IPN Spotlight: The Economy

Stock market falls as home construction slows
US housing concerns weigh on world markets
Weak home building a drag on economic recovery
The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses
The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It
Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession
Who is he talking to? Obama has been spending money like he can print it up in the basement.
Gulf single currency not imminent: Kuwait minister
California budget shortfall to top $21 billion
Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion
Dollar falls, sending gold to record high
Regulators shut 2 banks in Fla., 1 in Calif.
U.S. Treasury Confident Congress Will Increase Debt Ceiling
Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget
Weak dollar no quick fix for narrowing trade gap
Poorest Town In Illinois Suffers In Recession
How Struggling Homeowners Can Stay in Their Homes as Renters
Headline should be Homeowners trade deed for government housing. It is not a coincidence that the government now holds the mortgages to half of the homes in the U.S., private property will soon be a memory.
Fed’s Plosser says no inflation threat for now: report
Inflation is never immediate, it takes about 2 years. They know it is coming but will not admit it.
Rates on 30-year loans remain below 5 percent
US banks prepaying $45B in insurance fees
Forced prepayments.
Jobless claims fall, but hiring gains seem far off
Drop in energy use upends early advance in stocks
Gold hits record high above $1,123Home-Purchase Index in U.S. Plunges to Lowest Level Since 2000
Wal-Mart posts 3 percent rise in profit for 3Q
Jobless claims fall more than expected to 502K
how can they paint half a million people loosing their jobs as somehow not that bad?
Americans may be settling into spending less
Foreclosures dip 3 pct. in October from September
Booming precious metal prices drive gold rush
Oil falls below $79 ahead of US supply report
Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry
Obama’s pay czar concerned firms could lose talent
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out
S&P 500 Climbs to 13-Month High as Commodities Rally on China
China Signals That It May Allow Currency to Rise Against Dollar
Oil up to near $80 as the dollar weakens
Report: AIG CEO ready to quit over pay constraints
World Bank warns unemployment threatens US economy
Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps
Fannie Mae, which announced an $18.9 billion net loss during the same time frame and requested a $15 billion injection from the Treasury,
Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax
Dollar slides after G-20 stimulus pledge
Fed: GMAC to receive more bailout money
Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes
I’m doing ‘God’s work’. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
The Sunday Times gains unprecedented access to the world’s most powerful, and most secretive, investment bank
GE, Comcast agree on NBC Universal valuation: source
Sun, Nov. 8 2009
Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?
GE, Comcast agree on NBC Universal valuation: source
Sat, Nov. 7 2009
Geithner, Other G-20 Finance Officials Vow to Maintain Stimulus
Gold Advances to Record in New York, London After Jobs Data
Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q
Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama’s new world
Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
Obama signs bill assisting homebuyers, jobless
Jobless in RI can now get benefits up to 99 weeks
No Relief from the Christmas Gloom for Retailers
Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed


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