Money & Markets – Week of 1.22.12
The Man Who Bought North Dakota
Bloomberg Businessweek (19 Jan 12)
Currency Risk Drives Automakers to U.S., Mexico
The Wall Street Journal (23 Jan 12)
America Overcomes the Debt Crisis as Britain Si…
The Man Who Bought North Dakota
Bloomberg Businessweek (19 Jan 12)
Currency Risk Drives Automakers to U.S., Mexico
The Wall Street Journal (23 Jan 12)
America Overcomes the Debt Crisis as Britain Si…
Cash-strapped Ireland Tests Limits of Austerity
Yahoo News (19 Jan 12)
Plan B – How to Loot Nations and Their Banks Legally
Golem XIV (15 Dec 11)
Why Don’t People Move To Opportunity?
The Slate (1…
The Truth About Private Equity: Politicians Need It, Taxpayers Fund It
The Daily Beast (13 Jan 12)
Goldman Said to Bid for N.Y. Fed’s AIG Assets
Bloomberg (13 Jan 12)
Kodak Eyes Bankruptcy Cash Fr…
China 2012: The Year of the Bull (Rogers) or the Bear (Chanos)?
Wall Street Pit (9 Jan 12)
Half The World’s Richest 1% Live in the United States
Yahoo Finance (4 Jan 11)
On Eve of $41 Billion MF Glo…
Princeton Brews Trouble for Us 1 Percenters: Michael Lewis
Bloomberg (29 Dec 11)
Why America’s Financial Future Is Far Better Than Europe’s
24/7 Wall St. (28 Dec 11)
Public Pension Holdings Tak…
U.S. Faces Fitch AAA Downgrade By End of 2013 Unless Deficit Cuts Made
Bloomberg (21 Dec 11)
Biggest Tax Stories of 2011
SmartMoney (21 Dec 11)
US Tax “Ultimatum” has Swiss Banks Sweating
swissi…
$29,000,000,000,000: A Detailed Look at the Fed’s Bailout by Funding Facility and Recipient
Levy Institute | December 2011
$29,000,000,000,000: A Detailed Look at the Fed’s Bailout of the Finan…
Marcy Kaptur: Financial Fraud 12-7-11
YouTube (7 Dec 11)
Warren Buffett Wants Farmer Son to Succeed Him
MarketWatch (9 Dec 11)
Analysis: China Factory Unrest Flares as Global Economy Slows
Reuters …
Can the ECB and IMF Save Italy?
Humble Student of The Markets (2 Dec 11)
Congress Subpoenas Corzine on MF Global Collapse
Yahoo Finance (2 Dec 11)
Stock Market Panic Buying As Bear Market Goes Up in…
Exclusive: U.S. Banks Grab Commods Trade Finance as French
Reuters (23 Nov 11)
“Disastrous” Bond Sale Shakes Confidence in Germany
Yaho Finance (23 Nov 11)
For Deficit Panel, Failure Cuts Two Ways
T…
Legg Mason’s Bill Miller Exits: Last Mutual Fund Rock Star?
Yahoo Finance (17 Nov 11)
Fed Now Largest Owner of U.S. Gov’t Debt—Surpassing China
CNSNews.com (16 Nov 11)
This 28-Year-Old’s Startup…
Bye-Bye Bernanke? The Case for the Gold Standard
Yahoo Finance (10 Nov 11)
How Wall Street Went Wrong
The Wichita Eagle (4 Nov 11)
How Walmart Is Changing China
The Atlantic (Dec 2011)
California a…
‘He Has a Right to Speak,’ Said The Cop to The Banker
Daily KOS (2 Nov 11)
Investors Place Big Bets on Buy Here Pay Here Used-car Dealers
Los Angeles times (1 Nov 11)
Credit Unions Gear Up for Bank …
How the 50% Greek Haircut is Actually Just 28%
Zerohedge (26 Oct 11)
Pop Goes the Chinese Bubble
Zerohedge (26 Oct 11)
Bundestag Passes EFSF As Levered Insurance Policy Motion
Zero Hedge (26 Oct 11)…
YouTube
(19 Oct 11)
Student Loans Outstanding Will Exceed $1 trillion This Year
USA Today (19 Oct 11)
Beltway Earnings Make U.S. Capital Richer Than Silicon Valley
Bloomberg (19 Oct 11)
Kauffman…
California’s 20-Year Revenue Bonds for Prisons Sell for 5.34%
Bloomberg (14 Oct 11)
Foreigners Dump $74 Billion In Treasurys In 6 Consecutive Weeks: Biggest Sequential Outflow In History
Zero Hedge…
Return to Real Money:
China to Install More Than 2,000 Gold ATMs
Natural News (6 Oct 11)
Soros Loses Challenge to Insider Trading Conviction
Yahoo Finance (6 Oct 11)
Russian Ripoff
Michael Hudson (2…
China Loan Shark Market Crashes; Scores of Chinese Business Owners Unable to Pay Black Market Loans Commit Suicide or Disappear
Mish’s Global Economic (29 Sep 11)
UK rejects EU Sponsored Financial Ta…
Meltdown Month: Wall St Crash, Black Wednesday, Collapse of Lehman Brothers… All Were hit in September. So is History About to Repeat Itself?
MailOnline (23 Sep 11)
U.S. Layoffs up 14 Percent in Au…
Central Banks Offer up Dollars to Fend Off Funding Crunch
Deutsche Welle (16 Sep 11)
Goldman Shutting Global Alpha
Zero Hedge (15 Sep 11)
Rogue Trader Suspected in $2 billion Loss at UBS
Yahoo Finan…
Senate Attempt To Block Debt Ceiling Increase Fails: Debt Target Is Now $15.2 Trillion, Or Over 100% Of GDP
Zero Hedge (8 Sep 11)
Boiler Room, Meet Mail Room
The wall Street Journal (8 Sep 11)
Joble…
Goodbye High Frequency Trading – Regulators Seek Secret HFT Codes
Zero Hedge (1 Sept 11)
US Preparing To Sue Banks For Billions Over Misrepresenting Safety Of Mortgage Securities
Business Insider (1 …
UN to Unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan Assets
xinhuanet.com (26 Aug 11)
Ratings Agencies Reaffirm Germany’s AAA After Downgrade Rumor May Have Triggered A DAX Selloff
Business Insider (25 Aug 11)
Buf…
Unemployment in July Rose in 28 States, Fell in 9
Yahoo Finance (19 Aug 11)
Bank of America Plans Big Layoffs to Cut Costs
The New York Times (19 Aug 11)
Lawyers in C. Falls Cost RI $1M So Far
WPRI.com (10 Aug 11)
YouTube
(8 July 11)
Swiss Franc Falls as SNB Sees Possible Euro Peg
Bloomberg (11 Aug 11)
It’s The Economy, Dummkopf!
Vanity Fair (Sep…
Dow Falls 512 in Steepest Decline Since ’08 Crisis
Yahoo Finance (4 Aug 11)
BNY Mellon to Slap Fees on Some Big Deposits Amid Global Race to Cash
The Wall Street Journal (4 Aug 11)
GM Profit Nearly …
U.S. Contingency Plan Gives Bondholders Priority
Bloomberg (28 July 11)
Brazil Starts Taxing U.S. Dollar Shorts
GATA (28 July 11)
Israelis No. 2 Foreign Buyers of US Real Estate
Globes (21 July 11)
Investors Tackle Fracking And Water Scarcity Risks
Forbes (29 Jun 11)
Shoplifting: Is It Good for the Economy?
CNBC (12 July 11)
Moody’s Downgrades Ireland From Baa3 To Junk
Zero Hedge (12 July 11)
Economy Faces a Jolt as Benefit Checks Run Out
CNBC (11 July 11)
Ec…
June Jobs Report: the Ugly, the Ugly and the Ugly
Yahoo Finance (8 July 11)
Goldman Sachs Said to Seize DBS Partners’ Options as ‘Eji’ Balks at Call
Bloomberg (8 July 11)
New Investment Strategy: Preparing for End Times
DealBook (29 June 11)
BofA’s $8.5 billion Settlement won’t Be Its Last
Yahoo Finance (29 June 11)
10 Tax-Unfriendly States for Retirees 2011
Yahoo Finance (23 June 11)
Morgan Keegan Agrees to Pay $210M Fine; Could Be Sold by Parent Firm
Advisor One (22 June 11)
Capital One to Buy ING’s U.S. Online Bank For $9 billion
Reuters (17 June 11)
Mantega: Sound Policies Driving Brazil CDS Below US
Reuters (15 June 11)
The Story Of The Berserk Nat Gas Algo Just Got Really Strange
Zero Hedge (9 June 11)
Trichet Rejects ECB Participation in Greece Bailout
Bloomberg (9 June 11)
Second Biggest Weekly Drop Ever In Treasurys Held In The Fed’s Custodial Account As Foreigners Dump
Zero Hedge (26 May 11)
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ft.com/video (16 May 11)
Chevron Chiefs Face Sharehol…
Fuel Prices Squeeze Shoppers
The Wall Street Journal (13 May 11)
Gas Prices Could Drop 20 Cents by Memorial Day, Experts Say
CSMonitor.com (12 May 11)
Investors Favor Cash Over Commodities in Dim …
15 Web Sites for Finding Deals Online
Kiplinger (April 2011)
Paying up: Baghdad Makes KRG Payment
Upstream Online (5 May 11)
Religious Groups Question Goldman on Pay
Yahoo News (5 May 11)
Char…
Most States Seen Raising Jobless Tax on Businesses
New York Times (27 Apr 11)
Fed Forecasts Show Transitory Inflation and Lower Growth in 2011
Bloomberg (27 Apr 11)
Most Americans Say U.S. in Rece…
Study Suggests Feds Could Recoup Billions in Unpaid Taxes by Withholding Passports
FoxNews (12 Apr 11)
Amaranth Kill Shot: Collateral Damage in a 78-Trillon Dollar Derivatives Book Compliments of J.P…
Identity Fraud Continues to Rise
Guardian.co.uk (14 April 11)
Abolition of Cheques to be Reconsidered
Guardian.co.uk (14 April 11)
GE to Build Nation’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Yahoo Finance (7 April 11)
Why the Middle-Aged Are Missing Out on New Jobs
Yahoo Finance (1 April 11)
The Federal Reserve forgot that it is the central bank for the people of the United States States and not a private academy where decisions of great importance may be withheld from public scrutiny. Th…
Tepco Downfall to Shatter ‘Myth’ of Safe Toshiba, Hitachi Nuclear Reactors
Bloomberg (31 March 11)
‘Lehman Shock’ Is Kid Stuff Next to Fukushima: William Pesek
Bloomberg Businessweek (31 Marc…
Here’s What Hedge Funds Bought When They Piled Into Stocks Last Week
Business Insider (23 March 11)
Socially Responsible Investing: Reaching New Heights
Green Money (Spring 2011)
Troubled Mizuho Has 500,000 Pending Transactions
NIKKEI.com (18 March 11)
Here’s Why We’re Not Surprised By The ‘Blankfein Might Resign’ Story
Business Insider (17 March 11)
Hutchison Ports Unit Prices $5.4 Billion Singapore IPO
Reuters (11 March 11)
Dudley Signals Fed Won’t Tighten Any Time Soon
Yahoo Finance (11 March 11)
Saudi Arabia Contagion Triggers Gulf Rout
The Telegraph (3 March 11)
China Says Yuan Could Become a Reserve Currency: Report
Reuters (2 March 11)
Margin Outlook Takes Shine Off Lloyds’ Profit
Reuters (25 Feb 11)
Bank of India Becomes First to Offer Trade Settlement in Yuan
The Times of India (24 Feb 11)
The Red Button
EU Suspends Import Duties on Wheat to Ease Supply Pressures
Bakery and Snacks.com (17 Feb 11)
Vibrant Exports Will Save Spain, And Perhaps The Euro
The Telegraph (18 Feb 11)
Germans in Talks to Buy Big Board
The Wall Street Journal (10 Feb 11)
UK Accelerates Bank Levy to Raise Extra £800m This Year
Business Report (9 Feb 11)
Kinder Morgan Gearing Up For $2.3 billion IPO
Reuters (4 Feb 11)
J.P. Morgan Chase Knew of Madoff Fraud Scheme, Suit Alleges
The Washington Post (4 Feb 11)
IMF Raises Spectre of Civil Wars as Glob…
LinkedIn Plans to Raise up to $175 million in IPO
Reuters (28 Jan 11)
Social Security Posting $600B Deficit Over 10 Years
Yahoo News (27 Jan 11)
M2 Surges By Biggest Weekly Amount Since 2008 As It…
Google Shares Rise as Investors Look Past Shuffle
Reuters (21 Jan 11)
Google Shake-Up Is Effort to Revive Start-Up Spark
The New York Times (20 Jan 11)
SEC Adopts Disclosure, Review Rules for Asse…
Dimon, Gorman, Moynihan Pitch For AIG Share Sale
Yahoo News (13 Jan 11)
AT&T Moves US$17 Billion Pension Plan And Benefit Losses to The Past
The Canadian Press (13 Jan 11)
JPMorgan CEO Warns of Muni…
Goldman Sachs Personnel in The ObamaWhite House
Nachum List
Busting Unions With Bankruptcy Isn’t Chapter 9 Way: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg Businessweek (6 Jan 11)
Brazil Says it Won’t Let U.S. ‘Melt The…
India Holds Emergency Meeting To Deal With Price Inflation
Business Insider (31 Dec 10)
Derivatives Clearing Group Decides Against Registration
The New York Times (28 Dec 10)
The Data And The Realit…
India Holds Emergency Meeting To Deal With Price Inflation
Business Insider (31 Dec 10)
Derivatives Clearing Group Decides Against Registration
The New York Times (28 Dec 10)
The Data And The Realit…
Home-Stretch Buying Lifts Merchants’ Spirits
The New York Times (22 Dec 10)
Growth to Improve. Housing? Jobs? Not so Much
CNN Money (22 Dec 10)
Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning
The New…
Home-Stretch Buying Lifts Merchants’ Spirits
The New York Times (22 Dec 10)
Growth to Improve. Housing? Jobs? Not so Much
CNN Money (22 Dec 10)
Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning
The New…
Fed’s Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman Missing Trillions of Taxpayers’ Dollars
Want To Know | 11 December 2010
Yes trillions…
TRILLION Dollars Missing from Federal Reserve!
YouTube | 11 Dece…
Irish Debt Downgraded as EU Eschews Crisis Action
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
M&A Tops $2.2 Trillion in First Yearly Rise Since 2007
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
Must See: Nordea’s Chart Of The Week – Collapsing US …
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Global Bond Rout Worsens on U.S. Fiscal Worries
GATA (8 Dec 10)
China Launches Second Yuan Bond Issue in Hong Kong
Channelnewsasia.com (1 Dec 10)
Food Stamp Rolls Continue t…
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Global Bond Rout Worsens on U.S. Fiscal Worries
GATA (8 Dec 10)
China Launches Second Yuan Bond Issue in Hong Kong
Channelnewsasia.com (1 Dec 10)
Food Stamp Rolls Continue t…
AIG Mulling New Debt Offer: Chairman
Yahoo Finance (2 Dec 10)
Fed Loaned Hundreds of Billions to Foreign Banks and Companies
GATA (1 Dec 10)
30 Weeks Of Consecutive Equity Fund Outflows
Zero Hedge (…
AIG Mulling New Debt Offer: Chairman
Yahoo Finance (2 Dec 10)
Fed Loaned Hundreds of Billions to Foreign Banks and Companies
GATA (1 Dec 10)
30 Weeks Of Consecutive Equity Fund Outflows
Zero Hedge (…
J Crew OKs $2.86 Billion Buyout, May Get Other Bids
Reuters (23 Nov 10)
Ireland Warned it Will Have to Stump up State Assets in Bailout
TribuneNews (21 Nov 10)
Scotiabank’s Dundee Deal Marks New T…
J Crew OKs $2.86 Billion Buyout, May Get Other Bids
Reuters (23 Nov 10)
Ireland Warned it Will Have to Stump up State Assets in Bailout
TribuneNews (21 Nov 10)
Scotiabank’s Dundee Deal Marks New T…
Bernanke: Fed’s Right on Stimulus, China
CNN Money (19 Nov 10)
Futures Lower as China Tightens Policy
TheStreet (19 Nov 10)
Bond Market Turmoil Hits California in The Pocketbook
Los Angeles Times (1…
Bernanke: Fed’s Right on Stimulus, China
CNN Money (19 Nov 10)
Futures Lower as China Tightens Policy
TheStreet (19 Nov 10)
Bond Market Turmoil Hits California in The Pocketbook
Los Angeles Times (…
Mary Schapiro–The $9 Million Dollar Ponzi Clown?
Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10)
Insider Selling Hits All Time Record Of $4.5 Billion In Prior Week As Everyone Is Getting Out Of Market
Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10)…
Mary Schapiro–The $9 Million Dollar Ponzi Clown?
Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10)
Insider Selling Hits All Time Record Of $4.5 Billion In Prior Week As Everyone Is Getting Out Of Market
Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10)…
Bank of Japan Holds Steady, Details Asset Plans
Market Watch (4 Nov 10)
Must Read: The FED Does Not “Print” Money
Pragmatic Capitalism (4 Nov 10)
Fed Fires $600 Billion Stimulus Shot
The Wall Street…
Bank of Japan Holds Steady, Details Asset Plans
Market Watch (4 Nov 10)
Must Read: The FED Does Not “Print” Money
Pragmatic Capitalism (4 Nov 10)
Fed Fires $600 Billion Stimulus Shot
The Wall Stree…
Shrinking Bank Revenue Signals Worst Decade of Growth
Bloomberg Businessweek (26 Oct 10)
General Mills Hikes Prices On Cereals, Baking Brands
OneQ (28 Oct 10)
Five US Dealers Account For 37% Of OTC …
Shrinking Bank Revenue Signals Worst Decade of Growth
Bloomberg Businessweek (26 Oct 10)
General Mills Hikes Prices On Cereals, Baking Brands
OneQ (28 Oct 10)
Five US Dealers Account For 37% Of OTC…
AIG Raises $17.9 Billion And Prices AIA IPO at Top
Reuters (22 Oct 10)
Unethical Investing By Charities
Alrroya (21 Oct 10)
Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes
Bloomberg (21…
AIG Raises $17.9 Billion And Prices AIA IPO at Top
Reuters (22 Oct 10)
Unethical Investing By Charities
Alrroya (21 Oct 10)
Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes
Bloomberg (21…
OPEC Members Seek $100 Oil to Counter Dollar Weakness
Bloomberg (15 Oct 10)
Recession Will Never End If This Tunnel Isn’t Built: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (14 Oct 10)
Cotton Surges Exchange Limit to Recor…
OPEC Members Seek $100 Oil to Counter Dollar Weakness
Bloomberg (15 Oct 10)
Recession Will Never End If This Tunnel Isn’t Built: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (14 Oct 10)
Cotton Surges Exchange Limit to Reco…
At IMF Meeting, Finance Ministers May Plot Comprehensive Currency Market Rig
GATA (8 Oct 10
Search For Your Bank By Name – Or Find Your Bank By State And City
Bank Tracker
Mexico to Sell $1 Billion …
At IMF Meeting, Finance Ministers May Plot Comprehensive Currency Market Rig
GATA (8 Oct 10
Search For Your Bank By Name – Or Find Your Bank By State And City
Bank Tracker
Mexico to Sell $1 Billion …
Ireland’s Bank Rescue Bill a $49bn Nightmare
smh.com.au (2 Oct 10)
Update:EU’s Rehn: Ireland Can’t Continue As Low-Tax Country
The Wall Street Journal (1 Oct 10)
Mexican Central Bank Takes FX Warfar…
Ireland’s Bank Rescue Bill a $49bn Nightmare
smh.com.au (2 Oct 10)
Update:EU’s Rehn: Ireland Can’t Continue As Low-Tax Country
The Wall Street Journal (1 Oct 10)
Mexican Central Bank Takes FX Warfa…
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‘Macro’ Forces in Market Confound Stock Pickers
The Wall Street Journal (24 Sept 10)
Brazil Basks in Record Petrobras Deal
Reuters (24 Sept 10)
Battle Of The Streets: Main Vs Wall Resumes As UAW An…
‘Macro’ Forces in Market Confound Stock Pickers
The Wall Street Journal (24 Sept 10)
Brazil Basks in Record Petrobras Deal
Reuters (24 Sept 10)
Battle Of The Streets: Main Vs Wall Resumes As UAW Ann…
Samsung Launches Galaxy Tablet For U.S. Market
Reuters (17 Sept 10)
Was Stagflation in ‘79 Really Hyperinflation?
Gonzalo Lira (16 Sept 10)
Columbia Joins Japan, Brazil, and Peru in Propping Up Do…
Samsung Launches Galaxy Tablet For U.S. Market
Reuters (17 Sept 10)
Was Stagflation in ‘79 Really Hyperinflation?
Gonzalo Lira (16 Sept 10)
Columbia Joins Japan, Brazil, and Peru in Propping Up Do…
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)
Employers Sharply Raise Workers’ Share of Health Costs
The Wall Street Journal (3 Sept 10)
Karzai: Afghan Govt Will B…
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)
Employers Sharply Raise Workers’ Share of Health Costs
The Wall Street Journal (3 Sept 10)
Karzai: Afghan Govt Will Ba…
Banks Back Switch to China’s Renminbi For Trade
GATA (26 Aug 10)
Fresh Flight to Swiss Franc as Europe’s Bond Strains Return
Telegraph.co.uk (25 Aug 10)
Inside The Secret World of Trader Joe’s
CNN M…
Banks Back Switch to China’s Renminbi For Trade
GATA (26 Aug 10)
Fresh Flight to Swiss Franc as Europe’s Bond Strains Return
Telegraph.co.uk (25 Aug 10)
Inside The Secret World of Trader Joe’s
CNN M…
Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
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Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
chaostheorien.d…
CFTC to Start Anew This Month in Devising Commodity Position Iimits
GATA (11 Aug 10)
Russia’s LUKOIL Resumes Gasoline Supply to Iran -trade
Reuters (11 Aug 10)
‘Breaking The Buck’ Was Close For Man…
CFTC to Start Anew This Month in Devising Commodity Position Iimits
GATA (11 Aug 10)
Russia’s LUKOIL Resumes Gasoline Supply to Iran -trade
Reuters (11 Aug 10)
‘Breaking The Buck’ Was Close For Many…
The New Push for a Global Currency
Mises Daily (6 Aug 10)
CIC’s Bitter Payoff for Morgan Stanley Stake
english.caing.com (6 Aug 10)
Telling Swiss Secrets: A Banker’s Betrayal
Global Post (5 Aug 10)…
The New Push for a Global Currency
Mises Daily (6 Aug 10)
CIC’s Bitter Payoff for Morgan Stanley Stake
english.caing.com (6 Aug 10)
Telling Swiss Secrets: A Banker’s Betrayal
Global Post (5 Aug 10)
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