Vino's Political Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
This article looks at developing countries and their economic performance. It does not find a link between the liberalisation of financial markets and the economic growth in these countries - contrary to the claims of free market ideologues.
News to Cromley (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
This article looks at developing countries and their economic performance. It does not find a link between the liberalisation of financial markets and the economic growth in these countries - contrary to the claims of free market ideologues. technorati tags: political news | news | world news More at: News 2 Cromley
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON | The Treasury Department on Thursday said it is prepared to buy assets from a troubled money market mutual fund to prevent any disruptions to already fragile financial markets.
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
"The worse Bush looks in 2008, the longer Obama can blame him for the problems of 2009, 2010 and 2011" Thursday was a terrible day in the financial markets. Hit by dire unemployment numbers, equities tumbled, and investors raced for the safety of U.S. government bonds. The interest rate on short-term Treasuries has dwindled to 0.02%; the interest on low-grade corporate bonds has soared...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Why aren't the government bailouts working? The presidential transition may be adding to the uncertainty roiling the financial markets. In fact, knowing the names on President-elect Barack Obama's economic team may prove more helpful in calming those stormy markets in the short term than bailout packages that so far haven't had much payoff. After two days of steep...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Kathy Lien submits: On a day when the market had nothing to be happy about, the leak of President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet announcements have erased one major uncertainty for the financial markets, helping equities and currencies recover. The NY Times reports that Hillary Clinton has accepted the post of Secretary of State and NBC reports that Timothy Geithner will be named...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Treasury Department on Thursday said it is prepared to buy assets from a troubled money market mutual fund, part of an effort to prevent further disruptions to already fragile financial markets.
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Catholic World News (CWN) Feature Stories Nov. 21, 2008 ( CWNews.com ) - Did Pope Benedict predict the current worldwide financial crisis? During the past few days dozens of newspapers have run a report suggesting that the Pope had warned about the coming financial meltdown, more than 20 years ago. But more sober analysis shows that the then-Cardinal Ratzinger had something quite different...
Money Morning (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report It’s easy to be gloomy when it comes to the financial markets. It’s even easier to write off... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first.
Business Daily Reviews (Free subscription) | yesterday
As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets on Thursday, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed. Source
Vote By Issues! (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Economic Issues: News & Videos about Economic Issues - CNN.com A group of nearly two dozen world leaders on Saturday reached agreement on a wide-ranging set of proposals to better regulate financial markets. Their goal is over the next several months to put rules and early-detection systems in place to head off another financial crisis like [...]
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Keith Fitz-Gerald submits: It’s easy to be gloomy when it comes to the financial markets. It’s even easier to write off China. Complete Story »
DealBook (Free subscription) | yesterday
As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets, stocks fell sharply again on Thursday, continuing a months-long plunge that has wiped out the gains of the last decade, Vikas Bajaj and Jack Healy reported. The credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed and people rushed to put money in [...]
'Winging It (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thursday was not a good day for the nation's financial system , as Wall Street suffered a 5.6% loss and bond prices rose sharply as investors rushed to purchase Treasury securities: As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets, stocks fell sharply again on Thursday, continuing a months-long plunge that has wiped out the gains of the last decade. The credit markets...
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
After taking a hammering in early trading, Asian stocks closed higher on Friday, fuelled in part by speculation over a massive restructuring of American banking giant Citigroup. European markets were stable at the start of trade.
