Topic: Desmond Lachman
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Why Greek debt 'contagion' is roiling global stock prices
Investors are wracked by uncertainty. Might Greece still default on its debt? Might Germans pull back financial support? Which country might be next? The questions are unsettling stock prices.
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Concerns grow that Greece debt crisis could overstress European Bank
The Greece debt crisis, which is still subject to German parliamentary approval and may be challenged in court, is putting unsustainable stress on the European Central Bank, some analysts say.
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Stefan Karlsson
Deficit hypocrisy from the left and the right
Liberals and conservatives alike have flip-flopped on the issue of the growing deficit.
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G20 summit: three big agenda items for world leaders
Topping the G-20 'to do' list is to settle on any additional economic stimulus – and whether to rein in banker bonuses. Global warming is on the table, too.
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Have banks turned a corner?
The improved earnings reports of recent days are welcome news, but a rising tide of loan losses still threaten the industry.
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Fed primes pump as bailout skeptism rises
The central bank plans to buy as much as $300 billion in Treasury debt and purchase more mortgage-backed securities.
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Obama’s bind over aid to banks
More US money won’t be easy to win, complicating his efforts to restore the system to health.
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Obama’s cap on CEO pay strives to end era of excess
The new rules, which limit top executive pay at bailed-out firms to $500,000, may mark a turning point in pay practices.
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Fed eyes moves against deflation
With consumer prices expected to fall further, economic recovery might be tougher to achieve.
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How a credit crunch may hurt the world economy
As troubles in the US housing market ripple across the global economy, the health of banks has become one of the biggest financial uncertainties for 2008.
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