Monthly Archives: May, 2012

Bond Risk

Insurance companies manage risk—their own risk. When it comes to insuring new-issue muni bonds, the only game in town is Assured Guaranty Ltd. They’re...

VIDEO: Time to Break Up Big Banks?

https://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/3000089851/code/cnbcplayershare/&startTime=0/&endTime=213 CNBC: Regulators should encourage big banks to restructure themselves, says Sheila Bair, Pew Charitable Trusts and former FDIC chair, explaining why she sees the...

VIDEO: Marc Faber on U.S. Equities, Economy, Euro Zone

https://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=BhNHZuNDp908k0nR6jEW-20OiG0BtqdH&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=639&deepLinkEmbedCode=BhNHZuNDp908k0nR6jEW-20OiG0BtqdH&height=360&thruParam_bloomberg-ui=FALSE May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, talks about U.S. stocks and economy. Faber, speaking with Betty...

VIDEO: Lakshman Achuthan on Renewed U.S. Recession Call

https://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=BtYm1uNDp5WFJ_W-nc6XhQBGdxfHtTkU&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=639&deepLinkEmbedCode=BtYm1uNDp5WFJ_W-nc6XhQBGdxfHtTkU&height=360&thruParam_bloomberg-ui=FALSE May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lakshman Achuthan, chief operations officer of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, talks about his renewed call for the U.S. to...

What We’re Reading 5-11-12

Of Course 70% Tax Rates Are Counterproductive, Alan Reynolds, The Wall Street Journal Estimize, an Earnings Crowd That Beats the Street, Ira Boudway, Businessweek Stimulus Spending...

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The Many Mixed Signals of the Global Economy

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There’s Always Competition for Your Cash

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US Inflation Rises to 4.2% in May 2026 Amid Higher Energy Costs

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Europe Gets Unusual Oman and UAE Oil Shipments

Europe is set to receive rare shipments of Omani...

IRS Updates 2026 Retirement Contribution Limits for 401(k), IRA, and SIMPLE Plans

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America’s Biggest Wind Project Begins Commercial Operations

The SunZia Wind Project, now in commercial operation, has...

Vanguard Wellington (VWELX): The Original Balanced Fund

The Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX) is the original balanced...

Risky Omani Route Emerges as Pressure Mounts in Strait of Hormuz

The Financial Times says shipping through the Strait of...

America’s Energy Future

You can see in the chart below the dramatic...