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06/01

The Master Builder Time / Jyoti Thottam

AMF Strongly Supports SEC's Proposal Disclosure by Mutual Fund Managers BMA

Statement by Bill Gross, PIMCO CIO and Founder, and Bill Thompson, PIMCO CEO Pimco

PIMCO Dismissed from New Jersey Lawsuit Pimco / Mark Porterfield

Qwest board hides out in plain sight Denver Post / Al Lewis

'Economics clicked' for key adviser USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh

Planned layoffs rise again in May Reuters via USA Today

Why all market bubbles end with a bang CNBC-MSNBC / Jim Jubak

MSRB Details Real-Time Price System Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume

Fannie Mae to Break Ground in Auction-Rate Securities Market Bond Buyer / Michael McDonald

WI: $59,900 condo may be city's cheapest Wisconsin State Journal / Marv Balousek

CA: Housing starts up 16.2% LA Daily News / Gregory Wilcox

Clobbered by the cost of concrete Sacramento Business Journal

Layoffs raise a question mark Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram

The right asset mix CBS Market Watch / Puaul Merriman

OFHEO house price index OFHEO pdf

Pimco to Settle N.J. Market-Timing Charges AP via Hartford Courant / Jeffrey Gold

Corruption of the Markets AFR.org via Safehaven / Nelson Hultberg

Soros Admits Donating $16 Million to Defeat Bush Newsmax / Jon E. Dougherty

Pay soars for Wall Street executives Newsday via Seattle Times / Pradnya Joshi

Overseas brokerages post record profit in Japan Bloomberg via IHT / Takahiko Hyuga

Runaway oil prices put ECB in dilemma on rates Agence France-Presse via MENAFN / Simon Morgan

Why Gas Prices Are Too Low Washington Post / David Ignatius

UAE to double oil output by 2006 Khaleej Times / Salah Eldin Eltayeb

Bahrain fastest growing financial centre Bahrain Tribune via MENAFN

Brazilian Real Rebounds on Exports, Trade: Latin Currencies Bloomberg / Romina Nicaretta

Canadian Bonds Fall Third Day as Economic Growth Accelerates Bloomberg / Vivianne Rodrigues

CIBC, Dart Suit Against Brazil on Bonds Can Proceed Bloomberg / Jeb Blount

Book says Greenspan dead wrong about 'exuberance' Chicago Sun Times / Jonathan Hoenig

Another oil shock? The Economist

Got (a lot of cash for) milk? Westchester Journal News via USA Today / Jerry Gleeson

NY: Ferries impose fuel surcharges Newsday / Jamie Herzlich

Oil surges to record high $42.38 Reuters via Forbes / Robert Gibbons

Argentina Improves Debt Offer With Past-Due Interest Bloomberg / Daniel Helft

Argentina makes new offer on debt BBC News

Brazilian May Trade Surplus Surges to Record $3.1 Bln Bloomberg / Carlos Caminada

After a beating, REITs appear set to improve Philadelphia Inquirer / Henry J. Holcomb

A Bigger Reward in Buying and Holding LA Times / Tom Petruno

Martha 101: Teaching Housecleaning To The Poor Forbes / Dan Ackman

Karmazin Steps Down at Viacom as Succession Plan Emerges NY Times / Kenneth N. Gilpin

Construction spending, manufacturing activity up AP via Dallas Morning News

Dooh Nibor Economics NY Times / Paul Krugman

Grading the President NY Times / David Brooks

Fed Takes Close Look at Inflation Bloomberg / John M. Berry

U.S. home prices grow 7.7 pct during 1st-qtr-OFHEO Reuters

U.S. Treasuries slip on strong employment index Reuters

Top Housing Economists Predict Strong Homeownership Growth in 10-Year Analysis Freddie Mac

OPEC not the power it once was Dallas Morning News via Wichita Eagle / Sudeep Reddy

Lavish Weddings Are Least of India's Headaches Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

U.S. May ISM Manufacturing Index Rises to 62.8 From 62.4 Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Job cut plans rise CNN

Investor Tom Au Tells Sad Tale of Market Lemmings Bloomberg / Chet Currier

U.S. Treasuries Decline Before Monthly Manufacturing Report Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

The Fund's golden Rato The Economist

Dollar on skids as oil price gushes higher FT / Steve Johnson

Oil surges $1.50 after Saudi attack Reuters via Forbes / Toby Reynolds

No More Nice Guys Forbes / Scott Woolley

Germany Discovers That Even Lame Ducks Have Wings Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Offshoring by the Numbers CFO.com / Don Durfee and Kate O'Sullivan

Gilt prices fall as investors play catch up FT / Päivi Munter

Indian Bonds May End 5-Year Rally as Government Spending Rises Bloomberg / Sam Nagarajan

Rising exports narrow Australian trade deficit Bloomberg via IHT

06/02

Monetary Policy Prospects pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Evan F. Koenig

Highway fundung a political drug UPI / Hil Anderson

Main Street vs. Wall Street? Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

Economic Growth in a Shrinking World IMF / Anne Krueger

Up in Smoke Stacks National Review / Larry Kudlow

Emerging market debt trade jumps FT / Päivi Munter

A whiff of inflation? Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram

FL: Tricounty agencies plan to cooperate on goals Miami Herald / Gregg Fields

CA: Home price pace slows San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito

London subway workers to strike on EU election day AFP via EU Business

Yen Edges Up as Nikkei Stocks Rise Reuters via ABC News

Gross calls sparring with attorney general 'a fight to the finish' Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

Verizon Needs To Duke It Out In the Market Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein

You cant fire me, I quit: Karmazin NY Post / Tim Arango

High-yield bonds hit turbulence Telegraph / Paul Farrow

New Issue-GMAC launches samurais in two tranches Reuters

Seagate planning to cut 2,900 jobs worldwide Bloomberg via Minneapolis Star Tribune / John Stebbins

Qwest buys naming rights to Seattle NFL stadium AP via Denver Post / Tim Booth

Chip sales jump 37% worldwide Mercury News / Therese Poletti

Airlines' lowest fares are great - if you get them Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Gelles

CO: Regional economic index suggests slowed recovery Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi

TX: Oil prices won't help Texas much Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Mitchell Schurman

Nader struggles to break state ballot barriers Stateline.org / Eric Kelderman

Treasuries edge lower as payrolls data loom FT / Jennifer Hughes, Paivi Munter and Barney Jopson

Immigrant Assimilation: Is the U.S. Still a Melting Pot? Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Pia Orrenius

JPMorgan Chase Vice Chairman to Retire AP via ABC News

Morgan Stanley Payout Questioned Bloomberg via LA Times

Discounting drives strong auto sales; price war continues Reuters via USA Today

As OPEC gears up, crude slips back below $40 Reuters via Houston Chronicle

Gas prices around the world CNN

US and UK call for oil production boost Guardian / Mark Tran

High oil prices the 'new reality' Financial Post via Canada.com / Kate Macnamara And David Berman

Harvard needs you Boston Globe / Steven Bailey

HealthSouth auditors uncover immense fraud Baltimore Sun

UK: Consumer debt 'will top £1,000bn' this month Guardian / Sandra Haurant

Jobs index climbs to 31-year high Milwaukee Journal / Joel Dresang

Two-faced inflation CNN / Mark Gongloff

Greenspan: gradual pace to rate hike Reuters via CNN

Pity the CEO scraping by on just a few million a year Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Break Up the Big Four? CFO.com / Joseph McCafferty

General Motors' May U.S. Auto Sales Increased 6.5 Percent Bloomberg / Bill Koenig

Home Value Growth Remains Vigorous Going Into Middle of Year Freddie Mac

Our Financial Reckoning Lew Rockwell / Doug French

Bush’s political problem is on the domestic side National Review / Bruce Bartlett

OPEC Members Should Pump at Will, Qatar Minister Says Bloomberg / Stephen Voss

The Fed Cannot Fix Itself Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak

Argentine Bonds Fall as Creditors Reject Debt Offer Bloomberg / Daniel Helft

Moody's Offers a Word of Caution on Municipal Swaps Bloomberg /  Joe Mysak

Gilts recover after UK borrowing data FT / Päivi Munter

U.S. Treasuries stay on defensive, jobs in mind Reuters / Wayne Cole

Gas prices down, but for how long? CNN

U.K. Employment Paradise Is a Matter of Semantics Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Personal debt in UK reaches 'alarming' levels FT / Anna Fifield

Making It Work CFO.com / Roy Harris

Dollar Falls Against Euro, Yen as Crude Oil Trades Near Record Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum

More working parents play 'beat the clock' Christian Science Monitor / Marilyn Gardner

US runs a high-tech trade gap Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis

China and India Test `Asian Airplane' Theory Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

UK: Through the roof Telegraph / Liz Dolan

UK: Shoppers refuse to drop Guardian / Charlotte Moore

UK: All eyes on the Bank as retail sales surge Telegraph / David Litterick

U.S. Treasury Notes May Fall After Manufacturing Index Rises Bloomberg / Beth Thomas

Morgan Stanley to Expand in Russia Bloomberg via Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge and Todd Prince

Russia: Yukos Plunges 10%, Indices Fall to 2004 Lows Moscow Times

Australian Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate at 5.25% Bloomberg / Victoria Batchelor

06/03

Caution: Market at work Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Mutual fund mystery: Some have vanished USA Today / John Waggoner

Sears misses retailing rebound Chicago Tribune / Betsy Yerak

Oil Hits Airlines, Lawmakers Cool to Aid Reuters / Peter Kaplan and Susan Cornwell

Goodyear CEO gets $509,200 '03 bonus Akron Beacon Journal

Moody's raises Tyco debt to investment-grade Reuters

CA: Now That's a High Bid Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal

NY: Pataki Plans New Agency For Javits Bond Buyer / Michael McDonald

UK: Gas pushing $6 a gallon in Britain AP via Tallahassee Democrat / Thomas Wagner

Indonesia rescinds its ban on U.S. beef Wichita Eagle / Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor

Strong jobs data could trigger Fed move CNBC-MSNBC / Martin Wolk

More inflationary pressure US News / Paul J. Lim

Where Are We Along the Inflation/Deflation Curve? Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke

Oil sticker shock a windfall to energy-rich states Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah

Bank Secrecy Act enforcement Federal Reserve Board / Susan Schmidt Bies

IASB reform Federal Reserve Board / Susan Schmidt Bies

CA: How much for medicine? Depends on where you buy San Francisco Chronicle / Victoria Colliver

PA: Jobs data for Philadelphia almost fall to U.S. budget-cutters Philadelphia Inquirer / Bob Fernandez

CA: High-end home sales in the Fresno area are hitting records, experts say Fresno Bee / Lisa Aleman-Padilla and Tracy Correa

House OKs re-employment account program AP via Baltimore Sun / Jim Abrams

GM upbeat on prospects AP via Buffalo News / John Porretto

US Treasuries buffeted by economic data FT / Ivar Simensen

Oil vs. jobs CNN / Mark Gongloff

Americans skeptical on job market CNN / Chris Isidore

Hair-raising The Economist

GDP per person The Economist

Je t'aime, ich auch nicht The Economist

Becoming a serious country The Economist

Putting the world to rights The Economist

Brokerages face pressure to drop in-house funds CBS Market Watch /  Jonathan Burton & Kathie O'Donnell

Platinum and palladium The Economist

Was Tenet pushed? The Economist

Britons rack up £1m debt every four minutes Guardian / Rupert Jones

Bilderberg: The ultimate conspiracy theory BBC News / Jonathan Duffy

EU will never become another US Taipei Times / Wea Chi-lin

World Bank Pledges 3-Year Loan to Russia NY Post / Maria Danilova

Exchange Rates and the Economy NY Times / Hal R. Varian

Trade Theory vs. Used Clothes in Africa NY Times / Carter Dougherty

Passing the fuel buck CNN / Mark Gongloff

Got the Oil Jitters? National Review / Tom Nugent

Greenspan coy on pace of rate boosts CBS Market Watch / Rex Nutting

Fed Suggests Past Won't Be a Guide for Its Moves NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Productivity grows at 3.8 percent rate in 1st quarter AP via Newsday

Economy is starting to mend; no, really Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin

Services growth slows, but job prospects improve in May Reuters via USA Today

Nation's retailers report robust sales in May AP via USA Today

Mortgage Applications Rise, Refinancings Fall Reuters via LA Times

Eisner still hopes for Pixar deal LA Daily News via Orlando Sentinel / Greg Hernandez

U.K. Bond Buyers Should Demand Takeover Defenses Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Argentina's Offer Insults Its Bondholders Bloomberg / David DeRosa

Eurozone bond prices up after ECB holds rates FT / Ivar Simensen

US Treasuries inch ahead, still vulnerable to data Reuters / Wayne Cole

Taking Stock NY Post / John Crudele

UK: Wooing the grand old lady The Economist

European Central Bank Holds Rates Steady AP via Hartford Courant / David McHugh

TX: Storm-damage claims widespread Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Jim Fuquay

CA: CalSTRS takes global view Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

Productivity and Costs, First Quarter 2004, Revised BLS

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Report Dept. of Labor

China: Enterprises encouraged to invest overseas People’s Daily

New Federal Aid for Home Buyers Washington Post / Sandra Fleishman

Rolling on the River Ludwig von Mises Institute / Erich Mattei

DC: Area's Economy Continues Its Strong Surge Washington Post / Neil Irwin

Merrill Lynch Explores Sale of a Big Stake in Its Fund Unit NY Times / Landon Thomas, Jr.

Bank One takeover prompts top departure at JP Morgan FT / David Wighton

Russia: LUKoil: Reserves Are Huge in Russia's Sector of Caspian Moscow Times

Why oil prices are stubbornly high Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer

If Only.........Gold, Silver!!! Thunder Capital Management via Safehaven / Richard Greene

On everyone's radar Christian Science Monitor / Gregory M. Lamb

Dollar Strengthens as Reports May Show Improving Jobs Market Bloomberg / Taizo Hirose

Indonesian Bond Sales Scrapped as Rupiah Plunges, Yields Soar Bloomberg / Gavin Serkin and Claire Leow

Coffee quandary Newsday / James Toedtman

Drop in price of oil helps dollar rebound Bloomberg and Reuters via IHT

Japan's Companies Raised Spending 2.9% in 1st Quarter Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya

Adelson's Vegas Showgirls Take on China's Ho Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

 

06/04

Barclays Pays Up For Top Mortgage Talent Bond Week / Gowri Gurumurthy

Many positive factors are holding inflation at bay St Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

The Outlook for Inflation Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn

Libya supplies US with oil again BBC News

Lenders shun Argentina debt plan BBC News

Pledges on debt relief likely to fall short FT / Christopher Swann

China Must Float Currency for New Status, Evans Says Bloomberg / Mark Drajem

Analysts doubt Legg would do Merrill deal Baltimore Sun / Paul Adams

Conviction of a salesman Denver Post / Al Lewis

Lenders' U.S. offices geared for houses south of border San Diego union Tribune / Sandra Dibble

CO: Homes showing poor increase in value Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook

CA: Stem-Cell Bond Goes on California's Ballot AP via Newsmax

AK: Bush budget cuts will hurt those who serve country in war, veterans say Arkansas News Bureau / Wesley Brown

U.S. rate hike likely amid jobs rebound UPI / Shihoko Goto

Fed: Economy Not on Brink of Inflation AP via Newsday Jeannine Aversa

U.S. Treasuries Drop After Economy Adds More Jobs Than Forecast Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White

AZ: Economists at UA differ on outlook Arizona Republic / Jonathan J. Higuera

MN: It cost more to get going, but the tough still went shopping Minneapolis Star Tribune / Melissa Levy

Strong jobs growth could trim profits CNN / Chris Isidore

Surviving the Weinsteins CNN / Krysten Crawford

Your cell company knows you hate it AP via Houston Chronicle

Auto Incentives Not Soon Going Away AP via Newsday / John Porretto

Pumping from one giant tank Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

Venezuela Says OPEC Needs Higher Prices, Seeks Oil Above $30 Bloomberg / Peter Wilson

2005 Russian oil production to stay flat AP via Houston Chronicle

Brazil's Real Gains Third Day in Four After U.S. Jobs Report Bloomberg / Jeb Blount

Grasso publicly defends compensation Reuters via CNN

Recalling Chávez The Economist

Housing: Too Good to be True Ludwig von Mises / Mark Thornton

US dollar weakens after payrolls data FT / Steve Johnson

FL: For British, area homes are a steal Orlando Sentinel / April Hunt

NY: High Rise Prices NY Post / Anne Becker

CA: CalSTRS' shortfall will hurt some retirees Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

Maytag to cut 20% of salaried workforce Reuters via FT

More mergers ahead? Washington Business Journal

Treasuries shrug aside strong payrolls data FT / Jennifer Hughes

MN: Dairy data show Minnesota farms dwindling Minneapolis Star Tribune / Joy Powell

FL: Visitors are back in force Orlando Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson

Hubbert’s Holes National Review / Victor A. Canto

Who Killed Auction Sale in the Municipal Market? Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

US junk bond funds see $565 mln weekly inflow Reuters

Costs Aren't Cause of Higher Prices. Demand Is Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

A Taint on Hedge Funds Too, Says Mutuals' Stevens Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Home Depot to buy some Kmart stores CNN

TN: Condo project shows interest in city living Tennessean / Kathleen Carlson

TX: After the storms Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / David Wethe

Employment Situation Summary Bureau of Labor Statistics

Futures see jobs data helping Fed to be "measured" Reuters / Ros Krasny

Fed rate rise in June seen a done deal after jobs Reuters / Victoria Thieberger

Blame U.S. Consumers, Not OPEC Forbes / Dan Ackman

Oil under $39 after OPEC opens the taps Reuters via Forbes

Japanese Bonds May Drop for Seventh Day After Stocks Gain Bloomberg / Chris Cooper

Yen Heads for Weekly Loss as China Signals It Will Damp Growth Bloomberg / John Brinsley

European Central Bank keeps interest rates on hold FT / Tony Major

China: Macro-economic control begins to pay off: Premier People’s Daily

Oil Price May Fall on OPEC's Pledge to Boost Supply Bloomberg / Soozhana Choi and Sri Jegarajah

Australia: Bonds continue strong performance Sydney Morning Herald

A Giant So Big It's a Proxy for India's Economy NY Times / Saritha Rai

Nestle Is Considering an Offer for General Mills, People Say Bloomberg / Dan Lonkevich

Disney in talks to sell stores FT / Christopher Parkes

Russia: Fradkov Makes a Pitch for Honesty Moscow Times / Alex Fak

Russia: Tax Police Raid Yukos Headquarters Again AP and Reuters via Moscow Times

A return to the '70s on oil? NY Times via IHT / Floyd Norris

India's Interest Rates Are Hostage to Politics Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

06/05

As we bloat with debt, enablers egg us on Houston Chronicle / Loren Steffy

UK: Rate goes where bankers fear to tread Telegraph / Faith Dewey

Could General Mills be in play? Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres

TX: As out-of-pocket health costs rise, workers sticking hospitals with bills Houston Chronicle / L.M. Sixel

Job growth is fine but productivity matters too Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram

The Unwinding of the Carry Trade Thoughts from The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Some Questioning Oil Reserve Policy AP via Chicago Tribune / Bruce Meyerson

CA: Moody's raises bond outlook for UC system AP via County Register

AK: Bonds bill benefits gold mine Anchorage Daily News / Paula Dobbyn

The Goldilocks economy CNN / Mark Gongloff

Thief admits he was hooked on commodities AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram

CA: For luxury homes, it’s a buyer’s market Santa Cruz Sentinel / Heather Boerner

WA: Yakima apple growers turn land over to hay Yakima Republic via Seattle Times / Benjamin Romano

Only Iraqis Get Cheap Gas Despite Forecast AP via Charlotte Observer / Jim Krane

BofA giving ID to brokers Charlotte Observer Rick Rothacker

Stalled Corporate Tax Bill Gets $10 Billion Sweetener NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Boomers to step aside? AP via Arizona Republic / Dave Carpenter

CalPERS to help lead NYSE suit Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

New drive for energy legislation Houston Chronicle / David Ivanovich

Dollar Falls a 4th Week Versus Euro; Traders Expected More Jobs Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum and Heather Bandur

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Falls for First Week in 4 on Jobs Growth Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White

MD: AmeriDebt files for bankruptcy AP via Baltimore Sun / Foster Klug

Outsourcing Tricky With Taxpayer Money AP via Baltimore Sun / Allen G. Breed

Colorado aspires to be world's fuel-cell capital Rocky Mountain News / Gargi Chakrabarty

1 million new jobs in three months brighten picture NY times via Houston Chronicle / Kenneth N. Gilpin

Pendulum swings back to bankers Guardian / Edmund Warner

CT: Pipe Dream or Problem? NY Times / Riva D. Atlas

CT: Jobs Multiplying Hartford Courant / Kenneth R. Gosselin

China Pledges to Use More Alternatives to Oil and Coal NY Times / Mark Landler

06/06

Legg Mason analysts rated high in 2 big surveys Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

High debt levels can boost economy, but at what price? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Gas tax has its advantages Santa Cruz Sentinel / Jeffrey Scharf

Credit rating agencies face tougher controls FT / Jenny Wiggins

Dollar Hits 2-Month Low Vs Euro Reuters / Hideyuki Sano

Auto jobs ripe for export? Buffalo News / Jeffrey McCracken

GM to Pour Billions Into China Reuters

U.S. addiction to oil puts it at mercy of risky characters San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus

Can OPEC deliver? If not look out for $50/Barrel NY Post / Terry Keenan

Defending a Colossal Flop, in His Own Way NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin

Greenback weakens against euro despite US job data AFP via Taipei Times

What -if anything - to do when your fund manager bails out AP via The State / Michael J. Martinez

Removing Chavez may disrupt the US economy: analysts AFP via Taipei Times

Dollar May Decline Against Euro, Yen, Bloomberg Survey Shows Bloomberg / Heather Bandur

You need an up-to-date bond view Toronto Star / Pat McKeough

TIPS Look Pretty Pricey Wall Street Journal via Denver Post / Aaron Lucchetti and Ian McDonald

Stocks Might Shake Summertime Blues Wall Street journal via Denver Post / Erin Schulte

Proposal being considered in Congress may end fixed-rate student loans AP via Jacksonville Democrat / Justin Pope

MN: A buying slowdown Minneapolis Star Tribune / Jim Buchta

Canada: Cottage sales piggy-back on real estate boom CP via Toronto Star / Malcolm Morrison

IL: Poorer areas hungry for supermarkets Chicago Tribune / Rhasheema A. Sweeting

Boomers face lifetime of working Washington Post via The Sun / Abigail Trafford

More families banking on loans to pay college costs AP via Arizona Republic / Ben Feller

Private funds admitting some retail investors Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart

Hedging Your Bets The Advocate via Hartford Courant / Peter Healy

Rising rates could help savers, hurt borrowers AP via Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Eileen Alt Powell

Economy getting itself in order Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Korea: Large Foreign Equity Investment Misleading Korea Times / Cho Hyung-kwon

Wholesale and Import Prices Rise on Oil: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Banks sweeten home equity deals LA Times / Kenneth R. Harney

FL: Condo-mania by the sea South Florida Sun Sentinel / Robyn A. Friedman

Prices of homes in New York's Hamptons rise with rebound on Wall Street bonuses Bloomberg via Boston Globe / Kathleen M. Howley

CO: Workers find life after layoffs Denver Post / Al Lewis

Panama Feels Squeeze Over Canal Expansion LA Times / Carol J. Williams

A China Trade Deal for the Yuan to Float? Bloomberg / David DeRosa

Lockboxes, Iraqi Loot and a Trail to the Fed NY Times / Timothy L. O’Brien

South Korea Business Confidence Lowest in 10 Months, Poll Shows Bloomberg / Meeyoung Song

Rising Inflation and Rising Stocks? Why Not? NY Times / Mark Hulbert

Adding Value to Immigrants' Cash NY Times / Elizabeth Becker

IRA turns 30 years old, and still looks good Providence Journal / Hank Ezell

Will the G-8 Look Beneath The Surface? NY Times

The Scandal That Refuses To Go Away NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

What if... Guardian - Observer / Oliver Morgan

Time to pour oil on troubled waters Telegraph Roger Bootle

West looks to Russia for a crisis solution Guardian - Observer / Conal Walsh

HSBC under fire for £9bn US failure Guardian - Observer / Richard Wachman

UK: Bloomberg made donations to Labour Telegraph / Guy Dennis

 

06/07

Where is the Horror? Safehaven / Magnus Ekervik

The effects of $80 oil UPI / Martin Hutchinson

Fed OKs banks' 'bounce' services NY Times via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Alex Berenson

TN: Million-dollar-plus homes built on faith and a plan Tennessean / Kathleen A. Carlson

New jobs don't add up to much Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Cheney: make tax cuts permanent CNN

Reaganomics lives on CNN / Kathleen Hayes

The legacy of 'Reaganomics' Wall Street Journal via South Florida Sun Sentinel / David Wessel and Gerald F. Seib

Survey: CEOs plan to expand, raise prices Sacramento Business Journal

Canada: Slow border 'dire' for Canada Financial Post via Canada.com / Chris Sorenson

Canada: Building permits soar Globe and Mail / Terry Weber

Canada: Greenback stable after last week's retreat Ottawa Business Journal

Russia comes to G8 summit with WTO membership in mind AFP via EU Business

Offshore Outsourcing of Data Services by Insured Institutions & Associated Consumer Privacy Risks FDIC

Dow fouls out when Lakers win NBA NY Daily News via Wichita Eagle / Daniel Dunaief

MGM Mirage, Mandalay bonds fall on acquisition bid Reuters

Most Oppose MSRB's Plan On Hired Help Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume

Full Market Close Friday, June 11 Bond Market association

Dollar up again in May Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Consumer Credit Federal Reserve Board

Fed: Credit card use dipped in April UPI via Washington Times

Oil prices continue slide to nearly $38 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle

May Co. is secretive suitor for former Dayton's Minneapolis Star Tribune / Thomas Lee

McDonald's Sales Growth Continues AP via ABC News

Canada: Investment dealers fine HSBC Securities manager for faulty supervision CP via Canada.com

UK: Endowment crisis hurtles towards 'meltdown' Telegraph / Paul Farrow

Pentagon warns, more wars, big deficits, boomers at risk CBS market Watch / Paul B. Farrell

IL: Fourth-graders protest cocoa harvest Chicago Tribune / Stephen Franklin

Turkey waste turned into oil Newsday / Dan Fagin

Emerging debt on edge ahead of Fed move Reuters / Greg Brosnan

Global junk bond default rate drops in May: S&P Reuters

NV: Hot Vegas Lew Rockwell / Doug French

Canada: Home building hits new ceiling CP via Toronto Star

Is Real Estate as Bad as Everyone Says? Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clid Droke

Thomson selling trade publications Globe and Mail / Terry Weber

Restructuring the superpower The Economist

Mexico City to Sell First Peso Bonds This Year, Herrera Says Bloomberg / Andrew J. Barden

Beijing's rhetoric could hurt its economy Taipei Times / Amber Chung

Mutual fund shareholders need to hang on Oakland Tribune / Cliff Pletschet

Mexico Peso Rises to One-Month High; Traders Pare Bets on Drop Bloomberg / Jennifer Coogan

Enough of the Good Job News. Let's Hear the Bad Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

The only thing that will make the furor over offshoring worse is hiding from it CFO.com / Kris Frieswick

Fidelity boss says funds did stupid things Bloomberg via Detroit Free Press / Richard Teitelbaum and Aaron Pressman

Bank of England May Raise Interest Rate on Thursday Bloomberg / Julia Kollewe

The Human Impact of Factor Mobility Ludwig von Mises Institute / Clifford F. Thies

A creaking partnership The Economist

Yen Advances Against Dollar, Euro After Japanese Stocks Soar Bloomberg / Heather Bandur

The first post-Enlightenment president? The Economist

Is the world's oil running out fast? BBC News / Adam Porter

The Lowdown On High Oil Prices Forbes / Paul MAidment

Reaganomics Won the Day National Review / Stephen Moore

Fed Will Raise Rates By a Quarter Percentage Point Bloomberg / John Berry

G-7 Should Invite China Into Club Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

UK: Employers signal increase in rates Telegraph / Edmund Conway and Philip Aldrick

UK: Tighter rein required on Britain's runaway debt Guardian / Larry Elliott

Russia: Another Bank Goes Out of Business Moscow Times / Alex Fak

Gold May Rise as Oil Costs Seen Spurring Inflation, Survey Says Bloomberg / Choy Leng Yeong

Shadow of terror falls over oil industry Guardian via Taipei Times / Terry Macalister

Russia: Regulator: Oil Prices Just Fine Bloomberg via Moscow Times

Dirty little secret of IT outsourcing Minneapolis Star Tribune / Nick Eian

Will Greenspan's monetary policy lead to a healthier economy? Brookes News / Frank Shostak

Dollar Falls; Concern Fed Won't Raise Interest Rate Fast Enough Bloomberg / John Brinsley

Where to go as interest rates rise Christian Science Monitor / Thomas Watterson

U.S. Treasury Notes Poised to Fall on Signs of More Inflation Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White

The American economy recovers -- as predicted Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

Finally, a sustained surge in US job growth Christian Science Monitor / Alexandra Marks

How politics helps pump budget-deficit balloon Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis

Japan's Consumers May Sustain Recovery, Unlike '90s Rebounds Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya

06/08

Out-of-reach housing prices called a growing national problem San Diego Union Tribune / Emmet Pierce

The Oil Drag Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

Superpower or Superdebtor? Lew Rockwell / Rep. Ron Paul

U.S. 30-year mortgage rate may hit 6.7 pct-Freddie Reuters

Wealthiest Americans avoiding stocks Reuters via CNN

CA: The high cost of summer Contra Costa Times / James Temple

U.S. trade deficit near record in April Bloomberg via Dallas Morning News

Ice cream parlors sweating over surge in milk prices Chicago Tribune / Rhasheema A. Sweeting

Bank One brand to disappear after Chase merger AP via Tri-City Herald

US Treasuries little changed after Greenspan Reuters

US to lead the way at G8 talks BBC News / Andrew Walker

HP sees earnings up 20% a year Reuters via CNN

Sears seen bidding for Kmart stores Bloomberg via Chicago Tribune

Mexico Tourism Booms on U.S. Terror Concerns, Economy Bloomberg / Thomas Black

Peru Debt Rating Raised by Standard & Poor's to BB Bloomberg / Inti Landauro

Why Investors are Paralyzed With Fear Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke

CDO Shops Race For Private Finance Debut Securitization News via Institutional Investor

Manfred Schepers, Named Senior Managing Director and Head of The Bond Market Association BMA

Canada Dollar Halts Gains; Central Bank Keeps Policy Unchanged Bloomberg / Sangeetha Ramaswamy

Fed ready to take its time Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Curve balls The Economist

The Myth of the High-Paying Manufacturing Job Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Confidence treads water CNN

CO: United needs a big break, and so do we Denver Post / Al Lewis

Oil prices give up still more ground Reuters via Houston Chronicle

A prescription for healthcare Boston Globe / Robert Weisman

TX: Lea Fastow ordered to report to detention in downtown Houston Houston Chronicle / Mary Flood

A $2.3B bet on futures trading Reuters via CNN

Russian rates soar on bank risk fears FT / Päivi Munter

US Treasury yields rise on Greenspan remarks FT / Jenny Wiggins, Charles Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta

Argentina's Creditors Shun Debt Talks, Reject Offer Bloomberg / Daniel Helft

Reagan era still with us today Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin

Snow: Deficits do matter CNN

Reagan's taxing legacy Guardian / William Keegan

Reaganomics, a Global Thing National Review / Michael T. Darda

E*Trade Vs. Vanguard Forbes / Michael Maiello

A margin loan for down payment has its risks Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

UK: House prices still surging despite rate rises FT / Anna Fifield