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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' R 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 Oil ~ Grandich 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 status R Considers 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 (R) Targets 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
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