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IN THIS ISSUE: Stratfor's Take On The Subprime/Credit Crisis Treasury Secretary Paulson Changes The Plan Do They Even Have A Clue What To Do? Bailout's Next Phase: Consumer Loans (Maybe) More From Stratfor On The Credit Crisis & The Economy Gauging The Recession & The Economy - Not Good...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Falling Fast Into Recession Democrats Want To Highjack Your 401(k) The Democrats' 401(k) Replacement Plan Socialism Du Jour - "Spread The Wealth Around" Can We Afford This Nonsense? No, But So What Conclusions - After Today, Anything Is Possible Introduction On...
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Forecasts & Trends
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Gary D. Halbert
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11-04-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Retirement, GDP, Democrats, Recession, Social Security, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Politics, John McCain, Economy, Socialism, 401(k)
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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10-17-2008
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Filed under: Employment, Dollar, Brazilian Real, Oil, Recession, Home Sales, Consumer Price Index, Economy, Jobs, Mexico, Consumer Spending, Hungarian Forint
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Dear Friends: Exhale for a moment, forget your losses for the time being, and try to appreciate the fact that you're living through the single most important development in global finance since Bretton Woods. This is a "tell the grandkids about it" moment, when governments all around the...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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10-16-2008
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, George Friedman, Stratfor, Geopolitics, Recession, Globalization, Banks, Global Economy, Economy, Financial Crisis, Bank Failures, Bailout, Europe
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September 26, 2008 Dear Readers, What a world I have returned to from my cloistered retreat at the beautiful Vivenda Miranda , scenically situated on a cliff outside of the quaint port town of Lagos, Portugal. Everything has changed. Everything is changing. The storm we have so long tried to help you...
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The Room
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David Galland
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09-30-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Presidential Race, Credit Crisis, Politics, Government, Gold, Ben Bernanke, Recession, The Fed, David Galland, McCain, Economic Forecast, Bailout, Henry Paulson, AIG, Ron Paul, Sara Palin, Donald Grove
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By Bud Conrad Chief Economist, The Casey Report - Casey Research As investors, the question we have to focus most of our attention on just now is what impact the credit crisis, the bursting housing bubble and the actions of the U.S. government will have on the economy and investment markets in the next...
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Dear Reader , It used to be of no little pride in the small New England town where Casey Research is headquartered that school went forward, no matter the weather. Hail, 8-foot-high snow drifts, ice rain and, should they have occurred hereabouts (which they didn't), I am fairly sure that even hurricanes...
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Dear Reader , You don't need me to tell you, but the $1,000 mark is the latest to fall beneath gold's mighty rise. Even so, as a benchmark, the number $1,000 is meaningless. It represents no new high in the inflation-adjusted prices that count. And it is not attached to a magic switch that assures...
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This week's Outside the Box is going to be a little different. I am going to write about the extraordinary action by the NY Fed to foster the Bear Stearns deal with JP Morgan, and give you three brief notes from Michael Lewitt of Harch Capital Management and Bob Eisenbeis (former executive vice-president...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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03-17-2008
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Filed under: Inflation, Credit Crisis, Liquidity Crisis, Michael Lewitt, Economic Forecast, Recession, Interest Rates, Consumer Debt, Economy, Depression, JP Morgan, Bear Sterns
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Caroline Baum is one of my favorite financial columnists, who writes with a voice of calm reason. She writes for Bloomberg, and I encourage you to read her regularly. This week she touches on the problems in the markets and the continuing calls for government intervention. Things are coming loose in...
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Dear Readers, It's getting to the point where even the most determined optimist is having a hard time finding a good reason to roll out of bed. Among just the smattering of news that crossed the lens this week... Producer prices rose 7.4 percent in January from a year ago, coming on the heels of...
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The Room
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David Galland
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03-03-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Interest Rates, Credit Crisis, commodities, Inflation, Oil, Gold, Visa, Ben Bernanke, Recession, Dollar