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Wall Street Garage Sale Produces Closed End Fund Bargains

Steve Selengut — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:13:19 GMT

Wall Street Garage Sale Produces Closed End Fund Bargains There's a bright light at the end of the tunnel--- finally. Most of the really well respected, long

My Endorsement : John McCain

Chirag Jain — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:19:48 GMT

With all newspapers giving out their endorsements for Barack Obama, my view is that only taking an economic view, John McCain is a safe bet against the

A Commodity bubble is waiting to burst

Chirag Jain — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:51:12 GMT

The WSJ reviews another bubble bursting, just after the subprime one last year : Credit markets have started to thaw, yet stocks and the larger economy keep

Warren Buffett: Be greedy when others are fearful

Chirag Jain — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:56:59 GMT

Warren Buffett: Be greedy when others are fearful When all stockowners,

Uncle Sam to invest $250 billion in US banks as part of $700 billion

Chirag Jain — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:53:51 GMT

U.S. Investing $250 Billion in Banks, NY Times : The Treasury Department, in its boldest move yet, is expected to announce a plan on Tuesday to invest up to

Lehman Brothers accelerates cascading failures on Wall Street

Chirag Jain — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:54:18 GMT

Its often said that *one bad apple spoils the whole basket*. Very true indeed, as it turns out that Lehman Brothers' story didn't end with just a bankruptcy.

Retirement Income Investing and Your Portfolio

Steve Selengut — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:30:28 GMT

Retirement Income Investing and Your Portfolio First, the good news: From June 2007 through September 2008 (i.e., during the credit crisis) Income CEF payouts

How to save the the weakening financial/banking system

Chirag Jain — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:36:46 GMT

Harvard Professor Greg Mankiw proposes the idea of recapitalizing the financial system : The question for the moment is, How can we get capital back into the

Last Bank Standing ? The Wall Street Mega-Crash

Steve Selengut — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:36:44 GMT

Last Bank Standing ? The Wall Street Mega-Crash Dateline Washington, October 19th (get it?) 2010: the Peoples Bank & Trust of America has now established

Grameen Bank vs. Wall Street : Case studies in contrast

Chirag Jain — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:33:36 GMT

Both the Grameen Bank (of Bangladesh) and the investment banks on Wall Street give cheap loans to poor and subprime borrowers, charging high interests and

Wall Street Bailout, Congressional Cover-up, or Sarbanes-Oxley?

Steve Selengut — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:42:11 GMT

Wall Street Bailout, Congressional Cover-up, or Sarbanes-Oxley? Every new controversy demands a look at similar situations of the past. Just what is a bailout

As you sow, so shall you reap [subprime crisis comparison]

Chirag Jain — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:53:52 GMT

In 1999, NY Times reported on " Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending ". Following are extracts from the same, which clearly point out the root

From investment banks to ?traditional banks?

Chirag Jain — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:17:44 GMT

WSJ reports: The Federal Reserve said it had approved the transformation of both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs from investment banks to *traditional bank

Tata nabs most of the incentives in Singur, WB Posted on September 1

Chirag Jain — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:49:20 GMT

*For those who think that Tata Nano is doing a huge favour in Singur, take a rethink. Its Tata who is enjoying most of the incentives!!* Business Line reports

Africa is on the economic rise!

Chirag Jain — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:12:22 GMT

Latest statisticsreveal that Africa is outpacing the general growth rate of the world