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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 13, 2010 at 2:23 PM EST

January Beige Book… Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Economists, investors, traders, and speculators have looked for each clue as to just when the FOMC is going to end…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 13, 2010 at 5:20 AM EST

The Administration Claims The Stimulus Saved Two Million Jobs

When the Administration fought to get a $787 billion stimulus package from Congress early last year, it committed itself to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM EST

Job Openings Dive, Helps Argument For Tax Credits

Job openings hit new lows in November, down to 2.415 million from 2.571 million in October and 3.311 million in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 9, 2010 at 9:52 AM EST

Consumer Credit In Record Drop, Biggest Since 1943

Consumer borrowing took a breathtaking and record-breaking fall in November, according to figures released yesterday by the Federal Reserve. Revolving…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 8, 2010 at 4:33 AM EST

A Chance To Gamble Away The National Debt

Pennsylvania will now allow poker, blackjack, and a number of other games of luck and skill to be played at…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 7, 2010 at 5:12 AM EST

The Fed Becomes Indecisive

The stock and bond markets would like to be able to easily predict what the Federal Reserve will do for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM EST

Tech Issues Ahead of CES 2010 (MMM, UPG, PLXT, INTU, NETL, GRMN, GOOG, S, TXCC, INTC, AMD, AAPL)

It is the first week of January, which means one thing for lovers of consumer electronics: CES, the Consumer Electronics…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 5, 2010 at 7:51 AM EST

Public Pension Funds Up Against $2 Trillion Shortfall

By Douglas A. McIntyre Even in a world of massive deficits and rising national debt, not many problems come in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2010 at 9:16 AM EST

More Stimulus Could Cause Double Dip Instead Of Preventing One

By Douglas A. McIntyre In his op-ed piece in The New York Times on Sunday, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 27, 2009 at 8:28 AM EST

China Is Now The World’s Second Largest Economy

China became the world’s second largest economy in 2009, passing Japan, which has held this distinction for decades. The People’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 24, 2009 at 4:51 AM EST

The Whole World Moves To Texas

The Brookings Institution, The New York Times, and Bloomberg all covered the news that Texas added more people than any…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2009 at 6:06 AM EST

Geithner Says Loan Crisis May Wreck Economy, But Has No Solution

Treasury Secretary Geithner, who many members of Congress would like to see out of his job, yesterday said that tight…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM EST

Commerce Department GDP Revision Shows Q3 Was Awful

The Commerce Department revised GDP growth for the third quarter of this year down, again. The latest number is an…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 16, 2009 at 2:39 PM EST

Bernanke Keeping Status Quo on Rates… For Now

Ben Bernanke may be Time Magazine’s person of the year. But today Bernanke was listed as the market watchdog of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 11, 2009 at 5:22 AM EST

Moody’s Still Concerned About US And UK Debt

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) made comments about its ratings on US and UK sovereign debt that were meant to calm the markets.…

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January Beige Book… Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Administration Claims The Stimulus Saved Two Million Jobs

Job Openings Dive, Helps Argument For Tax Credits

Consumer Credit In Record Drop, Biggest Since 1943

A Chance To Gamble Away The National Debt

The Fed Becomes Indecisive

Tech Issues Ahead of CES 2010 (MMM, UPG, PLXT, INTU, NETL, GRMN, GOOG, S, TXCC, INTC, AMD, AAPL)

Public Pension Funds Up Against $2 Trillion Shortfall

More Stimulus Could Cause Double Dip Instead Of Preventing One

China Is Now The World’s Second Largest Economy

The Whole World Moves To Texas

Geithner Says Loan Crisis May Wreck Economy, But Has No Solution

Commerce Department GDP Revision Shows Q3 Was Awful

Bernanke Keeping Status Quo on Rates… For Now

Moody’s Still Concerned About US And UK Debt

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Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $4,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

Economy Articles

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January Beige Book… Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Administration Claims The Stimulus Saved Two Million Jobs

Job Openings Dive, Helps Argument For Tax Credits

Consumer Credit In Record Drop, Biggest Since 1943

A Chance To Gamble Away The National Debt

The Fed Becomes Indecisive

Tech Issues Ahead of CES 2010 (MMM, UPG, PLXT, INTU, NETL, GRMN, GOOG, S, TXCC, INTC, AMD, AAPL)

Public Pension Funds Up Against $2 Trillion Shortfall

More Stimulus Could Cause Double Dip Instead Of Preventing One

China Is Now The World’s Second Largest Economy

The Whole World Moves To Texas

Geithner Says Loan Crisis May Wreck Economy, But Has No Solution

Commerce Department GDP Revision Shows Q3 Was Awful

Bernanke Keeping Status Quo on Rates… For Now

Moody’s Still Concerned About US And UK Debt

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

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Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $4,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

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