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Obama’s campaign and first year in office seemed tactically planned. His campaign was well-run. He got many of his legislative goals accomplished, including a large stimulus, financial reform, and health care reform (even if the health care reform did not … Continue reading →

While stocks have opened strong in September, the bears definitely still have prospects for turning out to be right in the historically gloomy month: 1. Europe is set to issue twice the amount of debt as in August. This also … Continue reading →

The financial situation of the city of Oakland is both incredibly funny and sad at the same time. Like so many municipalities, it is burdened with heavy pension costs due to overpaying public sector employees. The solution? For this city … Continue reading →

The first few days have started off with a bang for the stock market, with the Dow Jones now up around 400 points over the last three days. Likewise, bonds have sold off, as investors re-risk into equities. The triggers … Continue reading →

It seems public worry about a double dip recession is on the rise. The number of Google searches for ‘double dip recession’ has skyrocketed over the summer. A few came out in Spring 2009, but the real gain was recent: … Continue reading →

With the stock market, there’s a decent amount of zig zag lately. The market took a beating in May and June, shot up in July and then back down in August. Bond yields, on the other hand, have only trended … Continue reading →