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Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 8, 2008 at 3:15 PM EDT

Mortgage Problems: A $945 Billion Loss

The International Monetary Fund came late to the mortgage crisis, but they bought the worse news. The IMF said that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 8, 2008 at 2:35 PM EDT

FOMC Admits Recession, Without Saying Recession

Today’s March 18 minutes from the FOMC meeting, which already gave us a rate cut and comments about a weak…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 6, 2008 at 5:44 AM EDT

Greenspan, Behind The Times, Sees 50%+ Risk Of Recession

If Alan Greenspan was a visionary at any point in his life, those days are behind him. According to Reuters,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 4, 2008 at 5:57 AM EDT

Wall St.’s New Superdelegates (GS)(MS)(JPM)(C)(MER)(AIG)

A decade ago, when there were big problems in the financial markets a very small group of people came in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 3, 2008 at 10:31 AM EDT

Credit Trouble Bites Consumers Hard

Sometimes it takes experts a quarter or two to catch up with the real world. The American Bankers Association reports…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 2, 2008 at 5:20 AM EDT

How Does A Market Move Up 400 Points On Bad News?

Rally caps were out in force yesterday with the Dow moving up almost 400 points. How and why it did…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 27, 2008 at 7:51 PM EDT

“QUANTS GONE WILD” – THE SUBPRIME CRISIS

Commentary by A.W. Bodine and C.J. Nagel, faculty at Concordia College–New YorkMarch 26, 2008 With world markets off 20%, Bear…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 25, 2008 at 9:15 AM EDT

Consumer Confidence, Bad & Getting Worse

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index has just posted another large decline. The March readings came in at 64.5, which…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 24, 2008 at 5:27 AM EDT

Selling A Piece Of The Federal Reserve

There is growing concern about where the Fed will get the hundreds of billions of dollars it will need to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 22, 2008 at 11:48 AM EDT

Big Mergers For A Recession Economy

Many investors find it hard to believe that some of the largest companies in the country could be taken over…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 18, 2008 at 1:24 PM EDT

FOMC Goes Three-Quarters Of The Way

The FOMC has made its rate cut, although not quite as much as Wall Street was talking up. Wall Street…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 18, 2008 at 8:02 AM EDT

High PPI More Honest Than CPI, FOMC Has To Look Past It

This morning we saw February Producer Prices come out with a gain of +0.3%, and that is after a +1%…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 17, 2008 at 8:42 AM EDT

What Stocks Aren’t Dropping, Much (MSFT)(GE)(CSCO)(INTC)(DELL)(QCOM)(AAPL)

For those intrepid enough to go into the market today, there are some stocks that are down under 1%. Some…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 17, 2008 at 4:43 AM EDT

Asia: No Protection From US Financial Problems

Some bright person came up with the term "decoupling". It is meant to say that trouble in the US economy…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 17, 2008 at 4:14 AM EDT

Will The Fed Put Up $500 Billion?

The Fed has already provided a facility of $200 billion to banks to help them improve balance sheets by exchange…

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Mortgage Problems: A $945 Billion Loss

FOMC Admits Recession, Without Saying Recession

Greenspan, Behind The Times, Sees 50%+ Risk Of Recession

Wall St.’s New Superdelegates (GS)(MS)(JPM)(C)(MER)(AIG)

Credit Trouble Bites Consumers Hard

How Does A Market Move Up 400 Points On Bad News?

“QUANTS GONE WILD” – THE SUBPRIME CRISIS

Consumer Confidence, Bad & Getting Worse

Selling A Piece Of The Federal Reserve

Big Mergers For A Recession Economy

FOMC Goes Three-Quarters Of The Way

High PPI More Honest Than CPI, FOMC Has To Look Past It

What Stocks Aren’t Dropping, Much (MSFT)(GE)(CSCO)(INTC)(DELL)(QCOM)(AAPL)

Asia: No Protection From US Financial Problems

Will The Fed Put Up $500 Billion?

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy's 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

Mortgage Problems: A $945 Billion Loss

FOMC Admits Recession, Without Saying Recession

Greenspan, Behind The Times, Sees 50%+ Risk Of Recession

Wall St.’s New Superdelegates (GS)(MS)(JPM)(C)(MER)(AIG)

Credit Trouble Bites Consumers Hard

How Does A Market Move Up 400 Points On Bad News?

“QUANTS GONE WILD” – THE SUBPRIME CRISIS

Consumer Confidence, Bad & Getting Worse

Selling A Piece Of The Federal Reserve

Big Mergers For A Recession Economy

FOMC Goes Three-Quarters Of The Way

High PPI More Honest Than CPI, FOMC Has To Look Past It

What Stocks Aren’t Dropping, Much (MSFT)(GE)(CSCO)(INTC)(DELL)(QCOM)(AAPL)

Asia: No Protection From US Financial Problems

Will The Fed Put Up $500 Billion?

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

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