financial news

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…

I have not been doing my technology links recently due to time limitations. So I am running a special tech version of the links. Every story in today's links is a tech story except the last two. My favorite is the Best Downloads story…

Today vs. the 1980-82 Recession - Menzie Chin "While the job losses, foreclosures, stock declines and other casualties of the current recession have been very painful, substantially more bad economic news is needed to make this…

I am on the road, so posting will be a bit light today.  Expect a post on jobless claims at a minimum. Rosenberg's VooDoo Lounge Tour Continues - Tyler Durden Very good CNBC appearance by Rosenberg. This is a 0-minute piece in 3 parts.…

FT.com - Australia GDP rises 0.4% in first quarter "Australia has defied international trends to record a 0.4 per cent rise in gross domestic product for the first quarter compared to the same period last year, with economic growth…

Eerie Parallels Between Soviet Planned Economy and American Capitalism - Marshall Auerback Marshall writes over at the great new blog New Deal 2.0 that he does see some bad parallels between the U.S. and its capitalist system today and…

Welcome to June. Here are today's links. Susan Boyle, U.K. Talent Show Loser, Rushed to Clinic, Sun Says A break from the finance news for a little celebrity culture trivia: "Susan Boyle, who was runner-up in a U.K. television talent…

Anglo Irish gets aid from Dublin 4 billion euros is a lot of dosh. The Irish banking crisis is obviously not over. Eurozone inflation at record low - BBC News "Prices in the eurozone stopped rising in May - with the annual…

Meredith Whitney Offers Measured Hope To Brown Youth, Professes To Hate Coed Bathrooms - Dealbreaker When is Dartmouth going to put me on its cover? You know, I was all set to go to Brown too but the whole co-ed bathroom thing freaked…

Obama's Pick, From The Start - Marc Armbinder "The process ended where the President started. In November, a few days after he was elected President, Barack Obama convened some of his most trusted advisers in a private meeting for an…