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Seeing Green Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:51 PM PDT Banks await bogus stress-test results Weekly bailouts slow to a trickle...for now Banks ramp up foreclosures Unemployment to blame for home defaults Wall Street digs in Bernanke's PR Push Depression lurks unless there's more stimulus What will really harm our future wealth Calpers seeks to buy TARP holdings "If the crisis has taught companies anything, it is to raise plenty of money while you can." - Richard Barley California wants Uncle Sam to back their debt Only $25 million per mile for repaving roads State tax collections hit 50 year low According to the Beige Book, the economy is still worsening CPI & PPI both showing deflation Biggest recessionary output drop since World War II Economy dampens hope of a comfortable retirement Newsletter gurus get bullish There's too much bullishness Overbought conditions - how high is too high? Reverting to the mean Consumer spending has been temporarily lifted by robust tax refunds Time to take profits in retail? Used car sale prices vs S&P 500 An interesting look at magazine ad sales Most consumers plan to spend the same amount or more on entertainment in 2009 Sounds good to me - golf courses lure players with free clinics There's no deflation risk in healthcare Stem cells offer hope for diabetics Q&A with IBD's Bill O'Neil The best strategy for a really long bear market Are there signs of a stock market bottom? End of recessions and unemployment claims A negative MACD divergence Elliott wave's theory on bonds Junk bond spreads fall to lowest level in 6 months Market will follow the money With the quants kill us again? Did you know that Iowa can generate more wind power than California? Big oil abandons clean energy Some refineries are likely to close as demand ebbs Guru strategies find value in oil sector Decision Moose throws the towel on gold and switches to cash The end of cheap water? The global economy appears to be stabilizing according to a research report by the Goldman Sachs Corporate debt defaults in Europe could surge to 15% Rates of unemployment around the world The carry trade is making a comeback Islamic banks need more regulation China now owns the world! U.S. telecoms are eager to get Cuba on the line Keeping tabs on port traffic No more hedging for forex traders Healthy profits for Super Mario Another hedge fund bites the dust Let the lawsuits begin! Oregon sues fund company for college savings losses Why Wall Street is unnecessary Earmarks rise to almost $20 billion Uncle Sam plans to crack the whip on bloggers Florida blogger wages war on Goldman Creative accounting at Government Sachs MetLife shuns TARP Fannie and Freddie are under pressure to revamp Surprise - more losses are expected at AIG Gov't eyes GM debt swap Another expensive car recall at GM A dividend analysis of United Technologies IBM unveils prototype of fast financial analysis system Dendreon's Provenge and other hot drugs in prostate cancer A look behind In-N-Out Burger Longtop Financial Technologies gets noticed The business cycle according to Intel Schwab earnings beat expectations Skepticism for Best Buy Why GameStop's stock is getting zapped The mighty Family Dollar Toby's take on McDonalds Homebuilder NVR is making all the other companies in the whiny housing industry look pathetic Important upcoming earnings reports Dividend stocks raise payments in a rising market The strongest and weakest Illinois banks 10 companies that could go bankrupt Earnings season is a field of land mines Sales at the expense of profits doesn't work Can your stocks pass a fiscal fitness test? Seasonal trends work best as catalysts and not necessarily as trading systems Study sheds light on mechanics behind herding in equity markets How to interpret insider transactions 10 lessons from Richard Bernstein 7 trading lessons from the Masters Five things you never hear traders say when they're making money Harrison's 10 trading commandments A 10-minute case study by Janice Dorn What I've learned in my first 10 months as a trader Four strategies for a losing trade Illusions and the blowup of a trader When learning how to trade, be sure to schedule in periods of inactivity Tom and Jim's suggested ETF portfolios More Bond ETFs 15 more Hedge Fund ETFs Young ETFs are growing fast Is the Dow or the S&P 500 a better investment? So you want to be the next Warren Buffett? How's your writing? Are you an income investor? Check out QuantumOnline.com New blog sighting - Distressed Debt Investing Useless finance Investment advice from Jack Bogle The promise of Twitter Is Facebook losing its glow? Hazardous health plans The credit report freebie that isn't Phishing attacks surge amid recession Ponzi schemes flock to YouTube Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes) Pros and cons between credit cards and debit cards Looking for a customer service number? ContactHelp can help Not including a membership to my website, 6 things you can buy that will pay for themselves in a year More side businesses to generate multiple streams of income A levy on Joe Six Pack Tax Day protests The education of a Libertarian Wanda Sykes on the state of the economy Four reasons to be cheerful A true American hero "The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away." - John S. Coleman This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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