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Stimulus Package ’
Dec 10th, 2009 |
By Andrew Snyder |
Category: Notes From the Investment Underground
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore — (TFN): Want to know when a specific trend has no legs? Simple, when the government backs it, you know its DOA.
Just ask the folks that dumped millions into the biofuels industry. I have never seen an industry fall off the map as quickly as ethanol, except maybe clean coal, but that’s a whole different story.
Tags: Acorn, Carbon Sequestration, cash for caulkers, clean-coal, contrarian profits, Deceit, Different Story, Duct Tape, Earned Tax Dollars, ethanol, Extravaganza, Fifty Cents, History Books, Kiss Of Death, Levels Of Government, notes from the investment underground, notes from the underground, Reams, Sensitive Time, Shockwave, Stimulus Package, Tech Man, Uncle Sam, Vote Getter
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Sep 11th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Notes From the Investment Underground
It’s a difficult question to ponder as the state of the world economy is so fragile. Right now, GDP growth stems exclusively from the government’s stimulus package. But once Obama and his cronies are finished fixing the economy, what will the fuel the next leg of the recovery?
Tags: Atmospheric Engineering, Bio Agriculture, Gdp Growth, Green Energy, Rolling Waves, Stimulus Package, World Economy
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Aug 3rd, 2009 |
By Bob Blandeburgo |
Category: Financial News, Politics & Economics
While the many of the world’s economies continue to look for signs of growth, the U.S. economy took a big step in the right the direction in the second quarter.
Tags: Bob Blandeburgo, consumer spending, credit crisis, Gdp Growth, Housing Market, Jobless Recovery, recession, Stimulus Package, Us Gdp
Posted in Financial News, Politics & Economics |
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Jul 14th, 2009 |
By Justice Litle |
Category: Politics & Economics
Does “stimulus” really work? Does quantitative easing work? The historical record suggests not. So what brought us out of the Great Depression? The answer might surprise, even though it shouldn’t… A grumpy President Obama says that the $787 billion dollar stimulus package “has worked as intended.”
Tags: Great Depression, Justice Litle, Obama, recession, Stimulus Package, Tim Geithner, US economy, Us Gdp
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Jul 14th, 2009 |
By Bob Blandeburgo |
Category: Financial News
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is once again traveling abroad to assure foreign nations that their investments in the United States are safe But this time it’s not China he’s trying to assure; it’s another large supporter of the dollar: Saudi Arabia.
Tags: Bob Blandeburgo, budget deficits, credit crisis, inflation, Investor Confidence, Saudi Oil, Stimulus Package, Strong Dollar, Timothy Geithner
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Jul 14th, 2009 |
By Chris Gaffney |
Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading
Red ink flows… Japan suggests diversification for their reserves… Commodity currencies rebound… Data galore for the rest of the week… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!
Tags: Chris Gaffney, currencies, health care reform, Japan Economy, Stimulus Package, Treasury Department, Unemployment
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Jun 25th, 2009 |
By Money Morning Staff |
Category: Financial News
Fed Holds Funds Rate; Buffett: U.S. May Need More Stimulus; Jobs’ Liver Transplant Confirmed; Fewer Americans Traveling on 4th Despite Lower Gas Prices; Monsanto Profits Drop 14%; SEC Proposes New Rules for Money Market Funds; Recession Yields Fewer Millionaires
Tags: AAPL, Federal Funds Rate, gas prices, MON, Money Market Funds, SEC, Stimulus Package, Unemployment Rate, US recession, Warren Buffett
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Jun 23rd, 2009 |
By Andrew Gordon |
Category: Emerging Markets
China’s stock market is back to where it was one year ago. But what exactly does that mean for your portfolio?The World Bank just upped China’s economic growth projection from 6.5 percent to 7.2 percent. If China’s economic rebound is real, it would open up all kinds of investment opportunities.
Tags: China ETFs, China growth, Chinese Products, ETFs, Export Demand, Export Markets, Iron Ore, Stimulus Package
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May 13th, 2009 |
By Don Miller |
Category: Financial News
China imported record amounts of copper and iron ore in April as its mammoth stimulus program stoked its foundries and mills. But the nation’s exports remained weak, leaving some to wonder how much longer the country can keep its economic fires lit without an increase in global consumption.
Tags: CAT, China Exports, China imports, Crude Oil Imports, Don Miller, Infrastructure Projects, Iron Ore, Stimulus Package
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May 7th, 2009 |
By Don Miller |
Category: Politics & Economics
President Barack Obama sent lawmakers a budget package today (Thursday) that proposes to shrink or eliminate 121 federal programs and save almost $17 billion in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. But the budget plan contains cuts that will face vigorous opposition in Congress and fierce resistance from special interest groups.
Tags: Bank Bailout, Barack Obama, Budget Cuts, Clean Energy, Don Miller, Stimulus Package
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