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A Bit of Cheer: Dow 15,000 by Year-End
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- January 23, 2008
Falling interest rates and a tough consumer may push the economy back into high gear.
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Bernanke Story Helps Rock Market
News Desk
- January 23, 2008
The Washington Whispers story reporting Fed chief Ben Bernanke's private worries that the economy is in even worse shape than he has admitted publicly landed with a thud in the markets today. About 10:30 a.m., with the Dow Jones industrial average down just 50 points, CNBC picked up the story, showing it twice on the TV screen from the floors of the exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Within an hour, the Dow had dropped an additional 150 points.
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Surprise Fed Rate Cut Slows Stocks' Fall
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- January 22, 2008
The central bank's dramatic move, signaling increased recession fears, is its largest cut since 1984.
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4 Ways Consumers Will Feel the Fed Cut
By Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- January 22, 2008
Mortgage holders could get some relief, but savers will earn less interest.
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Wall Street Reaction
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- January 22, 2008
A sampling of commentary on the Fed's move to cut interest rates.
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Stocks Down After Surprise Fed Rate Cut
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- January 22, 2008
The central bank's move, signaling increased fears of recession, is its largest cut since 1984.
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Recovering From Debt Overload
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- January 16, 2008
Find a way out of financial stress by reducing interest payments.
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5 Things You Need to Know About the Fed Rate Cut
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- December 11, 2007
Less growth, credit problems, and a weak dollar will continue.
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Why the Rate Freeze Won't Warm the Economy
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- December 7, 2007
If the aim is to avert recession, Bush's mortgage plan won't work, an economist says.
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A Quarter-Point Cut, But Is It the Last?
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- October 31, 2007
The Fed lowers interest rates again, but it gives no hint of further cuts
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Is Greenspan to Blame for the Housing Crisis?
By James Pethokoukis -
Money & Business
- September 22, 2007
Could be, but the bubble wasn't all bad
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Profiting From Lower Rates
Money & Business
- September 22, 2007
The Fed cuts, and Wall Street celebrates. How to join the party
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Asking for a Lower Credit Card Rate
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- September 21, 2007
Despite the Fed's interest rate cut, consumers still need to do their own negotiating.
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The Reasons Behind Oil's Sudden Spike
By Marianne Lavelle -
Money & Business
- September 21, 2007
Asian demand and speculation over rising inflation are helping to push up the price of crude.
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'Helicopter Ben' Touches Down
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- September 18, 2007
The Bernanke Fed's dramatic rate cut doesn't mean it has stopped watching inflation.
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5 Ways to Cash In on the Fed Rate Cut
By Emily Brandon -
Money & Business
- September 18, 2007
Borrowers should be on the lookout for dropping rates, and savers can lock in today's payouts
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Stock Watchers Are Cautious After Fed Cut
By Marianne Lavelle -
Money & Business
- September 18, 2007
The market usually soars when the central bank changes course--but maybe not this time.
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Despite Housing Recession, Fed Stays Put
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- August 7, 2007
Collapse of subprime mortgage market and falling stock prices not enough to cause Bernanke to cut interest rates.
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The CapCom Debate, Round 2
Capital Commerce
- April 10, 2007
The inaugural Capital Commerce debate between two economist/bloggers, one a bull and the other a bear, moves into its second round. The combatants are Donald Luskin, chief investment officer at Trend Macrolytics, an economics and investing consulting firm, and Barry Ritholtz, proprietor of Ritholtz Research & Analytics.
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