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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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Links: 2009-06-09

Edward Harrison
Supreme Court Delays Sale of Chrysler to Fiat - DealBook Blame Reagan for our financial mess? - Bill Fleckenstein "The actual offending cancerous legislation that kicked off the move toward extra reckless lending did involve then-Rep.…
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Links: 2009-06-08

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Green shoots? How about a 'double dip' - Globe & Mail "One trigger for a relapse, some of the double-dippers say, is a likely clampdown on government spending and a hike in interest rates within the coming year. “The question is…
Markets

The Mega Jeremy Grantham Interview

Edward Harrison
This is an interview in five parts via Morningstar on May 28th with the one-time reputed perma-bear Jeremy Grantham who has been sounding much more bullish of late (in a bear-market rally kind of way). Definitely worth a look. The five…
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FDIC Friday Night Special: Lincolnwood

Edward Harrison
Bank of Lincolnwood in Illinois is FDIC casualty number 37 this year. It is not very big.  Below is the FDIC press release: Bank of Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, Illinois, was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial and…
Economy

Unemployment rate climbs to 9.4%

Edward Harrison
Only 345,000 jobs lost. This is a hugely bullish report despite the headine number.  Markets are already reacting.  Bonds lower (ten-year is getting killed, now near 3.90%), stocks higher. Here is what the Department of Labor had to say…

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