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Netflix: When It Rains, It Pours
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/25/2011 13:29 -0500Will this drama ever end?
Expect A Global Recession No Matters What Happens In The Euro Zone
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/21/2011 10:56 -0500A global recession seems unavoidable now...
Occupy Wall Street: Is It Really The 99%?
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/12/2011 14:00 -0500It looks like the initial public support and sympathy for Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is starting to wear thin...
Laissez-faire: The Best Fed Policy Is To Stand Pat
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/05/2011 23:06 -0500Laissez-faire or 'leave it along' is what needs to happen for the greater good of the consumer economy vs. the Wall Street "trader economy".
Recession Drives Up Concentrated Poverty in America's Suburbs
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/04/2011 22:22 -0500The Great Recession bites yet another New Normal in America.
7 Sectors Most Likely To Gain Jobs By 2015
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/29/2011 23:28 -0500The job market is terrible, and the situation isn’t getting any better. So where will the new jobs be coming from?
S&P 500: Earnings Winners, Losers and The Technical
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/27/2011 14:53 -0500SPX could end the year above 1300
Netflix: Hell Has No Fury Like Subscribers Scorned
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/26/2011 04:47 -0500For now, it seems most of the market bulls have leaned the lesson on Netlfix.
Commodities Snapshot: Oversold For Now, Dollar Holds The Key
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/24/2011 18:31 -0500If QE3 does translate into a similar effect to QE2, then stagflation and hyperinflation could be expected in most of the developed countries, and developing economies, respectively.
Another U.S. Sovereign Downgrade Likely By 2011 Year End, Says Merrill
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/24/2011 08:44 -0500Not again...
Chart of The Day: The Slippery Slope of Sliver
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/23/2011 09:46 -0500Let's just say even if you were an Olympic skier, you would not want to ski on that slope...
Super Fight: How UFC Could Take The MMA Sport To The Next Marketing Level
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/22/2011 10:54 -0500if Justin Bieber brings Anderson Silva to dance on-stage during a Pop music concert, then there are mass marketing opportunities and new distribution channels to be tapped in pulling off this Super-fight.
Occupy Wall Street: Must Know Facts About Big Banks
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/21/2011 09:25 -0500
Even with the Dodd-Frank financial reform, from a market perspective, there are still issues within the structure of the current banking operation that are not adequately addressed.
Arab Spring: Counting Costs and [Oil] Profits In MENA
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/16/2011 18:12 -0500A new study concludes that so far, oil exporters were winners and oil importers losers of Arab Spring. In aggregate, the Arab Spring has actually provided a positive economic boost across the region worth almost $39 billion.
The Pitfall Of Rock Star Economists
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/16/2011 00:43 -0500Economists need to get back to being actual economists and not market directional cheerleaders.
