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05/09 The Case For $80 A Barrel Oil Forbes / Daniel Fisher Oil and corn hit record high FT / Javier Blas FedEx Lowers Profit Outlook, Cites Higher Fuel Costs Bloomberg / Mary Jane Credeur Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine BBC News Gold pulls back, but still trades higher for the week Marketwatch / Polya Lesova and Myra P. Saefong Banks accused of rigging municipal bond rates Charlotte Observer / Christina Rexrode AIG, Citi Rekindle Credit Fears; Stocks Tumble Forbes / Steve Schaefer Mother's Day spending may be down in slower economy AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Lisa Cornwell Citigroup to shed nearly $500 billion in assets AP via LA Times IL: Illinois home sales drop 27% in first quarter Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller U.S. crude futures jump more than $2, above $126 Reuters U.S. Stocks Decline on AIG's Loss; Delta Retreats on Record Oil Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton Friday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Barely surviving on credit cards CNN / Tami Luhby Trade gap narrows in March CNN UBS's Exit Strikes at Heart of Municipal-Bond Market Bloomberg / Joe Mysak High Prices for Staple Foods Dip, but Volatile Markets Persist NY Times / Keith Bradsher What Bear Market? What Recession? Marketwatch / Howard Gold U.S. Trade Deficit Probably Narrowed in March on Export Gain Bloomberg / Bob Willis FL: Plastic surgeons need a lift amid economic downturn Palm Beach Post / Phil Galewitz Banks Fear Demand for Corporate Loans NY Times / Louise Story Credit crisis brings best chance to make banks rethink pay Telegraph / Tracy Corrigan 39 Republicans Join Democrats As Mortgage Bill Passes House Washington Post / Lori Montgomery Treasuries Rise, Head for Weekly Gain, as Asian Stocks Decline Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Toyota, Olympus Lead Decline Bloomberg / Chen Shiyin and Patrick Rial UK: City bets on interest rate cut next month London Times / Gary Duncan China's April Export Growth Slows to 22%, Commerce Data Shows Bloomberg / Nipa Piboontanasawat China to Stick With Tight Monetary Policy, Wang Says Bloomberg / Li Yanping Australian Central Bank Raises Inflation Forecast Bloomberg / Jacob Greber Korean Won Heads for Biggest Loss in Two Months; Bonds Decline Bloomberg / Aaron Pan and Kim Kyoungwha Yen Heads for Weekly Advance as Stock Declines Sap Carry Trade Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto Australian Dollar Heads for Weekly Advance: New Zealand's Drops Bloomberg / Chris Young 05/08 Investors should foreclose on troubled lender Fannie Mae Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe Newsletters' love affair with Pfizer has been stormy Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Tokyo, Hong Kong stocks pace losses Marketwatch / V. Phani Kumar Financial Market Tremors: Causes and Responses Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher U.S. Monetary Authorities Did Not Intervene in FX Markets during the First Quarter Federal Reserve Bank of New York Map of misery The Economist Does Money Taint Everything? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Jeffrey A. Tucker Less intense The Economist Backing greens with greenbacks The Economist Corn stockpiles seen down 47% next year; wheat stocks expected to jump Marketwatch / Moming Zhou Another record closing price for crude AP via Houston Chronicle CA: As filings soar, so does bankruptcy's personal toll Sacramento Bee / Darrell Smith N.Y. Libor alternate tries to avoid London's pitfalls Marketwatch / Laura Mandaro Standard & Poor's Creates Three New Executive Roles Bloomberg / Christine Richard Bonds rally on refunding cash, 30-year auction Reuters / John Parry Muni Bonds Make Sense Without the Insurance Bloomberg / Jane Bryant Quinn Google Speaks Forbes / Wendy Tanaka Housing inventory rises again in April CNN / Les Christie Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down slightly AP via Chicago Tribune / Martin Crutsinger 10 markets set for steep losses CNN Why $120 oil is good CNN / Steve Hargreaves Treasurys extend rally as investors seek safe haven bets AP via Houston Chronicle / Joe Bel Bruno The Bernanke Conundrum Collection Agency via Safehaven / Mick P ECB's Trichet Says Credit Conditions Tightened in First Quarter Bloomberg / John Fraher Naturally Below Neutral Morgan Stanley / Joachim Fels and Manoj Pradhan Shoppers go after bargains in April Reuters / Justin Grant New unemployment filings decline CNN / Catherine Clifford CA: Economic trends in county seen as recipe for recession San Diego Union Tribune / Dean Calbreath Thursday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Wal-Mart, Costco, Crocs Gain Bloomberg / Adam Haigh and Elizabeth Stanton 30-Year Treasuries Little Changed Before $6 Billion Auction Bloomberg / Dan Kruger Ethanol Fantasy Fuels a Food-Price Nightmare Bloomberg / John M. Berry UBS Under Invetigation by SEC and DOJ NY Post / Mark DeCambre Trichet Sees `Rather Protracted' High Inflation Bloomberg / Gabi Thesing and Christian Vits European banks hold rates steady AP via CNN Will taxpayers be on the hook for subprime crisis? Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull Treasuries Little Changed Before $6 Billion 30-Year Bond Sale Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Winter for boutiques Marketwatch / David Weidner Clinton now closer to endgame Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann and Ariel sabar Moody’s President Will Step Down at End of July Reuters / NY Times Oil Trades Near Record on Signs U.S. Economy May Spur Demand Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger Euro Falls to Eight-Week Low Against Dollar Before ECB Meeting Bloomberg / Stanley White Asian Stocks Decline Most in Three Weeks; Mizuho, Kookmin Drop Bloomberg / Chen Shiyin and Shani Raja China's Trade Surplus May Narrow, Ease Yuan Pressure Bloomberg / Li Yanping Australian Employment Rises 25,400; Jobless Rate 4.1% Bloomberg / Jacob Greber

05/07 By Year's End, Junk Will Be Sunk CFO.com / Stephen Taub U.S. Subprime Loan Crisis and Japanese Credit Markets Pimco / Koyo Ozeki Airlines have to raise fares to fix themselves St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Stocks retreat as oil prices creep higher AP via Chicago Tribune / Tim Paradis Americans skeptical of Fed CNN / Ben Rooney U.S. Consumer Debt Rises More Than Forecast in March Bloomberg / Vincent Del Giudice Treasuries Rise After Biggest 10-Year Note Auction Since 2004 Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger New York Agency Leads Muni Sales as Borrowers Fund New Projects Bloomberg / Jeremy R. Cooke Is your money fund safe? Fortune via CNN / Katie Brenner Wachovia says loss larger than disclosed Charlotte Observer / Rick Rothacker The $200 barrel of oil? The Economist Gold, silver futures slump after dollar gains; oil hits $123 AP via Contra costa Times / Stevenson Jacobs Oil hits record despite supply growth CNN / Catherine Clifford Oil price 'may hit $200 a barrel' BBC News Fertilizer prices more than double Tennessean / Wendy Lee Nasdaq Fizzles In Midday Trading Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao U.S. Stocks Decline After Home Sales Drop, Oil Climbs to Record Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton The Stall-Out In Mega-Caps Forbes / Martin T. Sosnoff Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Decreased 1% Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Dollar Rises After Hoenig Says Inflation May Spur Rate Increase Bloomberg / Bo Nielsen and Anchalee Worrachate Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Regulatory Reform pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City / Thomas Hoenig Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Microsoft may yet own Yahoo, analysts say Marketwatch / Ryan Kim Corporates Go on Borrowing Binge CFO.com / Stephen Taub U.S. MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Rose 15.6% Last Week Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman FL: Dade home prices, rents out of reach for most Miami Herald / Scott Andron Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Decreased 1% in March Bloomberg Shobhana Chandra Housing-rescue bill: 'Something for everyone' CNN / Jeanne Sahadi In Obama's grasp The Economist Gas Prices Expected to Peak in June NY Times / Jad Mouawad Productivity rises more than expected AP via CNN Single mothers feel pinch of the economy Miami Herald / Cindy Krischer Inflation fear edges retail shares lower Marketwatch / Andrea Cheng Oil steady above $122 a barrel after record AP via Houston Chronicle / George Jahn Proposals to reform Mexico's oil industry are stalled The Economist Clinton ekes out Indiana win as Obama takes N.C. Marketwatch FREE Daily Analysis and Charts Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Stocktiming.com Stone & McCarthy Research Associates Zia Corp Bond Calc

05/06 "Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Regulatory Reform: A Desperately Unpopular Undertaking," pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City / Thomas M. Hoenig The risk of redefining recession CNN / Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji Did Fed rate cuts help boost food prices? Marketwatch / Greg Robb A Hit in The Tank? Thanks, Labor Department NY Post / John Crudele Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman Bonds rise as Fannie results renew credit fears Reuters / Richard Leong Brazil: Investment Grade, Why Worry? Morgan Stanley / Marcelo Carvalho "Super-spike" could lift oil to $200: Goldman Reuters U.S. factory growth seen "marginal" in 2008 – ISM Reuters It's a recession to 4 out of 5 Americans CNN / Catherine Clifford Fannie Mae Has Loss, Cuts Dividend, to Raise Capital Bloomberg / Dawn Kopecki and Jody Shenn Four Fall-Lines of Dominos: An Ordinal Ranking Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen and Luca Bindelli Dollar Smirks in Asia Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen & Charles St-Arnaud Stimulus Impact May Be Short-Lived NY Sun / Liz Peek Oil sets new record high of $122 a barrel Reuters / Jane Merriman Tuesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard U.S. Stocks Drop, Led by Financials; Wachovia, Merrill Retreat Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton Without Yahoo, Microsoft remains alone on the Web Reuters / Daisuke Wakabayashi SEC's New Bond Case Says Swaps Aren't Outside Law Bloomberg / Joe Mysak A blossoming relationship? The Economist Disaster payouts The Economist Taxing oil profits: Proceed with caution CNN / Steve Hargreaves U.S. April Business Bankruptcy Filings Rise Almost 50% on Year Bloomberg / Bill Rochelle and Bob Willis NV: Economic Troubles Affect the Vegas Strip NY Times / Clifford Krauss Failed Yahoo Talks Leave Google on Top Washington Post / Peter Whoriskey Asian Stocks Fall for First Time in Three Days; Banks Decline Bloomberg / Chen Shiyin Grease bandits strike as biofuel demand rises Christian Science Monitor / Ben Arnoldy Oil holds above $120 a barrel on supply worries AP via Detroit News / Gillian Wong Dollar Declines as Bernanke Signals Growth to Slow on Housing Bloomberg / Stanley White Australia Keeps Key Rate Unchanged at 12-Year High of 7.25% Bloomberg / Jacob Greber Euro May Extend Gain on Bets ECB to Hold Rate at Six-Year High Bloomberg / Bo Nielsen Only one way to support the Bondheads website… Kindly visit our advertisers…

05/05 Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices Texas Straight Talk via Safehaven / Ron Paul Bernanke gives green light to Frank foreclosure bill Marketwatch / Greg Robb Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke Hidden Mortgage Risks Abound in U.S. Home Market Bloomberg / John F. Wasik Credit crisis shows that banks need wise men not wide boys Telegraph / Roger Bootle Dealers Pare Treasuries, Signaling Fed Turning Point Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger Metals Surge as Rationing Cuts Power at Biggest Mines Bloomberg / Saijel Kishan and Gavin Evans Wall Street CEO Chorus Is Singing Out of Tune Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Oil prices will come down Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner Keep the champagne on ice, economists warn Marketwatch / Greg Robb Bernanke Urges Government, Companies to Avert More Foreclosures Bloomberg / Scott Lanman and Alison Vekshin Fed Survey Shows More U.S. Banks Tighten Loan Terms Bloomberg / Scott Lanman Down day on Wall Street CNN / Alexandra Twin Yahoo may see hedge fund heat after Microsoft bid Reuters / Dane Hamilton How low will real estate go? Forbes via LA Times / Matt Woolsey Crude Oil Rises on Concern Attacks in Nigeria May Reduce Supply Bloomberg / Robert Tuttle Oil passes $120 a barrel on supply threats, dollar AP via Houston Chronicle / John Wilen Federal Reserve will offer $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility Federal Reserve Board Bernanke Gets It Wrong Safehaven / Gerard Jackson ResCap Says It May Not Be Able to Meet Debt Obligations in June Bloomberg / Caroline Salas Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Yahoo shares plunge after Microsoft's exit Reuters / Tiffany Wu and Michele Gershberg Microsoft-Yahoo!: Ten Takeaways Forbes / Wendy Tanaka Yahoo's $14 billion 'transition' CNN / Paul R. La Monica Obama, Clinton Make Final Pitch for Votes Before Primaries Bloomberg / Julianna Goldman and Lorraine Woellert LaSalle Bank brand disappears as BofA takes over Chicago Tribune / Ieva M. Augstums Greenspan Says `Pale Recession' May Last Through Year Bloomberg / Rich Miller What Uncle Sam Gives in Rebates, OPEC Takes, Stalling Economy Bloomberg / Matthew Benjamin and Rich Mille U.S. Economy: ISM Services Index Unexpectedly Climbed in April Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra

05/04 Debt on Arrival NY Post / Richard Wilner U.S. moves to insulate appraisers from pressure to cook the numbers San Diego Union Tribune / Emmet Pierce Under pressure from South Florida homeowners, House to act on mortgage crisis South Florida Sun Sentinel / William E. Gibson House sitting -- on a grand scale LA Times / Frank Nelson Economic Pessimism Continues Gallup Daily South Floridians are feeling the hurt at the pump and looking for ways to save South Florida Sun Sentinel / Scott andron Food, fuel costs climb, and key inflation measure drops Chicago Tribune / Greg Burns Signs of a recession are starting to blur St. Louis Post dispatch / David Nicklaus Credit squeeze still constricting economy Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Services May Have Cooled, Home Sales Fell: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Buffett’s Thumbs Down on The Dollar NY Post / Richard Wilner Would anyone dare suggest Berkshire's Buffett be ousted? Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak Why Apple is now worth four Dells Fortune via CNN / Philip Elmer-DeWitt Speculators may be driving prices higher but demand for crude is also growing Miami Herald / John Porretto Levy is needed on oil profit windfalls LA Times / David Lazarus $4 a gallon? For many, it's not a gas Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Bill Toland Late returns accepted to receive stimulus rebate Chicago Tribune / Harriet Johnson Brackey NY: Area bankruptcy filings back on the rise Westchester Journal News / Jerry Gleeson Mutual fund sales plunge in April Globe and Mail / Shirley Won The Case for a Newer Deal NY Times / Alan S. Blinder Mortgage Survivors Washington Post / Nancy Trejos Warren Buffett: big is bad for banks London Times / Dominic Rushe What’s an Investor to Do if a Star Firm Stumbles? NY Times / Geraldine Fabrikant Report Earnings, and Watch the Stock Fall NY Times / Mark Hulbert For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics NY Times / David Leonhardt UK: Split on rate cuts as slowdown bites London Times / David Smith 05/03 What Microsoft Will Buy Now Forbes / Elizabeth Corcoran Microsoft Abandons Yahoo Takeover After Price Fight Bloomberg / Amy Thomson and Crayton Harrison U.S. Stocks Gain for Third Week on Jobs Report, Wrigley Buyout Bloomberg / Lynn Thomasson Two-Year Treasuries Drop on Bets Fed to Pause in Cutting Rates Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger Bush Says Americans Face a `Tough Economic Period' Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz Siegfried & Roy & Bernanke Lew Rockwell / Gary North Fed Moves to Loosen Tight Credit NY Times / Steven R. Weisman It’s Newer Homes That Stand Empty as Vacancies Rise NY Times / Sfloyd Norris The Condo Owner's Dilemma Washington Post / Renae Merle Mortgage-Free, but Not Free From the Temptation to Borrow NY Times / Jane Birnbaum China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism Washington Post / Ariana Eunjung Cha Stocks will try to avoid wild cards on credit, banks Marketwatch / Laura Mandaro Microsoft May Sweeten Offer for Yahoo After Discussions Pick Up Bloomberg / Zachary R. Mider and Amy Thomson Asia Stocks Advance This Week; Banks, Electronics Lead Rally Bloomberg / Berni Moestafa and Hanny Wan Savvy shoppers inherit bargains at estate sales LA Times / Leslie Earnest Buy The Insanely Healthy Energy Products

05/02 Ben Bernanke is No Paul Volcker Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff Fed likely to prefer lending over interest-rate cuts AP via Houston Chronicle / Dan Seymour Fed move helped put floor under dollar for now Marketwatch / Lisa Twaronite Greenspan's Conundrum Bites Back Bullion Vault via Safehaven / Adrian Ash Treasury prices sink as prospect for more Fed rate cuts dim AP via Houston Chronicle / Joe Bel Bruno Street Mixed Friday, But Optimism Abounds Forbes / Steve Schaefer The Price Of Microsoft's Pride Forbes / Wendy Tanaka Berkshire earnings down on derivatives AP via CNN Yahoo shares boosted on bid hopes BBC News U.S. Stocks Gain as Jobs Data Overshadow Slumping Tech Shares Bloomberg / Eric Martin Gas prices not hurtful enough yet San Antonio Express News / David Hendricks Oil Rises More Than $3, Most in a Month, on U.S. Jobs Report Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Chevron's 1Q profit of $5.17B marks Big Oil's latest gusher AP via San Francisco Chronicle / Michael Liedtke Bush says economy is going to 'come on' AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Ben Feller Bank of America May Not Guarantee Countrywide's Debt Bloomberg / David Mildenberg Credit derivatives clearing house moves closer Reuters Auction Pain Ebbs; Refinancings, Buybacks Lower Rates Bloomberg / Jeremy R. Cooke Gold futures end higher for the day, lower for the week Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Big Oil's widening profit gap Marketwatch Americans: It's still the economy, stupid CNN / David Goldman Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Swiss National Bank announce an expansion of liquidity measures Federal Reserve Board Fed Raises Cash-Loan Auctions by 50% to $75 Billion Bloomberg / Scott Lanman Bernanke-Geithner `Rogue Operation' Spurs Further Bailout Calls Bloomberg / Craig Torres