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October 29, 2009
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February 19, 2009
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Don't Expect the Dollar to Stay Strong in '09 Look closely at a company's financial reports to gauge its exposure to overseas markets. If ever there were a silver lining for companies in this situation, the falling dollar could be one. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2008
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China's Stimulus vs. America's Bailout Last summer, China was looking for ways to put the brakes on its searing economy. Now its government is spending a fortune to speed things up. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2010
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Greece: A Ticking Time Bomb? The tide went out, and they were swimming naked. Greece's debt problems highlight the larger problem with the euro zone's monetary union. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
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(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable. |
Reason
June 2009
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The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
70 Times Bigger Than the TARP Chinese companies are well represented among the 10 stocks that have suffered the greatest loss in market value in the year to March 1, 2009. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
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Why The Dollar Is Blooming Again Compared with Japan and much of Europe, U.S. growth prospects look sunny. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2009
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Green Shoots? Somebody's Smoking 'Em Are we only delaying, but not diverting, any one of a host of ever-nastier outcomes for the economy such as a double-dip recession, high inflation, government insolvency, increased joblessness, or worse? |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
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U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Mike Dorning |
Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Fake Plastic Green Shoots While Obamanomics takes a hit, some still call for more stimulus. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2008 |
Vicious Circle A look at the possible negative effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Roundtable: Keynes vs. Hayek! Who Was Right? Fool analysts chime in. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2008
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Why Obama's Scared of a Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Package Rather than come out swinging with a trillion-dollar stimulus that might push international confidence in the dollar to a tipping point, President-elect Obama keeps the plan at $775 billion. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Fannie and Freddie's Winners and Losers What does the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mean for investors? Who are the winners? Who are the losers? These questions are discussed in this video. |
Financial Advisor
January 2011
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Thawing Out Expect the slow economic recovery to continue in 2011. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Nassim Taleb The Black Swan's author saw that spiraling risk in financial markets could spark a global crisis. Now he's warning of the risk in delaying deficit cuts |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Stimulus Worked Without the quick and massive policy response, the Great Recession might still plague the United States. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Big Irony From a Big Bank JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon not only avoided the bulk of the financial disaster, but also spent years fortifying JPMorgan's balance sheet in case the Big One hit. But now, he makes one big hypocritical statement. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
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U.S.: Could Trade Imbalances Topple The Greenback? Pressure from currency markets makes fixing the trade gap a delicate task for the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2008
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Another Stimulus Package? Say It Ain't So. Just months after millions of checks made their way into mailboxes, there's talk of yet another stimulus package. |
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Foreign Investors: Heading for the Exit? After a year in which the nation's financial center was attacked by terrorists, equity markets continued a two-year slump and U.S. corporate integrity imploded, foreign investors have grown jittery about U.S. markets. So far, however, there are no signs of panic. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Future of Gold, the Dollar, and More An interview with Peter Schiff, president and chief global strategist of euro Pacific Capital and author of the newly updated book Crash Proof 2.0. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Parsing the Fed's Statement: Experts Weigh In The Fed released some words; that means experts must analyze them. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Revealed: The $145 Billion Hole No One Noticed A U.S. company announced a first quarter net loss of $11.5 billion and a deficit in shareholders' equity of $145 billion, and the news went almost completely unnoticed. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
Reason
May 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
When Do Deficits Matter? While Democrats and Republicans switch sides regarding deficit spending, economists try to pin down a tipping point. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Hawk in Hock: Obama pretends to be frugal as we sink deeper in debt The president wants to signal that he's serious about cutting the federal budget. Unfortunately, his plan hinges on the assumption that Americans do not know how to calculate percentages. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Laurence J. Kotlikoff |
A Hidden Fiscal Crisis A noted U.S. economist says debt figures seriously understate long-term budget problems in the United States |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Robert Kuttner |
The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits. |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: The Federal Deficit Comes Into Focus Slashing the federal deficit promises significant benefits for manufacturers. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Horton & El-Ganainy |
Back to Basics: What Is Fiscal Policy? What is fiscal policy? And, how can fiscal tools provide a boost to the world economy? |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
Asset Allocation The latest market numbers and asset allocations from our panel of experts. |
Reason
May 2009
Nick Gillespie |
Will We Be Stimulated? Suspecting that there was more disagreement out there than the president was letting on, reason magazine asked 10 economists what they expect from the stimulus package. The results were not very optimistic. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Baldacci & Gupta |
Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis. |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Caroline Baum |
Commentary: The Good Old Bad Days It's easy to be nostalgic for the 1990-91 recession that gave way to the Clinton boom. What will it take to ignite that kind of growth today? |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
Entrepreneur
June 2003
Joshua Kurlantzick |
The Small Picture How does the federal deficit affect your business? |
BusinessWeek
May 19, 2011
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Goldman's Andrew Tilton The senior U.S. economist for Goldman Sachs talks about the outlook for the rest of 2011. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Morgan "Foreclosed" Housel |
World's Scariest Stocks: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still give off the impression of being capitalistic, shareholder-owned companies. There's not. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
4 Reasons to Worry About the Economy Four problems, four connections. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Bremner & Engardio |
The Makings Of A Meltdown If investors needed a wake-up call about how heavily the global financial system relies on the actions of Asia's central banks, they received a nasty one on Nov. 26. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2010
Rich Smith |
7 Stocks for Barack Presidential policies can affect our success as investors. Therefore, how should investors prepare their portfolios for the devaluation of the dollar? |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: A Yawning Trade Gap Could Swallow the Recovery Stronger demand will lift imports as weakness abroad pummels exports |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005 |
Wanted: An Honest Budget Bad news outweighs good as President Bush prepares to announce the next federal budget. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Peter Coy |
Some Gain From The Dollar's Pain New signs point to the likelihood of a much-improved U.S. balance of trade. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2011
Tim Mullaney |
Washington's Anti-Jobs Package Surprise! The job gap isn't in the private sector. To understand how we ended up with only 117,000 new jobs last month is to see that fiscal policy has been killing jobs. |
Reason
May 2009
Flynn & Summers |
Failed States After a long spending binge, governors go begging for a handout. It won't be their last. |
