G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus - NYTimes.com
This kind of interference with a sane independent body as important as the Fed is a very bad sign IMHO. G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus By CATHERINE RAMPELL Published: September 21, 2011…
Hedge-Fund Manager John Paulson Still a Bull After His Bare Year - WSJ.com
By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN And STEVE EDER John Paulson stepped away from his desk to greet a group of clients in his Manhattan offices as stocks tumbled last month. Enlarge Image Bloomberg News Fund…
How Dodd-Frank Fuels Economic Fear
Since Barack Obama took office, $38 billion in new major regulations have been introduced, imposing an unprecedented burden on businesses, according to last month’s report by the Heritage……
Italian Yields Jump as Papandreou Fights to Skirt Default
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Italian bond yields surged at an auction today and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou failed to reassure investors that his country can avert default as the euro region’s…
Girding for Post-Buffett Era, Berkshire Adds Fresh Investment Manager
NEW YORK—Warren Buffett plucked a second little-known hedge-fund manager from obscurity to handle a portion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s investment portfolio. The selection of Ted Weschler, managing…
Market turmoil lands hedge funds with big losses - FT.com
Market turmoil lands hedge funds with big losses By Sam Jones Not for the first time, the hedge fund industry has failed to live up to its name. In a month that has seen equity markets around the…
Correlation of US stocks highest since 1987 crash - FT.com
Correlation of US stocks highest since 1987 crash By Telis Demos in New York The correlation between the movement of big US stocks is at the highest level since Black Monday in 1987, with price moves…
Gross Says Obama’s $300 Billion Plan Not Enough
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Gross, founder of Pacific Investment Management Co., said President Barack Obama’s plan to stimulate the economy with more than $300 billion in tax cuts and spending is…
U.S. Stocks Fall as Bernanke Fails to Offer New Plans for Growth
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, after the biggest gain in two weeks for benchmark gauges, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke failed to offer any specific new plans to bolster growth…