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Asset Class Performance During the Bush Years
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/4/2008
Asset Class Performance During the Bush Years
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Below we highlight the performance of the S&P; 500 and its ten sectors from the time we knew Bush was going to be President in 2000 through yesterday's close. We also break out the performance during Bush's second term, as well as the performance of oil, gold and the dollar. Up until late last ...
Likely S&P 500 Bottom: 600, Down 40% From Here
clusterstock.com - 11/3/2008
Likely S&P 500 Bottom: 600, Down 40% From Here
— clusterstock.com — GranthamS&Pprofitmargins.png The good news: The S&P 500 is trading near fair value. The bad news: If the... current post-bubble low follows previous post-bubble lows, the S&P 500 will probably bottom around 600. First things first, however: Long-term ... (more) Likely S&P 500 Bottom: 600, Down 40% From Here

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nytimes.com - 11/3/2008
The Populist
— nytimes.com — The progressive economist talks about why economics is useless, why Henry Paulson’s bailout fell short and how... the Bush administration replaced free markets with a “predator state.” (more) The Populist

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cato-at-liberty.org - 11/7/2008
A Sweeping Rejection of President Bush
— cato-at-liberty.org — Left-liberal groups are quick to declare Barack Obama’s win a broad endorsement of the “progressive” agenda, their... highly inaccurate name for more taxes, more spending, more entitlements, and more regulation. After a trillion-dollar ... (more) A Sweeping Rejection of President Bush

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