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11/16

CA: Insider, outsider views differ Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

Retail outlook elusive Dallas Morning News / Maria Halkias

The free vs. subscription debate CBS Marketwatch / Bambi Francisco

Analyst calls Netflix 'fatally flawed' CBS Marketwatch / Herb Greenberg

EU: Brutal, in every sense The Economist

Senate to vote on lifting debt limit Reuters via CNN

The Dollar Is Down, but Should Anyone Care? NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

is inflation back? CNN / Chris Isidore

Poll: Economic pessimism eases Reuters via CNN

Gold futures climb back to 1988 levels CBS Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Crude oil futures fall to US$46 per barrel after moving above $47 CP via Canada.com / George Jahn

What Time Is It? Fall Street.com via Safehaven / Brady Willett

IN: State posts sizable jobs loss Indianapolis Star / Norm Jenkins

CO: Dollar lures skiing world Denver Post / Jason Blevins

Hewlett-Packard 4th-Quarter Profit Soars AP via 1st Headlines

Big payday for MarketWatch San Francisco Chronicle / Dan Frost

Boomers may add to pains Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Yogi Berra on Dent vs. Prechter CBS Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell

Developing nations 'to prosper' BBC News

CA: Home sales off 25 percent from last year Orange County Register / Hang T. Nguyen

Ohio Will Recount Votes After Parties Raise Fee, AP Reports Bloomberg

Merck's Debt Rating Lowered by S&P on Vioxx Risks Bloomberg / Nicole Ostrow

US Treasury acts to stay below debt ceiling Reuters

Prices data drag Treasuries down FT / Jennifer Hughes, Päivi Munter and Barney Jopson

Get the Hook! Futures Focus / Elliott Wave

Wal-Mart Q3 earnings rise on strong sales AP via USA Today

M.I.A.: The 'Manly' Man Market Watch / Elliott Wave

Chicago Fed Letter Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Prospects for the U.S. Economy for 2005 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia / Anthony M. Santomero

Searching for an explanation The Economist

Dollar's Decline Is 2004's Defining Market Move Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Saddle Up with the Dollar National Review / Larry Kudlow

Policing a teenage dollar CNN / Kathleen Hays

CA: Few new jobs; fewer seek them Orange County Register / James B. Kelleher

Record high number of millionaires CNN / Jeanne Sahadi

Traders Bet On Deeper Oil Dip AP via Hartford Courant / Michael McDonough

Moskow: More Fed hikes loom Reuters via CNN

Producer Price Index Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wholesale prices soar CNN

Advice from a bear: panic Boston Globe / Steven Syre

The Dollar Dance Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer

Is Anyone Buying the U.S.? Daily Pfennig via Daily Reckoning / Chuck Butler

Friends, Romans, and Dollar Bears... Apogee Research via Daily Reckoning / Eric J. Fry

Treasuries Fall After Producer Prices Rise More Than Forecast Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White

GE Capital plans debt offer of about $1 billion Reuters

Canada: Low-cost bond fund on way Toronto Star / James Daw

Global investors like shares, spurn bonds-Merrill Reuters

GOP Confronts the Specter of Chairman Specter Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson

Who's Out, Who's Coming To New Bush Cabinet Forbes

Fannie Mae Warns of Possible $9B Loss AP via Chicago Tribune / Marcy Gordon

Pension Agency Doubles Its Troubles Forbes / Dan Ackman

Banks don't need to prop up dollar, Snow says AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Shawn Pogatchnik

Japan: Corporate bankruptcies fall for 22nd month Japan Times

UK: Housing crash fear drives down prices The Independent / Phillip Thornton

So Much Investing to Do, So Few Good Investments Bloomberg /  Chet Currier

Global Funds: In dim U.S. market, contrarians look hard IHT / Barbara Wall

Is the dollar doomed? CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Mark Hulburt

Euro Weakens After European Ministers Oppose Stronger Currency Bloomberg / John Brinsley

Dollar edges up vs. yen, euro CBS Marketwatch / Rachel Koning & Osamu Tsukimori

Crude Oil Falls as Report Expected to Show U.S. Supplies Rose Bloomberg / Sri Jegarajah in Singapore and Gavin Evans

Foreign enrollment drops at US colleges Christian Science Monitor / Stacy A. Teicher

Japanese Bonds May Gain; Yen at 7-Month High May Slow Exports Bloomberg / Taizo Hirose

Fannie Mae misses SEC deadline FT / Jenny Wiggins

EU: Brussels retaliates over Brown criticism Independent via Google News / Stephen Castle

Boom Time's Inflation Proves Stubborn in Ireland NY Times / Brian Lavery

India, Pakistan to Keep Peace With Gas Project? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

Indian Rupee May Gain on Speculation Investors Abroad Will Buy Bloomberg / Ramya Venugopal

Gold Bull Market: Just the Beginning Texas Hedge Fund via Safehaven / T. Stein / S. McIntyre

11/17

Financial Leprosy Apogee Research via Daily Reckoning / Eric J. Fry

Rumors All Around! Daily Pfennig via Daily Reckoning Chuck Butler

The U.S. Has Never Had a `Strong Dollar' Policy Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Fed's Gramlich urges return to balanced US budgets Reuters via Google News / Holly Mckenna

Interest rates likely to rise, analysts say News Press via Google News / Dick Hogan

Real estate refinance applications jump Inman News

Wisconsin real estate basks in record third-quarter sales Inman News

Beware hedge funds, Sun Life unit chief says CP via Toronto Star / Gary Norris

Oil nears two-month lows CP via Globe and Mail

CA: Gas prices still high throughout Bay Area Oakland Tribune / Eve Mitchell

Economics: Vocation or Profession? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Joseph T. Salerno

Fried Green . . . Cucumbers Washington Post / Griff White

The man behind the deal CNN / Yuval Rosenberg

Japan keeps monetary policy unchanged AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch

Canadian dollar soars Globe and Mail

SLGS Curbs Criticized Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett

So much for efficient markets CBS Marketwatch / James Dlugosch

This one isn't easily exported Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Google seems more like Microsoft than Microsoft Financial Post / Paul Kedrosky

MA: Consumers adapt, some going without Boston Herald / J. Powell & A. Manuse

Hedge Funds and Their Implications for the Financial System Federal Reserve Bank of New York / Timothy F. Geithner

Calpers doubles hedge fund allocation CBS Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

NC: Morris defends himself as ‘only honest man standing’ The State / Ben Werner

The Bank Secrecy Act and the USA Patriot Act Federal Reserve Board / Herbert A. Biern

Treasurys up after U.S. economic data CBS Marketwatch / Kate Gibson

UK 'needs more foreign workers' BBC News

NY Fed chief sees hedge fund risks FT / David Wighton

Bush plays host to bank chiefs as dollar slides FT / David Wells

Conviction as 'Broad and Deep' as He's Seen in 30 Years... Market Watch / Elliott Wave

Latin Currencies Rally; Brazil's Real Reaches 29-Month High Bloomberg / Jennifer Coogan

Gold hits new 16-year high FT / Kevin Morrison

CA: Abraham won't be missed San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus

U.S.'s Snow Laughs Off Dollar's Drop to Record Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

It's Snowing on the Dollar Again! Daily Reckoning / Chuck Butler

Dollar hits new low versus euro FT / Darryl Thomson

U.S. sees growing importance of G20; wants to avoid dollar spat AFP via MENAFN and Google News / Rob Lever

Consumer Price Index Summary Bureau of Labor Statistics

Middle-class, white-collar jobs leaving, too, not just 'grunt' work Boston Globe / Beth Healy

Offshoring accelerating Boston Globe / Kimberly Blanton

In Search of Yield Daily Reckoning / Tom Dyson

Sears, Kmart Check Out $11B Merger Forbes

'05 might be a lucky year for investors  Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor

U.S. Treasuries find stubborn bid, bears squeezed Reuters / Wayne Cole

U.S. Treasury Notes Rise on Inflation Data and Gain in Yen Bloomberg / Vivianne C. Rodrigues

Building a Future as Bright as Our Past Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland / Sandra Pianalto

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve Board

Fed's Pianalto - no comment on economy in speech Reuters

PA: Most improved? The Phila. region Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

WA: State jobless rate stuck despite pickup in work Seattle Times / Blanca Torres

Housing starts surge in October Reuters via CNN

CA: Home sales decline across the region Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen

CA: Home Prices May Be Leveling Off LA Times / Annette Haddad

Pulled Down By Our Own Bootstraps Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein

Snow Says U.S. Dealing With Budget Deficit AP via Newsday / Jane Wardell

France's Sarkozy Should Let Economy Fix Itself Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Mexico's Economy Strengthens LA Times / Marla Dickerson

Remember Who's in Charge When Buying Muni Bonds Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Producer Price Surge Fuels Inflation Fears NY Times / Eduardo Porter

U.S. October Consumer Prices Probably Rose 0.4%, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Remove Reward and Punishment From the Tax Code Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Minnesota added 7,700 more jobs in October Minneapolis Star Tribune / Susan E. Peterson

Epic financial crisis threatening to engulf both the US and EU Observer via Taipei Times / Will Hutton

The Workplace: In Europe, the jobless don't move IHT / Thomas Fuller

Brazil Probably Will Raise Benchmark Lending Rate for 3rd Month Bloomberg / Carlos Caminada

Taiwan: A new path toward a sustainable economy Taipei Times / Hsieh Huey-lian

What Lucy and Charlie Brown Say About Japan Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

China's Fixed-Asset Investment Growth Slows to 26.4% Bloomberg / Nerys Avery

11/18

TX: Job growth in area at a three-year high Houston Chronicle / L.M. Sixel

TX: Economist says job gains will accelerate in area Dallas Morning News / Karen Robinson - Jacobs

Is 'policy' on dollar just talk? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Canada: Canadian dollar swings lower amid worries about weaker export trade CP via National Post and Canada.com / Malcolm Morrison

Korea: Won-Dollar Rate Nosedives to 1,065 Korea Times / Cho Hyung-kwon

Gold ETF rakes in $550 mln in debut CBS Marketwatch / John Spence

TX: Foreclosure listings increase Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

Mortgage rates edge downward Chicago Tribune

The Architect Behind Kmart's Surprising Takeover of Sears NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin and Riva D. Atlas

IMF chief counsels Putin on how to double Russia's growth AFP via Turkish Press

Korea: Bankers Warn of Capital Outflow Korea Times / Kim Yon-se

U.S. bond prices rise on economy report AP via Beaufort Gazette

MO: More than 8% of Missourians without health insurance St. Louis Business Journal

Bush talks on mortgage interest deductions Bankrate.com via Beaufort Gazette / Holden Lewis

Focus on Asia pulls dollar from the brink FT / Jennifer Hughes

Beyond equities? The Economist

CA: Home sweet home -- impossible? San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito

CA: Affordable housing needed in Valley LA Daily News / Greg Wilcox

TX: Home foreclosures up 14 percent Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Jones

MI: Future of Kmart's Troy workforce unclear Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest and Jewel Gopwani

MI: Jobless in Michigan? National Review / Paul J. Gessing

MD: There are wins among the losses Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

KeyBank is First to Use Fed's Check 21-Related Services NPR via Google News

WA: Money surges into local investment firms Seattle Post Intelligencer

We're to blame for Wal-Mart's grip Arizona Republic / Jon Talton

For Kmart-Sears, it's make or break Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest

Italy: Taxing times The Economist

Latin America: Picking up the pieces The Economist

Bill Gates Gets 4 Million E-Mails a Day AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel

Audits of wealthy rise 40% USA Today / Sandra Block

The fear myth The Economist

The Most 'Feared' Politician on Wall Street? Market Watch / Elliott Wave

Gold ETF’s – Well Timed Indeed Elliott Wave

Have the Mad Cows Come Home? Futures Focus / Elliott Wave

US mortgage bonds seen vulnerable to bank selling Reuters

Banks fend off US claims on hedge funds FT / James Drummond

House debates $800 billion debt-limit increase AP via Dallas Morning News

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged Thursday Reuters

Japan’s economic recovery seen as an illusion FT / Barney Jopson

U.S. Finds Possible Mad Cow Case in Inconclusive Test Bloomberg

Business Outlook Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Fair Value Accounting Federal Reserve Board / Susan Schmidt Bies

U.S. Fed policymakers' recent comments Reuters

WA: Home-loan bank hurt by falling demand for mortgages Seattle Times / Melissa Allison

CA: O.C. residents going deeper in debt Orange County Register / Mary Ann Milbourn

Leading Indicators Fall for 5th Month Bloomberg / Carlos Torres and Joe Richter

The eyes of beholders CNN / Kathleen Hays

Jobless claims drop last week, hopeful sign for labor market AP via San Francisco Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa

US Treasuries drift lower, dollar bounce an excuse Reuters / Wayne Cole

US Treasury delays bills/notes auction announcement Reuters

Crude oil inches above $47 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle

Currency conundrums The Economist

Russia: Ruble Hits 7-Month High Against Dollar Reuters via Moscow Times

A Pair of Dethroned Kings Washington Post / Neil Irwin

How deal will affect investors Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Bush Plans Tax Code Overhaul Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Inflation surge: Is it here to stay? Christian Science monitor / Ron Scherer

What gives with gold -- long term? CBS Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow and Ed Rubenstein

Reports Suggest Economy Is Warming Up NY Times / Eduardo Porter

Takeover bids are back CBS Marketwatch / David Callaway

Trying to Get Big Enough to Battle Wal-Mart NY Times / Floyd Norris

Careful -- Dollar Cure May Be Worse Than Disease Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Bank America Raises 180 Bln Yen Selling Samurai Bonds Bloomberg / Junko Fujita

South Korean Won Surges; Lee Says Government Has No Target Rate Bloomberg / Christina Soon

U.S. Wins WTO Complaint Against EU Food Protections, People Say Bloomberg

Harvard, McKinsey Debate China-India Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

U.S. firms argue dollar still overvalued Big News Network

Freddie Mac may recruit Bush adviser The Hill / Jonathan E. Kaplan and Bob Cusack

UK: Brown warned over negativity to EU Guardian / Patrick Wintour

Euro at fresh high as Snow dashes hopes of currency intervention Independent via Google News / Phillip Thornton

 

11/19

Scarce help for jobless Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Joel Dresang

Congress Passes Extension of Debt Ceiling Bond Market Association

Blockbuster bid has new competition Dallas Morning News / Steve Quinn

Google founders to sell 7.2M shares Reuters via CNN

Weak dollar helps propel price of gold AP via Houston Chronicle / Meg

Richards

New England Economic Indicators pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Fed's Stern says C/A adjustment can be smooth Reuters

Cash-rich UMB wants to use capital to remake itself St. Louis Post dispatch / David Nicklaus

Global economic outlook in G20 sights as dlr drops Reuters / Nick Antonovics

Move over crude, it's coal's turn to shine Globe and Mail / Niall McGee

All That Glitters Is Not Gold This Holiday Season NY Post / Roberta C. Yafie

To GSE or Not to GSE? Safehaven / Rob Kirby

Greenspan Cements Market View: U.S. Wants Weak Dollar Reuters / Jamie McGeever

Greenspan Says Foreigners May Curb Financing Deficit Bloomberg / Craig Torres

Tough Decisions Ahead For The Fed Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

Greenspan Warns Dollar's Fall Imperils Economy LA Times / David Streitfeld and Jeffrey Fleishman

Greenspan Urges Trade Gap Reduction Washington Post / Nell Henderson

Economy to grow at slow pace Detroit Free Press / Jewel Gopwani

China likely to untie yuan's dollar peg CBS Marketwatch / Lisa Twaronite

IMF chief calls for dollar action BBC News

Informal currency talk likely at G-20 CBS Marketwatch / Rachel Koning

US Treasuries recoil at Greenspan's rate reminder Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Fitch Upgrade Boosts Russia Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge

BondWorks Institutional Advisors via Safehaven / Levente Mady

CO: 197,000 Colorado jobs at risk for offshoring Rocky Mountain News / Roger Fillion

Illinois jobless rate creeps higher Chicago Tribune

N.C. jobless rate holds at 4.8% in October AP via Charlotte Observer

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged Friday – BestInfo Reuters

CA: Yet another record for local home prices Oakland Tribune / Nicholas Yulico

CA: Tight Bay Area supply, low interest rates lead to brisk demand San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito

Sears merger to benefit Craftsman tool supplier Bloomberg via Chicago Tribune

Ohio sues Fannie Mae, charging earnings fraud Reuters

Debt Limit to Rise to $8.18 Trillion Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman

GOP's bolder reign on Hill Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock

Greenspan Says Foreigners May Curb Financing Deficit Bloomberg / Craig Torres

The untouchable pot of gold CNN / Krysten Crawford

Weak dollar 101 CNN / Chris Isidore

Dollar slides after Greenspan warning on deficit FT / Ralph Atkins, Andrew Balls and Jennifer Hughes

"Job Loss: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses" Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago / Michael Moskow

Ripped Off in MuniLand? Let's Blame the Victims Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

US junk bond funds see $73.5 mln weekly inflow-AMG Reuters

CA: Moving seen as answer to high housing prices Orange County Register / Mary Ann Milbourn

TX: Days of spiking home prices might have reached ceiling Houston Chronicle / Nancy Sarnoff

In the Perfect Market, Something's Terribly Wrong Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Euro in Wider Circles Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan

Fed May Be Close to Neutral Rate, Former Official McTeer Says Bloomberg / Vivien Lou Chen

Fed's Moskow says displaced workers need aid Reuters / Victoria Thiebrerger

Trading on the Fed CNN / Kathleen Hays

Greenspan concerned with weak dollar CNN

Falling dollar raising some fears for economic recoveries Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart

Dollar Drops After Greenspan Warning on Current-Account Deficit Bloomberg / Joshua Krongold

With Defaults Down, Banks and Bond Markets Find Nothing to Fear NY Times / Floyd Norris

Korean Won Falls; Central Bank May Sell With Bond-Sale Proceeds Bloomberg / Christina Soon

Japan: Strong yen may be bad for recovery: Fukui Japan Times / Hiroko Nakata

Low mortgage rates expected to keep home sales healthy AP via Winston Salem Journal

Crude Oil May Fall as Supplies Rise, Demand Slows, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Mark Shenk and Ravil Shirodkar

Exchange-rate forecasts The Economist

Current-account balances The Economist

Dollar Holds Gain on Concern Group of 20 Will Object to Decline Bloomberg / John Brinsley

China, Asia Currency Policies Unnerve Europe Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

UK: Brown facing £10bn hole in public finances Guardian / Larry Elliot

UK: Shopping slowdown raises Christmas fears Guardian / Larry Elliot

UK: Nationwide: house prices may rise 5% Guardian / Rupert Jones

11/20

One thing is for sure: Mortgage rates will go up in second term Bankrate.com via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Holden Lewis

Pressure Grows for U.S. Budget Fix Amid Dollar Drop Reuters / Tim Ahmann

Era of Benchmarked Funds Makes Way for Hedge Funds Reuters / Pratima Desai

Attention, shoppers: WAKE UP! Akron Beacon Journal / Mary Ethridge

G20 Divided Over Dollar Slide, U.S. Mum Reuters / Natsuko Waki

U.S. dollar could face steep drop NY Times via Akron Beacon Journal / Mark Landler

Japanese central bank keeps monetary policy steady as recovery seen CP via Financial Post

Things That Go Bump in My Worry Closet Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Dollar dilemmas Minneapolis Star Tribune

PA: Pittsburgh's performance plummets on list Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Thomas Olson

OH: Jobless rate up in Ohio to 6.3% Cincinnati Enquirer / John Byczkowski

OH: Now's not a good time Cincinnati Enquirer / Jeff McKinney

Workers expect to keep jobs San Francisco Chronicle / Dave Murphy

Experts Fear Price Pressures Could Worsen AP via Washington Times / Martin Crutsinger

Beijing to invest $100 billion in Latin America Washington Times / Kelly Hearn

Argentina to Miss Deadline on Debt Offer, Bank Says Bloomberg / Andrew J. Barden

Bush Committed to `Strong Dollar,' Cutting Deficit Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz and Roger Runningen

In Kmart's Deal for Sears, a Bet That Real Estate Can Trump Retailing NY Times / Constance L. Hays and Tracie Rozhon

UK: The great house price boom turns into busted flush Guardian Observer / Laura Smith and Ashley Seager

The Three Stages of a Dollar Collapse Texas Hedge Report via Safehaven / T. Stein / S. McIntyre

Greenspan says euro is likely to keep rising NY Times via IHT / Mark Landler

Fed chief shakes markets Washington Times / Patrice Hill

Japan's Bonds Gain for Second Week as Yen Soars to 4-Year High Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane

 

11/21

SC: Wary customers pinching their Christmas pennies The State / Tanya Fogg Young

Hedge fund returns could be misleading USA Today Adam Shell

Bond yield predictions can soak economists Dallas Morning News / Daniell DiMartino

U.S. Treasuries steady after fall on Greenspan Reuters

Dollar Fall Will Come at a Price for All Reuters / Mike Dolan

Snow: U.S. will reduce budget deficit CBS Marketwatch

Popular dividend ETF beefs up CBS Marketwatch / John Spence

Merger might not ensure long life for Kmart, Sears St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Does 'KSears' make sense? AP via Wichita Eagle / Anne D’Innocenzio

When will Social Security fail? Huntsville Times / Brian Lawson

Greenspan warning on bloated trade deficits expected to hold markets back CP via Financial Post / Malcolm Morrison

Wrapped in uncertainty St. Petersburg Times / Mark Albright

Give thanks: Turkey Day dinner's cheaper this year Boston Herald / Jennifer Heldt Powell

FL: Insurers may drop thousands of homeowners as moratorium ends South Florida Sun Sentinel / Kathy Bushouse

Economists: Expect growth, but not at fast rate USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh and Barbara Hansen

U.S. Factory Orders, Home Sales to Show Strength Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Grinches looking over holiday numbers Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

If Bush keeps U.S. in deficit, gold funds are big winners Bloomberg via Seattle Times / Edgar Ortega

Retirees see their health benefits fade Chicago Tribune via Seattle Times / Barbara Rose

It’s Congress’ job to fix ailing Amtrak AP via CNBC

Turn, turn, turn of retail fortune Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Andrew Cassel

Weak dollar under pressure after G20 offers no support AFP via Turkish Press and Google News

Companies can't sit on cash forever Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher

Stores look to counter Wal-Mart effect over holidays Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather Landy

Reasons to be thankful? CNN / Yuval Rosenberg

Social Security overhaul could help the wealthy LA Times via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Kathy Kristof

Argentina warns creditors of indefinite default FT / Adam Thomson

Falling dollar reinforces growth fears FT / Chris Flood

US domestic spending to rise 1% FT / Edward Alden

Amtrak in hole with $1.3B loss Reuters via CNN

G-20 Ministers Say Oil Price May Decline to $35-$40 Barrel Bloomberg / Steve Scherer

High Debet Ceiling But Little Room NY Post / Diane Hess

FL: Builders' blues Orlando Sentinel / Jack Snyder

A bond ladder cuts risk Sacramento Bee / Jack Sirard

Exports' rise called good sign Washington Post via Arizona Daily News / Paul Blustein

Trading equity for some serenity LA Times / Jennifer Lisle

Is Your Home in a Bubble? Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Nancy Nall Derringer

Kmart-Sears really about real estate Denver Post / Al Lewis

Toy Makers Face An Unmerry Noel NY Post / Laura Petrecca

If Your Mutual Fund Has Incentive Fee, Be Thankful Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Andrew Bary

It's time to count financial blessings Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles

Fund Settlements May Fall Short for Investors LA Times / Tom Petruno

Who's Afraid of Kmart and Sears? Not Target NY Times / Dan Mitchell

Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions NY Times / Patrick McGeehan

How Promising Are Pension Plans? Washington Post / Albert B. Crenshaw

Next Up for Spitzer: Funny Numbers NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

Yes, It Glitters. After South Africans Suffer to Dig It. NY Times / Roger Cohen

The Four-More-Years Portfolio: How to Narrow the Field NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

A Stock Party, Then a Retail Hangover NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

High-stakes holidays Minneapolis Star Tribune / Melissa Levy

PA: Guaranteed benefits put strain on pensions Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

 

11/22

When Black Friday comes CNN / Parija Bhatnagar

Uphill battle for Sears/Kmart NY Daily News / Peter Siris

Where Are We Going in This Handbasket? The Mogambo Guru via Daily Reckoning / Richard Daughty

In an uproar over U.S. inflation outlook CBS Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner
Treasury Bond Bulimia Daily Reckoning / Eric J. Fry

The dollar: When weak is good CNN / Michael Sivy

It's Over Kitco via Daily Reckoning / Paul van Eeden

Dissing the Dollar Daily Pfennig via Safehaven / Chuck Butler

PA: Job growth hurt by perception that it’s hard to do business here Philadelphia Inquirer / Henry J. Holcomb

Krispy Kreme profit plunges on store closings AP via Charlotte Observer

McDonald's CEO resigns to fight cancer AP via Raleigh News and Observer / Nathaniel Hernandez

Eight states raised taxes in 2004 Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah

CO: Early buying has stores foreseeing a solid holiday season Denver Post /  Kristi Arellano

UK: Greenspan copying the Lawson formula Evening Standard via This Is London

Luxury home sales hit full stride CNN / Sarah Max

Don't worry...don't be happy CNN / Paul R. La Monica

China tells US to put its house in order FT / James Kynge, Chris Giles and James Harding

Quattrone Barred for Life From Securities AP via NY Times

Quality of earnings is strained Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Fewer worries about holiday debt Dallas Morning News / Ieva M. Augstums

Orange crush: Juice prices going up Dallas Morning News / Karen Robinson Jacobs

Economists: Expect growth, but not at fast rate USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh and Barbara Hansen

It's Not You; It's Me Pimco / Mohamed A. El-Erian

Sterling Credit Spreads, Volumes Due For Holiday Lift Bondweek / Marlies Morsink

Bonds ... aim for Bonds Charlotte Observer / Amy Baldwin

Oil Prices Edge Toward $50 a Barrel AP via Baltimore Sun / Jane Wardell

Dollar promises CNN / Kathleen Hays

Dollar Continues Slide Vs Euro Reuters / Christina Fincher

Reinvest mutual fund payouts Knight Ridder via The State / Jeff Brown

Fannie Mae Regulator Sought to Use Stock Price to Gain Leverage Bloomberg / James Tyson

With loans and cards, consumers have dug deeper Dallas morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Borrowers Find System Open to Conflicts, Manipulation Washington Post / Alec Klein

Financial Terrorism Against Seniors -- Crushed Incomes and International Buying Power Grandfather Economic Report via Safehaven / Michael Hodges

Worldwide effects of sinking dollar Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis

US risks a downhill dollar disaster Guardian / Larry Elliott

Time for China to float its currency Taipei Times / Christopher Lingle

Snow speech aims to reassure Europe over weakening dollar The Scotsman / David Black

Focus Shifts to Dollar and Rates Reuters / Mark McSherry

Oil money seen flowing to JGBs in dollar flight Reuters / Hideyuki Sano

Gold May Rise for Sixth Week on Dollar's Decline, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Choy Leng Yeong

Building a Medical Data Network NY Times / Steve Lohr

Business airfares, down 11%, might be lowest ever USA Today / Dan Reed

Latest EU expansion poses more economic problems than benefits Japan Times / Takashi Kitazume

Airlines may set passenger record USA Today via Arizona Republic / Chris Woodyard

U.S. Notes May Fall as Greenspan Says Foreign Demand Will Wane Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane

Bush stands up for strong dollar BBC News / Marek Bekerman

G.O.P. Constituencies Split on Tax Change NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews and David D. Kirkpatrick

Dollar Outlook Most Bearish in 18 Months, Survey Says Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum

Korea: Back to 1997? Yes, and Don't Panic Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

Korean Won Climbs; No G-20 Comments Criticizing Dollar's Slide Bloomberg / Christina Soon

11/23

CA: Houses taking longer to sell LA Daily News / Gregory J. Wilcox

WI: Job prospects improve in state Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Joel Dresang

The dollar’s demise The Economist

The treasury secretary believes in a strong dollar. He also believes in Santa Claus The slate / Daniel Gross

CA: More signs of a slowing housing market Orange County Register

Foreign-Born Population Tops 34 Million Newsmax

Bush Economic Adviser Friedman to Resign, Aide Says Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz

Mexico's October Trade Gap Widens on Rise in Imports Bloomberg / Inti Landauro

Toys 'R' Us cuts prices NY Daily News / Tom van Riper

CA: Fiscally festive Orange County Register / Mary Ann Milbourn

MBIA says SEC probes Allegheny deal CBS Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Home equity hike CNN / Sarah Max

Jobs Outlook Weakens Hartford Courant / Kenneth R. Gosselin

Dollar hits new record euro low BBC News

Wall Street plays seesaw with crude prices FT / Andrei Postelnicu

MI: State can't seem to shake off its long job slump Detroit Free Press / Tom Walsh

Overseas Flight From Wall Street NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer

Highest yields for money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit Informa Research via  LA Daily News

SEC, NASD Investigating Broker Gifts to Fund Execs Bloomberg / Justin Baer and Judy Mathewson

National Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Emerging Market Business Cycles: The Cycle is the Trend Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Mark Aguiar and Gita Gopinath

CalPERS ups ante in hedge funds Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

Don't overlook turnover when assessing funds Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Bank and Thrift Income Rebounds to New Record in Third Quarter of 2004 FDIC

Euro Rises to Record as Russia Says It May Lift Euro Reserves Bloomberg / Rodrigo Davies and Mark Tannenbaum

Dollar expected to fall further USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh and Barbara Hansen

Dollar Weak In Frankfurt, Strong In Santiago Forbes / Dan Ackman

Treasury-bill rates increase at auction AP via Baltimore Sun

U.S. Home Resales Fell 0.1% to 6.75 Million Rate in October Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Canada: Dodge defends climbing buck Toronto Star / Steven Theobald

Snow Job Daily Standard Irwin Stelzer

Is It Soup Yet? Not Until Greenspan Says It Is Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Whatever Happened to the GOP Class of 1994? Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson

For first time since 1950s, US to cease being net exporter of food AFP via Turkish Press

Economic `Armageddon' predicted Boston Herald / Brett Arends

From Russia to Mexico, Top-Funds List Goes Global Bloomberg / Chet Currier

JPMorgan, Banks Back Lenders Luring Poor With 780 Percent Rates Bloomberg / Edward Robinson  

China's central bank tells US not to blame others for economic woes AFP via Turkish Press

Mexican, Colombian Pesos; Brazil's Real: Latin Currency Preview Bloomberg / Jennifer Coogan

Wal-Mart's dipping its little toe in San Francisco Chronicle / Bambi Francisco

Yukos hits back with legal action against Kremlin Guardian / Carolynne Wheeler and Terry Macalister

Trump: Bankruptcy 'just a technical thing' AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Jeffrey Gold

Yen Falls Versus Dollar on Concern Japan Will Sell Its Currency Bloomberg / Taizo Hirose

ING May Use Sale Proceeds for Internet Banking, Asia Purchases Bloomberg / Joana Quintanilha

NY: FAO's back, 'Big' piano and all Newsday / Lauren Weber

U.S. October Home Resales May Have Held Steady, Survey Says Bloomberg / Joe Richter

11/24

Dont Get 'Snowed' by Euro News Global Wrap via Elliott Wave

S&P Taps CDO Manager Rater To Run Asia Biz Bondweek

SAC Hires Former UBS Prop Trader Bondweek / Caroline Salas

CA: Dollar's drop against euro good news? Long Beach Press Telegram / Eric Johnson

Why the US$ is Likely to Rise The Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steve Saville

Bush's bear market still growling CBS Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Be wary with hedge funds Toronto Star / James Daw

Opening statement by David Dodge Governor of the Bank of Canada to the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Bank of Canada

Oil Prices Slip After Weekly U.S. Energy Report Washington Post / Brad Foss

Spitzer's Mission Leads to a Know-Nothing Market Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

FL: Insurers can't drop coverage until '05 AP via Orlando Sentinel / David Royse

Money sent home by Mexicans in U.S. surges AP via Orange County Register