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online.wsj.com - 3/10/2009

Meredith Whitney Says Credit Cards Are the Next Credit Crunch

— online.wsj.com — MEREDITH WHITNEY Few doubt the importance of consumer spending to the U.S. economy and its multiplier effect... on the global economy, but what is underappreciated is the role of credit-card availability in that spending. Currently, there is roughly $5 ... (more) Meredith Whitney Says Credit Cards Are the Next Credit ...

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twitter.com - 3/17/2009

National Debt Tweets (NationalDebt) on Twitter

— twitter.com — $11,046,247,657,049.48 11:03 AM Mar 27th from web $11,037,916,881,157.83 11:24 AM Mar 26th from web $11,046,928,257,010.20 11:33 AM... Mar 25th from web $11,041,711,544,305.34 (you can now follow and debate about the debt on Facebook: ... (more) National Debt Tweets (NationalDebt) on Twitter

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reuters.com - 3/10/2009

Whitney says credit cards are the next credit crunch | U.S.

— reuters.com — (Reuters) - Prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney warned that "credit cards are the next credit crunch," as... contracting credit lines will lower consumer spending and hurt the U.S. economy. "Few doubt the importance of consumer spending to the ... (more) Whitney says credit cards are the next credit crunch | U.S.

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Meredith Whitney Double-Slams Credit, Sort Of… (GS, MS, C, BAC)
24/7 Wall St. — Influential bank analyst Meredith Whitney just gave a Maria Bartoromo interview on CNBC after her op-ed piece in the WSJ called credit cards and credit lines the next wave of problems for banks and lenders.  Whitney has been very negative on the banks, and she still appears to at least have her Darth Vader mask handy for the ...

Video-o-rama: Stock markets – turnaround time
The Big Picture — Video-o-rama: Stock markets – turnaround time Tuesday marked a reversal of fortune for global stock markets as investors adopted a more positive view of the prospects for the banking sector and cast aside concerns about the economy. The movements of the major US indices over the past three days tell the story of the nascent rally: Dow Jones Industrial Index (+8.7%), S&P 500 Index (+11.0%), Nasdaq Composite Index (+12.4%) and Russell 2000 Index (+13.7%). A positive close by the end of trading today [Friday] will record only the second up-week out of 10 in 2009. On the video front, footage was produced debating ...