10 reasons why stocks should go up
The news is pretty depressing. The economy is slowing, the country is bitterly partisan, and the market has been down several days in a row. The VIX reflects…
‘Magic Trip’ Reconstructs Footage From Ken Kesey’s Bus Trip - NYTimes.com
Maybe I've drunk the Kool-Aid but I found a lot of things to buy today. We went from about 10% invested to 100% invested today and short gold. Our historic average hold time is about 7 days but…
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Sea Change in Map of Global Risk
With Crises Shaking Confidence in U.S. and Europe, Investors Turn to Debt of Emerging Lands The black-and-white borders of the bond market are graying. As the pristine credit rating of the U.S.…
Lawmakers to vote on last-minute debt deal
(Reuters) - Congressional leaders rushed to line up Republican and Democratic votes on Monday for a White House-backed dealto raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avert an unprecedented debt default.…
The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com
The President Surrenders By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: July 31, 2011 A deal to raise the federal debt ceiling is in the works. If it goes through, many commentators will declare that disaster was…
Fed Readies Guidance for Banks in Event Aug. 2 Deadline Missed
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is preparing guidance for banks in the event the U.S. debt limit isn’t raised and the Treasury Department runs out of money to pay all of its bills, a…
While the…