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A reader reports his firm has blocked Internet access to BaselineScenario.com, and his requests to change this policy have so far gone unheeded. Access to our site has been blocked in the past by China - for reasons that should be obvious (if you want to pretend there is no global crisis).  ...
Resurrection on Wall Street
online.barrons.com — YES, VIRGINIA, THERE STILL IS LIFE ON WALL STREET. After a year that saw the bankruptcy of... Lehman Brothers and forced mergers involving Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley seem on course for a profitable first quarter and ... (more) Resurrection on Wall Street
PrudentBear - Q4 2008 Flow of Funds
prudentbear.com — For the week, the Dow jumped 9.0% (down 17.7% y-t-d) and the S&P500 rallied 10.7% (down 16.2%).... The Morgan Stanley Cyclicals surged 16.4% (down 30%), and the Transports jumped 10.0% (down 31.6%). The S&P Homebuilding index rose 28.2% (down 6.0%), and ... (more) PrudentBear - Q4 2008 Flow of Funds
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