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Posts Tagged ‘ Mortgage Crisis ’

The Unstoppable Second Mortgage Crisis

Jun 3rd, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Real Estate Investments

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 started as a nice day in New York City. A lovely early fall day, with the temperature still a balmy 80° at 2:00 in the morning. By evening, though, the temperature had dropped twenty degrees, the clouds had rolled in, there was thunder and rain. As with the weather, there were some hints of trouble here and there on Wall Street. But all in all, things could not have seemed better. Little did we know, the stormy end of 10/9/07 signaled a very large bubble that had just popped.



Global Investment News Briefs Friday, March 6, 2009

Mar 6th, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Auditors: GM Bankruptcy Necessary; Ford Plans to Reduce Debt by 40%; Wal-Mart Feb. Numbers Strong; Google Sitting on $8.6 Billion in Cash; Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Record High; Blockbuster Won’t File for Bankruptcy; Citigroup Shares Break the Buck; Oil Falls Below $44



What The Insiders See In 2009

Dec 17th, 2008 | By Steve McDonald | Category: Financial News

The appetite for “Crystal Ball” predictions seems to be insatiable. Despite the fact that I am consistently wrong on the timing of my predictions, not the direction, I’m good at that, but when it happens, not so good, I have been asked to do another prediction article.



The U.S. Economy’s Uncertainty Brings Opportunity for Investors in the Months to Come

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Politics & Economics

With a wheezing economy that’s struggling with housing and credit problems – as well as a weak dollar – it’s clear the United States won’t be in the investment spotlight this year.



Rising Tide of Level 3 Assets a ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’

Apr 21st, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Stock Market Investing

In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) packed another $27 billion worth of illiquid assets onto its balance sheet – a 39% increase that brought the total to $96 billion.



Frightening Foreclosure Forecast

Apr 18th, 2008 | By Dave Gonigam | Category: Featured, Financial News, Real Estate Investments

“A full 3% of U.S. homes could go into foreclosure before the housing meltdown is over, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts,” says Dave Goingam.

“That’s 1 out of every 33. In Nevada, it’ll be more like 1 out of 11.”

“The forecast is based on data from the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Center for Responsible Lending.”



First Step — Fire the Fed

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Fred Sheehan | Category: Politics & Economics

With the banking system going through a period of turmoil, the question of federal regulation will not be going away any time soon. Are market influences enough, or should the government be taking a closer look at how these banks do business.



Cursing the Loss of Purchasing Power

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Richard Daughty | Category: Politics & Economics

Thomas G. Donlan’s new essay in Barron’s is titled “Lands of Waste and Debt” with the subhead “The states send signals that it will not be a happy Spring”, which makes me ask the obvious question “It won’t be happy for who?”, as I am all in gold, silver and oil, and I am dead-bang sure that I will be VERY happy for a long, long time…



Soros: “We Have Not Yet Seen the Full Effect of Possible Recession”

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Politics & Economics

George Soros first made a name for himself with The Quantum Fund, a hedge fund that’s often described as the first real global investment fund, which he and partner Jim Rogers founded in 1970.



Broken Banks Break Dow

Apr 12th, 2008 | By Adam Lass | Category: Stock Market Investing

Clearly, we can no longer believe U.S. banks when they claim to be done declaring multi-billion-dollar losses.