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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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Five signs Americans are forgetting recession's lessons
Declining savings is one of five signs that American households are forgetting the lessons of the Great Recession:
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Debt-ceiling showdown: 4 reasons it's not a replay of 2011
In 2011, Congress and President Obama went to the brink of government default when congressional Republicans balked at raising the nation's debt ceiling. The spring of 2013 appears to have another debt ceiling fight in store. Here are the top four things that have changed.
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Opinion Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on regulation
Wall Street is a big target – blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on “economic freedom.” President Obama says new regulations would make it “more profitable to play by the rules than to game the system.” Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
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The Monitor's View Obama's key nonappointment: Bernanke
The Fed chief is needed to slay the dragon of deflation. But Bernanke must be careful.
11/21/2008 12:00 am -
How deep a recession?
The housing-bubble collapse makes recovery hard to predict.
11/21/2008 12:00 am -
Global deflation risk grows
October saw one of only seven monthly drops in the core Consumer Price Index since 1947.
11/20/2008 12:00 am -
Consumers close their wallets
Retail sales plunge a record 2.8 percent in October, suggesting a dismal outlook for holiday spending.
11/17/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Forget Bretton Woods II – we need a gold standard
Without the integrity and restraint a gold standard provides, America may be headed on a path to hyperinflation.
11/15/2008 12:00 am -
Consumer spending drops record 2.8 percent
Even without plunging auto and gasoline sales, October's rate was still -0.5 percent – a gloomy sign for holiday shopping.
11/15/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion What's really burning down the financial house
Derivatives are out of control. Time for adult supervision.
11/05/2008 12:00 am -
Banks begin rush for US bailout funds
Early reluctance is giving way as hundreds prepare to apply before the deadline.
11/05/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Don't stall on economic stimulus
A lame-duck Congress must agree on a short-term plan to avoid a deep recession.
11/04/2008 12:00 am -
Stimulus 2: Can more spending spur a recovery?
Many economists agree another stimulus package is necessary. Some are skeptical about its benefits.
11/03/2008 12:00 am -
The 'Catch 22' of consumer credit
Why you may be damaging your credit scores by not using credit cards.
11/03/2008 12:00 am -
Who advises candidates on economic crisis?
Both pick mainstream experts, but Obama’s are more interventionist.
10/30/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Dry up the market's fears
Greenspan's admission of a mistake points to a need to rebuild trust.
10/29/2008 01:00 am -
Can a Fed rate cut make credit flow?
An interest-rate move Wednesday could make some loans cheaper than at any time since 2003.
10/28/2008 01:00 am -
Wall Street bailout: a win for Main Street?
The TARP covers financial institutions, but average Americans are still waiting for help.
10/27/2008 01:00 am -
USA
10/24/2008 01:00 am -
As US shoppers retreat, can world thrive?
Consumers were the biggest engine of global growth. But indebtedness prevents that now.
10/23/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Government regulation, not free-market greed, caused this crisis
When government distorts incentives, the invisible hand can become a fist.
10/22/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View A new cop for global finance
The US must join Europe in revamping the rules of finance – for mutual prosperity.
10/17/2008 01:00 am -
History lessons for financial crisis: Act fast, act globally
European leaders call for a new Bretton Woods-type agreement as they meet in Brussels.
10/16/2008 01:00 am -
Credit crisis overturns free-market ideology
The next president will decide whether the shift away from laissez faire is permanent.
10/15/2008 01:00 am -
USA
10/14/2008 01:00 am -
How economy looks to the man who wrote the book
Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson blames crisis partly on 'fiendish' financial engineering on Wall Street.
10/14/2008 01:00 am -
A scramble to unlock bank lending
US regulators are cranking out an array of options.
10/10/2008 01:00 am -
Americans tightening belts
More consumers are trimming spending and debt because their net worth has fallen fast.
10/10/2008 01:00 am
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