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12/19
I
tried to hate Wal-Mart, but I'm hooked Cincinnati Enquirer / Cliff Peale
MO:
Forget the series; St. Louis has bragging rights for job growth St. Louis
Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus
MN:
Mall vacancy rates soar, but demand likely to pick up Minneapolis Star
Tribune / Terry Fiedler
Gasoline
prices slide 10 cents a gallon CBS Marketwatch / Tom Bemis
Carbon
lump of Christmas stocking fame turns to gold Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
Dwindling
supplies, growing needs Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher
United
stirs a hornets' nest on pensions FT / Caroline Daniel
Mysterious
bidder pays $9.4bn for Yukos unit FT / Arkady Ostrovsky
High
risk when market is numb to fund inflows Universal Press Syndicate Orange
County
Korea:
Bank Deposits Fall for 1st Time in History Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung
Lump
of Coal Awards CBS Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe
Few brokerages
making predictions for 2005 AP via Seattle Times / Michael J. Martinez
Retailers
See Little Late Holiday Buying AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Anne
D’Innocenzio
Only
the best will do Bradenton Herald / Tilde Herrera
'Everything
on the table' for US tax reform: Snow AFP via Turkish Press
Commerce
Department to rule on shrimp imports from South America, Asia AP via
Contra Costa Times / Cain Burdeau
Businesses
Boost Orders of Durable Goods: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos
Torres
Hedging
against decline in value Baltimore Sun / Kenneth Hearney
Many
workers find they're priced out Washington Post via Houston Chronicle /
Sandra Fleishman
WI:
For some, employment would be best gift of all Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
/ Joel Dresang
Poll: Half of Americans
Worry About Debts AP via ABC News and 1st Headlines
The
wilting dollar Boston Globe / Naomi Aoki
Snow
Sees Spending Slashed in '06 Budget Reuters / Peter Szekely
Unhealthy
deficit is the issue San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus
Social
Security is no game of risk Boston Herald / Cosmo Macero Jr.
Day
Trading Makes a Comeback Reuters / Michael Flaherty
Yukos
unit fetches $9bn at auction BBC News
In
a season for making lists, here's one that isn't so nice Boston Globe /
Charles Stein
Big
Three still struggle in U.S. sales AP via Cincinnati Enquirer / John
Porretto
Electric
utilities, too, may benefit Arizona Republic / Max Jarman
Becoming
a millionaire not what it used to be Spartanburg Herald Journal / Janet
Kidd Stewart
Lots
of cash on hand, but dividends remain low Pittsburgh Tribune Review /
Gregory M. Drahuschak
On
Wall Street, client not always top priority Wall Street Journal via South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Ann Davis
Rise
in U.S. savings rate may be all but inevitable LA Times via Chicago
Tribune / Tom Petruno
CO:
Brisk business helps resurrect state's export market Denver Post / Ross Wehner
FL:
State unemployment down to 2001 level Orlando Sentinel / Christopher Boyd
Lots
of mortgage options? You'll adjust Bankrate.com via Orange County
Register / Dana Dratch
Protection
for home equity LA Times / Kenneth R. Harney
G7
'must now shrink to G5 to avert crisis' Guardian - Observer / Heather
Stewart
UK:
German invasion - or just a case of market economics? Guardian – Observer
/ Richard Wachman
UK:
Do they know it's Christmas? Guardian – Observer / Sarah Ryle
UK:
Kerry slams Bank on BCCI Guardian – Observer / Conal Walsh
The
Dollar? It's No Longer Just Our Call NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
Fannie's
Fans Must Be in Denial NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson
This
year, it's TECH the halls Minneapolis Star Tribune / Melissa Levy
Vodafone
contemplates $15bn move on Sprint Guardian - Observer / Richard Wachman
Who's
Afraid of China? NY Times / Gary Rivlin
Look
Who Hit Pay Dirt in the Nextel Deal NY Times / Patrick McGeehan
Whoops!
It's 1985 All Over Again NY Times / Eduardo Porter and Keith Bradsher
How
to Build a Nation of Savers NY Times / Daniel Gross
This
Season, Taxes May Spoil Your Mutual Fund Party NY Times / Norm Alster
Holiday
bonuses smaller, vanishing Detroit News via Arizona Republic / Karen
Dybis
Opec
cuts could push oil back above $50 mark Guardian - Observer / Heather
Stewart
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12/20
Loss
of trust in dollar could be euro's gain Independent / Stephen King
WI:
Christmas tree blues Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Avrum D. Lank
Estonia:
Oasis Of Opportunity Forbes
NY:
Wal-Mart eyes Brooklyn site NY Daily News / Lore Croghan
The
Early-Retiree Problem National Review / Bruce Bartlett
A
case against privatizing Social Security CBS Marketwatch / Paul B.
Farrell
CA:
O.C. not a cheap place for rentals Orange County Register
U.S.
mortgage rates unchanged Monday – BestInfo Reuters
Fannie
Mae CEO Career Still in Jeopardy Reuters / Mark Felsenthal
Day labor:
investors' new dilemma? Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald
US
Treasury - no plans to bring back 30-year bond Reuters
SEC Targets Pooled
Bonds In Louisiana Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume
US
Treasuries meander but short end hit by Fed talk Reuters / Ros Krasny
Neglected Patriot
Bonds still make sense Christian Science Monitor / Jonathan P. Decker
Gasoline
Price Highest Ever at Christmas Reuters / Tom Doggett
Coffee
Rally in U.S. Has the Legs to Run Higher Reuters / Rene Pastor
Not the Whole Story, But a Great 'Outline' Market Watch / Elliott Wave
Ups,
downs of hedge funds Guerilla Investing via NY Daily News / Peter Siris
Opening
new ETF trade routes CBS Marketwatch / John Spence
Everybody
thinks stocks are going up Barron’s via Financial Post and Fiend’s Super
Bear Page / Michael Santoli
Best
performing letters Of 2004 CBS Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow
U.S.
Fed policymakers' recent comments Reuters
Global
Economy to Undergo Moderate Slowdown in 2005 Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung
Korea:
Foreign Banks Capture 67% of Derivatives Market Korea Times / Cho
Hyung-kwon
Fed's
fear may be inflated Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Report:
U.S. rentals unaffordable to the poor AP via USA Today
US
junk bond issuance reaches record FT / Jennifer Hughes
Curve-flattening
continues in Treasuries FT / Jennifer Hughes, Charles Batchelor and
Mariko Sanchanta
Social
Security: Unanswered questions CNN / Jeanne Sahadi
Holiday
Shopping Paulvaneeden.com via Daily
Reckoning / Paul van Eeden
Where
are the shoppers? nervous retailers ask AP via USA Today
Crude
slides as heating oil price drops FT / Kevin Morrison
Comical Dollar
Bearishness Rude Awakening via Daily Reckoning / Tom Dyson
Slow, but
Steady Daily Pfennig via Daily Reckoning / Chris Gaffney
Making
AT&T Wireless-Cingular merger work will take years Cox News via
Seattle Post Intelligencer
'Desperation'
discounts expected before Christmas AP via Houston Chronicle
Water
Investing Enters The Mainstream Forbes / Peter Kang
Fatter
Homes Pricing Out Poor Forbes / Dan Ackman
Bush to
Submit Budget Halving Deficit AP via Forbes
Economic
Outlook for 2005 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond / Jeffrey M. Lacker
Weekend
sales a disappointment CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
Leading
Economic Indicators pdf The Conference
Board
U.S.
Leading Economic Indicators Rose 0.2% in Nov. Bloomberg / Courtney
Schlisserman
IL:
Just like the '90s: IPO fever in Chicago Chicago Sun Times / Howard
Wolinsky
CA:
Tollways return to sanity Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner
The
most powerful banker you've never heard of Minneapolis Star Tribune /
Chris Serres
Edward
Jones agrees to settlement over mutual fund sales practice AP via
Philadelphia Inquirer / Jim Salter
Self-interested
angel: GE is propping up ailing airlines Wall Street Journal via
Minneapolis Star Tribune / Scott McCartney
Dollar
doldrums CNN / Paul R. La Monica
Reuters
to buy bond data specialist Reuters via IHT
US
Treasuries mark time before Fed comments, data Reuters
Shift
to Foreign Stocks Sapping the Dollar LA Times / Tom Petruno
Bank warns
of risks to growth in East Asia IHT / Carlos Conde
Raines: Fannie
Mae Board Meets, CEO Shakeup Possible Forbes / Virginia Citrano
Mortgages
closed online with fewer signatures Mercury News / Deborah Lohse
Bush's
Social Security Plan Would Fix Nothing Bloomberg / John M. Berry
Bush
May Be Borrowing Trouble With Social Security Plan LA Times / Ronald
Brownstein
U.S.
November Leading Indicators Index Seen Rising, Survey Says Bloomberg /
Courtney Schlisserman
Euro
Zone Facing a Gloomy Economic Outlook FT via LA Times / Ralph Atkins and
Mark Schieritz
U.S.
Is Winning Europe's Investment-Banking War Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
Dollar
Falls Against Euro as Traders May Resume Bets on Slide Bloomberg / Jake
Lee
U.S.
10-Year Note May Extend Decline on Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Elizabeth
Stanton
Sluggish
Europe proves Brown's case on currency Guardian / Larry Elliott
UK:
Bankruptcies at a six-year low Guardian / Larry Elliott
Japan
to Trim Budget Deficit Next Year to Curb Debt Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma
U.S.
Rogue Nation Image Hurts Dollar in Asia Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
Yen
May Gain Against Dollar, Euro on Japan's Outlook Bloomberg / Vivianne C.
Rodrigues
Yukos
auction raises political stakes Guardian / Catherine Belton
NY:
Who Bought That Home? Oh, Never Mind NY Times / Nat Ives
Stock market back
in the game, modestly Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer
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12/21
2005
Regulation C Asset-size Exemption Federal Reserve Board via Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Betting
on cuts in spending Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
US
Treasuries stall in Asia, short paper pressured Reuters
Our
Friends the Saudis Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer
Gas $$ at Xmas High
Reuters via NY Post
Weak
Dollar Lures Travelers to US; Hotels Benefit Reuters / Deena Beasley
New
Dallas Fed Chief Not Tolerant of Inflation Reuters
How Nos. Can Hurt Real People
NY Post / John Crudele
Bush’s
Clear Message National Review / Larry Kudlow
Holiday
sales up 2% in last full week of season USA Today via Google News /
Lorrie Grant
GM's Debt Crisis Slate via
Washington Post / Daniel Gross
EU: Pension
demand to boost bonds – Merrill Lynch Investment and Pensions Europe
Slate's
prospects at Post Seattle Post Intelligencer
Americans
are saving plenty, UW study says Green Bay Gazette / Brian
Tumulty
MO:
Metro area unemployment ries in November to 5.9% St. Louis Business
Journal
Canada: Lure
of cheap mortgages drives up Ottawa's rental vacancies Ottawa Business
Journal / Leo Valiquette
Canada:
Loonie gains upper hand against greenback Ottawa Business Journal Scary
Christmas Rude Awakening via Daily Reckoning / Eric J. Fry
KPMG Audits
of FNMA Probed: Report CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Minimum
wage set to rise in five states Stateline.org / Alison L. McConnell
More of the Same
Daily Pfennig via Daily Reckoning / Chris Gaffney
Musings: China's
Contradictions Maison Placements via Safehaven / John Ing
Next
EU chairman demands big nations abandon call for budget freeze AFP via
Turkish Press
Gold: Four More Years
Maison Placements via Safehaven / John Ing
MA:
Study: Mass. workers are rent-poor Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis
CO:
Foreclosures soar Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook
IL:
Interest rates may take shine off investments Chicago Tribune / Thomas A.
Corfman
Jackpot jobs
await ex-Congress members Knight Ridder via Detroit Free Press / Matt
Stearns
New
rumours swirl in Yukos battle BBC News
United's
recovery plan called `feasible' AP via Chicago Tribune
Dow
closes at highest mark since 2001 AP via Washington Times
Bond
funds can help reduce volatility AP via Beaufort Gazette / Meg Richards
S.
Florida on pace for record international trade South Florida Sun Sentinel
/ Doreen Hemlock
Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas Announces New President Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas
Philadelphia
Fed Appoints MBNA CEO to Federal Advisory Council Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia
Was
Job Quality Job One in the Tri-State Region's Economic Recovery? pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia / Loretta
J. Mester and William Olney
Fisher
named president of Dallas Fed Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Dan
Piller
Dallas
Fed names Fisher its president AP via USA Today
Annual Audit
and Reporting Requirements FDIC
Eurozone
yields hit four-week high FT / Päivi Munter, Jennifer Hughes and Mariko
Sanchanta
Washington Post to buy Slate from
Microsoft AP via MSNBC
Report:
Raines, Howard out at Fannie Reuters via USA Today
Wholesale
coffee prices hit 4-year high Chicago Tribune via Baltimore Sun / John
Schmeltzer
Exelon
merger creates biggest utility Chicago Sun Times / Mary Wisniewski
2004 Christmas Miracle Seen “from the
east” Liberty Whistle / Dan Spillane
Fannie
Mae CEO’s halo tarnished Denver Post / Al Lewis
Morgan
Stanley 4Q profits up 18 percent AP via Seattle Times / Michael J.
Martinez
US
Treasuries drift lower in lacklustre trade Reuters
Emerging
debt-Tighter amid strong momentum Reuters
Fitch
downgrades Marsh & McLennan debt AP via Seattle Times
Gold
falls, but holds ground atop $440 CBS Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong
There's
a rocky road ahead in 2005 CBS Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner
CA:
Do the home sales math Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner
The 12
Disappointments Of Christmas Forbes / Dan Ackman
Shippers
snowed under San Francisco Chronicle / Pia Sarkar
Consumer
Price Index Is Not Your Father's CPI Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Stock,
Bond Markets Play See You Later, Allocator Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Hedge
Funds Shift to Less Risk, More Regulation, Lower Returns Bloomberg /
Michael Peltz
Uninspired
Shoppers May Wait for January NY Times / Tracie Rozhon
Will
Santa Carry Books in His Bag This Year? Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson
Fannie
Mae May Tap Marron as Interim Chairman, Shareholders Say Bloomberg /
James Tyson
Second term near,
Bush takes stock Christian Science Monitor / Peter Grier
Dollar renews
slide on U.S. deficit worries Reuters and AP via IHT
Asia:
Strong growth in Asia as China powers ahead AFP via Taipei Times
Wal-Mart
and Distance Can Save U.S. Textiles Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
UK:
Brown faces £10bn tax hike after election Guardian / Larry Elliott
UK:
Mortgage bills to soar 27% Daily News via This Is London / Sean Poulter
UK:
House prices fall at fastest in 12 years but more buyer interest FT /
Friederike Tiesenhausen Cave
UK:
MyTravel agrees bondholder deal This is London / Guy Dresser
Auction
of Seized Yukos Unit Raises Suspicions NY Times / Erin E. Arvedlund and
Steven Lee Myers
Bush
to get 'tough' on deficit BBC News
Wall
St. Lobby Quietly Tackles Social Security NY Times / Landon Thomas, Jr.
Putin,
Schroeder to Talk Business AP via Moscow Times / Tony Czuczka
Disney
Settles S.E.C. Complaint on Directors NY Times / Geraldine Fabrikant
Auction
Leaves Yukos in Chaos Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge, Catherine Belton
and Valeria Korchagina
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