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Op-Ed Contributors - The Economy Is Still at the Brink
Op-Ed Contributors - The Economy Is Still at the Brink
WHETHER at a fund-raising dinner for wealthy supporters in Beverly Hills, or at an Air Force base in Nevada, or at Charlie Rose’s table in New York City, President Obama is conducting an all-out campaign to try to make us feel a whole lot better about the economy as quickly as possible. “It’s ...
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Economist's View — ... Google Says It's Actually Quite Small - washingtonpost.com The Economy Is Still at the Brink - NYTimes.com ...

The Economy Is Still at the Brink
Michael Covel: Trend Following ManifestoAn op ed from the New York Times. ShareThis

The Team Obama Con Game Gets Official Notice
naked capitalism — ... While the "nary a bad word will be said", or to the extent it is, it is countermanded by an even more positive take, has gotten some notice in the MSM. But I cannot recall anyone taking issue with it frontally. So an article today in the New York Times, "The Economy Is Still at the Brink" by Sandy Lewis and William Cohan, is a badly needed contirbution: ...

Half empty (by Russell Roberts)
Cafe Hayek — ... Pessimism on the economy from a New York Times op-ed. Superb. Long but worth reading the whole thing. The first point about salaries strikes me as unnecessary because there is so much caution right now. The rest is fantastic. ...

Monday's Links
Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays — ... - I agree with this. Just because things are "not as bad", it does not automatically equate to they are "getting better". It is my believe we are in a soft spot that has huge risk for another leg down (in housing this is all but certain). Just be careful out there. ...

NY Times Article: Challenging Obama’s “Rosy” Picture Of Recovery
Daily Markets — ... This article is an important article because it challenges Obama’s administration and the “rosy” picture that is currently being painted about the so called “recovery” in our financial system. We were/are on the verge of the worst financial crisis in our nations history. It seems odd that this could be fixed so quickly. The current administration has invoked a campaign of “let’s all be happy”, trying to instill a sense of confidence in the troops. Are we better off now ? I agree with the authors of this article. NO. We are not better off. As a nation - we are now $11T in debt ...

Links 6/9/09
naked capitalism — This is Ed Harrison submitting the links for Yves today. It’s the usual economic fare with a few technology, political and science stories to boot. Of course, there is always the antidote du jour. Enjoy. Citigroup Gains Geithner Backing as Pandit Bucks Bair Bloomberg (hat tip DoctoRx) The Economy Is Still at the Brink Sandy Lewis and William Cohan, NYTimes The Swiss economy is in good shape Heinz Eckert (Do you buy this? I am sceptical.) Supreme Court Delays Sale of ...

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