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Daily Archives: September 18, 2008

Angrybear

Suspending Short Selling Entirely?

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 5:19 am

There are two compelling arguments against suspending short selling completely, even if it is for only a brief period. The first is that a free market allows investors to make ...
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Russia

A Lesson From Russia: Close The Markets

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 4:57 am

Most Americans think that closing the markets for a day or two is the action of socialists and not an appropriate way to deal with the current credit debacle.Nevertheless, the ...
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Central Bank Action Reverses Market Slides

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 4:34 am

For the time being, the move by central banks to add $180 billion to the financial systems to improve liquidity at large banks and brokerages seems to be working.The Hang ...
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Fed

Attacking The Wrong Problem: Huge Help For Banks, Nothing For Mortgages

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 4:28 am

The Fed and a number of other large central banks will put $180 billion into the markets to improve liquidity. Policy makers ``continue to work together closely and will take ...
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Newspaper

Media Digest 9/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 2:54 am

According to Reuters, Morgan Stanley (MS) is in merger talks with several firms.Reuters says HSBC (HBC) may be a possible buyer for Morgan Stanley.Reuters reports that Washington Mutual (WM) is ...
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China

Asia Markets 9/18/2009 (SNE)(TM)

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 2:17 am

Markets in Asia were sharply lower.The Nikkei fell 2.2% to 11,489. Sony (SNE) hit a five year low. Honda (HMC) dropped sharply.The Hang Seng was off over 5% to 16,742. ...
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