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04/16

For sale: housing for baby boomers Wichita Eagle / Andi Atwater

Playhouse pampering NY Daily News / Elizabeth Lazarowitz

NYSE ready to move quickly on mergers FT / Norma Cohen and John Authers

The Seeds of Promise LA Times / Richard Boudreaux

China: Exports and lending push China’s GDP growth to 10% FT / Richard McGregor

Web Merchants Fighting Costs of Fraud AP via Newsday / Michael Rubinkam

Immigration is really an issue of economics St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Profits may ease inflation angst Reuters / Emily Chasan

Hot commodities are the markets' way of telling us to slow down or get burnt Independent / Hamish McRae

FL: It's on the house St. Petersburg Times / James Thorner

Reverse mortgages are retirement option Bradenton Journal / Kris Flamming

China's Economy Grew 10.2% in First Quarter, Hu Says Bloomberg / Nerys Avery

Many Mexicans have jobs before crossing AP via Seattle Times / Julie Watson and Olga R. Rodriguez

Experts see potential for higher raises, with a potential downside Chicago Tribune / Gail MarksJarvis

PA: Coming to a city near you: Deficit pensions Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

China talks seek long-term dividends Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

If you thought the deficit was big, Brace yourself NY Post / John Crudele

Haven’t Filed Yet NY Post / Tracy Byrnes

Goldman Is Money Mill Barron’s via Wall Street Journal / Michael Santoli

Plan to keep money in funds for five years Boston Herald / Rick Shaffer

Cost of Illegal Immigration May Be Less Than Meets the Eye NY Times / Eduardo Porter

Lots of interest in regulating exotic loans Boston Herald / Kenneth R. Harney

All Eyes on Housing Numbers NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

It May Be Time to Swap That Life Policy Wall Street Journal / Kelly K. Spors

History Says 6% Interest Rate Could Spell Trouble NY Post / Terry Keenan

04/17

Does the Fed really 'know' what’s going on? MSNBC via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Bill Fleckenstein

Bank mergers costing you Marketwatch / Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine

TD Bank begins U.S. advertising pushing Banknorth, TD Ameritrade CP via Financial Post / Rita Trichur

Workforce Productivity and Public School Reform Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago / Michael H. Moskow

Moskow urges inflation vigilance Reuters via CNN

Hot homes face cooling markets Wall Street Journal via Baltimore Sun / Michael Corkery

Private ownership and its critics Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

The validity of statistical methods in economics Brookes News / Dr Frank Shostak

Canada: Business Outlook Survey Bank of Canada

Transparency, Expectations, and Forecasts Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta / Andrew Bauer, Robert A. Eisenbeis, Daniel F. Waggoner, and Tao Zha

The glitter of precious metals Cleveland Plain Dealer / Mary Vanac

NV: Hiring on rise so far in 2006 Las Vegas Review Journal / Jennifer Robison

More Yuan Nearsightedness National Review / John Tamny

Dollar Weakness May be More Than Just Thin Holiday Trade Forex News via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi

New motto: 'Work Forever' Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell

Financial abuse grows as elderly become targets AP via Houston Chronicle / Eileen Alt Powell

Home builders index falls to 50 Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Energy impact on inflation to fade--Fed's Bernanke Reuters

Thoughts on Financial Stability and Central Banking Federal Reserve Board / Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.

2006 Annual Report: Budget Review Federal Reserve Board pdf

Treasuries rise as oil spike stirs spending fears Reuters / Ros Krasny

US economy shows signs of slowing amid high oil Reuters / Kevin Plumberg

Is market risk about to spread? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Rates rise in weekly Treasury auction AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram

Dollar tumbles despite surprisingly strong TICS data FT / Darryl Thomson

GM beats the market! Fortune via CNN / Carol J. Loomis

Charles Schwab quarterly earnings surge Reuters / Joseph A. Giannone

Earnings down for Knight Ridder in first quarter AP via Sacramento Bee

Financial lessons haven't sunk in yet Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip

Two responses to global economy Dallas Morning News / Angela Shah

Negotiating back taxes can turn out to be costly Washington Times / Tom Ramstack

Treasuries hold gains after strong capital flow data Reuters / Richard Leong

Empire State Manufacturing Survey Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Citigroup Profit Rises 4%, Buoyed by Investment Bank Bloomberg / Justin Baer

Wachovia, SunTrust Earnings Growth Slow on Rates Bloomberg / Will Edwards

U.S. February capital inflows rise to $86.9 bln Reuters / Mark Felsenthal

Banks Have No Exposure to Mortgages? Think Again Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Blame Ford's Woes on Detroit, Not Japan Inc. Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Suspicious snorting from superbull Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Dobbs's Disciples Tech Central Station / Donald Boudreaux

Dollar Has Biggest Slide in Two Weeks on Asset-Demand Concerns Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Ron Harui

Gold hits new 25-yr high over $604, silver surges Reuters via Washington Post

Crude Oil Rises to $70 a Barrel in New York on Gasoline Demand Bloomberg / Megumi Yamanaka and Christian Schmollinger

Economists warn of rising oil prices fueling imbalances AFP via  Taipei Times

What U.S. Government Won't Reveal About Inflation Bloomberg / John Wasik

Bush May Not Get Help He Needs From China's Hu Jintao Bloomberg / Janine Zacharia and Brendan Murray

Lobbyists Say DeLay Could Be One of Them Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

China Plans to Allow Margin Trading, Short Selling Bloomberg / Samuel Shen

Russia, US slipping into familiar 'chill'? Christian Science Monitor / Fred Weir

04/18

The Buttonwood column: Be careful what you wish for $ The Economist

Bush's new budget designee must grapple with huge deficit Knight Ridder / Kevin G. Hall

In Defense of Snow National Review / Donald Luskin

China, U.S. vie for oil Washington Post via Allentown Morning Call / Steven Mufson

Sinkholes and Hurricanes Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis / Mike Shedlock

Selling one's home is difficult business AP via Beaufort Gazette / Aleksandrs Rozens

Wells Fargo used earnings diversity to offset mortgage slowdown AP via Contra Costa Times / Joe Bel Bruno

Risks for the Consumer Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

ABC/WashPost US consumer comfort measure edges up Reuters

Oil and Bonds Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

US futures traders sense end to Fed hiking trail Reuters / Ros Krasny

10-year yield sinks below 5 percent on rate outlook CNN

Dollar weakens on FOMC minutes FT / Darryl Thomson

Record highs for crude and copper FT / Chris Flood

CO: Oil and gas drilling permits on pace to surpass 2005 high Rocky Mountain News / Gargi Chakrabarty

Chicago weathers housing slowdown Chicago Tribune / Sharon Stangenes

SoCal home sales slowed in March, but prices hit new high AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Alex Veiga

Wells Fargo, US Bancorp post record profits Reuters / Jonathan Stempel

Washington Mutual profit up 9 percent despite rates Reuters / Jonathan Stempel

White House says oil, wages no inflation threat Reuters / Jamie McGeever

US and China need strong institutions $ FT / Martin Wolf

What are fewer tax rules worth to you? Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin

IBM tops earnings forecasts CNN / Amanda Cantrell

Yahoo profits decline Reuters via CNN

China: Stronger Economy, Riskier Landing Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie and Denise Yam

Treasuries Extend Gains After Minutes Suggest Fed Will Pause Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Joshua Krongold

Fed Minutes Show End of Rate Increases May Be Near Bloomberg / Craig Torres

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee Federal Reserve Board

Prospects for the Economy Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Janet L. Yellen

Real estate insiders go bearish in blogs CNN / Les Christie

Oil hits new high above $71 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Brad Foss

Tuesday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

Tuesday's world gold rates AP via NJ Post

Bush Trades Portman For The Budget Forbes / Jessica Holzer

U.S. Stocks Jump on Fed Minutes; Commodity Producers Lead Gain Bloomberg / Nick Baker

Earnings growth has to slow sometime Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

OH: Fifth Third profits down Cincinnati Enquirer / Alexander Coolidge

Oil Prices Hit New Record of $70.88 AP via Baltimore Sun / Jane Wardell

Mr. Hu Comes To Washington Forbes / Jessica Holzer

US Treasuries gain on tame core PPI, weak housing Reuters / Richard Leong

Tuesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

CFOs Cash In on Stock-based Awards CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Merrill Net Falls Less Than Expected as Revenue Soars Bloomberg / Bradley Keoun

U.S. March Producer Prices Rise 0.5%; Core Up 0.1% Bloomberg / Joe Richter

US housing starts drop in March FT / Christopher Swann

Fed Comments and Data Point to One More Increase Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Chemical Companies Look to Coal as an Oil Substitute NY Times / Claudia H. Deutsch

US Treasuries steady in Asia before Fed minutes,PPI Reuters

Need for batteries keeps growing and growing Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald

Four Problems  . . . and a funeral for the Republican Congress? Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

U.S. to Consider Cutting IMF Voting Stake, Adams Says Bloomberg / Kevin Carmichael and William McQuillen

Outsourcing critics says U.S. is giving away too many jobs Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Anya Sostek

Changed U.S. economy more tolerant of oil prices Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic

U.S. March Producer Prices Probably Rose 0.4%, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Hot-Fund Performance Chase Never Runs Out of Fuel Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Bulls Are Running to India, Raising Fears of a Bubble NY Times / Saritha Rai

Strong spending still defies economic gravity Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

San Diego’s New Budget Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal

Morgan Stanley to Sell $2.9 Bln Japan Property Debt Bloomberg / Mariko Yasu

Japanese 10-Year Bond Yields Hit 2 Percent; Highest Since 1999 Bloomberg / Chris Cooper

Interest Rates The Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steve Saville

Employers risk little in hiring illegal labor Christian Science Monitor / Faye Bowers

China's economic growth gets even faster NY Times via Sydney Morning Herald / Keith Bradsher

UK: Healthier jobs picture in financial services Guardian

Fed's faltering connection with economic realities Independent / Stephen King

Crude Oil Trades Near Record on Concern About Iran's Shipments Bloomberg / Angela Macdonald-Smith and Mark Shenk

Russia: City Housing Prices Grow 7.5% a Month Moscow Times / Michael Shipley

 

04/19

PC Shipments Rise 13 Pct. in 1st Quarter AP via Newsday / Mark Jewell

What's Really Driving the Gold Price Up Global Watch via Safehaven / Julian D. W. Phillips

What to do after you sell in May Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Mortgage Application Volume Drops Slightly in Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

New fixed-rate, interest-only mortgage surges in popularity Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Ruth Simon

U.S. Economy: Price Increases Pose Dilemma for Fed Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Treasuries fall on latest rate rise fear FT / Jennifer Hughe, Joanna Chung and David Turner

The case for bonds Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Jonathan Clements

FL: FP&L wants bonds, consumer surcharge to pay hurricane costs Bloomberg via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Darrell Preston

Jewelry prices to reflect surging gold USA Today / Mindy Fetterman

Oil Prices Settle Above $72 a Barrel AP via Orlando Sentinel / Brad Foss

Putting P/E Into Perspective Forbes / Nicholas Colas

Tech earnings: Good, but not great CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Nasdaq Climbs to Finish at 5-Year High AP via LA Times / Christopher Wang

Apple 2nd-Qtr Profit Rises; Ipod, Mac Sales Increase Bloomberg / Connie Guglielmo

As Baby Boomers plan to retire ... Where will they get the money? South Florida Sun Sentinel / Humberto Cruz

Stay away from the mall, say Hallelujah! Money via CNN / Jean Chatzky

Interest rates on credit cards take a big jump, to an average of 13.8% South Florida Sun Sentinel via Orlando Sentinel / Harriet Johnson Brackey

The 'Emergency' Loophole Tech Central Station / Veronique de Rugy

White House personnel changes aren't likely to affect policy Knight Ridder / Ron Hutcheson and William Douglas

Tax cuts don't wholly pay for themselves-Bernanke Reuters / Tim Ahmann

Fed's Fisher says U.S. can weather housing slowdown Reuters / Helen Popper

Central Bank Credit in the Theory of Money and Payments Federal Reserve Bank of New York / Jeffrey M. Lacker

Globalization and the Latin Perspective (with Reference to Las Meninas) Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher

Regional Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

US Treasuries recoil as inflation spike frazzles Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Intel Posts Biggest Profit Decline in Four Years; Sales Drop Bloomberg / Ian King

EBay's Net Falls on Expenses; Shares Drop on Forecast Bloomberg / Chris Burritt

Brazil Cuts Benchmark Rate to Five-Year Low of 15.75% Bloomberg / Guillermo Parra-Bernal

Treasuries Fall as Faster Inflation May Spur Two Rate Increases Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Al Yoon

U.S. Stocks Fail to Build on Rally as Fed Concern Resurfaces Bloomberg / Nick Baker

CEOs, directors 'go big' on salaries Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

FTSE 100 hits five-year high on US Fed comments FT / Donna Haddaway

Oil hits new record on inventory report CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Wednesday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

Gold, Silver Extend Rise on Fed Minutes AP via Houston Chronicle

CBOT 1Q profit rises 69 percent AP via NJ Post

IMF says dollar needs to depreciate ‘significantly’ FT / Krishna Guha and Scheherazade Daneshkhu

Blaming it on Greenspan Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

This time, oil may push up inflation Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Consumer prices up CNN

Chicago still toasty amid the chill in housing Chicago Tribune / Sharon Stangenes

CA: Home prices rise as sales decline Orange County Register / Mathew Padilla

JPMorgan Chase Earnings Up 36 Pct. in 1Q AP via Forbes / Eileen alt Powell

Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Talk About Texas Tea Forbes / Liz Moyer

McClellan resigns as White House press secretary FT / Reuters

Bush Trades Portman For The Budget Forbes / Jessica Holzer

Bank of England votes 7-1 to keep rates on hold FT / Jamie Chisholm

Issuers Ought to Ask Why Their Bonds Are `Flipped' Bloomberg / Joe Mysak