News-P
No down payment? No sweat Sac Bee
Risky loans take housing to extraordinary levels
Reality Check On the Bubble Newsweek
Greenspan, Term Ending, Returns to Randian Roots Baum
The adoration of Fed chief Alan Greenspan The Hindu
This is a year of fiscal folly Rediff
Do Hedge Funds Calm Markets or Inflate Bubbles? BL
Hedge Fund CDs Insured by FDIC Bedeviled by Details BL
Anatomy Of A Hedge Fund Courant
Hedge Funds Extend Trends. . . EW
Man Group probes allegations over fund losses FT
G.M. and a U.S. Agency See Pensions in Different Lights NYT
Automakers brace for sales slowdown AP
Regulators probe possibly new MBIA woes-report Reuters
NRG Energy to Acquire Texas Genco for $5.8 Billion, Enter Market in Texas BL
Icahn Turning Up The Heat Time
Judge Rules Sarbox 304 Reserved for SEC CFO
Commentary: Gold poised for $500 -- and beyond Aden
Gold May Rise for Sixth Week as Investors Seek Inflation Hedge BL
It's all very well beating the French, but it's the Chinese we really have to worry about King
Asia's City Slickers Are Key to World Prices Pesek
Watch pitfalls on way to fortunes in China Post Gazette Mr. China : A Memoir
China boom is here for rest of decade: analysts SMH
US delays ruling on new China textiles quotas AFP
Japan's Business Confidence Gains Less Than Expected BL
Europe 'faces disaster' if it spurns Turkey Telegraph
House prices drop for 15th consecutive month Guardian
Clients lose out as foreign exchange traders go bankrupt under new rules Asahi
Chavez Says Land Seizures Won't Undermine Investment in Nation BL
Corruption getting worse for Russian companies AP
Italian foodmaker Parmalat to relist on stock exchange AFP
Boots-UniChem to axe 2,000 jobs Independent
Regulator calls for liquidation of Norbourg Globe Investor
Man suspends broker linked to offshore losses Guardian
If oil was the question, war wasn't the answer CS Monitor
This day in recent history
October 3, 2004: Hidden debt poses long-term threat USAT
October 3, 2003: Spending our way to disaster CNN
October 3, 2002: Fear grips Japan's banks BBC
Japan's market meddling via Fed 'not unusual' Kyodo
Weekend Edition (Oct 1-2)
We're Awash In Liquidity (Aren't We?) Contrary Investor
Solving an Old Age Problem Mauldin
The Global Liquidity Glut Noland
A bridge too close if the hedges begin to burn Australian
The Danger in the Commodity Boom TheTrumpet
Batonless Roach
State of U.S. oil supply exposed by unforgiving Mother Nature CIBC PDF
Profits after the deluge CBSM
Gains in energy sector spell pain for other industries
The Problem With Great Expectations NYT
Economic Plunge Is in the Pipeline Ricks Picks
War and Reconstruction Chapman
The hidden risk of a housing slowdown MSNBC
Global refinery shortage shifts power balance BBC
American Airlines, Delta Cut Flights as Fuel Costs Surge After Hurricanes BL
Sales slow for Detroit's Big Three Reuters
Real Estate Investment Trusts Cooling Off AP
Gold's Running but Is It Worth Chasing After? NYT
Fannie Mae Storm Cloud Threatens Markets, Economy NYP
Wal-Mart Says September U.S. Sales Rose About 3.8% BL
Higher minimum payments on credit cards bring pain PPG
Asia/Pacific: Coping with a Strong Dollar Xie
China is simply too busy getting rich to worry about democracy Telegraph
New China Show China's Concerns About Tech AP
Hedging China with FTAs Asia Times
Hong Kong Bull Rush Newsweek
Police inquiry into suspicious bets at City Index Guardian
The Week Ahead: Worth Watching But ... CIBC PDF
Plastic bag makers squeezed by costs Asahi
GE Buying 7% Stake in Chinese Bank Chinanews
City firm faces 100m rogue trader action Guardian
Iran might use oil in response to UN sanctions AFP
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