Just the Facts For the week: The S&P500 jumped 2.3% (up 2.7% y-t-d), and the Dow gained 2.1% (up 2.6%). The Utilities increase...
THE FED RUINS SUMMER: AMERICA´S CENTRAL BANK PICKS A POOR TIME TO GET HAWKISH / THE ECONOMIST
The Fed ruins summer America’s central bank picks a poor time to get hawkish THE members of the Federal Reserve's monetary-poli...
GREED AND THE BIBLE / SAFE HAVEN
Greed and the Bible By: Captain Hook That's the way it is in the economy today - the bipolar mindset of people today has manage...
AMERICA´S SAVING PERILS / PROJECT SYNDICATE
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WHEN M&A MUSIC STOPS, THESE BANKS WON´T HAVE CHAIRS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
When M&A Music Stops, These Banks Won’t Have Chairs Some boutique bank stocks are positioned better than others for a downturn in M&a...
TURKEY RATTLES REGIONAL POWER STRUGGLE / MAULDIN ECONOMICS
Turkey Rattles Regional Power Struggle George Friedman Editor, This Week in Geopolitics Last week, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey a...
REMEMBRANCE OF BOOMS PAST / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL
Op-Ed Columnist Remembrance of Booms Past Paul Krugman If Hillary Clinton wins in November, Bill Clinton will occupy a doubly un...