telegraph.co.uk - 10/23/2008
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Markets hate uncertainty and see things in black and white. This is a problem because they exist in a multi-coloured world in which the only constant is change. They make up simple stories to explain what's going on and happily change the narrative if it no longer says what they want to hear.
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The Mess That Greenspan Made —
TOP STORIES Greenspan Urges Tighter Regulation After `Breakdown' - Bloomberg Credit Rating Agency Heads Grilled by Lawmakers - NY Times GM suspends payments into 401K plans - Reuters US foreclosure filings up 71 percent in 3Q - AP U.S. Insurer of Pensions Has Lost $2 Billion - NY Times Five things investors believed about the market six months ago - Telegraph Goldman Sachs to cut staff by 10 pct - Reuters MARKETS/INVESTING Dollar roars back as global debts are called ...
DrumBeat: October 23, 2008
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... hauls organic trash and turns it into compost, was spending up to $1,500 more per month on fuel. Now, with prices falling, the company has decided that money can be used to create a new job.
Petro-Canada's Profit Rises 61% on Higher Oil Prices
(Bloomberg) -- Petro-Canada, the country's third- largest oil company, said third-quarter profit rose 61 percent from a year earlier on higher prices, beating analyst estimates.
Five things investors believed about the market six months ago but now don't
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