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Friday September 30
Gold falls $4, posts 6% quarterly gain CBSM
Gold Approaching Resistance Decision Point
No Hint Of A Fed Pause BCA Research
GM Ends Employee Discount Program AP
Watch Out For the Soft Trend In Consumer Spending NT PDF
The Consumer a Bit Dispirited TheStreet
Spending Drops Most Since 02; Incomes Decline BL BEA Futures Drop
Crude holds above $66 on output fears CBSM
Consumers may be next market storm Globe & Mail
Households: The strength and the weakness of the US? BNP  PDF
The recession of 2006 is coming Mish
Clash looming over credit derivatives backlog FT
Credit Derivatives Soaring in Popularity CFO ISDA
Airlines and the epidemic of risk MSN (Jubak)
Take a look at how broke airlines buy expensive airplanes, and you learn a little about derivatives and the risk that is endangering global markets.
Santomero: The Fed Needs to Keep Raising Rates Economists View
The Shell Game Captain Hook
Fund Business Produces Billionaires by the Dozen Currier
Sell Crude Oil BCA Research
Ah, the great fuel shock of 2011: It seems like oil times AZCentral
Senators See Need for U.S. Gas Reserve WP
Where to find $200 billion to pay for Katrina CS Monitor
A little 'pork' here, a little there, and pretty soon we're ... not even close
Storms make tangled mess of power grid USAT
Bush Faces Wall Street Pressure on Global Warming BL
Freddie Mac Chief warns of 'bubble' Boston Globe
Home prices to fall, hurt economy, he says
Housing Affordability Lowest In Fourteen Years NT PDF Realtor
Not quite a town house, not quite a condo NY Newsday
Google May Be Bad for You; Battelle Explains Why BL
Google's Page Files to Sell Shares, Pushing Sales to $1 Billion BL
What happened at Bayou CNN
Empty promises in hedge fund fraud USAT
Judge Leans Toward Buffett in Case Against IRS Smart Pros
New Accounting Questions for Fannie Mae CFO  Death Spiral Talk Schaeffers
Financial Accounting Standards Board Launches Investor Task Force FASB
AIG sues Greenberg firm CBSM
Ex-Freddie Mac Chief Loses Lease WP
SEC Eyes Delphi Stock Trading CFO
Slowing BlackBerry demand causes stock sell-off for Research in Motion BL
Newmont, Placer, Goldcorp Say New Rule Will Hurt Venezuela Prospects BL
Dubai emerging as global hub for precious metals Khaleej Times
The Alchemist RFC  PDF
It's Mealtime in Washington, and Your Congressman Is Buying BL
Tokyo touches 4-year high; Asia mixed CBSM
Fukui joins chorus of hints on change in BOJ policy Japan Times
Japan's core consumer prices keep falling in August AFP
India's Economic Growth Accelerates to 8.1%, Fastest Pace in a Year BL
Gov't sets up stock protection reserve China Daily
Steepest Increase In FDIs To Southeast Asia Since Financial Crisis Bernama
Chindia, where the world's workshop meets its office Guardian
By 2050, China and India will make up half of the global economy
Oil becomes Brown's handy scapegoat Times Online
European Inflation Accelerates to Most Since May 2004 BL
The fall and rise of the Footsie ThisisMoney
A new stock exchange for the Middle East opens for business Economist
Oil sands worth $1.4-trillion, study finds G&M
Lukoil Offers $2 Billion to Buy Kazakh Energy Producer Nelson Resources BL
Japan, China meet on disputed gas fields AFP
US giant (GM) accuses Japan of trickery AFP
Some Russian analysts see danger of 1998 crisis repeat-paper RIAN
Rothmans downplays impact of Court ruling against cigarette makers CP
Millions could die from bird flu pandemic, UN says Reuters
Officials Fear Chaos if Iraqis Vote Down the Constitution NYT

No-bid contract raises questions USAT Computers hang up SBA loans

Thursday September 29
Rates on 30-Year Mortgages Increase AP Freddie
Help-Wanted Advertising Index Declines Four Points Conference Board
Winter heating bills to head higher CBSM
Gold tops $475 for first time in a week CBSM
HCA says SEC issues formal order of investigation Reuters
U.S. Q2 GDP unrevised at 3.3% growth CBSM BEA
Jobless Claims Related to Katrina Climb   AP
The Wizard of Bubbleland Asia Times Greenspan Bugos
Part II ~ The repo time bomb
Forecasters thinking recession could be coming Knight Ridder
Income Down From 1999, Tax Data Show NYT
Gas blamed for record late credit card payments Reuters  ABA
Storms revive energy debate CS Monitor
Energy Trade: Long Gasoline / Short Crude BCA Research
Port of New Orleans operating at 20 percent capacity AFP
White House moves to prevent run on petrol supplies FT
Gulf families' recovery at risk EPI
Insurance industry will make us pay for storms HChron
On Fiscal Policy, Congress Is in a Dream World AEI
Credit where credit is due Economist
When markets don’t price risk properly, weak governments—and their taxpayers—are in even bigger trouble
Things are worse than you think. Much worse Magambo
California housing at 'tipping point'Pop Goes the Bubble WP
Three Things to Know About the Housing Bubble Time
Real Estate and the Money Supply PBear
Cut-Rate Homes for Middle Class Are Catching On NYT
Prices Sky-High In Hamptons NYP
Sour bond-market climate sinks funds CBSM
Prepare for the Crash Fool
What is the most elementary truth about the stock market? EW
401(k) Balances Swell, Despite Bear Market Smart Money
'Stealth' pensions hide huge CEO payout MSN
Fannie Mae shares drop nearly 11% CBSM
Fannie Mae Investigation May Extend to January, Rudman Says BL
Ford to Cut Half of Its Suppliers to Reduce Costs and Improve Technology BL
Ford Earned A Tax Break Crudele
Flyi to Lay Off 600 Workers, Cut Flights WP
CSFB, Goldman Sachs Must Defend IPO Antitrust Suit, Appeals Court Rules BL
Bayou Boys to face Arraignment NYP
Bayou's Samuel Israel and Dan Marino to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Person Says B
Guidant may face criminal probe Reuters
Regulators Clueless on Big Four Failure CFO
eBid counters eBay price rises Register
E-Trade to Buy JPMorgan's BrownCo for $1.6B AP
Newmont's Lassonde stays with $525/oz gold target Reuters
Gold To Touch $500 This Yr, Chase $600 In '06 Dow Jones
Why Invest In Gold (And Where) AIR
5 Reasons to Stay Long in Gold Stocks Financial Sense
Copper Reaches Record $1.75 a Pound on Signals Demand May Rise BL
China audit finds rampant government corruption Reuters
China to overtake Japan by 2020 Asia Times
Shanghai starting to lose some of its shine FT
Guangdong in crisis Standard
Brazil's Furlan to Ask China to Limit Its Shoe, Textile and Toy `Invasion' BL
Budget deficits heighten sense of crisis in EU FT
UK Growth Stalls ~ Analysts predict cut in interest rate Guardian
Yet more blood on the high street Times Online
Mortgage fees 'costly for borrowers' Guardian
German Unemployment Jumped Amid Statistical Change BL
Want Condo on Moon? Get a Malaysian Contractor BL
Dublin Site Draws Record Bid, Sparking Bubble Concern BL
S&P claims Asian banks received $500bn in state aid since 1997 crisis FT
Taiwan’s cash-card write-offs hit record high FT
European hedge growth is slowing FT
Fraud inquiry focuses on role of Merlin in Paradigm acquisition Times Online
Huge protests over fuel rise Advertiser

Wednesday September 28
Natural gas taps all-time high near $15 CBSM
White House´s Bernanke: no big risk of recession AFX
Paper quantifies foreign impact on yields CBSM PDF File
Overseas interest fueling U.S. mortgage, housing markets
Durable Orders Rise More Than Forecast BL Census
Rita causes record damage to oil rigs FT
RBA warning of 'meltdown' Australian RBA
Tipping Point, pt II CornerStone
Oil reserves are double previous estimates, says Saudi Independent
Richard Russell on OilGrandich on Gold 321
Supply of Unsold New Homes Should Cause Concern NT
MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Fell 6.6% Last Week BL
Peak for Housing Said to Be Near LA Times
Million-dollar homes are now a dime a dozen AP
Rising home prices jack up cost of living Bakersfield
VW and DaimlerChrysler plan job cuts FT
GM Faces `50-50' Chance of Auto Workers' Strike, Union Head Says BL
Dealers Notice SUV Demand Dropping Off WP
Kodak: Digital Profit to Fall Below View AP
Amtrak to increase fares nationwide AP
Senate proposal for airline pension relief 'irresponsible' FT
Frist's Real HCA Scandal Slate
Fraud Charges for Five Former Executives CFO
Number of millionaires hits record CNN
Mining magnate Brett Kebble shot dead in Johannesburg Business Day
A Review Of The Chinese Silver Market GFMS PDF
Copper peak ‘due to hedge funds’ FT
Prospects dim for US-China textiles deal: officials AFP
Property market is not in doldrums China Daily
Despite an average fall in prices of 20 to 30% over the past few months, the Shanghai property market is far from being in a slump...
Hot auction may fuel rise in property valuations Standard
Europe's Money Printing Press Gains Speed Prudent Investor
Brazil Debt Prevents Credit Rating Upgrade AP
Indian markets among world's most volatile India Times
Life in the land where filling up an SUV costs $3 CS Monitor
Dubai's new stock market opens for trading Gulf News
Uranium sector: another stockmarket bubble? ABC
Hedge-fund borrowing could spark off next splits-style debacle Scotsman
Sanyo to report record 1.7-billion-dollar loss: report AFP
Gazprom to Buy Sibneft Stake for $13.01B AP
On eve of Parmalat trial, little has changed IHT
China expected to boost world coffee consumption Xinhua

Hurricanes Give Lobbyists Hope WP
Quick Deal Leads to $236 Million in Berths WP

Tuesday September 27
Greenspan Cautions on Risk of Rising Rates AP Speech
Gold futures fall as much as $8 CBSM
Consumer Confidence Plummets in September AP Conferece  Board
New Home Sales Fall Sharply in August AP Census
U.S. Consumer Confidence Probably Plunged in Wake of Katrina BL
Dollar Gains; Fed's Hoenig Signals More Rate Increases BL Gold Declines
Ripe for a Reversal Business Week
Hurricane Reality hits Washington Sanders
Hurricane Victims Face Tighter Limits on Bankruptcy NYT
Oil Shockwave Energy Commission PDF
Oil bubble to burst? CNN  Fitch warns of sharp global decline FT
Gas Rises on Concern Some Refineries May Be Shut for Weeks BL
Rita Generates New Energy In The Oil Pits & At The Pump NBR
President Calls for Less Driving to Conserve Gas NYT
Real oil shock? Import of low-interest petrodollars HChron
Cheap money flow fuels our appetite for more debt
Consumers or lenders: Who will blink first? Star Tribune
Where Should We Put The Greenspan Put? Bernstein
U.S. Housing Watch: Rising Default Risks BCA Research
Concerns Raised as Home Sales, Prices Rise Again WPost
Overseas Slowdown In Housing Shows Impact On Consumption IBD
Open-house signs pop up in Valley Arizona Republic
Condos face a cooldown Boston Herald
Foreclosures up 15% Rocky Mountain
The Big Real Estate Riddle -- Is Now a Good Time? Currier
Will Katrina burst the housing bubble? MSNBC
Remodeling on the rise WT
Advisors' Optimism Falls for First Time in 4-Months Rydex
“The publicly traded housing stocks are in the same parabolic curve chart pattern as the Nasdaq in the late 1990s, the Nikkei in the 1980s and the Dow in the 1920s”
Companies cite storm for earnings damage USAT
California Trader Wins Shorting Contest With LFG Dorfman
GM, Canadian Union Seek Accord Before Today's Strike Deadline BL
Fitch Ratings Cuts GM Further Into Junk AP
Overgrown Hedges Byron
Hedge fund manager to pay $350,000 antitrust fine AP
London firm 'was link in US banking fraud case' Telegraph
Delphi Shares Fall on Possible Bankruptcy AP
Retail groups sue Visa, MasterCard Reuters
Finite-Related Subpoena for Fairfax CFO
Frist Denies Wrongdoing in Stock Sale AP
Buffett Testifies in Trial Over IRS Suit AP
Small Fries Know Accounting Tricks, Too Forbes
ThermoView files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Business First
Stock Brawl: OverstockPresident And Firm's Naysayers Trade Punches WSJ
Taser: SEC Makes Probe Formal, to Review Possible Stock Manipulation BL
Wal-Mart reportedly wants Tommy Hilfiger AP
Beware the fall ~ The gold gambit: Long term or short? G&M
Spot Gold May See First Gold Agreement Sales Dow Jones
Lassonde raises flag on CB gold shortfall MiningMX
WGC's Lassonde says Asia key to strong gold demand Reuters
Gold Is Following Its Traditions! Harding
Gold Presentation World Gold Council PDF
Shanghai Copper Rises to Record on Demand From Chinese Consumers BL
Falling coffee stocks hide bitter surprise for consumers AFP
Sydney, Seoul indexes hit records CBSM
Banks agree to offer yuan forwards to retail investors Standard
Tanigaki says China should adopt a more flexible yuan regime AFX
Asia oil subsidies bring windfall to smugglers IHT
The Great Chinese Bank Sale FEER
UBS Announces Investment in Bank of China AP
Govt's consolidated assets hit 840 tril. yen in FY03 Yomiuri
Japan Auto Production Falls in August AP
Manufacturing activity drops in September ABC
Lone Star May Raise $445 Million in the First IPO of Japanese Golf Courses BL
Market shrugs off caution, Sensex crosses 8,500 India Times  3,000 to 8,500
Companies suppressing vote results are named Times Online
Merlin admits Serious Fraud Office inquiry Times Online
Income trust seeks creditor protection Globe & Mail
British Airways slams U.S. bankruptcy laws FT
Eddington says U.S. turning 'itself into the land of the free ride'
Japan plans for attack from China TT
U.S. Weapons, Foreign Flavor NYT

Questions raised over Hurricane Katrina deals FT
More than 80 percent of FEMA contracts had limited competition
Five firms get bulk of dumping subsidies Washington Times

Monday September 26
Greenspan says home-price gains offer a cushion Reuters  Speech
Thomson Market Week PDF
Crude higher after seven-week low CBSM
Home Resales Surge to 2nd-Highest Level on Record BL Realtor
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level in 5 Weeks PPG
Moskow: Fed still has room to tighten CBSM
Bush: Gov't May Tap Petroleum Reserve AP
SEC Chairman Withdraws From Frist Probe AP
Crude Oil, Gasoline Fall as Most U.S. Refineries Escape Hurricane Damage BL
Greenspan: storm impact on oil has peaked Reuters
Rosy Glasses Need Repair This Season WSJ
The Moon is in the Sky Hussman
The stock market: All risk and no reward MSN (Fleck)
Globalization of the Political Economy Roach
Post-Rita Risk Reassessment Berner
Dr Doom expects trouble between US and China Business Day
US deficit control gets 'lost' in translation Times Online
The Fed refused to comment on Breton’s reports of its Chairman’s views
Deficit disaster looms SF Chron
He's no Warren Buffett Toronto Star (Free R)
As an experiment in government according to business priniciples, the Bush administration is pretty much bankrupt
Costs rising on Bush's plans CS Monitor
How are we going to pay for all of this? CS Monitor
Those Clinton Years Are Looking Better Every Day Baum
China fuels internet bubble re-inflation Scotsman
More people live beyond their means DiMartino (R)
With economic risks bearing down on the country, it's important to understand how much of a financial cushion U.S. households have to soften the impact. In one word, the cushion is nonexistent.
Rational choosing of a new Fed chief CS Monitor
Why monetary fallacies destabilise economies Brookesnews
Gasoline prices tumble, but what's next? CNN
Oil surge has avoided inflation but it's not all good news for Western workers King
Flippers should fear IRS audit Dow Jones
Wall Street Bonuses May Rise More Than 10% After Record Profits BL
Amazon Hums Slowdown Jingle TheStreet
Downbeat Reports Chill Techs Forbes
What's Bigger Than Cisco, Coke, Or McDonald's BW
Cerberus: a vast hedge fund that's snapping up companies -- lots of them
Workers' obesity is adding to employers' health costs AZCentral
Bankruptcy May Be a Smart Move Before Law Changes BL
As gold price stays high, ideas about why are all over the map Oregonian
Beaty: Silver bulls' faith may be well rewarded Mineweb
Gold miners to weigh prices, challenges in Denver Reuters
Nikkei hits new four-year high after long weekend FT
Currency-controlling China not yet qualified to join ranks of G-7 JTimes
Official: floating band of yuan will not change Xinhua
China to Name HSBC, Citigroup as Yuan Market Makers, People Say BL
Japan Manufacturers Turned Optimistic This Quarter, Ministry Survey Shows BL
India's GDP Grew 7.1 Percent in April-June Quarter BL
More gloom expected from retailers' updates Independent
Weber, Liikanen Say ECB Is Prepared to Increase Interest Rates If Needed BL
World's poorest see freedom from billions of dollars in crippling debt AFP
Battles of Rome & Berlin leave mark on ministers' and bankers' deliberations FT
Go slow when investing in stocks from India AP
Rating agencies see froth, perils in emerging mkts Reuters
Venezuela creating state iron producer AP
In the final analysis, analysts are wrong Times Online
The study found that not only were analysts turning positive and negative at the wrong times, but that this trend had intensified over the past three years.
Changing income trust rules could crack retirees' nest eggs Globe & Mail
Porsche Shares Drop on Plan to Buy 20% of Volkswagen BL

Weekend Edition (Sept 24-25)
Refineries damaged, full impact unclear CNN
Even in the best case scenario, it will take "10 to 14 days" days to return refineries to full operations.
Updated Rita damage forecast: Up to $6 billion AP
Hurricane Rita May Cost Allstate, Insurers Up to $18 Billion, Modeler Says BL
LA governor asks for $32 billion for repairs Reuters
Breton: Greenspan worried about deficit Reuters
US Treasury official-Hedge fund rules need review Reuters
Fed’s Reality Check NYP
The Singularity Is Near Mauldin
Q2 2005 “Flow of Funds” Noland Latest Flow-of-Funds Data Gillespie
$500 gold -- get used to it again CBSM
Gold Bull Stage Two Zeal
Gold Widely Expected To Resist Major Shakeout Dow Jones
Treasuries Head for Biggest Quarterly Loss in More Than a Year BL
How the Fed lost the inflation fight Jubak
Will Household Net Worth Take A Hit If Home Prices Decelerate? NT PDF
Don’t bet home equity chasing a higher return MSN
Slight improvement in U.S. current account deficit masks declining net payments on investments EPI
Change in Law Spurs Bankruptcy Filings AP
Goodyear to close plants, seeks one billion dollars in savings AFP
Hard Time Ahead for Kozlowski, Swartz and Company BL
Prosecutors, SEC Probe Frist Stock Sale AP
McDonough to Leave PCAOB CFO
Pessimists find solace betting on bear funds USAT
China told to shift its reserves to energy companies G&M
China's Leader, Ex-Rival at Side, Solidifies Power NYT
ECB chief denies bank's credibility at risk from Italy dispute AFP
Euro Falls Against Dollar on China's Yuan Change, German Election Results BL
The Week Ahead: Is the TSX a Scary Place? CIBC PDF
Telecoms bubble is back, France Telecom CEO warns Reuters
Mexico Reduces Interest Rate a Second Time to Spur Economy BL
Argentina May Negotiate With Holdout Bondholders BL
Capitalism's Achilles Heel Asia Times Book

Friday September 23
Water Pours Into New Orleans' Ninth Ward AP
Oil dips as Rita shifts path Reuters
Gasoline Falls as Rita Weakens, May Miss Texas Refineries BL
Houston Refining Industry at a Standstill AP Oil Feels Rita's Pinch BW
Oil industry braces for another blow CS Monitor
Lloyd's fears Rita may bring $60bn stress test to life Guardian
Hurricanes are packing more punch CS Monitor
Hard choices for Gulf homeowners CNN
Can Disasters Be Good for Growth? AEI (Makin)
Market Based on Earnings & the Valuation of Earnings Comstock
New Highs and New Lows Signal Caution Decision Point
A nasty whiff of inflation Economist
The real worry with rising inflation expectations is less that they herald a surge in inflation than that they will limit the ability of the Fed or other central banks to cut interest rates if growth stumbles.
Cut in R&D spending poses threat to world's oil supplies TO IEA
U.S. Housing: Cracks In The Foundation…An Update BCA Research
Alcoa Issues Profit Warning; Stock Falls AP New Century cuts
Linens 'n Things on the Block TheStreet
Beyond bling Economist
That there are hard times ahead cannot be in doubt...
Around the World on $48 (or So): How High Can Discount Airlines Fly? Wharton
Just When Airlines Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse NYT
Former HealthSouth CFO Gets 27 Months CFO
Frist Stock Sale Raises Questions on Timing WP
Did Spurned Analyst Spur Altera Probe? CFO
S.E.C. Looks at Company's Retaliation on Analysts NYT
As markets struggle, bear funds roar USAT
Merrill, Goldman Boost Hiring in Wall Street's `War for Talent' BL
Expensing Stock Options: The Rule Is Final -- Or Is It? Smart Pros
Program Trading Averaged 70.9% of NYSE Volume during Sept. 12-16 NYSE
Gates still the richest, but Google guys moving up USAT Forbes
Buffett's DQ Learns From Trump's 'Apprentice' Forbes
Gold coming into its own FT
Gold May Rise to $520 by 2007 BL
Speculators going for gold as alternative to currencies FT
Gold Goes Up, Stupid Comes to Town Wood
China Is Open for Business Merk
Will China’s growth eliminate inflation?
China tweaks yuan trading rules in new reform Reuters
China currency move seen cutting its demand for U.S. bonds CBSM
Central bank to gradually lessen forex role China Daily
US textile industry presses for China quotas in more areas AFP
'Clinton,' 'Lewinsky' Brand Condoms Sold in China LA Times
IMF warns against signs of growing protectionism Guardian
Worst trading conditions in 15 years, says John Lewis Independent
German Import Price Gains Match 4-Year High in August BL
UK manufacturers feel the squeeze as orders fall FT
Mafia Tightens Grip on Italian Economy Aided by Berlusconi Laws BL
Some Brazilian Pointers for the Philippines Pesek
Why financial bubbles are normal Rediff
Albertan oil flows reversed as windfall goes to its citizens Guardian
Stelco deal wobbles Globe & Mail
Kerkorian rumours drive Volkswagen shares to a three-year high Guardian
Court rejects Khodorkovsky appeal BBC
US warning on `cauldron of anxiety' The Standard
Bush's words on Iraq echo LBJ in 1967 AP
The failed mission to capture Iraqi oil Asia Times

Thursday September 22
Indicators point to slowdown ahead CNN  Conference Board
Interactive Map RigLogix
Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita CNN
People were pushing their cars and minivans to save gas -- and were moving just as fast as the vehicles that were driving
Hurricane Rita upgraded to category 5 IHT
Oil Jumps; Rita Disrupts Output, Imports in Gulf BL
Oil workers flee as Rita Advances BBC
Gas Supplies Threatened Anew as Refineries Brace
Rita may cripple economy AZ Central
Rita threatens stocks CNN
Rita could equal $5 gas CNN
Will the levees hold? CS Monitor
A Worst-Case Scenario Wanniski
Katrina erodes CEOs' economic confidence USAT
In Break With Tradition, Casinos May Get Tax Breaks, Too WP
AIG, Berkshire Estimate Katrina Losses CFO
Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise to Two-Year High on Filings After Hurricane BL
Greenspan and 'Bubble Mania' Marco Island
Anxiety as newsletters assess Fed hike Brimelow
The Coming Dollar Crisis? DeLong
Re-armed Japan Threatens the Dollar Texas Hedge
Gold at 17-Year High as Oil Price Prompts Inflation Concern BL
Gold firms to near 18-year high, funds buy Reuters
JP Morgan Upgrades Gold Price Forecasts AIR
Gold Prices: Short-Term Change Or Fundamental Shift? ETFZone
Mining exploration spending soars to 8-year peak Reuters
Before the oil runs out: the search for alternatives CS Monitor
Down The Rathole Mogambo
Red ink rising EPI
Greenspan To Replace Snow? Bartlett
Mortgage rates rise, but people still refinancing Reuters
Housing Boom Lets Shoppers Spend Freely IBD
California has priciest housing for middle managers USAT
Housing: Another Crack In The Foundation BCAR
Hate Big Oil's Profits? Hate Homebuilders Too TheStreet
Banking By the Charts Schaeffers
Fannie, Freddie Bill Gets Another Push WP
Delphi Bankruptcy Looking More Likely Each Day BL
Delta to cut up to 9,000 jobs Reuters
Ballard Power to eliminate 100 jobs, take $2M charge CBSM
SEC probes Altera over analysts CBSM
Bernie’s Big Tab NYP
Legg Mason To Pay for Late Trading WP
Small Firms Get More Time On Sarbanes-Oxley Rules WP
I.M.F. Warns of Imbalance in World Consumption IMF
Focus on the UK Consumer Mish
G-7 Meeting's Bid to Cut Global Oil Costs Will Fail Again BL
ECB's Garganas Says Inflation, Not Growth, Is `Main Concern' on Oil Prices BL
ECB's storm warning for euro raises fears IHT
UK factory orders 'remain weak' BBC
Asia/Pacific: Korea vs. Taiwan Xie
China's troubled banks lure investors IHT
At last, a business the Chinese can't dominate Slate
Citigroup, BBilbao Fund Managers Place Opposite Bets on Mexican Bonds BL
Italy economy minister quits in blow to Berlusconi WP
Investment funds drive up city land prices Asahi
Gold and foreign currency reserved up $3.1bn rbc.ru
Sony to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Forecasts First Annual Loss in More Than a Decade
Dealing with fickle financial markets Jakarta Post
Asian art prices hit record highs FT
Iraq's democracy dilemma CS Monitor

Wednesday September 21
Storm seen sidelining permanent tax cuts Reuters
Treasurys gain with an eye to Rita CBSM
Lumber jumps on Rita fears CNN
Crude Oil Rises as Companies Shut Down Platforms in Path of Hurricane Rita BL
Dollar Drops Against Euro; Technical Indicators Signal Change in Direction BL
Before the oil runs out: How US can cope when gas prices surge
A New Era Of High Oil Prices BCA Research
Governors Seek Gas Price Gouging Probe AP
2 Chicago area Hedge Funds suffer big losses from energy trades H
Energy prices take bite out of steel PPG
Caution Flags for Stocks Business Week
Is Fiscal Policy Inflationary? Just Ask the Fed Baum
Fed May Sacrifice Growth to Prevent Inflation BL
NY Times Cutting 500 Jobs, 4 Percent Of Work Force AP
Federated plans to cut about 6,200 jobs AP
Canadian auto workers agree to more job cuts NYT
American Eagle trims profit view; shares fall Reuters  Swift cuts
Avon Reduces 2005 Earnings Expectations PRN
AIG loses $1.1B from disasters Reuters
Report: GM says new SUVs wont help sales CNN
Moody's cuts Entergy New Orleans to junk statusConsiders Bankruptcy
Merck Rebuked for Touting Vioxx Safety AP
Black's former business partner faces jail after admitting fraud Times Online
Judge Orders Scrushy, SEC to Mediate CFO
Authors sue Google over book plan BBC
Gold's Deceptive Glitter Business Week
Big fund prospectors push gold to 18-year high Telegraph
Oil-Gold and Other Uncorrelated Trades TheStreet
Gold: No Longer Euro's Copilot Safe Haven
CNBC girds for Fox Business threat CBSM
Alaskans getting $845.76 oil payout Reuters
China and the legacy of the Plaza Accord Asia Times
Gap Between China's Rich, Poor Alarming AP
Chinese rigs tap gas in contested area Japan Times
Tokyo land prices see first rise in 15 years Japan Times
Markets on fire: Stock exchanges step in to curb volatility Rediff
Saudi Stocks Touch All-Time High Arab Times
Crystallex shares crash after Chavez says mine belongs to Venezuela CP
Venezuela's Chavez urges socialist push AP

The Economic Costs of the War in Iraq AEI  PDF
Iraq''s Central Bank specifies conditions for carrying gold, money abroad KUNA
Iraq probe into soldier incident BBC

Tuesday September 20
U.S. Stocks Fall After Fed Raises Rates; Homebuilders, Retailers Decline BL
Treasury bonds take front-end hit AP
Fed Raises Target Rate to 3.75%, Calls Katrina `Near-Term' Setback BL TEXT
OPEC Agrees to Offer Spare Oil Production Capacity BL
Housing construction falls in August for second straight month AP PDF
Oil Trades Above $67 as Storm Heads for Gulf BL
Rita could damage refineries EN
Stock trackers become master storm trackers USAT
New Orleans Suspends Reopening of City AP
Federal officials warned that Tropical Storm Rita could breach the city's temporarily patched-up levees and swamp the city all over again.
Insurers brace for another storm CBSM
Hurricane season only half done as Rita nears Florida
Cost of Katrina relief splits Republican ranks CS Monitor
Deficit Spending for Katrina Paul
How Can We Afford Bush's Recovery? Op Ed
Katrina drives warnings Globe & Mail
Data Point to A Deceleration of Economic Growth In Pre-Katrina Period NT PDF
Fed faces tough call on interest rates AP CBOT Fed Watch
Dollar Falls as Traders Reduce Bets Before Fed Policy Meeting BL
US fiscal fix needed for global adjustment--study Reuters  IIE PDF
No slack left Prudent Bear
Consumer Watch US: ARM Wrestle - US Banks vs The Fed CIBC PDF
The Financial Shock of 2005 Investment U (PR News)
Before the oil runs out: How will this era end? CSM  Is OPEC irrelevant?
Seven Questions: The Future of Oil Foreign Policy (Simmons)
Recipe for Energy Disaster Glassman
Higher fuel costs could mean a long, hard winter Boston Herald
Oil & Gas Barons Complain About Bad Rap Crudele
Real estate: When booms go bust... CNN
Wanted: Housing Puts Schaeffers
Betting Against the House Cramer
Homebuilders Weaken Ahead of Fed Decision AP
Mortgage REITs cut dividends SF Gate
US homes not overvalued, bubble unlikely-economists Reuters
S&P sees gradual unwinding of housing bubble CBSM
Automakers shift from bad to worse Reuters
Pension credit plea for unpaid carers Times Online
EU antitrust chief weighs more action on Microsoft NYT
Fiat's Marchionne Gets Automaker Out of Reverse BL
Narrow Interest Rate Gap Is Squeezing Retail Banks NYT
Maytag financial results to fall short AP EL Guides Lower ~ LEG Warns
Wendy's battles slow sales as COO quits FT
Qwest Issues More Shares to Reduce Debt CFO
Federal trial judges now doing what Congress and SEC refuse Farrell
They can't be bought off by special-interest lobbyists.
Wal-Mart moves into Guatemala Reuters
Wal-Mart accused of depriving California employees lunch breaks AP
Entergy Unit Could Face Bankruptcy   AP
GM hit with investor lawsuit Reuters
Doctor: Vioxx Use Can Cause Heart Attack AP
Gold firms on fund buying, may hit $500/oz by year end Platts
Citigroup Sees Gold Above US$500... Soon AIR
Rare Gold Rush-era coin sells in Calif. for $253,000 AP
Silver price to climb as demand soars China Daily
Remember the Bad News Bulls? Bugos
Gold Council hails price jump AAO
Fortis Metals Monthly PDF
Is Fractional-Reserve Banking Fraudulent? Hultberg
Shanghai Copper Rises as Oil Price Surge Spurs Commodity Buying
Nikkei, Kospi hit records CBSM
German Election: The Worst Possible Outcome NT
Deadlocked destiny WT
The deadlock could not come at a worse possible time -- for Germany, Europe or the United States.
No real winner in German election Swiss Info
German Investor Optimism Declined on Oil, Election BL
G7 to press China for further yuan revaluation, but discreetly AFP
U.S. Banks Investing in China Global Politician
Australian Dollar Rises as Prices of Commodity Exports Soar BL
Wheels to fall off the super cycle Australian
Loonie hits 13-year high Globe & Mail
Merger mania takes deal-making back to the levels of dot.com boom Inde
Argentina: Sticky Debt Morgan Stanley
Report: Russia to Freeze Gasoline Prices AP
N Korea puts terms on arms deal BBC

Monday September 19
Thomson Market Week PDF
Crude Prices Rise More Than $4 a Barrel AP Natural gas at all-time high
Kozlowski, Swartz Sentenced to 8 to 25 Years in Prison for Looting Tyco BL
Gold futures rally, near 18-year high CBSM
All eyes are on post-Katrina rate hike AFP
U.S. Bond Dealers Cut 10-Year Yield Forecast, Disagree on Fed CBSM
Fed Will Raise Rates and Indicate More to Come Berry
For many evacuees, hurricane leaves finances in shambles, too AP
Monkey Logic Hussman
Timing the Rebalancing Call Roach
US economy, stock market mania and economic ghosts Jackson
The fateful fall awaits stock markets Globe & Mail
If debt explodes, trouble follows AP
Rising cost of debt much more dangerous Chicago Sun Times
Clinton launches withering attack on Bush AFP
Borrowing to rebuild U.S. Gulf to come at a price Reuters
"The reason everyone has been so sanguine about deficits is that they haven't thus far triggered higher intrest rates"
Even Brazil's Lula Doesn't Have Bush's Troubles BL
Best Buy's message: The consumer is spent MSN (Fleck)
Housing Bust Ahead Shilling
Hurricane Watch for Real Estate Fox News (EW)
Fears of housing bubble spread to Wisconsin Chicago Sun Times
Already hot Southeastern real estate market blazes USAT
Face It, You're Spending, Not Investing WSJ
Crude Oil, Gasoline Rise as Tropical Storm Rita Heads for Gulf of Mexico BL
Congress moves to outlaw gas gouging SP
Gold forges to fresh 17-year highs in Europe Reuters
Gold’s wall of hope Hulbert  Taylor on Gold
Gold Has Too Many Cheerleaders Right Now RI
Why gold could hit $1,000 an ounce AME
As Bush writes a blank check to NO Gold goes 17 year high
Gold May Extend Rally on Growing Jewelry Demand BL
Troubled US airlines face more turbulence from sky-high oil prices AFP
Scrushy Campaigns for Old Job CFO
Collapse of US fund exposes global debt scam Business Times
New SEC chief to tighten hedge-fund rules: WSJ Reuters
China's Bonding Experience Gains Some Speed Pesek
China to maintain stable yuan, speculators face disappointment AFP
Euro Drops as Merkel and Schroeder Claim Victory ~ Investors Groan
Siemens Will Eliminate 2,400 Jobs at Computer-Services Unit, Replace Head BL
Optus downgrades earnings outlook AFP
What has happened to Iraq's missing $1bn? Independent
One billion dollars has been plundered from Iraq's defence ministry in one of the largest thefts in history
U.S. Claims Success in Iraq Despite Onslaught WP
N. Korea to halt nuke programs AP

Weekend Edition (Sept 17-18)
For Katrina victims, credit crises loom AP
Bush Says Spending Cuts Will Be Needed WP
SA, U.A.E. Ministers Say OPEC Should Increase Production Quotas BL
Michigan Sentiment Index Gives a Stock Market Crash Warning Safe Haven
It's Fourth and Long for Stocks WSJ
Pimco's Gross betting on rate peak at 4%; Bernanke CBSM
The Demise of the US Dollar Chapman
Asymmetrical Risks of Global Rebalancing Roach
A Few Good Money Managers Mauldin
Bullish HUI Technicals Zeal
Gold or the Government, which do you believe? Schiff
Gold smoke, economic fire? CNN  Gold: the next big thing?
When gold prices jump, it usually means trouble lurks
Derivatives Risk Growing - Are You Listening? Safe Haven
Whoops! There Goes Another Pension Plan NYT
The Fed's Wild Imagination Richebächer
Borrowing Short & Lending Short Noland
Bubble talk on housing IHT
Pop Goes the Bubble? Maybe It's Time to Cheer NYT
Spins in need of a doctor FT
We have been predicting the end of the housing boom for so long that, sooner or later, one of us must get it right.
Real estate jobs luring thousands TheState
Realtors Bubble. Skeptics Blog NYT
The Get-Ready Men Technology Review
Gas prices affecting how people live, where they travel AP
Wal-Mart keeps Sept view; gas help Sam's AP
Letters to judge blast former Tyco execs USAT
Questions over jail time for white-collar crime IHT (NYT)
A Fib Here, a Scandal There Morgenson
Now the petrol crisis sweeps China Telegraph
S&P tells banks to beware of housing loan default rise Japan Times
China set to overtake America as world's top exporter Times Online
Brown warns on oil price as retailers report plunge in sales Times Online
Chains will go under, warns retail expert Independent
Bank chief in Italy off EU hook? IHT
Bubble keeps growing Toronto Sun
Stocks, house prices surging, so is it time to get out?
The Week Ahead: The Mouse That Roared CIBC PDF
Unilever brands on the block Guardian
Transcript: Hugo Chavez Interview ABC
Iran insists on nuclear 'rights' BBC
U.S. worries about the toll Iraq is taking, poll finds IHT (NYT)

Friday September 16
Gold hits $462 as mining stocks rally CBSM
Silver's as good as gold CBSM
Short supplies set to lift prices as high as $50
Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest in 13 Years After Hurricane BL
Katrina Ushers in Return of Big Government AP
Bush Vows Full Recovery From Hurricane Without Giving Price Tag BL
Time for the Great Debate on Katrina Bond Bailout BL
Can the Fed Tame Katrina's Impact or Will Katrina Tame the Fed's? EW
Insurers sued to force them to pay storm-surge coverage USAT
The Mother Of All Toxic Cleanups BW
Current Account Gap Narrows to $195.7B, First Drop Since 03   BL  BEA
Crude Declines on Signs Record Prices Are Undermining Worldwide Demand bl
Gold hits 17-year high, ‘and still rising’ BL
Bond bear speaks Brimelow
Trying to Put Some Reins on Derivatives NYT
Dealers vow to enforce tougher rules in CDS mkt Reuters
Plunge Protection Team Won't Prevent A Bear Market Comstock
Pitfalls Awaiting the Bulls WSJ
Profits, Oil and the Fed Threaten to Put an End To Lengthy Stock Rally
‘ARMs' Against a Sea of Troubles 321
The Bicoastal Housing Bubble Bartlett
Shorts find ways to bet against US housing bubble Reuters
Home equity borrowing losing some of its luster AP
Airline industry is poised for shakeout CS Monitor
Why Do Airlines Go Bankrupt? Slate
PBGC to Airlines: Pay Up CFO  PBGC Statement
Reportedly, the government would have had a stronger claim on Northwest's pension money if the airline had delayed Chapter 11 ''by even one more day.''
Report: $87 billion deficit looms for pension agency AP
Investors buying cheap Delta stock Palm Beach Post
Fannie Mae Dissolving Grass-Roots Lobbying Network WP
DaimlerChrysler to Make Chrysler 300 Sedans in China BL
Interpublic to Restate 2000-2004 Results CFO
Eight Former Insurance Execs Indicted CFO
Is China a spent force in the Silver Market? Mineweb
Barclays Adds Cautionary Remarks To Gold(en) Outlook AIR
BGI denies it lost US approval for silver trust Reuters
Shanghai Copper Declines as Global Stockpiles Increase to 10-Month High BL
UK consumer spending remains flat BBC  Rate cut expected Guardian
Yukos Gets Bankruptcy Notification Moscow Times
Canadian Home sales hit record Globe & Mail
Iron shield of Italian banking is set to crack IHT
Market frenzy drives indices to new record - UAE Khaleej Times
New govt must address household savings decline Yomiuri
Gold and foreign currency reserves at all-time high Russia J $170B at end of 05
Western refineries spurning sulphurous Saudi oil Times Online
Will Iran’s oil kill the U.S. dollar? Aljazeera

Thursday September 15
NY gold rallies 1.2 pct to finish at 17-year peak Reuters
Philly Fed's sharp September slowdown CBSM PFed
Microsoft in talks for AOL stake: source AP
COMEX benchmark gold hits 17-year high at $459/oz Reuters
Crude Oil Prices Stay Above $65 a Barrel AP
Consumer Prices Rise 0.5%; Core Rate Increases by 0.1% BL BLS
Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 398,000 on Katrina Filings BL
U.S. business inventories fall 0.5% CBSM Empire State index slips
Market threats abound, but where are all the bears? Reuters
U.S. Treasury Sees `Market Dislocation' in 2012 Notes BL
This is the first time the government asked for ”large position reports,'' said a Treasury official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Greenspan warns against moving too slowly on GSEs Reuters
Oil Shock Should Be Taken With a Pinch of Salt Gilbert
Oil: Geologists vs. Economists Auerback
Massive fire at Assam oil well; Russian experts summoned IANS
Deceleration In Consumer Spending Is Underway Northern Trust
A Pre-Expiration Analysis Schaeffers
Scams stalk first-time home buyers Arizona Republic
Home sale prices still scorching, but volume tails off SF Gate
Home-resale frenzy easing up in Valley AR
Gold: The Bulls Have Awoken AIR
Precious metals firm up as marriage season starts BLine
Demand lays foundation for gold to hit $480 Mining Weekly
Be Afraid. Buy Gold and Silver Mogambo
The 'Barbarous Relic' - It's Not What You Think Turk
Pendulum Swings To Gold Over Oil Willie
Liechtenstein fund prepping for $600/oz gold MetalsPlace
Average family health policy nears $11,000 USAT
IPO underwriters' ratings get tougher as Baidu.com hit USAT
America’s airlines, flying on empty Economist
Delta, Northwest pensions loom over pension agency Reuters
Delta's Pensions Not Fully Funded LA Times
Bankruptcy for 2: Storm Broke the Camel's Back NYT  BL
A Just in the Nick of Time Downgrade Mish
Newell Rubbermaid to Shut Factories, Cut 5,000 Jobs BL
Dana Corp. Lowers Profit Expectations AP
Disney: Bad Films Will Hurt Profits AP GE Reaffirms
Merrill to include options in forecasts Reuters
IP: Katrina could hurt second half profits BJ
Gillette hopes men say gimme 5, 5 blades on 1 razor AP
Google Raises $4.18 Billion in Stock Sale to Fend Off Microsoft Challenge BL
Calling Luo, calling Luo, get in touch with the SEC Times Online
S&P cuts Sears Canada to junk Globe & Mail
Sun Restates over Tax Accounting CFO
De Beers denies illegal exports Reuters
IMF World Economic Outlook IMF
International Financial Outlook WestLB PDF
President Hu hopes to reduce China-US trade tensions China Daily
India's Industrial Growth Is One Part Hair Oil BL
As India's economy soars, its airports and roads can't keep up CS M
India does business the hard way Asia Times
China's Jan.-Aug. Fixed-Asset Investment Rose 27.4% BL
Brazil's Central Bank Reduces Benchmark Lending Rate From Two-Year High BL
Unions threaten 'biggest strike since 1926' Guardian
Asian airlines face $70 oil hedging dilemma Reuters
Series of Baghdad Attacks Kill At Least 160 WP
U.S. Deploys Slide Show to Press Case Against Iran WP
New hot dogs to cost $170 each News.com.au

Katrina and the Fed WT CBOT Fed Watch
Bush to Request More Aid Funding WP
Taxing Exxon’s Windfall From Hurricane Katrina Baker  PDF
Katrina lays bare Superfund woes CS Monitor
Katrina to drive rig cover costs up by 50% Times Online
A Storm Surge for Homebuilders? BW
Natural gas supply a major worry AP
State to sue insurers over flood damage Reuters

Wednesday September 14
Gold futures close near $454 CBSM
Delta Air Lines declares bankruptcy CBSM
Katrina could boost initial filings above 700,000 CBSM
Slowdown? Real estate still going strong CNN
Port Comes Back Early, Surprisingly WP
Cost of Katrina to hit budget hard CS Monitor
How much to rebuild after Katrina? CS Monitor
Job outpouring for evacuees sparks backlash WSJ
Katrina may change face of insurance: GE exec Reuters
Home Insurance: Adjusting to Disaster WSJ
Wave of mortgage defaults expected in southern US FT
Battle looms over who will pay to repair damage FT
Shrimpers, hurting from imports, hit again by Katrina
Seafood, lumber costs increase after Katrina News R
Katrina likely to hammer builders Argus
Katrina affects prices of building materials Gazette
Survey: Katrina to crimp finances CNN
Experts warn against buying 'flood cars'   Arizona R
CFTC warns of Katrina commodity scams CBSM
Singapore and Katrina Friedman
On the Alert for a Category-1 Recession North  Droke
Katrina Adds Pressure to Cement Trade Dispute LA T
Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home ABC
Mortgages fell last week as rates rose Reuters
Katrina hits industrial output in August CBSM FED
Retail Sales Decline 2.1%, Biggest Drop Since Nov 2001 BL  Census ~ $ Falls
Oil Prices Rise As Traders Buy Before Data AP
Energy Department OKs sale of 11 mln barrels of reserve oil CBSM
Bubble, bubble, froth & trouble Moneyweb
Stagflation Reloaded Morgan Stanley
Gasoline Prices Send Common Sense Out the Window Berry
Economist: Recession on its way Rocky MN
Growth Slowing Below Potential in 2006 IIE  PDF
Death and Taxes (part II) EPI
What is the VIX really telling us? Hulbert
U.S. Homebuyers Using Creative Mortgages WSJ
Nearly one in five U.S. homeowners bought a home within the past three years that exceeded their suggested price range...
You See an Office Tower. Investors See a Condo NYT
Life Is a Beach For Honolulu Sellers WSJ
Pump panic, gold glee Economist
Argentina's Basco Says CB May Increase Gold Reserves B
Robust jewel demand, investment to boost gold to $500 R
New Peak Soon For Gold? AIR  Can gold get to $472?
Likely gold selloff a glitch in long-term uptrend Standard
Saudi Arabia Swaps Oil For Gold ~ India's imports sparkle
Publication of Gold Survey 2005 - Update 1 GFMS PDF
Down The Yellow Brick Road Schultz  Mogambo
Duke to Sell Most Merchant Power Assets, Take $1.3 Billion Pretax Charge BL
Best Buy Stock Slumps on Weak Outlook AP
Lehman Brothers Earnings Surge 74% on Equity and Debt Underwriting BL
Ford May Need to Close More Plants to Improve Profit BL
Fannie: The Overlooked Financial Story of the Day EW
Google to Raise $4.4 Billion in Biggest Secondary Share Sale for a Decade BL
Wal-Mart hit by 'sweatshop' claim BBC
Ruling allows former Microsoft exec to join Google AP
Northwest Misses $42M in Debt Payments AP
Northwest Airlines Bonds May Plunge on Bankruptcy BL
Delta Bankruptcy Filing Looms; Northwest Airlines May Follow BL
Delta Shares Fall More After Downgrades AP
More airline turbulence ahead CNN
Survey: Workers will pay more in health costs in 2006 AP
Japanese Stocks Fall on U.S. Consumption Concerns BL
BOJ's Iwata hints policy shift near Japan Times
Brazil to Limit China Shoe and Textile Imports BL
U.S.-Chinese trade relations get trickier USAT
US Chamber of Commerce says China piracy still 'epidemic' AFP
IMF calls for greater yuan flexibility AFP
City dwellers prefer saving to spending China Daily
Alarm as inflation hits nine-year high Independent
Three days of fuel protest due to start across Britain AFP
How gossip turns to panic buying on the forecourt Herald Pumps run dry Mirror
We will be tough, police tell fuel rebels Guardian
Car Sales in Europe Rise 7.5%; Volkswagen, BMW Surge on New Models BL
Small jobless rise signals long rates freeze Evening Standard
Retirees can't bank on pensions IHT
Bubble could form on Russian stock market - Kudrin Interfax
Virgin plans oil refinery News.com.au
Think you are upset about high gas prices? Maverick British entrepreneur Richard Branson is so furious he wants to build his own oil refinery.
Local currencies: Treasure or junk Asahi

Tuesday September 13
Consumer Jitters Rattle Stocks TheStreet
Consumer confidence gauge drops-report Reuters
Katrina to boost home prices Reuters  Will drive up housing costs CNN
Mayor says New Orleans now bankrupt WT
Ten Years on the Web Roach
Oil Trades Near Three-Week Low as IEA Release Meets Shortages Bloomberg
U.S. Producer Prices Rise 0.6%; Core Index Unchanged BL BLS T’s Rise
Trade Deficit Narrows; Oil Imports Surge AP Census
US chain store sales fall in the latest week-ICSC Reuters
Employers cautious about hiring CBSM
Greenspan, the Wizard of Bubbleland Asia Times
Is this a lifetime selling opportunity? Faber
Europe gold pauses for breath, potential for gain Reuters
Gold Poised to Head Higher Aden
Demand seen holding G&M Scotiabank
Blue in the face. . . Russell
Investors see gold as bet against inflation Globe & Mail
Renewed lustre of gold dazzles investors Courier-Mail
Merrill- Best market conditions for mining, energy Reuters
Goldman lifts 05 average gold price forecast to $433/oz Platts
How a formula ignited a market that burned investors WSJ
Are we headed for a "credit derivatives event"? Mish
Interview With a Short-Seller TheStreet
Yellen Probably Voiced Concerns of FOMC NT
Mortgage mysteries abound DiMartino
L.A.’s Housing Market Surges, Ignores Gloom LA BJ
Detroit housing market deflated by ailing economy Reuters
Area home sales keep on cookin' Seattle Times
DuPont Warns Customers to Expect Higher Prices AP
Dotcom boom returns as eBay spends $4bn on loss-maker Guardian
Airlines blame oil price for forecast $7bn losses FT
Delta bankruptcy filing imminent, source says AP
Delphi looks to trim work force Reuters
Apple Misses a Beat by Outsourcing ITunes Phone Gilbert
Ford Sheds Hertz Rental Car Business AP
Ford to slash 1,100 jobs, close plant in Windsor G&M
Ex-Chairman of S.E.C. Set to Start Hedge Fund NYT
Ligand Announces SEC Investigation BW
Ellison set to pay $120m in settlement Times Online
Ex-NYSE Clerk Pleads Guilty in Tips Probe TheStreet
Freddie Will Assit OFHEO in Cases Against Ex-Officers TheStreet
Regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac AEI
Stock market bubble will burst soon: CPM Rediff
China Is Under Pressure to Revalue Yuan Again BL
China's August Retail Sales Rise 12.5 Percent BL
Overseas investors tempted by Japan Times Online
Chaos at fuel stations after panic-buying by motorists Scotsman
Edeka to cut 1,700 jobs at Spar after takeover AFP
Saudi gold demand heats up Mining Weekly
Banks face inquiry over credit insurance 'racket' Guardian
Bank's security fails boss's test Guardian
Talabani Says Iraqis Could Replace Many U.S. Troops WP

A fiscal catastrophe lies ahead WP
Congress Unleashes Money With Hurricane Force BL
Insurers face ratings cut over Katrina bill Times Online
Swiss Re doubles estimate for industry losses MSN
Bush allies getting Katrina work Reuters
Falling rates provide fresh fuel for home market PPG
Baton Rouge's real estate boom CNN
FEMA head quits over Katrina Reuters

Monday September 12
Windblown, not beaten, New Orleans port recovers R
Steel Will be First Cargo to Restart Port Port of NO
Post-Katrina Rally Puzzles Strategists, May End BL
Katrina's fallout: good for gold, OK for stocks Fleck
Katrina Pushes Gas Price to All-Time High AP
Tax Breaks for Katrina Victims WSJ
Could Katrina kill the SUV? AFP
How America rides the storms Guardian
Storm Stretches Refiners Past a Perilous Point NYT
The great Katrina migration CS Monitor
Claims Mark Recovery's Beginning WP
US economy may be in the eye of the storm NYT
Firms with Bush-Cheney ties clinching Katrina deals R
Thomson Market Week PDF
Gold hits 2005 peak Reuters  Gold Prices May Reach 17-Year High BL
Grant: Greenspan's legacy may be higher gold price Mineweb
Last Hurrah for Bonds Roach
The S&P 500 as a Stream of Payments Hussman
Stagflation is economy's worst threat Harding
The Risk Is Inflation, Not Stagflation Berner
Inflation Raising Its Ugly Head Benson
US economy and the stock market boom Brookesnews
Does the U.S. Residential Boom Have Legs to Last? BL
Shaking cash out of the house HChron
Oil May Average $93 in 2007 BL
Airline’s shops for deals as prices astound ~ Urge Tax Relief
Tire costs inflated by fuel oil AP
Oil, gas price spikes help alternative energy companies BR
Gas price surge revives push for offshore drilling BJ
Hunt for 'cheaper' gas Philadelphia Inquirer
Landlords consider closing apartments as oil costs rise AP
Heating oil prices could become "life or death" this winter WP
Panic at the petrol pump ThisisMoney
Teacher Saddles Up To Avoid High Gas Prices AP
Firewood market booming WP
Wood pellet stove sales heating up Fosters
Suddenly, Those Solar Panels Don't Look So 1970's NYT
Resist the lure of energy stocks Star-Ledger
Retailing Stocks Face Slippery Slope WSJ
How GM and Ford's Hometown Slid Into an Abyss BL
Ford Labor Deal in Canada Includes Job Cuts NYT
Delta may file for bankruptcy this week Reuters
Google's growth is giving it grief NYT
eBay buying Skype for $2.6B Reuters
Flat-Screen TV Bargains WSJ
Prices have fallen about 25% in a year for thin flat-screen television sets. And more price declines are expected.
LCD-monitor shipments grow slowly Taipei Times
Chipmakers face fight for survival Asahi
Hedge funds return to crowded commercial property marketplace AP
Fewer opportunities in the stock market have prompted some hedge funds to bolster returns by making loans for commercial real estate
Hedge fund frauds draw scrutiny AP
Electronic derivatives trading begins FT
CBOE Announces New Type of Option - "Weeklys" Schaeffers
Oracle's Chief in Agreement to Settle Insider Trading Lawsuit NYT
All the President's Friends Krugman
Japan's Economy Grew at 3.3% Pace, 3-Times Faster Than Estimate BL
Japan's Bonds Fall as Stocks Gain on Koizumi Election Victory BL
A To-Do List for Japan's Koizumi Pesek
Home Prices on Hong Kong's Peak Beat New York, London BL
European Merger Wave Looms as the Next Big Bubble BL
EU warns of new China textile 'disaster' China Daily
A Look at China's New Exchange Rate Regime SF Fed
Shanghai market official wants more reform IHT (BL)
Manipulators’ paradise Indian Express Sensex climbs Mount 8000 India Times
Australia: Slowly Letting The Air Out Of The Bubble Business Week
Free trade is not perfect, but it's all we've got King
Poorest parts of world suffer as costs rumble through economies AP
Jailed Yukos Boss on 'New Level of Spiritual Freedom' Moscow Times
Mickey comes to Hong Kong as Disney targets China AFP
Pundits Warn of Oligarch Conspiracy Moscow Times
Iran Warns Against U.N. Referral on Nukes AP

Weekend Edition (Sept 10-11)
Economists: Katrina to cut GDP growth Reuters
Hurricane May Cost Insurers $60 Billion, Almost Triple Any Prior Disaster BL
Katrina may cost as much as four years of war AP
Katrina complicates the home-selling dilemma WSJ
OPEC chief says oil price too high, will fall AFP
The Week Ahead: As the Water Recedes CIBC PDF
A Critical Juncture Mauldin
The Shoestring Economy Roach
The Greenspan Levee Noland
Silver Futures CoT Zeal
Sprott's researchers connect the dots Brimelow
The Big Squeeze AARP Bulletin
Soaring property taxes have homeowners reeling—and rebelling
With Interest: When banks bulk up on risk IHT
Want a Hedge Fund? Here's Your Homework Morgenson
Cisco’s  Options-Expensing Proposal Fails to Win Approval From SEC BL
S&P Stops Issuing Governance Scores CFO  S&P
In a marked turnaround from post-Enron days, S&P said it would no longer provide public corporate governance scores for U.S. companies, and withdrew its corporate governance score (CGS) on Fannie Mae.
S.E.C. May Sue General Re Officials NYT
Wal-Mart Says Its Sales Are Rising Within Forecast After Hurricane Katrina BL
Consumers scramble to lock in winter rates Boston Globe
Utility predicts 40-45% higher heat bills AP
Oil Spike Sends New England to Wood WP
Fuel bills race up by £300 per year Times Online
Further RMB revaluation unnecessary China Daily
China: CNY: Regime Shift to Lead to Monetary Orthodoxy Morgan Stanley
Global trade vulnerable to high oil Globe & Mail
ECB's Trichet Presses Bank of Italy's Fazio to Account for Bank Takeover BL
German magazine says 30,000 VW jobs could go AFP
Yahoo's Yang say hands tied in China Internet censorship case AFP
Chinese warships make show of force at protested gas rig Japan Times

Friday September 9
NY gold ends strong, to push higher next week Reuters
Katrina damages estimate upped to $125B AP
Analyst says $500 price possible by year's end
Confidence Drops in September on Katrina AP
Berkshire Says SEC May Sue General Re's Brandon in Earnings Probe BL
Ships bound for New Orleans turn to other ports AP
Goal of One Week To Restart Operations Port of NO
Underestimating the Loss of a City Comstock
Will Energy Costs Kill The Consumer? Shilling
Where do gas prices go next? CS Monitor
Tumult in the Energy Markets NYT
Who to hate when you fill your tank Slate
Katrina may cause downgrade of $6B in regional bonds
Merrill, JP Morgan Push Bond Ideas as Louisiana Looks to Rebuild BL
Crude May Rise as Repairs Could Take Months BL
Growth Forecast Fell Half-Point After Storm BL
Demand for corp bonds strong despite Katrina Reuters
Katrina raises insurance risks in rich countries AFP
Trying to Absorb the Newly Unemployed WP
A tax repeal is blown off course Norris
Bush signs $51.8 bln storm relief bill Reuters
Concern grows over inflated spending demands FT
Katrina's costs felt across United States CTribune
The Real Lesson from Katrina Schiff
Fannie, Freddie Give Breaks on Payments WP
Spillages spread through Mississippi wetlands FT
Aid mission brings Mexican soldiers to Alamo KR
Import prices rise 1.3% on oil CBSM Census
We Could Get a Recession Out of This Hussman
Do-nothing Fed is dangerously disengaged Jubak
When it comes to bubbles, Alan Greenspan and his crew are strangely passive. As problems multiply in the financial sector, their lethargy threatens all of us.
$100 Oil - Sooner Than Later   CIBC  PDF  Freak oil theory FP
If the Fed Stops Pushing, Might Bond Yields Rise? Currier
US files antitrust suit against biggest real estate group AFP
Newbie real estate agents bet on survival Inman
Part 2: Who gets hurt in a real estate downturn
Home Affordability in L.A. Dips in July LABJ
New York's real-estate queen Economist
Death and taxes (part I): who pays the estate tax and how much EPI
9/11 recovery loans loosely managed AP
Of the 19,000 loans approved by the two programs, fewer than 11 percent went to companies in New York City and Washington
Extinction of the predator Economist
How merger mania has been a disaster for the world's great car manufacturers
SEC seen ruling on Cisco options Reuters
Texas Instruments raises 3Q forecast CBSM Intel tightens 3Q sales range
Exxon Mobil in Pictures Schaeffers
GM to end employee pricing program Reuters
CAW acknowledges financial crisis at GM FT (RTargets Ford G&M
Continental Airlines Says It Expects `Significant' 2005 Loss on Fuel Costs BL
Union Official: Northwest Seeks Layoffs AP Bankruptcy looms WT
Bill Gates: China has f****d Microsoft Compuerworld
Nervous Investors Dump Ebay NYP
The (Wall Street) Journal at Sea NyMag
From UBS's Suite of Power to the Sweat of a Hedge Fund NYT
Gold Quietly Emerging Texas Hedge  Why the Buck Just Don't Die Willie
Gold Heads for Weekly Gain as Jewelers Stock Up on Supplies BL
Developments in Monetary Macroeconomics and U.S. Dollar Policy SFED PDF
Accounting, prudential regulation and financial stability BIS
China's Rise. Blessing or Curse for Russia? Pesek
U.S. warns China on energy ties to Iran AP
China's August PPI inflation rises to 5.3 pct Reuters
Understanding China’s Economy Requires Looking Beneath the Surface Epoch
Japan bank lending up after seven years FT
Australia Corp Bonds: Tight Spreads Maybe Set To Widen Dow Jones
French Industrial Production Unexpectedly Fell 0.9 Percent in July on Oil BL
Brown says EU risks stagnation Reuters
Pressure rises on Bank to cut rates if economy falters Times Online
Brazil's July Industrial Output Rises at Slowest Pace in Almost Two Years BL
Meiji Yasuda scandal may undo execs Japan Times

Thursday September 8
Spot gold rallies 1 pct to fresh 2005 high Reuters
30-year mortgages unchanged but others decline AP
Bodman: Get ready for a 'tough winter' Reuters
A pause? Don't be so quick DiMartino
Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall 1,000 to 319,000, Less Than Forecast BL
10,000 Katrina-Related Jobless Claims Filed AP
Subsidizing Disaster NCPA
Katrina Victims to Get $2K Debit Cards AP
The President Orders FEMA Financial Aid NBR  $51.8 Billion WP
FEMA is spending more than a billion dollars a day on the recovery effort.
Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricane Katrina CBO  PDF
Wall Street can do more for Katrina victims CBSM
Port of New Orleans scrambles to reopen Dallas MN
Alarm Growing on Storm's Cost for Agriculture NYT
Likely to become the most expensive natural catastrophe in U.S. history
Surviving Katrina's Huge Damage Claims WP
Hannover Re: Katrina could be the costliest natural disaster in history ABC
European insurers watch news with dread USAT
After the Storm, the Swindlers NYT
Thousands of gouging complaints filed CNN
Short View: Time for a Greenspan “put”? FT
An inveterate bear turns bullish Hulbert
Bets on a Blowup Schaeffers
Could Risky Mortgage Lending Practices Prick the Housing Bubble? Wharton
The Bubble People Bartlett
Oil, Housing Worries Threaten the American Dream Gilbert
Housing bubble brings taxing trouble JSOnline
Dollar extends gains on 'hawkish' comments AFP  Moscow
A Fed Pause In September Is Realistic BCA Research
Will Katrina Cause the Fed to Deliver a Mid-Cycle Pause? DFX
Goldman cuts GDP forecast, sees brief Fed pause Reuters
Monetary Insanity Mogambo
US energy spending to jump 18% in 05 Reuters  EIA Short Term Energy Outlook
Four US refineries offline 'a matter of months' Reuters
More hedge fund blowups likely-Gabelli Reuters  Reuters Summit
Investors sue troubled hedge fund AP
Ford, Toyota recalling almost 5 million trucks, SUVs AP
Ford ends ’06 employee discounts AP
Doubting Detroit's Turnaround TheStreet
Lafarge net drops 18%, sees FY op profit at low end CBSM
Chief Accountant to Leave SEC CFO
BearingPoint Subject of Formal Probe CFO
Ex-CFO of Ben & Jerry's to Plead Guilty CFO
Hovnanian shares fall on earnings CBSM
Ex-Microsoft exec could lose $10m in Google spat Times Online
Ohio Fires Former Investments Chief AP
Mervyns closes 62 stores, lays off 4,800 workers AP
How the Business Cycle Happens Rothbard
House prices rise at fastest rate for a year Guardian
India and China help gold sales to glittering $38bn Times Online
Dubai exchange head sees gold at $500 soon Reuters
Bank of Canada Lives Up to its Word CIBC PDF
Chile to Raise Benchmark Lending Rate to 4 Percent to Rein in Inflation BL
Typhoon hits businesses hard Yomiuri
Japan bank lending up for first time since 1998 FT
Australia's uranium attracts China IHT
CEOs are overpaid, say directors Australian
Can Gaza now create a viable economy? CS Monitor
Protesters threaten to blockade oil refineries Guardian
Hydrogen fuel breakthrough? Denmark

Wednesday September 7
Petro-Cuts Roach  The Perfect Storm? Berner
Katrina - A Supply Shock Interacts With Preexisting Demand Restraint Kasriel
Katrina could slow GDP growth by 0.5 pct Reuters
Katrina Economic Impact May Top $100B AP
Telecom Damage Tops $400 Million WP
Gulf port struggles to restore shipping WT
Katrina Spells Armageddon for Muni Bond Investors B
Lawmakers Urge Fed to Hold Interest Rates Steady B
T’s Rise After McTeer Says No Need for Rate Hike BL
States gear up to provide jobless benefits USAT
Next round of aid pegged at $40 billion CBSM
Zinc price soars after New Orleans supply freeze Tele
Katrina may forge steel price hike Reuters
Waking up to higher coffee prices Reuters  Copper
Flood insurance rates to rise CNN
The Perils of Casinos That Float NYT
New Orleans Mayor Orders Forced Evacuation AP
Looming Bankruptcy Law May Hurt Hurricane Victims
Second-Quarter Productivity Rises at a 1.8% Annual Rate BL BLS
Mortgage Application Volume Increases In Latest Survey MBA
“Lunch” Time Pimco (Gross)
The US and Her Creditors Levy
Can the Symbiosis Last?
The perfect storm Buttonwood
It’s not just natural disasters that need preparing for
Future Power National Geographic
Where on Earth can our energy-hungry society turn to replace oil, coal, and natural gas?
Fed eyes risk in backed up derivatives back offices Reuters
Housing foundations on air? Bartlett
CDs and Bonds Trump Index Funds Schaeffers
Hollinger to Restate Financials CFO
Caterpillar raises equipment prices AP
Delta to sell 11 planes to cut costs AP
S&P analysts 'nervous' about Ford, GM Reuters
More KPMG charges on way, U.S. says NYT
Microsoft, Google face off in court Reuters
Microsoft Files Appeal Against EU Ruling AP
Prosecutors Eye Ex-Chairman of MBIA CFO
Jewish Charity Says It Was Bayou Fund Victim TheStreet
Asia/Pacific: The Perils of Monetary Activism Xie
Growing energy moves by China make U.S. angry China Daily
Cool wind from the West Asia Times
As China changes, so does its image of US CS Monitor
Citigroup, HSBC Vie for Chinese Loan Business Amid `Bottomless' Pitfalls BL
Service sector profits 'squeezed' BBC
China clothes chaos could recur, EU warned AFP
Japanese Gold Buying May Take Off After Election Ebb AFP
OECD gloomy on prospects for growth Telegraph
Rates could fall: analysts New.com.au
Canadian Consumer confidence tumbles Globe & Mail
Thailand Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 5-Year High BL
Press watchdog hits Yahoo on China AP Lee: Microsoft bungled China ST
Poker party is over, admits online operator Guardian
British man on trial over counterfeit toiletries Standard

Tuesday September 6
Crude ends at two-week low under $66 CBSM
August Non-Manufacturing ISM Business Activity at 65% ISM
Wal-Mart: Katrina May Affect Sales AP
Lehman cuts equities weighting on Katrina CBSM
Average gas prices pumped past $3 mark USAT
Oil Falls as Rigs, Refineries Restart in U.S. Gulf BL
Oil Industry Embarks on Recovery WSJ
Half of Damaged Refineries Near Restarting AP
A Week After Storm, Levee Break Is Fixed AP
Holiday Travel Slows As Gas Prices Level AP
Economic impact will be widespread USAT
OECD says oil price rise is major economic shock AFX
Time to Bring it On Byron  Ill Wind Watch Crudele
Fed May Pause for Political, Not Policy, Reasons Baum
Fed May Raise Rates Even After Hurricane Katrina Berry
Fed May See Inflation Risks Outweighing Slowdown Fears
Treasuries May Fall After ‘Optimistic’ Katrina Rally BL
Uncertainty and fear to rebuild CNN
Japan Plans to Release Oil From Stockpile AP
Loss of New Orleans port bottles up shipments LAT
Katrina buoys emerging markets Business Standard
Milking the New Orleans Disaster for All It's Worth North
City to Offer Free Trips to LV for Officers NYT
U.S. Credit Perspectives - Mystery Inc. Pimco
US economy and the stock market boom Brookesnews
Back to bearishness Brimelow
First Crack in the Housing Bubble ... And Everyone Missed It PRN
Real Estate Review: Subdivisions TheStreet
Housing Slowdown Could Spell Trouble AP
Hedge fund collapse: Latest lesson on caution, risks and conflicts Morgenson
Hedge Fund Managers Tried to Get Into Movie Business NYT
There's Real Juice In CDs Business Week
US tech workers suffer wage loss from offshoring BL
India tops Asian pay hike chart Business Standard
Google Is a Steal at $280 a Share? Cramer
Chiron Rejects $40-a-Share Takeover Offer From Novartis as `Inadequate' BL
MBIA's Former CEO Elliott Probed Over Reinsurance, People Say BL
Greenspan Taps His Inner Techie BW
Panel shortage may delay growth Arizona Republic
Real Bills vs. Rothbard's 100% Gold System Nutberg  Taylor
Will emerging markets bubble up? India Times
The popular view in financial circles a few months ago was that every man and his dog, holding an emerging markets banner, could raise money for investing in those markets. Well, the latest thinking is that even the man isn’t required anymore.
Emerging markets to attract more FDI growth - UNCTAD R
Emerging markets to take brunt of oil rally FT
Take care when investing overseas USAT
EU and China in 'bra wars' deal Guardian
Bank of China bad-loan ratio rises BL
High Street gloom as sales slip BBC
Houses falling in value News.com.au  Investors flee property market Advertiser
Gov. Implements New Mortgage Loan Requirements to Deter Speculation Donga
Indonesia raises rate to shore up rupiah FT Thailand May Raise BL
Investors seek $208-million from fund manager Globe & Mail
Suicide note rang alarm bells over hedge fund millions Times Online
Citigroup in record offering of Japanese bonds Times Online
Volkswagen eyes thousands of job cuts in Germany Reuters
Higher fuel costs hit Air China first-half profit Business Times
Venezuela Troops Told to Seize Heinz Plant AP
Gold magnate Kebble may lose his fortune Business Report
Debt sinks the sailor who once led the world Scotsman
Insurgents Assert Control Over Town Near Syrian Border WP

Weekend Edition (Sept 3-5)
IMF:Oil ’Increasing' Risk to World Economic Growth   BL
Will Katrina tip the U.S. into recession? Jubak
Katrina May Curb Economic Growth Into 2006 AP
Housing Boom May Continue After Storm NYT
Enormous costs of Katrina will strain the U.S. budget KR
New Orleans a 'ghost town' for 9 months Independent
Katrina the hiccup the US economy doesn't need GM
Katrina Impact Investment Strategies Forbes
Investors bet on Katrina SF Gate
Bodman: more oil coming to market CNN
Grim View for Four Gulf Coast Refineries AP
Some Steal Gas; Others Share WP
Major oil spill seen on Mississippi River-officials Reuters
Banks give reprieve to stricken homeowners AP
How do you pay for a house that no longer exists? Slate
Katrina raises winter fuel concerns CBSM
High insurer losses may spark new laws CNN
Higher grocery bills in storm aftermath CNN
Tire Prices Rising Along With Oil Spike AP
Halliburton subsidiary gets Katrina deal AP
Katrina Threatens Corporate Profits CFO
U.S. Corporate Profits: Tougher Going From Here BCAR
Slick Profiteers NYP
Individual investors are jumping into the oil investor game by the barrelful.
Move Over, Adam Smith Sprott PDF
The Visible Hand of Uncle Sam
Time to Call an Audible Mauldin
Is a Hedge Fund Shakeout Coming Soon? This Insider Thinks So NYT
Just the Facts, Again Noland
An off-kilter expansion EPI
Slack job market continues to hurt wage growth
Across U.S., shrinking paychecks Norris
What Should You Do About the Housing Bubble? EW
A risky no-equity strategy shades the truth Boston Globe
Idaho homebuilders move to thwart 'bubble' AP
A bubble in agents, too Arizona Daily Sun
Flipping out over real estate CBSM
Many Parents Buying Condos for Students AP
Bankers see signs of trouble in innovative home loan products SF
P/Es Show the Bubble's Not in Stocks Farrell
Why Don't People Chase This "Hot" Investment Vehicle? EW
Derivatives Trades on Exchanges Rose 11% in Last Quarter BL BIS Quarterly
New look at data shows lot of fund-timing undetected CBSM
Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google CNET
Insider Stock Sales Eyed at Molson Coors CFO
Physical demand boosts gold, $500/oz realistic - GFMS Reuters
Hu aims to defuse rising tension with US FT Hu's visit cancelled CBSM
US deficit 'is not China's fault' Guardian
EU, China struggle over textile dispute Business Week
The Week Ahead: Dodge City CIBC PDF
Italy bank chief urged to resign BBC
Brazil's Police Raid Banco Rural, Lender to Workers' Party, as Probe Grows BL

Katrina's Shock to the System NYT  Katrina Finance
NOrleans Awaits Arrival of Muni Bond Superheroes BL
Bush forced to admit US is unable to cope Scotsman
Governments pledge aid after Katrina Reuters
Katrina shows that America's free market does not have all the answers King
As White House Anxiety Grows, Bush Tries to Quell Political Crisis NYT
White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials WP
“I have Royal Canadian Mounties who have gotten here faster than the Federal Government”
Sheriff Jack Stephens
Brown pushed from last job: FEMA chief had to be `asked to resign' BH

Friday September 2
“As long as America continues to consume 25 percent of the world's oil, the least we can do is become self-sufficient in refining it.”  Oil-refinery capacity WT
The Endogenous Oil Shock Roach
Counting Katrina's Costs Berner
Hurricane Damage May Cut Payrolls by 500K This Month, Economists Say BL
Oil, Gas Fall After IEA Releases Emergency Reserves to Ease Shortages BL
COMEX gold rallies above $450 before paring gains Reuters
$ Heads for Weekly Loss Against Euro BL Bush, Greenspan Discuss Impact
U.S. August Payrolls Rise 169,000; Jobless Rate Falls to 4.9% BL BLS
NO slipping toward anarchy NYT  City of Despair WP
FEMA chief: Victims bear some responsibility CNN
Katrina Damage Could Hit $50B AP $100B?
Will Katrina make Greenspan pause? CNN
Spikes and Shortages Go Far Beyond Gas WP
US must find extra oil refining capacity . . . fast TO 2
Bush Seeks $10.5B of Storm Aid WP 2
Gasoline Falls as Pipelines Restored, Companies to Start Refinery Repairs BL
Bernanke: Gasoline price jump temporary Reuters
Conservation? It's Such a 70's Idea Norris
Oil Crunch! Chapman
Some stations out of gas; others charge $6 a G ~ 2
Petrol to hit £1 a litre after US buys up supplies G
US oil companies bought up 20 shiploads of European petrol yesterday.
5,000 report fuel-gouging complaints TD
Soaring prices, seething anger Roanoke Times
Seafood restaurants fear consequences of Katrina WT
Don't get ripped off by hurricane cyberscams USAT
Hastert Questions Rebuilding New Orleans AP
That's The Way Love Goes Contrary Investor
Alan Greenspan changes key Economist
Something else at work on bonds DiMartino (R)
No one to blame but ourselves DiMartino (R)
Market Falls Into Malaise Crudele
Home prices increase at their fastest rate in 25 years USAT
U.S. Marks Labor Day With Whole Lot of Work to Do Currier
Applying safeguards to auditors Norris
Intel Refutes AMD Claims TheStreet
DoJ seeks $101M from Bayou CNN
Boeing's Machinists Strike for First Time in 10 Years, Halting Production BL
The myth of China Inc Economist
The scare stories—and the chaotic reality
Washington adds to curbs on Chinese textile imports Guardian
Russian gold and foreign currency reserves up $100 million in a week RIA
Indonesia could cut compensation for the poor amid rising fuel costs AFP
Shell pays $9m to settle investor lawsuit Guardian
Do we have a housing bubble? Malta
China says N Korea entitled to nuclear power FT

Thursday September 1
“Gas prices are now in the process of the most dramatic spike ever seen” FT
Mortgage rates hit lowest in six weeks CNN
GM Sales Sag in August, Ford Sales Rise AP
Dollar Falls, for Biggest 2-Day Drop in 6 Weeks BL Gold scales 2-week peak
Manufacturing Expands at Slower Pace as ISM Index Declines to 53.6 BL ISM
Personal Spending in U.S. Climbs 1%; Incomes Increase 0.3% BL BEA
Jobless claims rise more than expected CNN
Gasoline Rises for 4th Day as Katrina Shuts Refineries BL
Katrina Sparks Fear of $100-Barrel Crude BL
The damage that Katrina could still wreak Economist
Katrina's big imprint on economy CS Monitor
Supply Shock Once Imagined Is Now Here Baum
Shippers warn of supply chain chaos FT
Role as Economic Hub Magnifies Hurricane's Impact BL
A Distribution System Brought to Its Knees NYT
Fuel For Thought Forbes
The danger of a widespread U.S. logistics breakdown is here and staring us in the face
Katrina could tip U.S. toward recession Star Tribune
Jobs: OK today, worse tomorrow CNN
Katrina pushes gas pump prices over $3 Reuters
Fuel supply 'crisis' USAT Bush: No Gouging CNN
U.S. group says no need to ration gasoline yet Reuters  API
Natural gas shortage fuels conservation call AP
20 run dry ~ $6 Gallon ~ Lines reminiscent of oil embargo era
School Buses May Stop Due to Shortage ~ Buying Frenzy
Oil sting in Katrina tail risks consumer retreat Reuters
20 oil rigs missing in Gulf of Mexico: US Coast Guard AFP
Tech spending may suffer from Katrina, costly oil Reuters
Airlines cancel more flights, prepare for fuel shortages AP
Katrina sends some hedge funds soaring CNN
Katrina misses cat bond holders FT
Capital One, Hibernia merger delayed by Katrina Reuters
Katrina gives us a taste of things to come Inde
Katrina will scar US 'for years' BBC
Intricate Flood Protection Long a Focus of Dispute NYT
A Heretic On The FOMC? Kasriel  PDF
And how about the price of hazelnuts! Mogambo Guru
Measure for measure Economist
Investors are mad for risk-appetite indices. What do they actually tell us?
Global Financial Markets: What, Me Worry? BCA Research
Piggyback Loans Bartlett
Hanging on housing and oil Asia Times
When you have TV shows called "Flip this House" on A&E and its competitor "Flip that House" on the Discovery Network, touting how easy it is to make fast profits in real estate, you know that the market is in trouble.
Home buyers feel crunch as appraisals lag prices AR
No one knows where oil is heading, but a speculative bubble this is not Inde
U.S. farm income seen falling 13 pct in 2005 Reuters
Millions, Billions, A Trillion... and Now a "Checklist" EW
Hunt for $440m vanished from hedge fund Telegraph
Chart: Top 10 QQQQ Issues Cross Currents
MasterCard plans to go public in IPO Reuters
MasterCard's credit rating at risk if it floats on stock market Times Online
Suit alleges credit-cards colluded - WSJ Reuters
Freddie Mac's Earns Down Nearly 60 Percent AP
SUV (Simply Unsellable Vehicle) BLUES AJC
Laptop prices hit new lows WSJ
Journalist Who Coined the Term 'Supply-Side Economics' Dies NYT  Wanniski
Peril at the Pumps Time Asia
The global oil-price crunch is starting to get real
Soaring gas prices in Canada show little promise of decreasing CP
US-China textile trade talks fail BBC
French dig in over China clothes row Guardian
Chinese deadlock threatens small fry Times Online
ECB holds rates at 2% despite inflation risks FT
ECB sees inflation above 2.0 pct until mid-2006; rates appropriate AFP
UK house price growth hits nine year low FT
Weakening of housing in Australia IHT (BL)
Hedge fund executive criticizes German rules IHT (BL)
Plot twists in Italy's banking takeover drama IHT
Iran to set up a 'love fund' with oil revenue IranMania
Gulf 'must exploit oil windfall' Gulf Daily
Vietnam speculators trapped in property bubble Reuters
Saudi Women Find Stock Market Very Attractive Arab News
Lex: PetroChina FT