| Stress Tests…Not Stressful Enough (JPM, BAC) 2 days ago by andrewhhale Banks are lining up behind the camera Before launching into this, I want to apologize for the lack of posts from me. My family had an emergency, and I had to schedule a last minute trip to London, where I am currently (yes, before you ask, it is raining). Anyway, I have been trying to keep up with t ... Lucid Markets - lucidinvesting.wordpress.com | | What’s the REAL Unemployment Rate? 2 days ago by Chris Gaffney The dollar moved lower throughout the trading day on Thursday, as investors felt more confident with the global recovery and the US stock market climbed back above 10,000. Yesterday’s weekly jobs numbers were slightly better than expected, and set the market up for this mornings monthly jobs report ... The Daily Reckoning - dailyreckoning.com · Rank: 84,536 | | The New 3R’s: Recession, Rebound, Recovery 3 days ago by reyadel Last 30 October, the Philippine Daily Inquirer online featured an Agence France-Presse [AFP] (2009) article—bearing the usual “Copyright 2009 Agence France-Presse. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed,”— which announced that the U.S. emerges ... The Grey Chronicles - reyadel.wordpress.com · Rank: 106,987 · 3 references | | U.S. Consumer Confidence Up for First Time Since 2007 3 days ago by michaelgordonsblog Global consumer confidence is rebounding, and in the United States has risen for the first time since 2007, amid signs the world economy is picking up although spending is still restrained, a survey showed on Wednesday. Confidence was highest in India, followed by Indonesia and Norway, and was weake ... MichaelGordonsBlog.com - michaelgordonsblog.com/wp · Rank: 190,897 | | Survey: Life insurance one of safer financial products available 3 days ago by IFAwebnews Staff Traditional life insurance protection is an essential safety net to many consumers, with two-thirds of those surveyed indicating that it is one of the safer financial products available today, new research shows. Survey: Life insurance one of safer financial products available originally reported at ... IFAwebnews.com - ifawebnews.com · Rank: 7,098 · 47 references | | Retail sales fall in September as cash stimulus fades 3 days ago by LC Team Weaker discretionary spending dragged retail sales lower in September as the stimulus from the federal government’s cash payments receded. The result is likely to encourage the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to leave interest rates unchanged in December, after hiking in each of October and November ... Lending Central - lendingcentral.com · 15 references | | Swiss inflation down, consumers more upbeat 3 days ago by Sean Ecker Gleeful consumers, money goes further Neuchatel and Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Inflation in October was 0.6 percent above September’s rate, according to figures released Thursday, 5 November, by Swiss Statistics. The Swiss inflation index stands at 103.7 (100=2005). This is still 0.8 percent ... GenevaLunch - genevalunch.com · Rank: 18,095 · 123 references | |