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Yes, Deflation's Coming, Says Morici -- Because The Government Doesn't Have The Guts To Stand Up To China
Friday 03 Sep 10 17:32:02 GMT
In recent months, deflation fears have taken hold as the year-over-year growth in consumer prices trends ever closer to zero.
And everyone's right to be worried, says Peter Morici, an economics professor at the R.H. Smith School Of Business at the Univ
Friday 03 Sep 10 15:15:18 GMT
Provided by The Business Insider: That sound you're hearing is a gigantic exhale of relief, as the August jobs report actually came in better than expected, with the private sector creating 67,000 jobs.Of course, that's not a wildly good number on an abso
Friday 03 Sep 10 11:23:27 GMT
It's almost Labor Day, but before Wall Street and investors take off for a long three-day weekend, all eyes were on the August jobs report. The report showed unemployment for August rose to 9.6% from 9.5% in July. Nonfarm payrolls shed 54,000 jobs last mo
Your 10-Second Guide To What Happened Overnight
Friday 03 Sep 10 10:21:47 GMT
Provided by the Business Insider:
ASIA: Rose moderately, but China was hit by bank concerns. Markets appear to have cheered yesterday's U.S. rally. Techs outperformed while there was weakness in Chinese financials. Mainland Chinese stocks lagged the re
Bear Days of August Might be Over, Says Barry Ritholtz
Thursday 02 Sep 10 16:23:29 GMT
Markets took off yesterday shortly after the morning bell, as positive manufacturing reports for the U.S. and China bolstered investor confidence. The ISM Index found U.S. manufacturing
grew in August to 56.6, up from 55.5 the previous month. The rally l
House Prices Are Still 10% Too High, Says Barry Ritholtz
Thursday 02 Sep 10 14:30:21 GMT
Money-manager Barry Ritholtz has a message for the National Association of Realtors, the trade group that always puts a sunny spin on the outlook for the housing market, no matter how horrific the facts may be:
You're making the problem
Ritholtz, wh
Stock Market Could Rally "Quickly If There Is a Soft Landing," Says ECRI's Achuthan
Thursday 02 Sep 10 12:00:00 GMT
Investors felt better about the economy on Wednesday after the August ISM manufacturing index improved compared with July. Forecasters were looking for a decline, and when that didn't happen, stocks took off.After so many disappointing data points this su
More Than 50% Chance Of New Recession, Says ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan
Wednesday 01 Sep 10 19:38:01 GMT
In the past few months, traders have been scrutinizing an index of leading economic indicators published by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) for signs of what will happen with the economy.
After hitting a multi-year high earlier this year,
"Gridlock" In Congress Will Be A Disaster For The Stock Market, Says Vinny Catalano
Wednesday 01 Sep 10 16:34:37 GMT
As the November mid-term elections come ever closer, more pundits are predicting that the Democrats will get clobbered. The consensus is that they'll lose control of the House of Representatives. Some folks think they'll even lose the Senate.And what will
Scary September May Have Come a Month Early This Year
Wednesday 01 Sep 10 14:00:56 GMT
August proved to be a cruel month on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost
4.3% in the month, and the S&P 500 was down 4.7%. The Nasdaq was even worse, losing 6.2%. All in all, it was the worst August since 2001."We're in a range-
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