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A head-smacking moment
By John SullivanThe simple wisdom contained in a letter to the editor in today's Wall Street Journal is probably the clearest argument against the use of stimulus...
January 08, 2009
Ten investment tips for 2009MarketWatch's Jonathon Burton offers 10 investment ideas for the new year. According to him, bonds are going to be big in 2009. Buy long-term Treasury...
January 08, 2009
Stimulus, shmimulusImmature, I know, but I couldn't think of anything better to describe our continuing need to throw good money after bad. Echoing congressional leaders, President-elect...
January 08, 2009
Pension Plan Funding PlummetsA typical large defined benefit pension plan may have ended 2008 with only 66% of the assets needed to cover pension obligations.The "funded ratio" of ...
January 07, 2009
Pru Panelists: Recovery May Be SlowA portfolio manager at Prudential Financial Inc. says the shadows over the U.S. economy could start to lift in late 2009.Edward Campbell, a vice president ...
January 07, 2009
Pru Panelists: Recovery May Be SlowA portfolio manager at Prudential Financial Inc. says the shadows over the U.S. economy could start to lift in late 2009.Edward Campbell, a vice president ...
January 05, 2009
Currency Valuations on the Wane: Searching for Alpha, January 2009In this treacherous environment, one asset class seems to be the target of central banks - currencies.
January 05, 2009
Securities class action trends37%: Percent increase in securities class action filings from 2007 to 2008. 43%: Percentage of filings since Dec. 14, 2008 that are related to the credit crisis. 50%: Percentage of class action filings related to the credit crisis in