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05/16

Big Oil attacked over record gas prices CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Deficient petroleum network imperils supplies, analyst says Cox News via Palm Beach Post / Marilyn Geewax

Gas costing $1,000 more per year AP via Denver Post / John Wilen

Wave of buyouts shrinks public pool of stocks USA Today / Matt Krantz

Liberty Media scores Atlanta Braves Bloomberg via Denver Post / Danielle Sessa

China's stock market satisfies the craving Globe and Mail / Marcus Gee

Janus plots a comeback, but wait to buy a ticket Money via CNN / Penelope Wang

DC: The Bad News On Condos Washington Post / Allan Lengel

CA: Food prices eat deeper into wallets LA Times / Jerry Hirsch

Wolfowitz Working on Resignation Deal AP via Newsday / Jeannine Aversa

U.S. stocks rally after economic data Marketwatch / Nick Godt

Cheaper To Rent Forbes / Dorothy Pomerantz

Bad News On The Home Front Forbes / Evelyn M. Rusli

Pimco's Gross Recommends Emerging-Market Local Debt Bloomberg / Lester Pimentel

Bonds end lower on housing report AP via Houston Chronicle

New Sheriff in Town CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Crude Oil Falls After Report Showing U.S. Stockpile Increase Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Lampert took big stake in Citigroup: SEC filing Marketwatch / Alistair Barr & David Weidner

Dallas Fed chief says he's happy with interest-rate policy Bloomberg via Dallas Morning News

BoE´s King makes veiled criticism of former Fed chairman Greenspan AFX via FXStreet

Utah job market keeps humming Salt Lake Tribune / Lesley Mitchell

The Fallacy of Inflation Targeting Ludwig Von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak

Globalization and Capital Markets: Implications for Inflation and the Yield Curve Federal Reserve Board / Randall S. Kroszner

Financial stability and policy issues Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn

Greenspan impresses with speech Denver Post / Andy Vuong and Gregg Moss

The Dark Side of the Credit Boom Ludwig Von Mises Institute / Thorsten Polleit

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

Why I'm still bullish on China ... Money and Markets via Market Oracle / Tony Sagami

Stocks Edge Higher On Weak Volume Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Why Daimler gave Chrysler to Cerberus Business Week via MSNBC / Gail Edmondson

New Book Examining U.S. Economy Predicts Inflation, Collapse of Markets PRWeb via Fiend’s SuperBear Page

Squeeze on Wage Earners Accelerates Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis / Mike Shedlock

Mortgage Applications Decrease Slightly in Latest MBA Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

Telecom vs. cable battle moves to states Stateline.org / Daniel C. Vock

WI: State bucks trend in housing prices Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Michele Derus

Senators: Tax must end Cincinnati Enquirer

Congress Urged to Ease Pain of Gas Prices Orlando Sentinel

How We Learned to Stop Worrying (so much) and Love “Da Bomb” Pimco / Bill Gross

Treasury Yields Trade Near Four-Week High on Fed Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert

Pittsburgh Hospital Sells Biggest Municipal Junk Bond Since '05 Bloomberg / Jeremy R. Cooke

Housing: Still searching for a bottom CNN / Chris Isidore

Housing Slump Continued in April AP via Forbes / Martin Crutsinger

Crude oil falls as traders predict U.S. supply rise Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong and Polya Lesova

Bush to Nominate Two Bankers for Fed Board Seats Washington Post / Nell Henderson

White House: World Bank bruised by fight AP via Houston Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa

Why Goldman Sachs Should Have Backed John Browne Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Stocks Rise Following Economic Data AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Tim Paradis

Applied Materials sees lower orders Marketwatch / Matt Andrejczak

Sony profit plunges 68% on gaming losses FT / Mariko Sanchanta

Seems like old times Marketwatch / Todd Harrison

Entrenched No More Forbes / Neil Weinberg

FL: Prices are rising faster for South Florida than rest of the nation South Florida Sun Sentinel / Harriet Johnson Brackey

Fed's Hoenig sees economy picking up Marketwatch

Greenspan, in First Post-Fed Role, Will Advise Pimco Bloomberg / Ryan Flinn and Scott Lanman

U.S. Notes May Gain on Expectations Housing Starts Declined Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

Greenspan Finds a Client in Bond Management Firm NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Weather futures heat up Marketwatch / John Spence

Bad US debts return to haunt HSBC Independent / James Moore

Murdoch, Bancrofts have plenty at stake Marketwatch / Jon Friedman

MA: Home auctions quadruple: Bay State has 1,712 ads in April Boston Herald / Jerry Kronenberg

UK: Headline inflation down but pain getting worse Telegraph / Damian Reece

UK: Inflation dip won't halt further rate rise Scotsman / Nick Bevens

China Industrial Output Rises 17.4 Percent on Exports Bloomberg / Nipa Piboontanasawat

Spain risks crisis over vanishing reserves Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

05/17

Risky second home loans seen weighing on U.S. housing Reuters / Julie Haviv

Wolfowitz Walks Forbes / Paul Maidment

The Bubbling Metals Aden Forecast via Safehaven / Mary Anne and Pamela Aden

Back to Balance? National Review / James C. Capretta

Pimco's Gross Says Fed to Cut, Cites Timing `Mistake' Bloomberg / Thomas R. Keene and Daniel Kruger

The alchemists of finance The Economist

Money fund assets rise in latest week AP via St. Paul Pioneer Press

Averages need to be treated with caution The Economist

Dow can't make it 3 for 3 CNN / Alexandra Twin

What the sale of Chrysler to a private-equity firm means for America's car industry The Economist

Dragging America down the rocky road to a set of global accounting rules The Economist

America and Europe confront a new freeze in their relationship with Russia The Economist

Her latest incarnation: presidential front-runner The Economist

Commodities Roundup: Copper Closes Lower AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Yen falls as BoJ holds base rates BBC News

EU: The burden of history The Economist

UK: Despite the lack of opposition to Gordon Brown, New Labour's roots are still shallow The Economist

Lobby's Co-CEO Quit After Probe Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's 43rd Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition FDIC / Sheila C. Bair

Manufacturers See Slight Improvement Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Will Greenspan help Gross recover from slump? Orange County Register / Colin Stewart

U.S. stocks end down on post-rally consolidation; oil surges Marketwatch / Nick Godt

New Chrysler; Old Union Forbes / Jerry Flint

IBM sees jump in long term earnings Reuters via CNN

Tax-Shelter Crackdown Sought by Senate in Quest for Revenue Bloomberg / Ryan J. Donmoyer

Oil Surges More Than $2 on Below-Normal U.S. Gasoline Stockpile Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Why gasoline prices are rising while oil isn't CNN / Jeff Cox

Capital Market Issuance Rises to $1.8 Trillion in First Quarter Bond Market Association / SIFMA

Benchmark yield hits 1-month high Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou

Credit Market `Bubble' May Be at Bursting Point Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Bank of Canada Review Bank of Canada

Mortgage rates move back up CNN

CA: Lengthy housing slump expected Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman

Anxiety On The Home Front Forbes / Andre T. Gilles

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

Presidents and stocks $ FT / John Authers

Trapped in a Government Spending Spree Daily Reckoning via Safehaven / Mogambo Guru

Strong Dollar in U.S. Interest Merk via Safehaven / Axel Merk

Russia sues Bank of New York for $22.5B Reuters via CNN

MI: Jobless rate in Michigan climbs to 7.1% in April Lansing state Journal / Kathy Barks Hoffman

Jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 months AP via Raleigh News and Observer

Travel Agents Are Staging a Comeback Smartmoney.com / Kristen Bellstrom

The Subprime Mortgage Market Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke

Bernanke Says Subprime Lending Curbs Will `Restrain' Housing Bloomberg / Craig Torres and Alison Vekshin

Fed: Mortgage Defaults Won't Hurt Economy AP via LA Times / Martin Crutsinger

Bernanke sees limited impact from subprime Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Treasuries Fall to One-Month Low as U.S. Jobless Claims Decline Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert and Elizabeth Stanton

Can Gross Get His Groove Back? Forbes / Liz Moyer

Will Greenspan and Gross Merger Create Value? Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Pimco's long courtship of Greenspan pays off LA Times / Walter Hamilton

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Fell 0.5% in April Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

Economy may contract in coming months AP via Houston Chronicle / Candice Choi

Former Goldman Chief Rips Wall St. Mega –Payouts NY Post / Paul Tharp

Bank of Montreal Raises Trading Loss to C$680 Million Bloomberg / Sean B. Pasternak

Crude futures rise above $63 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Pablo Gorondi

Dollar Rises to Three-Month High Versus Yen on Jobless Claims Bloomberg / Min Zeng and Ye Xie

U.S. Note Yield Near 1-Month High; Europe Rates Draw Investors Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

Japan's Bonds Head for Biggest Gain This Month as Growth Slows Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane

Why Is Income Inequality in America So Pronounced? Consider Education NY Times / Tyler Cowen

U.S. Leading Indicators Index Weakened in April, Economists Say Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

Foreclosures Spur Ohio-Led States to Rescue Homes From Default Bloomberg / Brian Louis

How companies lose with electronic trading Marketwatch / David Weidner

Gold glows on back of clean-air movement Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Original Goldbug's still nuclear Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Asian stocks gain across the board Marketwatch

Sony Expects Recovery After Big Quarterly Loss NY Times / Martin Fackler

Chrysler Sale Unavoidable, Zetsche Says NY Times / Mark Landler

Declining Intelligence How low can we go? Daily Standard / Michael Tanji

China Urges U.S. Not to Punish All Food Exporters NY Times / David Barboza

UK: Bank talks tough on inflation Guardian / Angela Balakrishnan

UK: Bank attacked over rate mistakes Telegraph / Tom Stevenson

UK: Has the Bank lost control of inflation? Telegraph / Edmund Conway

Japan's Economic Growth Slows to 2.4% Annual Pace Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya

Consumers refusing to pay for downloads of shows, study says Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Corilyn Shropshire

Smothered under a pile of plastic Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen

Yen Trades Near 3-Month Low Versus Dollar Before BOJ Rate, Data Bloomberg / Min Zeng

05/18

Microsoft Deal Makes Yahoo Buy More Likely, Noto Says Bloomberg / Jonathan Thaw

Beijing to take $3bn gamble on Blackstone $ FT / Martin Arnold, Richard McGregor, Francesco Guerrera and Joanna Chung

World Bank affair ‘sign of US impunity’ FT / Guy Dinmore

Poor short seller, rich retail investor Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Temporary fix likely for income-tax trap San Antonio Express News / David Hendricks

Hedge Fund Guru: Math Education Critical AP via LA Times / Madlen Read

Lipstick on a Pig Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff

Are We There Yet? Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

U.S. job market looks less sturdy in hindsight Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

More people are living 'off the grid' AP via Salt Lake Tribune / Joseph B. Frazier

CA: Grocery Prices Up 5.7 Percent in Orange County Orange County Register / Nancy Luna

Microsoft's $6 billion management challenge Marketwatch / John C. Dvorak

European Bonds Post Weekly Decline as Economic Growth Quickens Bloomberg / Gavin Finch

Yen steady after China widens yuan band Reuters / David McMahon

Treasury 10-Year Yield Rises to Three-Month High as Stocks Gain Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Annie Pinkert

Dow hits new record CNN / Jessica Dickler and Alexandra Twin

Expect little from the EU summit with Russia The Economist

Fill your car up with aluminum Reuters via CNN

U.S. Stocks Rise on Takeovers; aQuantive, General Electric Gain Bloomberg / Eric Martin

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

GE Selling Plastics Unit To Saudis Forbes / Parmy Olson

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Mortgage rates surge after Fed says it still has inflation worries AP via Tacoma News Tribune

Loonie nears 30-year high Globe and Mail / Tavia Grant

Hedge fund industry could do more to engage its critics FT

Gold rises; dollar trades mixed against rivals Marketwatch / Polya Lesova

Credit Derivatives: Benefits and Risks Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Ford Motor Credit, Dynegy Lead $28.2 Billion of Sales Bloomberg / Bryan Keogh

Fitch lowers outlook for Southwest Airlines' debt Marketwatch / Padraic Cassidy

Treasuries Drop on Rate Outlook, China's Decision on Currency Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Annie Pinkert

US Has The Worst Performing Economy Money and Markets via Market Oracle / Mike Larson

U.S. Michigan Consumer Confidence Index Rose in May Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra

Dow flirts with new record CNN / Alexandra Twin

This Bull Market Is More Rational, Less Exuberant Bloomberg / Chet Currier

RadioShack CEO's words garbled Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather Landy

FASB: A Segue to More Segmenting CFO.com / Marie Leone

Fed chiefs differ on housing impact Bloomberg via Contra Costa Times / Steve Matthews and Anthony Massucci

Oil prices hover below $65 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Pablo Gorondi

China moves to let currency rise AP via Seattle Times / Joe McDonald

Canada's Dollar Reaches Highest in 30 Years on Rate Speculation Bloomberg / Haris Anwar

Regionalization and the ‘Ballast Effect’ Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen

Canada: Hike on Potential Morgan Stanley / Charles St-Arnaud

Investing: Squeezing money from banks USA Today / John Waggoner

Moody's Ratings Double-Talk May Cost U.S. Taxpayer $3.6 Billion Bloomberg / Christine Richard

Fedspeak's new nuances Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart

U.S. Notes May Gain as Yields at One-Month High Spur Demand Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

Airlines have a long, hot summer ahead USA Today / Marilyn Adams, Barbara De Lollis and Dan Reed

White House to Quickly Replace Wolfowitz AP via Chicago Tribune / Jeannine Aversa

Bush, senators announce immigration deal AP via Christian Science Monitor

After bitter battle, Wolfowitz resigns from World Bank Guardian / Richard and Suzanne Goldenberg

World Bank chief resigns Washington Times / Steve Hirsch

Mexico's economy puts on brakes LA Times / Marla Dickerson

Japan's Demand for Services Slides 2.2% From a Record Bloomberg / Jason Clenfield

Yen Heads for Weekly Fall Versus Dollar, Euro on Growth, Rates Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Ron Harui

Yen on the ropes as Bank of Japan holds interest rates at 0.5 per cent Independent / James Padgham

Study Finds 25 Countries Block Web Sites AP via Newsday / Anick Jesdanun

Crude Oil Trades Near a Three-Week High on Refinery Shutdowns Bloomberg / Gavin Evans

Asian Stocks Set for First Losing Week in 3; Nippon Steel Drops Bloomberg / Darren Boey and Stuart Kelly

China: Buffett, Fidelity at Odds on `Genocide Olympics' Bloomberg / William Pesek

 

05/19

Oil refineries rack up record gross profits Denver Post / Steve Raabe

Bush outlines immigration plan Marketwatch

Treasuries Fall Most Since January as Rate Cut Optimism Wanes Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert and Elizabeth Stanton

G-8 Says `Volatile' Oil Prices Pose Risk to Growth Bloomberg / John Fraher

G-8 members: Global economy is on track AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Matt Moore

Bulls try to run for week 8 CNN / Alexandra Twin

Intuit shares climb 14 percent San Diego Union Tribune

Dollar Rises to Highest Level in Almost Three Months on Growth Bloomberg / Min Zeng

NV:  Housing slump socks workers Las Vegas Review Journal

Manufacturing jobs go begging Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Thomas J. Sheeran

Still going on vacation but closer to home LA Times / Peter Pae

Strong peso is a thorny issue LA Times / Chris Kraul

China raises rates again ahead of talks with US over surplus Independent / Mark Kleinman

China Fails to Appease U.S. Congress With Yuan Move Bloomberg / Mark Drajem and Matthew Benjamin

China tries to curb surging economy NY Times via Houston Chronicle / Keith Bradsher

Japanese Bonds Have Weekly Gain as Report Shows Growth Slowed Bloomberg / Issei Morita and Keiko Ujikane

05/20

Highway tax crunch paves way for potholes and tolls AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Jim Abrams

Bubble, bubble toil and trouble Marketwatch / Sage Brennan

CA: Cheaper homes seem to sell slower Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

Owning beats renting, in the long run Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Adens see stocks rising higher Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

...Including the Latest: Bond ETFs Wall Street Journal / Rob Wherry

Investment banks face hedge fund warning $ FT / Gillian Tett in London and Ralph Atkins

Evaluating Exchange-Traded Funds Wall Street Journal / Ian Salisbury

Subprime borrowers face losing their homes Long Beach Press Telegram / Barbara Correa

Bill Gross vs Masataka Horii in Winner-Take-All Bond Slugfest Bloomberg / Wes Goodman and Daniel Kruger

Durables Orders Rise, Home Sales Stagnate: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Benchmarks: Fortysomethings LA Times

Betting on a rate cut is a fools game NY Post / John Crudele

Quarterly results, earnings guidance push index despite glum signs Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

The Bull Market That’s Missing Something US News and World Report via NY Times / Paul J. Lim

Analyzing market's cycles Sacramento Bee / Tom Sullivan

Europe, Asia luring funds from U.S. stocks Bloomberg via Seattle Times / Parris Kellermann

Pity the poor shareholders when a sure thing fails Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Stocks Cheap? Private Equity Thinks So NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

The Raging Bulls Elliott Wave Technology via Safehaven / Joseph Russo

As private equity deals grow, so does public anxiety LA Times / Tom Petruno

Bad fund managers seldom bounced Marketwatch via Seattle Times / Chuck Jaffe

Traders Say NYSE Floor Still Hot Venue - For Tourists NY Post / John Aidan Byrne

Builders see turnaround in rental market AP via Dallas Morning News

Currency Dispute Hampers US, Chinese AP via Baltimore Sun / Joe McDonald

Paulson Is Running Out of Time in Talks With China Bloomberg / Kevin Carmichael and Matthew Benjamin

Medicaid socializes health care, at a cost Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Money is Flooding the World Markets Safehaven / Hans F. Sennholz

05/21

Traders Profit Best by Ignoring Most Financial News Smartmoney.com / Jonathan Hoenig

Bankers support mortgage reform AP via Houston Chronicle / Alan Zibel

Illinois is number 1—when it comes to high gas prices Chicago Tribune / Robert Manor

Central Bankers Playing A Global Game of Chicken with Inflation Market Oracle / Michael_Pento

As China tightens, Dow rallies Marketwatch / Nick Godt

House passes bill to ban industrial banks MSNBC

China poised for global stock foray Guardian / Jonathan Watts and Andrew Clark

Making Global Economic Institutions Work – What the World Needs Now Bank of Canada / David Dodge

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Debunking the Fed Model Seeking Alpha / John Hussman

US Fed says subprime reaction to be 'well calibrated,' not 'constricting' market AFX via Forbes

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged on Monday –BestInfo Reuters

Treasurys Up As Market Bounces Back AP via Forbes

Rates rise at weekly Treasury auction AP via Beaufort Gazette

S&P, Fitch cut Alltel to junk, Moody's may follow Reuters

After Blackstone IPO, where will China invest next? Marketwatch / Polya Lesova

Kuwait unhooks dinar and dollar, signaling a possible trend Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou,

Palladium to Revive on Buying by Funds, Fortunoff Bloomberg / Claudia Carpenter and Millie Munshi

My big fat American gas tax CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Crude Oil Rises as U.S. Refineries Increase Gasoline Production Bloomberg / Robert Tuttle

U.S. Stocks Advance on Takeovers; Alltel, Amazon.com Lead Gains Bloomberg / Michael Patterson

GE chief signals end of buying spree FT / Francesco Guerrera

Investors Yawn At IBM's Faster Chip Forbes / Parmy Olson

The US Trade Deficit - Cause for Concern? Dollar Daze via Safehaven / Mike Hewitt

The future of immigration in America The Economist

Senate Immigration Compromise Roils 2008 U.S. Presidential Race Bloomberg / Edwin Chen

Policy Pitfalls in an Asset-Dependent World Morgan Stanley / Stephen S. Roach

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman

The Conundrum Unwinds Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Municipal Bond Tax Breaks Draw U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny Bloomberg / Greg Stohr

Nasdaq, S&P 500 climb; Dow falls CNN

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

News Corp. may walk away from Dow Jones bid, broker says Marketwatch / Steve Goldstein

Thomson-Reuters won't roll over Bloomberg Marketwatch / Jon Friedman

If You Really Want To Make U.S. Companies More Competitive . . . Bolster their tax competitiveness. National Review / Larry Kudlow

Bank mergers, Community Reinvestment Act enforcement, subprime mortgage lending, and foreclosures Federal Reserve Board / Sandra Braunstein

April economic growth below average pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Money supply versus money demand Brookes News / Dr. Frank Shostak

Crude prices ease lower in morning trading Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Credit-Default Swaps Spur Fastest Derivatives Growth in 9 Years Bloomberg / Hamish Risk

Washington, New York to Lead Municipal Borrowers of $9 Billion Bloomberg / William Selway

U.S. Notes Little Changed Near 3-Month Highs on Growth Outlook Bloomberg / Anchalee Worrachate

Pushing into uncharted waters CNN

Lowe's Profit Falls 12% as Housing Slump Hurts Demand Bloomberg / Mark Clothier

Corporate perks secret no more Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi

Economists foresee sluggish 2007 growth AP via Houston Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa

U.S. Economy to Slow This Year, Business Economists Forecast Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra

Now May Not Be the Time to Pay Down the Mortgage Bloomberg / John F. Wasik

CO: Soft housing market to keep economy down Denver Post / Will Shanley

Real estate sales data expected AP via LA Times

Dollar edges up against euro AP via Charlotte Observer

Nigeria attack sends oil over $70 BBC News

Gas prices: Worse than '81 oil shock CNN

Oil Prices Rise Above $65 a Barrel AP via LA Times / Derrick Ho

Is It Time for the U.S. to Bolt From World Bank? Bloomberg / Kevin Hassett

As Dow soars, don't give up on bonds just yet Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Fed Nominee Would Add Expertise On Credit Washington Post / Nell Henderson

Bancrofts, Meet the Murdochs NY Times / Richard Siklos

Dollar buying ever less of world's goods Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer

Yuan Rises to Highest Since July 2005 on Wider Trading Band Bloomberg / Christina Soon

 

05/22

Dollar hits 3-mth peak vs yen on U.S. rate outlook Reuters / Rika Otsuka

The Inflation Outlook Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond / Jeffrey M. Lacker

Investment Flash: Derivatives Say Bernanke Will Be Wrong Lamont Trading via Safehaven / Paul Lamont

How is Money Created? Market Oracle / Mike Hewitt

The Fed’s ‘Resource Utilization’ Problem National Review / John Tamny

Rich don't save either Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen

Offshoring may not be the real job killer Globe and Mail / Barrie McKenna

It's going to be hot this summer Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Chinese food for thought Marketwatch / Todd Harrison

Impact of rising gas prices 'fairly limited', economists say USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh

Michigan's Rating Is Cut by S&P on Budget Gap, Weak Economy Bloomberg / Darrell Preston

Puerto Rico Bond Rating Is Cut; Refinancing Planned Bloomberg / Jeremy R. Cooke

U.S. Bank Loan Risk Falls on First Day of Derivatives Index Bloomberg / Shannon D. Harrington

Houses getting larger, families smaller AP via Denver Post / Stephen Ohlemacher and Paul Foy

Stocks End Flat After Choppy Session AP via Baltimore Examiner / Joe Bel Bruno

Sunken Treasure, Mint ConditionWhen do coins from a shipwreck get corroded? Slate / Torie Bosch

Recognizing Leadership Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke

Bernanke: Education key to vital economy AP via Houston Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa

Cheapest gas in the nation - full service CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Oil prices fall over $1 a barrel before inventory report AP via Houston Chronicle / J. W. Elphinstone

Speed of subprime bust surprises lenders CNN / Les Christie

ABC-Wash Post Consumer Confidence Index falls to 2007 low Reuters

Are sky-high markets overstretched? $ FT / Gillian Tett and John Authers

Most U.S. Stocks Advance, Led by Financials and Homebuilders Bloomberg / Michael Patterson

Stocks Give Up Ground in Late Trading To Close Mixed Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Nasdaq hits new 6-year high CNN / Alexandra Twin

US hears blunt trade warning from China AP via Houston Chronicle / Martin Crutsinger

Congress seeks missing billions in Iraq FT / Guy Dinmore

Chairman of Mortgage Bankers Association Delivers Newsmakers Speech at National Press Club Mortgage Bankers Association

Who says we're not headed for a recession? Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kelleher

Fed's Lacker unimpressed by recent inflation data Marketwatch / Greg Robb

US Treasury chief says US, China must 'maintain partnership' AFX via Forbes

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

Stocks Inch Ahead In Slow, Steady Trading Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Chinese Stocks Hit Record AP via Forbes

Treasuries Drop, Pushing Yields to Near 3-Month High on Economy Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert and Deborah Finestone

Treasurys Little Changed in Quiet Day AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Report: OTC Derivatives Up 40 Percent in 2006 CFO.com / Dave Cook and Stephen Taub

BP Shuts 100,000 Barrels of Alaska Oil AP via Newsday / Alan Zibel

Gold futures edge lower as crude oil declines Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong & Polya Lesova

CA: Funds demand role on boards Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan

Five Major Hurricanes May Form in Atlantic This Year Bloomberg / Courtney Dentch

Fed's Lacker says core inflation still too high Reuters

April State Coincident Indexes pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

U.S. Economy's Mixed Vital Signs Flummox Experts Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Labor Market Figures That Are Puzzling the Fed Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Bonds drift weaker, await data for direction Reuters / Lucia Mutikani

CBOT's Carey 'caught off guard' by critics of offer Chicago Sun Times / David Roeder

The man who owns the Internet Business 2.0 via CNN / Paul Sloan

Economy May Wake Up Without Consumers' Prodding? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Bearing Asset Management via Lew Rockwell / Kevin Duffy

LBOs Attack Finance Company Bondholders; SLM, CIT Debt Unravels Bloomberg / Mark Pittman

U.S. Note Yields Hold Near Three-Month High After S&P 500 Gains Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

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