Nouriel Roubini

At Davos, 'Dr. Doom' Stays Gloomy

AP | Posted 01.27.2012

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DAVOS, Switzerland -- The economist widely acknowledged to have predicted the financial crash of 2008 holds little hope that global economic troubles ...

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Roberto Saviano and Nouriel Roubini Discussing the Global Financial Mafia at NYU

Lia Petridis Maiello | Posted 02.18.2012

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Nouriel Roubini, internationally acclaimed finance pop star, demands the introduction of a new discipline at the universities of the world, that of "c...

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'Move To Somalia, Grover Norquist': Patriotic Millionaires

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, millionaires who want the government to tax them more, met with foremost anti-tax guru Grove...

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The Diary of Dow Jones

Benedetta Pignatelli | Posted 11.14.2011

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The lamentation of estrogen-laden Bridget Jones was echoed the globe over and is soon to be reanimated via a London musical circa 2012. Now hear it fr...

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U.S. Economy Finally Surpasses Pre-Recession Level

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.28.2011

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The U.S. economy is finally rising above its pre-recession level, but the growth may still not be fast enough to spur a robust recovery. After 18...

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Eurozone Debt Crisis: Another Failed Bailout Scheme?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 12.27.2011

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Should we believe that this time, after so many failed attempts also advertised as the real solution, the politicians have finally got it right? I don't think so.

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The Krugman/Stiglitz Army Is on the March (and It's Too Late for Michael Bloomberg to Stop It)

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.14.2011

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Whether or not the the #Occupy Wall Street protesters explicitly adopt policy proposals or only generate political energy for the spirit of them, the Krugman/Stiglitz Army is at last on the march.

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Tim Kaine: 'Nobody's Ever Cut Their Way To Prosperity'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Speaking at an infrastructure conference on Tuesday, Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine of Virginia laid out his vision for achieving...

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'Depression' Again Being Used To Describe Economic Landscape

Posted 12.05.2011

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(Mike Dolan) - You know it's grim when the prevailing debate among economists and historians is whether the world economy faces the "Great" depres...

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WATCH: Rick Perry Goes After Fed Chairman

Posted 10.15.2011

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Texas Governor Rick Perry, who recently announced that he is running for president in 2012, had some harsh words for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bern...

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If Oil Prices Continue Climbing, Count On Another Recession, Analysts Say

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yet another group of analysts have issued a grim warnings about the recent run-up in oil prices. In a letter to clients, analysts at Bank of Americ...

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Egypt: Don't Be Fooled -- The Economic Crisis Is Behind the Protests

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Davos. Inequality, Financial Speculation, Commodities, Nouriel Roubini, Egypt, Price of Food, World News

Egyptian people are out in the streets not just to meet but by their need to eat. Replacing a modern day Pharaoh may not be enough. He is not their only enemy.

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On the Report of the Angelides Commission

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, festooned with its various Republican dissents, has receded into the past faster than this year...

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Davos Consensus: We're Out Of The Woods, But...

AP | DAN PERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DAVOS, Switzerland — It has been the question of the day at every high-powered international gathering for two years: Are we out of the woods? T...

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Nouriel Roubini Warns Of A Domino Debt Collapse In Europe

CNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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But the nub of the crisis is this: "We have decided to socialize the private losses of the banking system. Now you have a huge increase in public debt...

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ReThink Interview: Charles Ferguson, Director of Inside Job

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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People interviewed in Inside Job claim that finance professionals deserve their money. But can someone rationally argue that someone earning $30 million/year works 1,000 times harder than someone earning $30,000/year?

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Public Mycasting System

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, American Narrative, Interactivity, Connectivity, Nouriel Roubini, Content, Andrew Sullivan, The Kardashians, Ivanka Trump, Trendspotting, Novels, Trends, Self-Expression, Storytelling, Sincerity, Mycasting, Blogging, Technology News

From mommies' to men's blogs, from food diaries to fanzines, the universal-access realm of online is a new storytellers' paradise with handy short installments as the universal language.

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France, Germany Say The Euro Is Safe, But Investors Aren't So Sure

Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN/PARIS (By Erik Kirschbaum and Daniel Flynn): Germany and France declared on Monday that Europe had taken decisive action to save the euro by re...

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Lawrence Summers Needs to Retool his Wall Street Tilt

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Summers, no matter what some critics say, is a formidable intellectual heavyweight on economics policy -- and will continue to be, long after he leaves the White House. However, he needs to retool.

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What Lessons of Election Day?

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Banking Crisis, Paul Krugman, Obama, Nouriel Roubini, Simon Johnson, Joseph Stiglitz, Politics News

One of the myths of this stunted political moment is that Barack Obama "tried to do too much," and that purist, ungrateful liberals are mad at him over things like the absence of a public option in his heath bill. This is dangerous nonsense, and it matters because these widespread views among the pundit class will influence what lessons the media and Obama himself draw from what is likely to be an epic partisan defeat on Tuesday.

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Twitter Fight: Roubini Attacks Business Insider Over GDP Prediction

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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A wonkish spat erupted Friday between economist Nouriel Roubini and blogger Joe Weisenthal, all in 140 characters or fewer. It started Friday morning...

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Roubini: U.S. On Track For A 'Fiscal Train Wreck'

Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. economy is a "fiscal train wreck" waiting to happen that risks ushering in a period of stagnation featuring by minimal growth, high unemploy...

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States of Pain

Nicole Lapin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington State, Christine Gregoire, Nouriel Roubini, States, Brian Schweitzer, Budgets, Meredith Whitney, Recession, Jack Markell, Cnbc, Politics News

Moving forward, the first quarter of the 2011 fiscal year will be a true test of how far the states have come in repairing their bruised economies. For some, it's not a question of hitting rock bottom, but how to climb out of the fiscal hole once they do.

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Nouriel Roubini: Gordon Gekko Is Back

Project Syndicate | Posted 05.25.2011

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A generation later, the sequel to Wall Street -- to be released next month -- sees Gekko released from jail and returned to the financial world. His r...

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Will Inside Job Start a Popular Rebellion?

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Inside Job cuts through the fog of disinformation and punditry to expose the truth about a catastrophic event, clarifying for the everyman the financial meltdown of 2008 that wrecked the lives of millions.

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