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Even Goldman's Largest Shareholders Are Getting Mad About Bonuses
On the heels of Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankenfein's apology for his firm's role in the financial crisis, some of Goldman's largest shareholders are unhappy more of Goldman's prosperity isn't being passed along to them, The WSJ reports. ...
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Tim Geithner Is Mad as Hell and Isn't Going to Take It Anymore
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner took some heavy fire on Capitol Hill Thursday. Days after Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio called for Geithner's resignation, Texas Republican told the Secretary: "The public has lost all confidence in your ability to do
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Are We On The Verge Of Total Global Economic Collapse?
Are we on the verge of total economic collapse?Don't laugh. The french firm Societe Generale thinks so.The brokerage firm has put the fear of God in clients recently by predicting that developed economies and markets are going to collapse under a mo
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We Need a Second Stimulus Immediately, Says James Galbraith
A fight has broken out among economists about whether what ails the country is too much spending or too much debt.Debt fear-mongers, such as Niall Ferguson, believe that the country's wild borrowing and spending spree has put us on the road to ruin."
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"A Govt. Not Run by the Financial Sector": James Galbraith's Rx for Wall Street Reform
The post-op on the great crash of 2008 continued in Washington Thursday as the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held a hearing on financial reform."Unfortunately, the regulatory regime that failed so terribly leading up to the financial crisis is preci
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“A Govt. Not Run by the Financial Sector": James Galbraith's Rx for Wall Street Reform
The post-op on the great crash of 2008 continued in Washington Thursday as the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held a hearing on financial reform."Unfortunately, the regulatory regime that failed so terribly leading up to the financial crisis is preci
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"A Truly Extraordinary Slump": Reports of Robust Recovery Premature, James Galbraith Says
Disappointing reports this week on housing starts and foreclosures, as well as the index of leading economic indicators, have cast a bit of a pall on the "robust recovery" story, putting a crimp in the stock market's ascent in the process.Univer
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Obama, Geithner and Bernanke: America's Top Bond Salesmen Pitch No. 1 Client
As President Obama wrapped up his first trip to China this week, there was plenty of talk about partnerships but few concrete agreements reached on (1) whether or not China will let its currency float freely (2) and China's concerns about U.S. debt."
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Obama's Challenge: Extend TARP Without Triggering More Outrage
From The Business Insider, Nov. 19, 2009:The White House finds itself in a pickle: How to extend the TARP bank
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"The Illusion of Prosperity": U.S. Destined to Lag Rest of the World, Peter Boockvar Says
"It's dangerous to be short this market," says Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak.Despite a penchant for bearishness, Boockvar says the rally can continue as long as the Fed keeps rates at zero. ...
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Why Is the Fed Still at Zero? Bernanke Playing with Inflation Fire, Peter Boockvar Says
Inflation fears resurfaced Wednesday's after October CPI came in higher than expected and St. Louis Fed President Bullard suggested the Fed might stay on hold until 2012, based on its tightening schedule following the past two recessions. ...
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Howard Lindzon's Magnificent Seven: Apple Leads the Pack
In the 1990s, the Nasdaq was led by Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Cisco and the like. Many investors still look to those tech giants for leadership, but Howard Lindzon, CEO of StockTwits.com, says there's a new group of "horsemen" that deserve your at
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Goldman Says "Sorry" And The World Moves On
In recent months, Goldman Sachs made a good run at becoming The Most Hated Company In The World.
How?
By nearly going bust last fall, getting a cash bailout from the taxpayer, immediately denying that it ever needed any help, and then minting so muc
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John Paulson: Bank of America Is a Double from Here
From The Business Insider, Nov. 18, 2009:Paulson & Co told its clients that Bank of America (BAC)
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Kristin Bentz Defends Her Bearish (and Wrong) Call on Abercrombie
For months Kristin Bentz of the Talented Blonde blog has been telling the Tech Ticker audience that Abercrombie & Fitch was a stock headed for disaster. And for months, the stock has continued to climb to a series of new 52-week highs.
Last week,
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Wal-Mart Gets the Buffett Seal of Approval, Wins Another Round vs. Target
Target's third-quarter results beat expectations but its shares slumped Tuesday after the big-box retailer urged Wall Street to be cautious about the fourth-quarter. ...
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China's Not the Disaster-in-the-Making You Think It Is
After the tech bubble and housing bubbles, the world is on bubble-alert, and armchair pundits are seeing bubbles in everything. Like China, for example. Last week, everyone seized on a video of a newly constructed--and empty--Chinese city as evi
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Falling U.S. Dollar: It's Lack of Demand, Not Rising Supply, Pharo's Dow Says
When it comes to the collapsing dollar, hedge-fund manager Mark Dow is a contrarian. He doesn't blame the Fed. Those dollar bears that do take aim at Chariman Bernanke are, "right in terms of the direction of the dollar, but for the wrong reaso
ABC Investing: "Anything But Cash" Keeps Driving Stocks Higher
Investors and pundits have tossed out many reasons over the last few months to explain the epic equities rally. Mark Dow, who manages $2.5 billion at the hedge fund Pharo Management, points to two fairly simple reasons: "Cash pays so little and as w
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Miracle or Mirage? "China Is Very Much at Risk," Gary Shilling Says
Tensions over economic policies were on full display on the eve of President Obama's trip to China. First, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the U.S. to keep its deficit to an "appropriate size. ...
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The Market Surges, and Even Meredith Whitney Can't Stop It
From The Business Insider, Nov. 16, 2009: Once again, the bulls are off to another great start.
The indexes surged on today's news of more retail sales and a weak dollar.
Bernanke couldn't even keep these Bulls down, with the Dow gaining
136 points, cl
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What It Would Take to Get Bearish Gary Shilling to Say, "I'm Dead Wrong"
Timing is everything in the investment business, and bad timing has caused more market gurus to be carried out on stretchers than just about any other forecasting mistake.Last year, in 2008, Gary Shilling of A. Gary Shilling & Co. was as right as anyo
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Forget Your Inflation Fears, Think About Investing for a Deflationary Environment
With prices rising for many goods including food, fuel, gold and stocks, many market watchers are chanting: beware of inflation! But not our guest Gary Shilling, president of A. Gary Shiling & Co. "I see a world of excess supply," says Shill
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Beware the Ides of December: Consumers Hold Key to Recovery, Gary Shilling Says
Excluding autos, October retail sales were up 0.2%, half the expected rise, while September's drop was revised down sharply to 2.3% from 1.5% originally. These disappointing sales data fit squarely with Gary Shilling's grim economic outlook."The whol
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House Prices Still Have A Ways To Fall
A argument broke out this summer when house prices unexpectedly began to rise again."Recovery!" shouted the bulls, who declared that the two year housing crash was over and prices would begin a long rise back to old highs. "Head fake!
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Bah Humbug! Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
It's two weeks until Black Friday, the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, and already there's heated anticipation about blockbuster deals and big crowds.But wait. Joel Waldfogel, a Wharton professor and author of "scroogenomics," a
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Consumer Confidence Tanks, Stocks Rise: What's Going On?
Consumer confidence is falling yet the stock market keeps rising.
The DOW is enjoying a triple digit rally Friday after strong earnings report from Walt Disney as well as retailers Abercrombie & Fitch and J.C. Penney helping offset a worse than exp
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House Health-Care Bill Would Dampen Medical Innovation, Carl Schramm Says
Many members of Congress spent Veteran's Day talking to their constituents about the contentious issue of health-care reform. Count
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Obama Goes for Broke: Health-Care Debate Hits "Point of No Return," Politico's Gordon Says
Majority leader Harry Reid is expected to bring a health care bill to the Senate floor sometime next week. With the House having passed a $1.2 trillion bill last weekend, it would seem President Obama is well on his way to getting a health-care bill for C
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Off to Asia, President Obama Practicing How To Say "It's The Economy, Stupid" in Chinese
President Obama is on his first state visit to Asia. And, whether it's at home or abroad, it seems the economy remains job number one. With visits on the travel agenda to China and Japan, the two largest foreign holders of U.S. government debt,
Pelosi's Health-Care Bill Would Dampen Medical Innovation, Carl Schramm Says
Many members of Congress spent Veteran's Day talking to their constituents about the contentious issue of health-care reform. Count
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"Running Out of Dollars": Obama Wants Jobs But Options Are Limited, Politico's Gordon Says
"Panic" is a strong word but the fact President Obama gave a hastily scheduled speech Thursday about jobs before heading to Asia shows the administration is "very, very worried" about unemployment, says Craig Gordon, Politico.com's Whi
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Forget 11,000, Dow Heading for 6000 and GE Still a Short, Charles Ortel Says
Coming off its highs of 2009, the Dow is heading for its first down day of November, which is pretty much a non-event and arguably overdue. But there's plenty more down days ahead for the Dow, and big ones, according to Charles Ortel, managing partner of
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It's Harder to Get a Job At the Apple Store Than It Is to Get Into Harvard
From The Business Insider, Nov. 12, 2009: It's apparently significantly easier to get admitted to Harvard
University than it is to get a job at the Apple Store. At least for Apple's newest store in New York.
At a press event today, Apple said that 10,00
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America Is An Over-Indebted, Profligate, Spoiled Nation In Decline
You can't borrow your way out of a debt problem.That's the key message from our guest Charles Ortel of Newport Value Partners.The U.S. and other developed countries have lost the discipline they once had and are now trying to borrow and spend their way ou
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Chinese Homebuyer Maxes Out Borrowing So as Not to 'Miss the Boat'
From The Business Insider, Nov. 12, 2009: In the end, bubbles are bubbles no matter where they're blown.
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Pelosi's Health-Care Bill "Openly Hostile" to Innovation, Carl Schramm Says
Many members of Congress spent Veteran's Day talking to their constituents about the contentious issue of health-care reform. Count
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Forget Big Business, New Business Is Key to Getting Americans Back to Work
The Obama administration claims the $787 billion fiscal stimulus package saved or created 640,000 jobs so far. With unemployment over 10% it's debatable whether they should be proud or embarrassed by that fact.What more can be done to get Americans back t
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Why It May Be a Good Time to Buy a House: 'Real' Mortgage Rates Improving
Sales of previously owned homes rose 11.4% during the third quarter while median prices fell 11.2%, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. "The market is clearing," says our guest,
Why It May Be a Good Time to Buy a House: 'Real' Mortage Rates Improving
Sales of previously owned homes rose 11.4% during the third quarter while median prices fell 11.2%, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. "The market is clearing," says our guest,
The Next Thing Investors Need To Panic About
Investors always need to be terrified about something.Eight months ago, it was that the world was about to end: Stocks were down 60% from their highs, the economy was tanking, unemployment was soaring, and commentators everywhere were talking about a seco
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On the Money So Far, Liz Ann Sonders Is "On the Optimistic End of the Spectrum"
Liz Ann Sonders, chief market strategist at Charles Schwab has kept Tech Ticker viewers ahead of the curve:In October 2008 she said the recession was upon us and would be deep. ...
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Give 'Til It Hurts: Big Business "Needs to Be Much More Generous"
Is charity the road to redemption for Wall Street and big business? It's an open question but the time has come for business leaders to step up to the plate and give back, says Matthew Bishop, co-author of Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the Wor
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Give 'Til It Hurts: Big Business “Needs to Be Much More Generous”
Is charity the road to redemption for Wall Street and big business? It's an open question but the time has come for business leaders to step up to the plate and give back, says Matthew Bishop, co-author of Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the Wor
Blankfein's New Defense of Goldman Bonuses: Goldman Employees Are More Productive Than You Are
From The Business Insider, Nov. 11, 2009:Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein tried a new tack in his PR offensive about the massive bonuses Goldman is about to pay.
Gone, thankfully, were the cringe-inducing remarks about the firm doing "God's work."
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Best of Times for Wall Street, Worst of Times for American Workers
More Americans are losing their jobs as domestic unemployment soared to 10.2% in October -- a 26-year high. It could take at least four years before unemployment recovers to more normal levels of 5 or 6 percent, Chris Rupkey, an economist at the Bank of T
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Chris Dodd's Reform Can't Solve Wall St. Incompetence - or Salvage His Reputation
Washington is finally getting serious about regulating Wall Street. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd today unveiled his long anticipated and lengthy (1,136 page!) proposal, he hopes will prevent another financial catastrophe. ...
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Why Jamie Dimon Wants to Silence Paul Volcker
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of one of the great bipartisan failures in modern American history: the repeal of Glass-Steagall. On November 12, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed the Depression-era sep
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Peter Schiff: We Don't Need Any Reserve Currencies at All, Just Gold
From The Business Insider, Nov. 10, 2009:According to an interview with Hard Assets Investor (HAI), Peter
Schiff doesn't want the U.S. dollar to be a reserve currency, and
doesn't want any other paper currency to replace it either.
Thus the discussion
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Leveraged Risks, Collapse and Bailouts: A Modern History of Wall Street
Peel away the headlines on last year's meltdown and taxpayer-funded bailout and an interesting nugget emerges: Many recent debacles in American financial history share a common trait -- mortgage debt. ...
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