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Natural Disasters

Munich Re is expected to report that the economic cost of natural catastrophes in 2007 will come in between 2006’s $45 billion and the record $210 billion of 2005.

 

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Looking Up a Bit

As of mid-December, some economic indicators, as well as actions by the Federal Reserve, are increasing hopes the U.S. will be able to dodge a 2008 recession

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Where Things Are Headed in 2008

Many see dark days for investors. Let's hope for a rapid resolution of the housing and credit crunch

The Bear Flu: How It Spread

A novel financing scheme used by Bear Stearns' hedge funds became a template for subprime disaster

Quick Money for Scared Lenders

Liquidity boosts from the ECB and the Fed may not accomplish their goal: to loosen banks' purse strings

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How Some Investment Biggies View the Election

A look ahead with Wesley Clark, CalSTRS' Chris Ailman, CalPERS' Russell Read, and Merrill's Rich Bernstein

 

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