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The Greenspan guarantee - what's it really worth?
By John SullivanIn a story related to our Trend of the Week, Alan Greenspan announced he's joining John Paulson's hedge fund as a member of the advisory...
May 28, 2008
Why is the stock market going up?"The economy is barely growing, oil prices keep climbing, housing remains in a funk -- and yet stocks are rebounding." Why? That's the question Gregory...
May 28, 2008
The rise of exchange-traded ... notes?Now that ETFs are a household word (at least in financial circles), market watchers are looking to structured products for the next big thing. According to...
May 28, 2008
Variable interest entitiesA fresh source of worry for banks who thought they could make it out of the credit crisis unscathed: variable interest entities. VIEs sell short-term...
May 28, 2008
Holiday retail rush falls shortAccording to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. shoppers spent furiously in the days just before Christmas. But, holiday retail sales appeared to still fall short...
May 28, 2008
Boomers cut back spending, savingThe Associated Press reports that the economic downturn is hitting roughly one in 10 middle-aged and older Americans especially hard, compelling them to borrow money...
May 28, 2008
Greenspan's irrational apathyLook, I love Alan Greenspan and all he did for the economy under his Fed stewardship. To me, he was the perfect example of what...
May 28, 2008
The finance industry is deadWe knew it would happen. In a rather ridiculous story in the Wall Street Journal, "industry analysts" sound off on the future impact of the...