Niall Ferguson: Okay, I Admit It. Paul Krugman Was Right
On Friday in Davos, I interviewed Harvard professor Niall Ferguson, who has been very vocal in...
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MF Global and the Lie About Safe Accounts
It’s three months past bankruptcy. Do you know where your MF Global Holdings Ltd. money is?...
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China Premier Downplays Debt Woes
China’s government debt is under control and remains at safe levels, Chinese Premier Wen...
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Bank Failures: 7 So Far in 2012 – Analyst Blog
Last Friday, four more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators. The failed banks were based in...
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Natural gas futures slip lower despite cold weather forecast
Forexpros – Natural gas prices dropped for the third day Monday despite forecasts for colder...
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Portugal Borrowing Costs Hit New Highs
Concerns that Greece’s delay in striking a deal with private creditors could infect other...
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Biogen & Elan Announce Tysabri Trial – Analyst Blog
Biogen Idec (BIIB) and Elan Corporation, plc (ELN) recently announced that they are conducting a...
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Jim Rogers: I Would Not Buy Facebook
Jim Rogers, CEO and chairman of Rogers Holdings, said he would not buy Facebook as a stock because...
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Asphalt Biz Drags Down NuStar 4Q – Analyst Blog
San Antonio-based publicly traded partnership NuStar Energy L.P. (NS) announced weak fourth...
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MF Global Said ‘Never Been Stronger’ a Week Before Failure
A week before MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed, its chief financial officer told Standard &...
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Gannett Beats, Profit Dips – Analyst Blog
Gannett Company, Inc. (GCI), the publisher of the nation’s one of the largest-selling daily...
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Freddie Mac Betting Against Homeowners
NPR and ProPublica released an explosive report Monday that found government-owned mortgage giant...
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Earnings Preview: US Steel – Analyst Blog
United States Steel Corporation (X) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter and full-year 2011...
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Longest S&P 500 Valuation Slump Since Nixon Discounts Profit
This is interesting: Valuations for U.S. equities have been stuck below the five-decade average...
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Perrigo Files for Generic Astepro – Analyst Blog
Perrigo Company (PRGO) recently announced that it has filed an application to manufacture a...
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Suppressing Volatility Makes the World More Dangerous
By Kurt Cobb It’s counterintuitive that suppressing volatility in human affairs would...
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Forex – U.S. dollar higher on Portuguese bond yields, Greek debt fears
Forexpros – The U.S. dollar gained ground against most of its major counterparts Monday, on...
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Montpelier Provides Guidance – Analyst Blog
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (MRH) expects fourth quarter 2011 net operating loss in the band of 25...
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Earnings Preview: Biogen – Analyst Blog
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) is slated to announce its fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 results on...
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Stronger Earnings, but Still Weak – Analyst Blog
Third quarter earnings season was a good one, unfortunately we may not be able to say the same...
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