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07/16

Paper profits Rocky Mountain News / Jeff Smith

Mid-Year Forecast - More See-Saw Fed Thoughts From The frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Good-Bye, Ruby Tuesday Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner

Canada: June mutual fund sales hit $1.8 billion CP via Toronto Star

UK: The return of risky business Scotsman / Colin Donald

Keeping bank boom from going bust St. Paul Pioneer Press / Sheryl Jean

Bush brings CAFTA to tough audience Charlotte Observer / Scott Dodd

Market braces for earnings, Greenspan CBS Marketwatch / Ciara Linnane

FL: Official: Dennis Ruined Fla. Cotton Crop AP via Baltimore Sun

Next week: Big earnings & Mr. Greenspan Newsday / Alexandra Twin

China's bid for North American oil raises U.S. concerns over energy, security CP via Financial Post / Beth Gorham

Fidelity investment unit to handle $60b in assets Boston Globe / Andrew Caffrey

G.E. Becomes a General Store for Developing Countries NY Times / Claudia H. Deutsch

NY: Factory activity continues to rebound Buffalo Times / Fred O. Williams

Bush Sells Trade Pact in Hostile Territory NY Times / Elisabeth Bumiller and Edmund L. Andrews

U.S. Treasuries Have Weekly Decline as the Economy Gains Steam Bloomberg / John Dooley and Heather Burke

European Bonds Drop for Third Week as ECB Damps Rate Cut Hopes Bloomberg / Jake Lee

Bloggers Talk About the 'Bubble' LA Times / Annette Haddad

Bill In Senate Blocks CNOOC Bloomberg via NY Post

Morgan Stanley's `Zoe Way'; Housing Bubble: Commentary Review Bloomberg / Ann Woolner

Americans stay home more, stay on the job Dallas Morning News via Arizona Republic / Steve Quinn

A slippery European energy outlook IHT / Katrin Bennhold

Hope of Fed rate rise underpins the dollar Reuters via IHT

Neoliberalism? It doesn't exist IHT / Daniel Altman

07/17

Washing Each Other’s Underwear, Paper Shuffling and McMansions Financial  Sense University via Fiend’s SuperBear / Dr. William R. Swagell

Any move to block China from U.S. deals could backfire St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Will the bull stop hiding? Dallas Morning News / Will Deener

Best strategies to beat the megabubble CBS Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell

Fewer choose to work for themselves USA Today / Jim Hopkins

NY: Big banks, puny rates Newsday / Susan Harrigan

A 'Smart' take on low rates Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

When the Bills Come Due, Then What? Wall Street Journal / Kelly K. Spors

A bank's prestige and jobs are on the line Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Dan Fitzpatrick

Merging Systems Hartford Courant / Kenneth R. Gosselin

Global Fund Managers Shop For Firms That Are Tops AP via Hartford Courant / Meg Richards

Treasure or trap Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip

OR: Downtown real estate prices are ‘on steroids' Bend Bulletin / Eric Flowers

Canada attracting auto jobs South Bend Tribune / Kathy Barks Hoffman

Whirlpool offers to buy Maytag for $2.3B AP via Beaufort Gazette

Is That Big Loser a Dog or a Deal? Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Clements

IRS issues revenue ruling over qualified disclaimer Ft. Meyers News Press / William Edy

Map of a Crime Hartford Courant / Kim Martineau

Listen, Kid, You Have to Be Tough to Make It in This Business Today NY Times / Julie Bick

Greenspan, at end of era, to signal more rate rises Reuters / Alister Bull

U.S. Housing, Spending May Signal Fed to Raise Rates Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Emerging debt prices seen steady Reuters / Greg Brosnan

Wider probe into US exchanges FT / David Wighton, John Dizard and Stephanie Kirchgaessner

Evaluating ways to nix mortgage insurance AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Real estate schools draw diverse crowd Arizona Republic / Stephanie Paterik

Good Economic News May Not Boost Stocks AP via Forbes

Out of favor but in the money? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher

401(k) lesson from WorldCom goes unlearned Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Retailer Kohl's makes turnaround with new brands Reuters / Angela Moore

Don't shed tears for Ebbers Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Gas prices aren't deterring vacationers AP via NJ Post / Jeannine Aversa

Labor's Love's Lost Philadelphia Inquirer / Jane M. Von Bergen

China's complex U.S. connections San Francisco Chronicle / David Armstrong

California Muni Bond Yields Still Appealing LA Times / Tom Petruno

'90s real-estate crash unlikely in today's market Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Forget political spin, economic truths led to shrinking deficit Boston Globe / Charles Stein

Online banks pay higher interest on savings Baltimore Sun / Eileen Ambrose

Show Me The Money NY Post / Terry Keenan

Short-, long-term rates' proximity may mean trouble Universal Press Syndicate via Orange County Register / Brendan Boyd

Fund companies hoping for breather after change at SEC LA Times via Baltimore Sun / Tom Petruno

Surplus days aren't here again Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers

Wall Street loves them; consumer groups don't San Diego Union Tribune / Sarah Skidmore

Many plan to retire with too little squirreled away Chicago Tribune via Newsday

Keyless cars going mainstream Cincinnati Enquirer / Robert Schoenberger

An energy answer in our own backyard Houston Chronicle / Lynn J. Cook

Coal to Surpass Oil in Colombia Exports AP via NY Post / Andrew Selsky

UK: No property boom, no inflation, no rate rises: you've never seen anything like it in your life Independent / Hamish McRae

US economy emerges from its budget deficit Scotsman / Bill Jamieson

Here's a Social Security Plan That's Really Two Plans NY Times / Daniel Altman

CO: Housing Goes Frothy to Flat in Denver Area NY Times / Motoko Rich

CEO Scandals Create Ripples Throughout Workplace Hartford Courant / Dan Haar

The boom is back Guardian Observer / Heather Connon        

The Blurry Boundaries of Growth and Value NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

Dude, You're Getting a Loan NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

For Now, the Grass Is Still Greener in Foreign Markets NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer

Robin Hoods or Legal Hoods? NY Times / Timothy L. O’Brien and Jonathan Glater

UK: Don't look now, but housing's on a cliff edge Guardian Observer / Nick Mathiason

China 'no excuse' for UK weakness Guardian Observer / Heather Stewart and Oliver Morgan

07/18

Self-Storage Nation Slate / Tom Vanderbilt

Building up to a collapse Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Living in the Dream Economy Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Dollar little changed in Asia AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer

Econ adviser to keep mum on Fed successor AP via Beaufort Gazette

IL: Feds charge 'massive fraud' in city hiring Chicago Tribune / Matt O’ Conner

Investors turn on hedge funds CNN / Amanda Cantrell

Hedge funds shake up lending arena Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Henry Sender

Picking funds proves tricky CBS Marketwatch / John Spence

Oil prices set to soar Toronto Star / David Olive

Early investors in Google make new bet on e-commerce startup AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Michael Liedtke

Fox Unifies Web Businesses Variety.com via Forbes and Google News / Michael Learmonth

Taiwan: Poor quality news media is isolating the country Taipei Times / Chang Bao-yuan

Real Bills, Phony Wealth Lew Rockwell / Robert Blumen

Why My Generation Loved Western Movies Lew Rockwell / Gary North

U.S. accountant shortage drives salaries up sharply Reuters / Emily Chasan and Arindam Nag

TX: Young homebuyers banking on options Dallas Morning News / Jordan Robertson

Euro close to fair value, but for how long? Reuters / Katie Hunt

Gold futures close with a modest loss AFX via Forbes

The Bond Market Fix BondQuest.com / Faris Nabulsi

SunGard to Sell $1.25 Bln of Junk Bonds; Demand Rises Bloomberg / David Russell

Brazil Swaps 2014 Bonds for New Debt to Reduce Costs Bloomberg / Elzio Barreto

Citigroup, Bank of America Profit Cut by Fixed Income Bloomberg / Justin Baer and Will Edwards

Greenspan says expect moderate growth Reuters / Mark Felsenthal

President's economic adviser says oil prices strain families and businesses but not growth AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Jeannine Aversa

IBM 2nd-Qtr Profit Gains 6.6% on Sale of PC Business Bloomberg / Rebecca Barr

CA: Home prices cooling? Orange County Register

U.S. housing starts likely to hit second-highest number on record Financial Post via Canada.com / Jonathan Ratner

Poll: More companies see skilled labor shortage AP via USA Today

Average U.S. savings rate falls far short, experts say Chicago Tribune via The State / John Lux

Bank: No law against 'banking while intoxicated' AP via Newsday

Yen benefits from weaker oil FT / Steve Johnson

Now's a good time for CDs Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor

Economic Trends July 2005 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley /  Ted Wieseman and David Greenlaw

Buy TIPS, Sell Bonds Morgan Stanley /  Richard Berner

Convergence Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Grains, soybeans retreat AP via NJ Post

Monday World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

USD Likely to Overshoot in Q3 Morgan Stanley /  Stephen Jen

In at the Top Forbes / Neil Weinberg

Fidelity's Top Ten Managers Forbes / Jim Lowell

Helter Shell-Ters NY Post / Christopher Byron

SEC probes Fidelity's 'dwarf' party? Reuters via CNN

Calpine Pique NY Post /  Roddy Boyd

'Business Combo' Proposal Creating Rifts CFO.com / Ed  Zwirn

Red storm ahead CNN / Lou Dobbs

Bring Back Clinton -- Just His Spending Habits Bloomberg / Kevin Hassett

EU: Jobs or Wages? Morgan Stanley / Eric Chaney

Italy: Building up the Second Pillar Morgan Stanley / Vincenzo Guzzo

Treasurys weaker after TICS report CBS Marketwatch / Leslie Wines

US Treasuries lower, market waiting for Greenspan Reuters

US net capital inflows $60.0 billion in May Reuters

Oil Drops on Signs U.S. Supplies Enough to Counter Hurricanes Bloomberg / Alejandro Barbajosa

Interest-Only Home Loans Pose Perils, Possibilities Bloomberg / John Wasik

MBNA Second-Quarter Profit Dips on Charge Newsday

Citigroup profit jumps, misses estimates Reuters / Jonathan Stempel

Bank of America profit rises, beats views Reuters / Jonathan Stempel

For Bob Laurent, Economics Was Just Common Sense Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Philippines seeks economic rescue BBC News

EU: Stop the euro - we may want to get off Guardian / Ashley Seager

UK: Economic cost of attacks estimated at £2bn Independent / Philip Thornton

UK: Economic ills did not begin with inflation Independent / Stephen King

UK: Firms 'optimistic' about economy Evening Standard – This is London

Why the healthcare crisis won't go away Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis

US economy, production and jobs Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

CA: L.A.'s lofts lure what downtown has lacked: residents Christian Science Monitor / Sara B. Miller

Whose Oil Is It? Property Rights at Issue in China NY Times / Howard W. French

Unocal deal tests US stance toward China Christian Science Monitor / Peter Grier

Bush loses some luster on credibility Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann

Treasuries Likely to Decline as Greenspan Signals Higher Rates Bloomberg / John Dooley and Mark Tannenbaum

Dollar Near 13-Month High Before U.S. Asset Purchase Report Bloomberg / Yumi Kuramitsu

Dollar May Gain as Greenspan Seen Signaling More Rate Increases Bloomberg / Richard Blackden

Crude Oil Rises as Pemex Shuts Offshore Output for Hurricane Bloomberg / Gavin Evans

Austria Shows Sick German Cousin the Way Ahead Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

 

07/19

Who Suffers From Inflation? Slate / Daniel Gross

Corn Dog Slate / Robert Bryce

Creative Destruction . . . Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer

Inflation Expectations The Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steve Saville

Gambling Craze, Real Estate Mania, Bernie Ebbers, and the "Last Gasp" Top Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke

Quiet confidence from Greenspan CBS Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Motorola Beats Views With $933M Profit AP via Chicago Tribune / Dave Carpenter

State Street earnings flat as expenses rise Investment and Pensions Europe

What Kind Of Conservative? Forbes / Daniel Fisher

N.Y. Thruway Deal Put on Hold for Now Bond Buyer / Robert Whalen

CA: Slow Down That Train Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal

Fed chief's tone likely to be rosy Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Pay outpacing inflation AP via Denver Post / Millie Munshi

Intel's 2Q Earnings Jump 16 Percent AP via Baltimore Sun / Matthew Fordahl

Suspense is high over HP restructuring plan Sacramento Bee / Jack Sirard

Haier Drops Maytag Bid, Leaving Whirlpool, Ripplewood Bloomberg / Mark Clothier

Can the Chinese be king of the road? AP via Tacoma News Tribune / Elaine Kurtenbach

Regulators to clamp down on tax shelters Reuters via CNN

Wachovia profits up 32 percent Charlotte Observer / Rick Rothacker

PA: PNC Financial plans to cut 3,000 jobs Philadelphia Inquirer / Joseph N. DiStefano

Inflation Convergence Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Yield curve still points to growth - Cleveland Fed Reuters

The Importance of Innovation to Our Regional Economy Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland / Sandra Pianalto

Producer, Entrepreneur, and the Right to Property Ludwig von Mises Institute / Israel M. Kirzner

US Treasuries gain on views Greenspan priced in Reuters

Merrill avoids bond market turmoil FT / David Wells

Emerging debt-Spreads widen on supply, Brazil woes Reuters / Greg Brosnan

U.S. Republicans introduce tough immigration bill Reuters / Alan Elsner

Yahoo Net Rises; Shares Slide as Sales Miss Estimates Bloomberg / Jonathan Thaw

RadioShack profit plummets 23 percent Bloomberg via Dallas Morning News

Merrill, State Street flag divide among investors Reuters / Jeremy Gaunt

Citigroup Investors Say Weill May Be Distraction Bloomberg

Steady interest rate rises seen in US, ECB on hold R