Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
10 Market Rules to Remember: An Economist’s Reminder
By John SullivanBorrowing heavily from his predecessor at Merrill Lynch, David Rosenberg laid out his market outlook by framing it within Bob Farrells famous 10 Market Rules to Remember.
May 03, 2012
ECB Plans to Hold Firm in Debt Crisis PolicyThe ECB had no plans to announce at its Thursday meeting that it would launch any additional bond-buying measures or take any other action to combat the debt crisis in the euro zone, holding steady against calls for more action.
May 02, 2012
Bill Clinton Knocks Austerity, Says Growth Only Way Out of Economic WoesAt Milken Institute conference, former President Bill Clinton said the need for economic growth was just reality, regardless of right-left political posturing, saying what the world wants most now is another job.
May 02, 2012
Gloomy Roubini Takes On Upbeat Milken at Global Economy ForumAt Milken Institute gathering, economist Nouriel Roubini shored up his reputation as a prophet of doom in an almost contrapuntal interview with financier and philanthropist Michael Milken.
May 02, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: GrowthUnum finds that the employers that buy its group LTD coverage have a few more employees to cover.
May 02, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: GrowthUnum finds that the employers that buy its group LTD coverage have a few more employees to cover.
May 02, 2012
4 Fed Bankers: No Need for QE3In further proof the days of presenting a united front at the Fed are gone, four central bankers said Tuesday that further stimulus wont be needed.
May 02, 2012
China Sees Manufacturing RiseChina could be overcoming the challenges imposed by austerity and economic woes in the rest of the world, if manufacturing numbers are any indication.