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09/01

Fed chief: right or wrong? NY Daily News / Lore Croghan

The Katrina Premium Slate / Daniel Gross

So Much Money, So Much Talent Tech Central Station / Dominic Basulto

Market Falls Into Malaise NY Post via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / John Crudele

U.S. Credit Perspectives Pimco / Mark Kiesel

Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

What’s Up With The Decline in Female Labor Force Participation pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta / Julie L. Hotchkiss

Investors know oil will peak, the problem is where? Reuters / Nick Edwards

China's Banking Revolution Real Clear Politics via Bondhead Referral / David Hale

Alan Greenspan changes key The Economist

Will Katrina make Greenspan pause? CNN / Paul R. La Monica

No one to blame but ourselves Dallas Morning News /. Danielle DiMartino

Treasury yields hit two-month lows FT / Jennifer Hughes, Joanna Chung and David Turner

Trade in goods and services The Economist

Industrial production The Economist

Slowing flow of oil may stall nation's growth for rest of year Houston Chronicle / Jessica Holzer and Alexis Grant

IL: Grease for the meat The Economist

Bush Will Ask Congress for $10.5 Bln in Katrina Aid Bloomberg / Richard Keil and Roger Runningen

Talent in tech lagging in U.S. Washington Times

Science fiction? The Economist

Starting Over Forbes / David A. Andelman

Sisters under the skin The Economist

...and statistics The Economist

Something else at work on bonds Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Futures markets pare bets for September Fed hike Marketwatch / Rachel Koning

Gasoline Supplies Tighten, Prices Rise AP via Baltimore Sun / Brad Foss

New Orleans out of the game Angela Shah and Brendan M. Case

Mack carries on Purcell agenda Marketwatch / David Weidner

Chinese cookie crumbling? Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Bush Immigration Plan Loses Republican Support on U.S. Border Bloomberg / Nicholas Johnston

Bush to discuss hurricane with Greenspan MSNBC via 1st Headlines

Google branches out with print ads Mercury News / Matt Marshall

Taking the battle online The Economist

Thursday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

Soybeans, grain increase AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Bank of America Says Sell Peso Bloomberg / Prashant Rao

Dollar Declines as U.S. Factory Index Suggests Slower Growth Bloomberg / Joshua Krongold and Mark Tannenbaum

OH: Gas hikes don't deter travel Cincinnati Enquirer / Marla Matzer Rose and James Pilcher

NC: Long lines as prices rise before their eyes Charlotte Observer

10-year climbs on economic data CNN

Consumer Spending Rises, Savings Rate Dips AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger

'A lose/lose' for economy Newsday / Randi F. Marshall, Tom Incantalupo, Tami Luhby and Lauren Weber

Factories lose some momentum in August Reuters / Chris Reese

Construction spending in July stalls Reuters via CNN

White House: Gas costs to rise further Reuters

European Central Bank holds rates steady AP via NJ Post / Friederike Marx

JPMorgan to buy credit card unit of Sears Canada Bloomberg via Chicago Tribune

Economists Get Supply Shock They Once Imagined Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

A Heretic On The FOMC? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

Katrina could tip U.S. toward recession Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers

No one knows where the oil price is heading, but a speculative bubble this is not Independent / Jeremy Warner

For some, time for appraisal after Katrina Christian Science Monitor / Kris Axman

A Distribution System Brought to Its Knees NY Times / Alexei Barrionuevo and Claudia Deutsch

MasterCard Pursuing Plan to Offer Shares to Public NY Times / Julie Creswell and Eric Dash

The Opportunity Cost of Economics Education NY Times / Robert H. Frank

U.S. Notes Decline as Investors Deem Price to Be Too Expensive Bloomberg / Shamim Adam and Nicholas Reynolds

UK: Retail investors flock to corporate bond funds Independent

09/02

Policymaking on the FOMC: Transparency and Continuity Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The “Maestro” Problem National Review / John Tamny

Greenspan the “Risk Manager” National Review / Victor A. Canto

Municipal bonds feeling storm pressures USA Today / Elliot Blair Smith

Korea: Oil Developers Riding High on Surging Prices Korea Times / Na Jeong-ju

LA: A warning sent but left unheeded LA Times via Orlando Sentinel / Tim Rutten

Katrina's fallout for retailers Marketwatch / Jennifer Waters

Maryland home prices rose 23% June to June Baltimore Sun / Lorraine Mirabella

WI: Manufacturers navigating world market Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett

A chasm grows in 'flat' world Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Bush, Congress tread carefully in Gulf Coast disaster Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann and Gail Russell Chaddock

A 6% Fed Funds Rate? NY Sun / Dan Dorfman

Investing After Enron Tech Central Station / James K. Glassman

7-Eleven intends to go private AP via Cincinnati Enquirer

For airlines, 'hedging' on commodity pricing can be a risky strategy Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Dan Fitzpatrick

Three Cheers for "Price Gougers" Tech Central Station / Rand Simberg

Energy equation is recast Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers

Feeding the Oil Monster with a Dixie Cup Business Week via MSNBC / Mike McNamee and Lorraine Woellert

Mortgage rates continue to fall AP via Detroit Free Press / Martin Crutsinger

FL: Housing costs likely to jump Bradenton Herald / Melissa Followell

Fears of Economic Slowdown Grow LA Times / Peter G. Gosselin and James F. Peltz

Those high heating bills? They're about to get higher Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Elwin Green

Gulf crisis threatens economic ripple effect Washington Times / Patrice Hill

Fed must find way in storm Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

Fed expert doubts Katrina will cause recession The State / C. Grant Jackson

Katrina's growing economic impact CNN / Chris Isidore

Katrina May Cut Payrolls by 500,000 This Month Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

U.S. August Payrolls Rise 169,000; Jobless Rate Falls Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Oil and troubled waters The Economist

The Train They Call The City of New Orleans (Part 1) Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock

Las Vegas plummets in housing appreciation for second quarter Las Vegas Sun / Jennifer Shubinski

Home Prices: Average jumps 13.4%, sharpest since '79 Chicago Tribune

Treasurys hold steady, brush off jobs data AP via NJ Post

New Orleans Awaits Arrival of Muni Bond Superheroes Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Boeing Machinists Strike, Halting Plane Production Bloomberg / James Gunsalus

Albertson's May Sell After Struggle With Wal-Mart Bloomberg / Josh Fineman and Chris Burritt

CBOT estimated futures/options volume - Sep 2 Reuters

Conservation? It's Such a 70's Idea NY Times / Floyd Norris

Deeply difficult times for the Big Easy The Economist

The Value of Information with Heterogeneous Agents and Partially Revealing Prices pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond / Juan Carlos Hatchondo

Crude falls $2 as IEA says it will release supplies FT / Chris Flood

U.S. Jobless Rate At Four-Year Low Forbes / Tara Murphy

Corporate job cuts fall by 32% Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Rex Nutting

Batter up, Mr. Greenspan CNN / Kathleen Hays

Mortgage interest rates fall San Diego Union Tribune

Dollar May Fall as Traders Pare Bets on Interest-Rate Increases Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto

Oil Price Rise Leads to C-Word Use in Asia Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

09/03

CO: Labor market sluggish Rocky Mountain News / James Paton

Congress considering tax and retirement overhauls Newsday / Tami Luhby

In the volatile petroleum world, it's always back to the futures San Antonio Express News / David Hendricks

Weekend Travelers Pay the Price Washington Post / Daniel de Vise

Oil Moves Ease Supply Pressures LA Times / James F. Peltz and James S. Granelli

Time to Call an Audible Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

China's emerging power is on center stage Seattle Post Intelligencer / Brad Wong, Todd Bishop and Kristen Millares Bolt

An Economy Raised on Pork NY Times via Real Clear Politics / Robert B. Reich

LA: Storm Clouds NY Post / Sam Gustin

PA: High gasoline prices aren't always gouging Philadelphia Inquirer / Harold Brubaker

DC: Rumors Send Panicked Residents To the Pump Washington Post / Sara Kehaulani Goo and Ylan Q. Mui

What's missing is reality Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Michigan gas highest Detroit Free Press / Alejandro Bodipo-Memba and Caron Alarab

Boeing fears possible long-term effects of strike IHT / Don Phillips

After the long weekend CNN / Alexandra Twin

Ex-staffer tells how CEO lost it San Francisco Chronicle / Verne Kopytoff

Strategist predicts early rally for U.S. tech stocks Bloomberg via Chicago Sun Times

Job gains to wash away Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller

Gulf Coast Jobless Rate Could Be 25 Pct. AP via LA Times / Jeannine Aversa

Global growth at risk from oil price-IMF Reuters / Mia Shanley and Dhara Ranasinghe

Dollar Falls Eighth Week in Nine Against Euro on Fed Rate View Bloomberg / Joshua Krongold and Mark Tannenbaum

Treasuries Rise on Hurricane Impact; 2-Year Notes Lead Gains Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Mary Jane Credeur

CA: State gets squeezed by Gulf gas shortage Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler

LA: Prayers, rumors, evil everywhere in crippled city AP via Denver Post / Allen G. Breed

LA: Devastated city has become land of zombies and killers Orlando Sentinel / Kevin Spear

First Estimate Puts Storm's Economic Toll at $100 Billion NY Times / Jennifer Bayot

Led Into Temptation? Who Wasn't? NY Times / Joseph Nocera

The drop zone: Katrina turmoil Australian / Alan Wood

 

 

09/04

Costs of buying vacation home extend beyond purchase price Boston Herald / Rick Schaffer

MS: Tax revenue crisis Clarion Ledger / Nell Luther Floyd

WI: Bankruptcy changes trigger filings Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Paul Gores

More workers are choosing to hold down multiple jobs Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Interest rate rise is putting savers in a better mood AP via Houston Chronicle / Meg Richards

Citigroup offers Y230 bln in samurai bonds Reuters

GM, Ford junk downgrades dominate Q2 in credit-BIS Reuters

Emerging debt to take cue from US bonds, oil Reuters / Manuela Badawy

Is it time to revisit choice of brokers? St. Petersburg Times / Helen Huntley

FL: Jobless rates are dropping, but higher-paying positions are tough to find South Florida Sun Sentinel / Niala Boodhoo

FL: She moved for a job that went away South Florida Sun Sentinel / Niala Boodhoo

13 states make push for online sales tax AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Robert Tanner

CO: Condo prices on a roll Denver Post / Margaret Jackson

Katrina's economic toll may be felt well into '06 AP via MSNBC

Hitting The Economy Newsweek via MSNBC and Real Clear Politics / Robert J. Samuelson

Gas Prices Will Top Agenda Wall Street Journal

Chief Justice Rehnquist dies of thyroid cancer Chicago Tribune via Denver Post / Jan Crawford Greenburg

The Post-Katrina Jump at the Pump -- Unavoidable? Tech Central Station / Ben Lieberman

Independent Gas Stations Expect Losses AP via Hartford Courant / Harry R. Weber

Oil extends losses as stockpiles open Reuters

Kuwait donates $500 million in oil to U.S. Reuters via MSNBC

Korea to Release Oil Reserve Korea Times

UK: Insurers face $40bn claims after Katrina Guardian – Observer / Richard Wachman and Oliver Morgan

EU-China seek trade deals in wake of textiles spat Reuters / Katherine Baldwin

Katrina might slow Fed's rising interest Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

Wall St. queried on new Fed chair Hearst News via Arizona Republic / Stewart M. Powell

Bond-Index Funds Wall Street Journal / Jonathan  Clements

UBS to Take Over Julius Baer LA Times

Hedge funds' lesson: Do your homework Chicago Sun Times / David Roeder

For stock investors, it may be time to live large Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic

Tire Prices Rising Along With Oil Spike AP via Chicago Tribune / Catherine Tsai

P/Es Show the Bubble's Not in Stocks Wall Street Journal / Paul B. Farrell

For Stocks, Two Paths After the Storm Wall Street Journal / Mohammed Hadi and Karen Talley

Is Target too upscale? Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres

Made in America Boston Globe / Royal Ford

Hot, and rare, tech commodity: customer loyalty Boston Globe / Robert Weisman

Mortgages take a bigger bite LA Times / Chuck Green and Diane Wedner

Homeowners opt to 'cash out' equity USA Today via Arizona Republic / Sandra Block

Southern exposure reflects a weakness Houston Chronicle / David Ivanovich

AZ: Copper industry boom enriches state's economy Arizona Republic / Max Jarman

TX: In the New Houston, Oil Is No Longer King LA Times / Dana Calvo

CA: Workers' wages still going down Mercury News / Tim Summers

SC: Foreign competition taking jobs from S.C. The State / Noelle Phillips and Chris Roberts

Services Growth Strong Before Katrina: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Vince Golle

On Labor Day, lead, follow or step aside Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Outlook for holiday season grows more uncertain in aftermath of Katrina AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Anne D'Innocenzio

Italy bank chief urged to resign BBC News

Is Germany's economy recovering? BBC News / Tim Weber

Europe upbeat on end to quota row BBC News

New barometer of Thai economy: Noodles AP via NJ Post

Australia: Reserve tipped to hold for 2005 Australian

Mexico Losing Its Luster for Foreign Investors LA Times / Marla Dickerson

Debt load could make Americans vulnerable AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch / Eileen Alt Powell

Analysts expect fuel prices to revive car sales Bloomberg via Taipei Times

FundAlarm's Weitz skewers the fund business Marketwatch

Bad deeds go unpunished Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe

Googzilla Toronto Star / David Olive

UK: Oil at $70 a barrel? It's no big deal – yet Guardian / Richard Wachman

As Rates Climb, the Short-Term C.D. Is Standing Taller NY Times / Norm Alster

Is a Hedge Fund Shakeout Coming Soon? This Insider Thinks So NY Times / Mark Gimein

Can't Find a Sure Bet? It May Be Time to Spread the Risk NY Times / Paul J. Lim

Connect The Dots. Find the Fees NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

Katrina's Shock to the System NY Times / Jad Mouawad

If You Can Make It Here ... NY Times / Louis Uchitelle

09/05

A retreat at the pump? Don't bet the farm Houston Chronicle / Lynn J. Cook

Half of Damaged Refineries Near Restarting AP via Chicago Tribune / Steve Quinn

Holiday travel slows as gas prices level AP via NJ Post

The week ahead US News / Paul J. Lim

Storm evacuees begin looking for new jobs AP via Indianapolis Star / David B. Caruso

MS: Uncertainty and fear to rebuild CNN / Parija Bhatnagar

FL: Job rate high, but pay is low Miami Herald / Jim Wyss

TN: Wages just not keeping up with rising prices Tennessean / Bush Bernard

Running In Place NY Post / Suzanne McGee

Mac's Gains a Boon to Microsoft LA Times / Terril Yue Jones

Canada: Katrina blows away rate expectations Globe and Mail / Omar El Akkad

PA: Labor Day 2005: These people work hard at jobs that are particularly hard Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Alana Semuels

Summertime, and the Christmas shopping's easy USA Today via 1st Headlines / Lorrie Grant

Brazil Treasury to buy back remaining C-bonds Reuters

Buzzards are swarming: Cities scrap for convention biz Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis

Back to bearishness Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

State Street to raise ETF ante Marketwatch / John Spence

Unemployment, recession and inflation Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

Debt and deflation Brookes News / Dr Frank Shostak

US economy and the stock market boom Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

Germany: Schröder has a nose for recovery Scotsman / Bill Jamieson

Arizona employers face labor shortage Arizona Republic

It's a man's world in the race for the Nobel prize Guardian / Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn

Katrina could prompt new black "great migration" Reuters / Adam Turner

The blame game The Economist

After Rehnquist The Economist

Economics and Politics Safehaven / Hans F. Sennholz

Housing slowdown could spell trouble AP via NJ Post / Martin Crutsinger

Monday World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

US$100 a barrel is not a pipe dream AFP via Taipei Times