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02/01

America for Sale CFO.com / Tim Reason

Bondholder Backlash CFO.com / Ronald Fink

Comment Letter on S&P DDP Criteria Revision pdf Bond Market Association

One Good(K)Night does not a Sweet Prince Make FallStreet via Safehaven / Brady Willett and Todd always

Greenspan Leaves & Takes Away "Measured" Forex News via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi

Greenspan Still The Chair-Man NY Post / Paul Tharp

Busting the State Tax-Revenue Boom National Review / Chris Edwards

Government fears Blackberry shutdown CNN / Grace Wong

Union address that ran on empty FT / Jacob Weisberg

MO: A professor of economics gets high marks in annual challenge St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Canada: Global Economic Trends: Implications for Canada Bank of Canada / Paul Jenkins

EU: Eurozone unemployment edges up to 8.4 pct in December AFP via EU Business

China 'will continue to see huge growth' Scotsman / Hamish Rutherford

U.S.'s Snow says committed to keep taxes low Reuters

The Spend of Our Union Is Strong Tech Central Station / Veronique de Rugy

We Have It Coming Tech Central Station / Dr. Henry I. Miller

Treasuries fall on fears of supply, more Fed hikes Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Presumed Ignorant Slate / Daniel Gross

Companies raise dividends with confidence Cox News via Tacoma News Tribune / Robert Luke

Just a Matter of Time Smartmoney.com / Monica Rivituso

Wednesday's commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette

Weekly Home Mortgage Rates AP via NJ Post

Commercial real estate loans scrutinized AP via Beaufort Gazette / Aleksandrs Rozens

AZ: Real estate bubble safe here, land experts say Tucson Citizen / David Pittman

Wednesday's Money Rates AP via NJ Post

Greenspan ends 18-year Fed rule Cox News via Myrtle Beach Sun / Marilyn Geewax

All Together Now CFO.com / Laura DeMars

House passes, sends Bush $39B spending cuts Reuters via CNN

Treasuries Fall as Report Shows Gains in Manufacturing, Prices Bloomberg / Joshua Krongold and Al Yoon

Treasuries slide as supply bulge looms FT / Jennifer Hughes and David Turner

Starbucks profit up 20% in first quarter Marketwatch / Russ Britt

Dow Average Leads U.S. Gain as Boeing's Forecast Trumps Google Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

Opec issues warning on Bush oil pledge FT / Carola Hoyos and Christopher Swann

Oil taps two-week high then drops 2% Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Oil prices drop by more than $1 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle

Any move Bernanke makes will garner interest Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor

Greenspan's early days vs. the final days Detroit Free Press

Bernanke era begins at the Fed Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Profiting from the uncertainty discount Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

How Bernanke Could Outshine Greenspan NY Times / David Leonhardt

Banking vs. the S&P Analysis AND an update on the VIX StockTiming.com / Marty Chenard

Challenges Facing the New York Metropolitan Area Economy Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as fourteenth Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Board

Greenspan signs up to UK Treasury BBC News

Short-term loans soon to cost more Cincinnati Enquirer / Alexander Coolidge and Jeff McKinney

Reading Google's Tea Leaves Forbes / Chris Kraeuter

Ford, DaimlerChrysler U.S. Sales Rise; Nissan Falls Bloomberg / Bill Koenig

Time Warner 4th-Quarter Profit Rises 21%; Sales Gain Bloomberg / Cecile Daurat

Big Changes For Pensions Ahead Forbes / Janet Novack

It's banner year for CalSTRS Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

Vanguard announces new mutual fund Philadelphia Inquirer

NY: LI's population sets a record Newsday / Bill Bleyer

Limited Vision Forbes / Jessica Holzer

Brazil's Azevedo Expects Dollar Trading to Double Bloomberg / Elzio Barreto

Wednesday World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

Wednesday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

Oil prices dip as oil, gas inventories rise AP via NJ Post

30-year Treasury bonds return Feb. 9 AP via Seattle Times / Martin Crutsinger

Boeing 4th-Qtr Earnings Rise on Rising Deliveries Bloomberg / James Gunsalus

Hilton Profit Climbs 62% LA Times / Juliet Chung

Major Market Indexes Slip After Fed Decision LA Times / Tom Petruno

Author sees need for stock trading reform Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Official rate falls short as measure of true savings Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Job losses mar manufacturing gains Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

U.S. Economy: Manufacturing Expanding, Prices Rising Bloomberg / Joe Richter

U.S. mortgage applications decrease last week-MBA Reuters

Eurozone fails to match Germany’s industrial revival FT / Ralph Atkins

Dollar gains as market eyes March rate rise FT / Steve Johnson

Greenspan Goes Out With Final Jab at Inflation Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Adieu Alan, Bonjour Ben, Welcome Transparency Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

IRS `Concerned' About Bear Stearns, CDR Relationship Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Meet Your New Bankers CFO.com / Don Durfee

Bernanke Inherits Fed Poised to Keep Raising Interest Rates Bloomberg / Craig Torres

European Central Bank May Raise Rates AP via NY Post / Matt Moore

Banking on Bernanke Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Greenspan steps down as Fed chief with his reputation at its zenith Independent / Rupert Cornwell

Exit Greenspan, Amid Questions on Economy NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

$20bn wiped off Google value despite profits boost Guardian / David Teather

S. Korea's Exports Gained at Slowest Pace in 3 Years Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim

Australia: Warning on 'fully valued' equities Australian / Kevin Andrusiak

02/02

The risk of doing business BBC News / Jeremy Scott-Joynt

MetLife, Prudential expected to feel yield-curve pressure Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

SC: Walgreens stores on way to coastal Carolinas Myrtle Beach Sun / Kathleen Vereen Dayton

Strong job growth expected Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

America will fall harder if oil prices rise $ FT / Martin Feldstein

Negative Q4 Real GDP, Really Free Market News via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Jim Willie CB

Data show 'squeeze' on U.S. profits Charlotte Observer / Kerry Hall

U.S. Treasury balances at Fed fell Feb. 1 Reuters

J.P. Morgan Trips G-37 Ban in N.Y. Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume

Boehner's election seen as boosting pension reform Reuters / Susan Cornwell

Bush to seek $439.3 billion U.S. defense budget Reuters / Charles Aldinger

Putting out The Ritz: When hotels go condo CNN / Les Christie

Mortgage rates still rising Washington Business Journal / Jeff Clabaugh

Money funds fall in latest week AP via Tacoma News Tribune

The Continuous Challenges of Risk Management Federal Reserve Board / Susan Schmidt Bies

Bernanke urged to nix Wal-Mart application AP via NJ Post

U.S., South Korea begin free trade talks AP via Modesto Bee / Martin Crutsinger

STOP - Telegram era over, Western Union says AP via MSNBC

United's New Stock Drops in Nasdaq Debut AP via Minneapolis star Tribune / Dave Carpenter

CVS 4th-quarter profit soars to $402.8M AP via NJ Post / Michelle R. Smith

Starbucks stock soars after 20 percent profit jump AP via Seattle Times / Elizabeth M. Gillespie

Addicted to What? Tech Central Station / James K. Glassman

Bush to request another $120 billion for wars Knight Ridder / Ron Hutcheson

Experts agree U.S. is addicted to oil, but differ on how to cure it Knight Ridder / Kevin G. Hall

NY: Housing prices rise in Westchester, Putnam Westchester Journal News / Jerry Gleason

New York Foreign Exchange AP via NJ Post

U.S. Stocks Fall on Earnings, Terrorism Concerns; Tyco Declines Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

Amazon.com's 4th-Qtr Net Income Falls 43% on Spending Bloomberg / Mary Jane Credeur and Andria Cheng

Treasuries rangebound ahead of jobs data FT / Jennifer Hughes, Joanna Chung and David Turner

U.S. Monetary Authorities Did Not Intervene in FX Market during the Fourth Quarter Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Are bigger paychecks around the corner? CNN / Chris Isidore

Oil plunges over $2, towards $64 a barrel Reuters via CNN

A self-defeating panic over pensions $ FT / Martin Wolf

Economists price the ravages of climate change $ FT / Scheherazade Daneshkhu and Fiona Harvey

Fed Attempts To Tame U.S. Market Volatility Forbes / Oxford Analytica

Robert Rubin’s Platitudinous Prescriptions National Review / John Tamny

Mortgage rates leap higher CNN

Unhappy hunting grounds The Economist

Betting On Bond Contrarians Forbes / Betting On Bond Contrarians / Bernard Condon

Minnesota Gov. Eyes $2.5B Plan Bond Buyer / Yvette Shields

Metals shine as gold and platinum hit new highs FT / Kevin Morrison

Thursday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

Energy giants’ mega-profits $ The Economist

Is Bush's oil plan valid? Mercury News / Matthew Bunk

Running on empty The Economist

Japan: Saving it from the shadows The Economist

The land of leisure The Economist

FDIC Banking Review FDIC

NASD Steps Up Hedge Fund Probe, Seeks Customer Data Bloomberg / Otis Bilodeau

A Brighter Day for Asia's Banks? Business Week and Standard & Poor’s

Housing's slide will have ripple effect Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

CA: Home outlook iffy for buyers, sellers Sacramento Bee / Andrew LePage

Thursday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

U.S. Retailers' Sales Rise on Gift Cards, Confidence Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake

U.S. productivity, jobless claims drop unexpectedly Reuters / Andrea Hopkins

US productivity dips 0.6 per cent  FT / Christopher Swann

PA: More visitors checked into Pittsburgh area hotels in 2005 Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Rick Stouffer

IL: Study finds state leads region in poverty, lags on job growth Chicago Tribune / Mary Ann Fergus

Sara Lee 2Q profit rises on gain from sale AP via NJ Post

Tyco net profit falls, outlook soft; stock lower Reuters

Soaring oil price sees Shell hit record profits $ FT / Tom Griggs and Rebecca Bream

Janus fund manager exits as shake-up continues Denver Post / Will Shanley

Investment banking drives profits at Deutsche $ FT / Patrick Jenkins

IMF Faces Deficit, Doubts on Role as Brazil, Argentina Pay Debt Bloomberg / William McQuillen

Eurozone interest rates held at 2.25% FT / Steve Johnson

IRS Computers Can't Handle Gates' Taxes Forbes / Parmy Olson

Green Card Blues Tech Central Daily / Ilya Shapiro

Crunched By The Number Business Week via MSNBC / Lee Eisenberg

Much Talk, Mostly Low Key, About Energy Independence NY Times / Simon Romero

Bush's plan to wean US off imported oil: ambitious enough? Christian Science Monitor / Mark Clayton

Treasuries May Fall on Concern Jobs, Services to Show Growth Bloomberg / Shamim Adam

Amazon's profit picture still a worry Marketwatch / Bambi Francisco

Time Warner Posts Gains; Buyback Plan Will Expand NY Times / Richard Siklos

Dollar Gains to Seven-Week High Against Yen Before Jobs Report Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane and Kosuke Goto

JPMorgan's Dimon, Yelling Less, Vows to Boost Profit 10 Percent Bloomberg / Justin Baer

If the eurozone grows more quickly than the UK, it is good news for all Independent / Hamish McRae

UK: Lloyds TSB soars amid takeover speculation Guardian / Jill Treanor

Greenspan to advise Brown in honorary Treasury role Guardian / Larry Elliott

Curveball Pimco / Bill Gross

Steve Rodosky Discusses the Return of 30-Year Treasury Bonds Pimco / Steve Rodosky

EU: A Curve Too Flat? Pimco Bonds / Emanuele Ravano

02/03

Hot home markets to cool down...how will your home fare? CNN / Les Christie

President Bush expected to participate in ceremonial swearing-in of Ben S. Bernanke Federal Reserve Board

NY: State banking chief makes it official - no fed job for her Newsday / Susan Harrigan

Oil Prices Climb on Iran-Related Fears AP via Allentown Morning Call / Madlen Read

Mortgage rate rises to 6.23% AP via Baltimore Sun

Venezuela Long-Term Debt Rating Raised by S&P to BB- Bloomberg / Alex Kennedy

U.S. Stocks Fall on Fed Concern; Indexes Have Weekly Decline Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

When Rebalancing Comes Marching In National Review / Tom Nugent

Enron story gets rewrite in court Denver Post / Al Lewis

Pentagon sees China as greatest potential rival FT / Peter Spiegel and Demetri Sevastopulo

The Silence of the Good News National Review / Larry Kudlow

KS: In debt, even with insurance Wichita Eagle / Karen Shidler

Meyer raises $6B for new fund Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Vanguard shuts two popular funds to new investors Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton

Good as Gold Smartmoney.com / Donald Luskin

Oilcoholics Anonymous Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

Massive oil profits may not last Fortune via CNN / Nelson D. Schwartz

Metals gain as copper and aluminium hit fresh highs FT / Kevin Morrison

Friday's commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette

Bonds climb on demand for long bond AP via NJ Post

Why The Economy Is A Lot Stronger Than You Think Business Week via MSNBC

CEO pay soars, even higher than before Reuters via CNN

Amazon-Dot-Bomb Smartmoney / Lawrence Carrel

Getting A Slice Of The Commercial Market Business Week via MSNBC

Overall spending has skyrocketed under Bush, GOP Knight Ridder / Ron Hutcheson

Passing Ships in the Night Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

United States: Rebound - Is It Real or Just the Weather? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Economic stability needs soft landing Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Overtime at the NYSE Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / Mark Gongloff

Aluminum's energetic boost Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Why oil addiction isn't a foreign ill Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

JPMorgan faces $2.2B fraud lawsuit over bonds Reuters via CNN

Bond Prices Mostly Higher at Midday AP via Houston Chronicle

Construction costs hitting home Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

TX: In comparison, D-FW houses undervalued Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Steve Brown

Currencies: A Yield Curve for the De Facto Dollar Zone Morgan Stanley / Stephen L. Jen

Currencies: The Search for Yield Still Dominates the G10 Space Morgan Stanley / Stephen L. Jen

China: What Next? Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie

Currencies: Revival in FDI Inflows Morgan Stanley / Stephen

UK: Credit spree triggers rise in personal insolvencies FT / Scheherazade Daneshkhu

U.S. 30-year bonds surge before $14 bln auction Reuters

Moody's may downgrade Dow Jones' debt ratings Reuters

US Treasuries gain a foothold after ISM services Reuters

Moody's profit rises 22 pct on ratings demand Reuters

GM Unit Sale May Need Bank Role to Avoid Junk Rating Bloomberg / Jeff Green and Brett Cole

Friday's Metal Prices AP vi Seattle Post Intelligencer AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer

Friday World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

Friday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

U.S. Economy: Jobless Rate Drops to Four-Year Low Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Dollar Rises Versus Yen, Euro After Unemployment Rate Declines Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone

Foreign firms are buying U.S. companies at the fastest clip in five years, creating concerns on Capitol Hill CFO.com / Tim Reason

US Trsy's Snow sees no inflation from wage rises Reuters

Maytag Posts Wider Fourth-Quarter Loss AP via Forbes

Amazon.com gets slammed CNN

Gateway on Road to Rebound LA Times / Terril Yue Jones

Gunning For Google Forbes / Dennis Kneale

MI: Condo sales stay brisk in downturn Detroit Free Press / Suzette Hackney

Don't Let Goldilocks Write Today's Jobs Story Bloomberg / Amity Shlaes

The squeeze on American pocketbooks Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Gold rally not a bubble, could go on up Reuters / Atul Prakash

Spring, and Investors' Thoughts Turn to Tax-Exempts Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Imaginary Stock-Market Joy Ride Ends in a Ditch Bloomberg / Chet Currier