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By Bill CoffinRemember Occupy Wall Street? Neither does anybody else.
January 16, 2012
Downgrades Hit Europe; PIMCO’s Gross Sees Greek DefaultFriday the 13th turned out to be very unlucky indeed for the euro zone, as Standard & Poor's downgraded nine countries in the bloc, including triple-A rated France and Austria, and put 14 of the 17 countries on negative outlook.
January 13, 2012
Producer Pep Talk: Joe Jordan Delivers Impromptu Call to ActionWhen I tuned in to The American Colleges annual Town Hall Update webcast last week, I unexpectedly heard a compelling pep talk from guest speaker Joe Jordan of MetLife.
January 13, 2012
Europe Hit by Downgrade Speculation (Washington Post)The euro hit its lowest mark in over a year Friday on fears of a widespread European downgrade, in a sour end to what had been one of Europes brightest weeks since the debt crisis intensified.
January 10, 2012
MetLife Study Finds Family Ties BindA new MetLife study finds that through Americans are as open as ever to financially assisting family members.
January 09, 2012
Has U.S. Economic Policy Reached the Point of No Return?Looking at the numbers on taxes, deficit spending and the money supply.
January 06, 2012
Gold at $10,000? Bullion Buff Barisheff Makes the CaseNick Barisheff offers a spirited defense of golds inevitable rise, arguing that increasing governmental indebtedness and currency debasement make todays gold price insignificant.
January 04, 2012
Bond Market Gives Eurozone Brief RespiteGermany and Portugal saw their borrowing costs dip at auctions, a signal that investors may have temporarily put aside some of their concerns over Europes debt crisis.