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Currencies Dollar
rally pauses, perhaps not for long AP via Seattle Times Weak
Dollar Illusory as Correlated Trade Shows Gains Bloomberg / Ben Levisohn Euro
Tumbles as Budget Deficit Turmoil Damps Economic Outlook Bloomberg / Inyoung Hwang The
Dire Dollar Rally Forbes / Steve Schaefer Euro
Tumbles to Year Low Versus Yen on Regional Budget Woes Bloomberg / Bo
Nielsen and Inyoung Hwang Biggest
Bubble in History Is Growing Every Day Bloomberg / William Pesek Dollar
supported as kiwi, Aussie fall on data Reuters via Guardian / Masayuki
Kitano Stronger
Yuan Must Precede Rate Increase, Zuo Says
Bloomberg Yen
Weakens as Stock Gains, Recovery Signs Boost Yield Demand Bloomberg /
Yasuhiko Seki and Ron Harui Dollar
weaker, euro rebounds as manufacturing gauge rises Marketwatch / William
L. Watts & Lisa Twaronite Euro
Posts Biggest Monthly Decline in Year on Greece’s Turmoil Bloomberg / Inyoung Hwang and Ben Levisohn Yen
Swap Rates Climb on Japan’s Fiscal Premium, JPMorgan
Says Bloomberg / Saburo Funabiki Euro hits
9-month low vs yen as risk trades pared Reuters
via Guardian Yen,
Dollar Rise; China Seen Taking More Steps to Limit Lending Bloomberg /
Yoshiaki Nohara and Ron Harui Legalize Competing
Currencies
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Commodities After the
gold rush CNN / Paul R. La Monica Gold
futures rebound after sharp drop Marketwatch / Polya Lesova & Myra P.
Saefong Oil
stays above $71 in Europe amid cold snap in US northeast, stronger dollar,
Iran tensions AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Pablo Gorondi A
Globe Still in Need of Steel NY Times / Phyllis Korkki Oil
falls below $70 for first time since December on doubts about the global
economy AP via Chicago Tribune / chris Kahn old pares losses after U.S. payrolls data Reuters / Jan Harvey Oil
bull calm amid oil, stock slide Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow Oil
hovers near $73 amid sliding stock markets AP via Houston Chronicle /
Alex Kennedy Commodities
Tumble Most Since August as Consumption May Falter Bloomberg / Millie Munshi Gold falls below
$1,100/oz as euro slides Reuters Oil
futures slump after supplies data Marketwatch / Nick Godt and Polya
Lesova Oil
hovers above $77 on demand hopes AP via Houston Chronicle Oil falls
towards $77 as U.S. crude inventories jump Reuters / Alejandro Barbajosa Oil settles above $77
on stocks, economic data AP via Denver Post / Mark Williams Gold extends
gains above $1,110 as dollar slips Reuters / Jan Harvey Golden
slope of hope Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Gold posts
biggest daily gains since November Reuters / Frank Tang and Jan Harvey The Long and Short of
Metals and Oil Technical Commodity Trader via Safehaven / John Winston Gold rises above
$1,090/oz after U.S. GDP data Reuters Oil falls for
third day on weak U.S. fuel demand Reuters / Joshua Schneyer Oil falls below
$74 after U.S. inventory data Reuters / Rebekah
Kebede Hot
and cold steel Economist Gold
futures drop on worries over China; Fed meeting ahead Marketwatch / Polya
Lesova Oil slips below
$75 as firm dollar offsets U.S. inventories Reuters via Guardian /
Alejandro Barbajosa Oil drops towards
$74 on China banks; eyes inventories Reuters / Alex Lawler Clueless
about oil prices CNN / Steve Hargreaves Platinum
Overtaking Gold as Metal of Choice on Autos Bloomberg / Kim Kyoungwha and Nicholas Larkin |
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U.S. Governments and Politics Tax
cuts: job No. 1 NY Post / Michael Gray and Jhon
Aidan Byrne Reality
takes a bite out of Obama recovery plan London Times / Irwin Stelzer The
real problem with the budget St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Disillusioned
administration earns itself a 'D' in planning Pittsburgh Tribune Review /
Jack Markowitz Why
Politics Is Stuck in the Middle NY Times / MA:
Big unions warn Democrats Boston Herald / Thomas Grillo Sarah
Palin Tells Tea Party U.S. Needs ‘Another
Revolution’ Bloomberg / John McCormick Obama
recommits to healthcare reform, rallies Democrats Marketwatch /
Christopher Hinton Obama
Says He Won’t ‘Walk Away’ From Health Overhaul Bloomberg / Julianna Goldman Obama urges
boost for small businesses AP via Houston Chronicle / Christine Simmons Obama,
GOP sparring over job creation proposals AP via Houston Chronicle /
Philip Elliott Who
Cares About The President's Budget? Forbes / Bruce Bartlett Obama
Seeks to Channel Reagan as Democrats Prepare for Election Bloomberg /
Heidi Przybyla Summers
Sees Labor-Market Rebound as U.S. Economy Strengthens Bloomberg / Mike Dorning With
Scott Brown sworn into Senate, parties shift strategies Christian Science
Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock An
opportunity wasted Economist Stimulating
debate Economist Brown takes
Senate seat; urges tax cuts Reuters / Richard Cowan Senate will vote
on job proposals next week: Reid Reuters / Andy Sullivan Debt
fears rattle market CNN / Alexandra Twin The
Ticking U.S. Fiscal Bomb Forbes / Nouriel Roubini Geithner
almost gets it about deficit Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz Good
news and bad news on taxes Marketwatch / Simon Constable Obama
exhorts Democrats to learn from Massachusetts defeat Christian Science
Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock Does Anyone in Washington
Know What Needs to Be Done to Create Jobs? Northern Trust via Safehaven /
Paul Kasriel Obama’s
Pyramid Schemes Would Make Keynes Happy Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Even
Reagan Raised Taxes Forbes / Robert Shapiro The
politics of policy Marketwatch / Todd Harrison Americans
Leery of Too Much Gov't Regulation of Business
Gallup / Frank Newport Obama rips GOP
as 'opportunists,' touts loan plan AP via Darlene Superville and Jennifer Loven Congress
or no Congress, change is ahead for health care Dallas Morning News / Jim
Landers 20
reasons Global Debt Time Bomb explodes soon Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell White
House proposes increase in FDIC deposit insurance fund Washington Post /
Binyamin Appelbaum Squandering
our children's future Marketwatch / Ruth Mantell Big banks'
risky trading should be curbed-Volcker Reuters via Guardian Obama
Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Rich, Business Bloomberg / Ryan J. Donmoyer Spending Freeze Not Likely
Texas Straight Talk via Safehaven /
Ron Paul Budget
day Economist Tax
Relief For The Little Guy Forbes / Brian Wingfield Stimulus
funds nearly 600,000 jobs last quarter CNN / Tami Luhby Health
Care: 16% Of GDP? Forbes / John Tamny Obama 2010 budget
projects new record for deficit Reuters / Alister Bull and Jeff Mason Paulson
says he was scared and clueless during Lehman collapse Chicago Tribune White House to
paint grim fiscal picture: source Reuters / Andy Sullivan and Caren Bohan Obama
gets hawkish on $pending, to our peril NY Post / Terry Keenan U.S. budget
deficits forecast over coming decade Reuters Obama
taking populist tone in fight over jobs AP via Seattle Times / Charles
Babington and Jennifer Loven Obama's
jobs proposal won't deliver, region's skeptics say Pittsburgh Tribune
Review / Joe Napsha Obama
Says Cutting U.S. Budget Deficit ‘Critical’ for Economy Bloomberg /
Nicholas Johnston Obama's latest
speech seen by 48 million Americans Reuters / Steve Gorman U.S. Democrats
vow to move ahead on healthcare Reuters / John Whitesides How
Barack Obama's concerns have changed over the past
year Economist Obama takes
retooled agenda on road after speech Reuters / Caren
Bohan and Ross Colvin Job
No. 1 For Obama: Jobs Forbes / Brian Wingfield The 2010 Census:
Beware the State’s Assault on Privacy! Lew Rockwell / Gary D. Barnett President
Obama proposals offer modest help to the middle-class Washington Post /
Michelle Singletary In
State of the Union, Obama finally clocks in for job creation Christian
Science Monitor State
of the Union address -- President Obama's full remarks Christian Science
Monitor Obama
Plans to Propose $38 Billion Business Tax Break Bloomberg / Ryan J. Donmoyer and Roger Runningen Obama
To Freeze Salaries Of Top U.S. Government Officials The
Roaring Economic Agenda Forbes / Brian Wingfield Stimulus
is now $75 billion more expensive CNN / David Goldman |
Companies and Stock Monday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Buy
Stock Now to Ride Second Stage of Bull Market Bloomberg / John Dorfman S&P
500 Plunge Fails to Shake Gabelli on Technology
Bloomberg / Rita Nazareth, Lynn Thomasson and Jeff
Kearns Of Course There Will Be
More Bailouts Gold Versus Paper via Safehaven / Adam Brochert Can
the U.S. government require you to get an IRA? Is
the Market ‘Priced for Perfection’? US News and World Report via NY Times
/ Paul J. Lim U.S.
Stocks Drop a Fourth Straight Week on Concern Over Europe Bloomberg /
Craig Trudell Stocks
claw out a gain after late rally CNN / Alexandra Twin Dow and S&P
fall 1 percent Reuters Market
panic returns -- sort of CNN /
Paul R. La Monica Stocks
fall as slight improvement in jobless rate fails to allay market concerns
AP via Chicago Tribune / Stephen Bernard Dow
Dives: What Has Investors Freaking Out? Smartmoney.com / Elizabeth Trotta Dow dips below
10,000 mark on eurozone debt, jobs data Reuters / Angela Moon Clorox
posts 28 percent jump in 2Q profit AP via San Francisco Chronicle / Dave
Carpenter Southwest
Airlines CEO says 2010 revenue could top company's 2008 record AP via
Minneapolis Star Tribune / David Koenig Trading
the calendar Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Stocks
falter on earnings missteps; healthcare leads drop Marketwatch / Peter
McKay Walgreen's
surprise sales drop in January Dow Jones via Chicago Tribune Cisco
sees 'dramatic' sales improvement in 2Q AP via USA Today Comcast
quarterly profit up on revenue boost, tax gain AP via Houston Chronicle If
only the Super Bowl Indicator was worth betting on Marketwatch / Mark
Hulbert El-Erian
Says Retreat in Stocks Will Worsen as Economy Slumps Bloomberg / Lynn Thomasson Dow:
Triple-digit gain for 2nd day CNN / Alexandra Twin News
Corp. profit surges CNN / Hibah Yousuf Toyota
sales plunge 16% Detroit Free Press / Greg Gardner U.S.
Stocks Rise on Earnings, Home Sales Growth; Lexmark Gains Bloomberg / Nikolaj Gammeltoft ISM,
Exxon Steer Bulls Into February; Dow Gains 118 Fox News / Matt Egan Asian
Stocks Advance as U.S. Manufacturing Expands; BHP Gains Bloomberg /
Jonathan Burgos and Kana Nishizawa Chip
sales slide in 2009, but rise in December Mercury News / Frank Michael
Russell January
by the numbers Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Cisco set for
first quarterly sales growth in year Reuters / Ritsuko
Ando Are U.S. stocks
set for a down year? Reuters / Edward Krudy Asian
Stocks Decline on U.S. Jobs Claims, Metal Prices, Yen Bloomberg / Shani Raja and Kana Nishizawa Amazon.com
Tops Profit, Sales Estimates Over Holiday Bloomberg / Joseph Galante Microsoft profit
beats on strong Windows 7 sales Reuters / Bill Rigby Asian
Stocks Rise as Canon Fuels Earnings Optimism; Sony Gains Bloomberg / Shani Raja Netflix profit climbs 36%, sending shares higher
Marketwatch / David B. Wilkerson Boeing
issues cautious outlook for new year; 4Q profit came in ahead of expectations
AP via Chicago Tribune / Joshua Freed Small
not always beautiful Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Yahoo
earnings top analyst views as slump eases AP via Houston Chronicle |
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International Economies Is
Greece’s Debt Trashing the Euro? NY Times / Landon Thomas, Jr. Finance
officials work to stress unity AP via Washington Times / Martin
Crutsinger G-7
Vows to Keep Stimulus at Arctic Talks Even as Deficits Rise Bloomberg /
Simon Kennedy and Sandrine Rastello G7
finance ministers to shiver, complain in Canada Marketwatch / Greg Robb Stocks
Slump, Euro Drops, Bond Risk Soars on Jobs, Debt Concern Bloomberg /
Patrick Chu and James Poole RBA
Says Economy to Accelerate Even as Rates Increase Bloomberg / Jacob Greber Greece to face
European Commission economic scrutiny Australia’s
Stevens Waits for World’s Central Banks Bloomberg / Jacob Greber Oceans
of red ink Economist Australia
May Raise Key Rate for Fourth Meeting to 4% Bloomberg / Jacob Greber and Dan Petrie Russia's economy
contracts 7.9% in 2009 U.K.
factory gauge hits 15-year high as export orders rise Marketwatch /
William L. Watts Mexico
GDP down 6.8 percent in 2009 AP via Seattle Times Eurozone unemployment
rate hits 10% |
Banking, Investing and Funds For
Better Yields, It's Bank -- Not Brokerage Smartmoney.com / Aleksandra Todorova Mutual
funds or ETFs: How to decide for new investors USA Today / Matt Krantz Exchange traded
funds more common, more complex haven Bloomberg / Tim Grant Fewer banks imposing
new loan hurdles; demand low AP via Denver Post / Jeannine Aversa Changing
of the guard Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton FDIC clocks 15
bank failures so far in 2010 Reuters / Gina Keating Wells
Fargo Hedges Misbehave at Just Right Time Bloomberg / Jonathan Weil Fear
and loathing on Wall Street Marketwatch / Todd Harrison Banks target new
fee stream in servicing hedge funds Reuters / Parvathy
Ullatil 1,336
mutual funds cease to exist in 2009 USA Today / John Waggoner A
false dilemma Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe PNC profits exceed
analysts' expectations Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Patricia Sabatini The
drawbacks of automated trading Economist Wells
Fargo reports unexpected 4Q profit AP via San Francisco Chronicle /
Stephen Bernard |
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State’s Economies and
News TX:
Cowboys sue 10 businesses, saying they stopped paying luxury-suite leases for
Arlington stadium Dallas Morning News / Eric Torbenson and Karen
Robinson-Jacobs CA:
Jump in service disconnections sparks move by California LA Times / Marc Lifsher LA
mayor orders 1,000 layoffs to close budget gap AP via Seattle Times Primary
season starts, and govs could fall
Stateline.org / Daniel C. Vock and Pamela M. Prah MO:
Lost decade for jobs raises troubling questions about the St. Louis economy
St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus FL: Consumer confidence in
Florida jumps South Florida Sun Sentinel / Harriet Brackey MA:
One count puts unemployment at 17.2% Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald MA:
Confidence coming back Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald Florida
unemployment hits 11.8%; shrinking labor pool masks deeper problem St.
Petersburg Times / Jeff Harrington California,
Texas, Ohio Showed Biggest Job Losses Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman 2010
speeches are bleak for most governors Stateline.org / John Gramlich MA:
Bay State unemployment rate kicks back up to 9.4% Boston Herald / Jay
Fitzgerald PA:
Recovery forecast to continue to chug along at 'half-speed' Pittsburgh
Tribune Review / Thomas Olson Michigan
jobless flock to seasonal work Detroit News / Jennifer Youssef MI:
2009 ended with Michigan's jobless rate at 14.6% Detroit Free Press /
John Gallagher Cities
to rebound, but job growth stunted CNN / Julianne Pepitone Budget
ax falls on New York CNN / Tami Luhby MI: Small
businesses in distress Detroit News / Jennifer Youssef Analysts
see steady recovery for Texas economy AP via Houston Chronicle / Schuyler
Dixon CA:
Health 'reform' frightens California, already swamped in red ink
Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz More
and more states on budget brink Fortune via CNN / Colin Barr States
could hand off liquor stores Stateline.org / Stephen C. Fehr States
racing for education money Stateline.org California
Flailin' Forbes / Richard A. Epstein Arizona
officials propose closing 13 state parks AP via Seattle Times / Jonathan
J. Cooper Officials
hope to dodge pay backlash Stateline.org / Daniel C. Vock Il:
Census shows Illinois losing less of its population Chicago Tribune /
Greg Burns State
Tax Revenue in U.S. Drops Most Since 1963, Study Says Bloomberg / Brian
K. Sullivan Governors'
speeches kick off new sessions Stateline.org Fla.
farmers scramble to save crops from cold AP via San Diego Union Tribune /
Jeffrey Collins MI:
Lansing-area jobless rate climbs to 11.3% Lansing State Journal / Melissa
Domsic California
must first help itself San Francisco Chronicle / Andrew S. Ross Tourism
falls in New York City, but it becomes favorite U.S. destination AP via
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Miscellaneous Which
countries file for most international patents? Economist A Bubble in Search of a Pin
Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven
/ John Mauldin Unaffordable
art Economist China
and America added most wind capacity in 2009 Economist The
State Of Our Unions Forbes / Karlyn Bowman Freedom
to spend Economist The
Boeing 747 has spent 40 years circling the earth Economist Lewis: It's a duesy - three times over Denver Post / Al Lewis The
rising cost of keeping illegal immigrants out of America Economist Who
pays the most for branded and generic drugs? Economist Prime horses selling for
subprime prices at National Western Denver Post / Ann Schrader Global
Aid Pours in as Haiti Searches for Survivors Bloomberg / Peter S. Green
and Michelle Fay Cortez How
much capital will friends and family stump up to entrepreneurs Economist Freedom
is in decline in many places around the world Economist Hollywood
and its audience look to the internet Economist Looking
in the shadows Economist The
world’s tallest building opens in Dubai Economist 2000s
show we should often expect unexpected Chicago Tribune / Phil Rosenthal Poster
child for recession shows signs of recovery AP via San Francisco
Chronicle / Charles Wilson For
Some in Japan, Home Is a Tiny Plastic Bunk Russia
doubles the minimum price for vodka AP via Houston Chronicle The
cost of good health Economist Will
recession bring the end of free TV? AP via Washington Times / Andrew Vanacore It's
a PC world Economist
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