News Round-Up: 02 June 2008
Has Oil Production Reached a ‘De Facto’ Peak?
Read It Here First: States’ Impact on Economy
States and Cities Impact On GDP
Taleb’s Harsh Assessment of Bankers, Economists, and the Fed
Housing Woes Hit Affluent Middle-Class Homeowners
UBS CDS Lawsuit: Harbinger of Things to Come?
The Opinionator: Enraged and ‘Confused’
Alt-A Borrowers Looking More Like Subprime Than Prime
S&P slashes ratings on brokers, banks on loan loss worries
Monster: Worrisome Falloff in May Job Listings
The Rising Risk of Emerging Markets
Why Won’t the U.K. Join the Euro?
The Fed, Credit Crisis & Inflation
Lawrence Lindsey on Housing: It’s Only Going to Get Worse
S&P: More Write Downs Coming for Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Lehman
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