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Commentary & OpinionDecember 7, 2008 A domino effect in the global work forceSource: Floyd Norris, International Herlad-Tribine - Paris THE world recession is spreading, and the employment outlook is turning down almost everywhere. Even in countries like China, the latest surveys of companies show they are reducing their work forces, providing more evidence that... December 7, 2008 The ReckoningSource: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times “These errors make us look either incompetent at credit analysis or like we sold our soul to the devil for revenue, or a little bit of both.” — A Moody’s managing director responding anonymously to an internal management survey,... December 6, 2008 Is Buffett Insane?Source: The Motley Fool In the midst of economic chaos, Warren Buffett recently made a bold prediction. He said that now is the time to buy American stocks. Of course, this call seems utterly insane. Banks are failing, the credit markets are deadlocked,... December 6, 2008 Darkness and Light at GE CapitalSource: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times GENERAL ELECTRIC’S shareholders have taken quite a pummeling lately, largely because of uncertainty at the GE Capital Corporation, the enormous and often impenetrable financial services unit that has generated more than half the... December 5, 2008 Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial ServicesSource: U.S. Treasury Department Washington - Chairman Durbin, Members of the Subcommittee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. I would like to provide an update on the Treasury Department's actions to work through the financial... December 2, 2008 Problem picksSource: David Weidner, MarketWatch President-elect Barack Obama, like every candidate seeking to oust a ruling party, campaigned on a platform of change.Then he went and hired half of the former Clinton administration.
December 2, 2008 Corporate Boards Are BrokenSource: The Motley Fool The purpose of a board is to provide oversight, supervision, and guidance for managers whose job it is to run the day-to-day operations of the business. Yet recently, they've seemed to be in league with greedy executives to take... November 29, 2008 The Investors Who Can’t Come in From the ColdSource: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times LIFE is unfair, as the saying goes, but for investors still stuck in auction-rate securities, the inequities keep on coming. Auction-rate securities, you may recall, are preferred shares or debt instruments with rates that reset... November 24, 2008 Obama's Economic Tasks  Source: Forbes Five things his new team can do to restore market confidence. President-elect Barack Obama is scheduled to announce the core members of his economic policy team at a press conference in Chicago Monday.
November 24, 2008 What's ahead for GM?Source: CNN Money Nobody from Detroit got a particularly warm welcome in Washington last week, but the reception was coolest for General Motors, the largest and most vulnerable automaker.
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