Archive for September, 2009:

Why You Should Invest in the “New” Germany

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by Martin Hutchinson }
Categories : All, Macroaxis, Money, Money Morning
By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Writer Money Morning Pundits greeted Angela Merkel’s convincing election win in Germany Sunday with a collective yawn. Commentators think the German... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the ...Read More »

Investment News Briefs

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by Investment News Reports }
Categories : All, Macroaxis, Money, Money Morning
With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around the world. Winters Out as JPMorgan Co-CEO;... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely ...Read More »

BofA, Wells Fargo, JPM, Citigroup FDIC Fees May Top $10 Billion

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by Michael Shedlock }
The FDIC is struggling mightily to stay solvent. Given that there are bank failures every Friday, it's no easy feat for the FDIC to stay ahead of the game.Please consider Bank of America, Major Banks’ FDIC Premiums May Top ...Read More »

Home prices stabilized, but…

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by James Hamilton }
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price indices registered another month of increase in July. That's a critical bit of favorable news, since continued declines in home prices would mean further increases in default rates and new stresses on financial institutions. Read More »

Mish Mailbag: Anecdotes from Kentucky and St. Louis

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by Michael Shedlock }
Joshua from Kentucky thinks things are not going as well as they seem. Joshua writes:Mish,I wanted to write you in regards to what I see in the economic landscape here in Kentucky. I live in Hodgenville, KY (birthplace of ...Read More »

Tips On Negotiating To Get A Better Deal

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Erik Folgate }
Negotiating takes practice. Some people are born with good negotiation skills, because they have a natural ability to talk to people. But for the rest of us, it doesn’t come naturally, and practicing your negotiation skills in everyday situations ...Read More »

Endgame Near For CIT

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Yael Bizouati }
Categories : All, Clusterstock
CIT is close to handing control to bondholders, in a sweeping exchange offer that would eliminate 30% to 40% of its more than $30 billion in outstanding debt, the Wall Street Journal reports. The plan would offer bondholders new debt secured ...Read More »

Happy Birthday, Ludwig von Mises!

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Brian Doherty }
On this date 128 years ago was born the great economist and political thinker Ludwig von Mises, the fountainhead of modern libertarianism in the American style (not only for the quality and breadth of his own work, but for his direct influence on ...Read More »

Happy Birthday, Ludwig von Mises!

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Brian Doherty }
On this date 128 years ago was born the great economist and political thinker Ludwig von Mises, the fountainhead of modern libertarianism in the American style (not only for the quality and breadth of his own work, but for ...Read More »

Incentives for Rating Agencies

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Robert }
Categories : All, Angry Bear