Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini: Lessons From Dubai World

forbes.com | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business


t the heart of the saga is a message that investors shouldn't assume implicit government support. Credit ratings for Dubai-owned companies now reflect...

Does "Dr. Doom" Believe His Own Press?

Dan Solin | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Dan Solin

Recently, "Dr. Doom" warned about a coming market correction. Should investors rely on Professor Roubini's crystal ball?

Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business


Arianna Huffington

Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Buffett has done just that. So it was deeply distressing to listen to him last week joining in the economic victory lap the Obama administration is taking.

Nouriel Roubini: Unemployment Hasn't Peaked, Worst Yet To Come

RGE | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% an...

The Recession, President Obama and The Future. Do ideas matter?

Alan Miller | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Alan Miller

Recently, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, penned an article bemoaning the greed of bankers and hatred of politicians. Indeed, it has been a wid...

Are We in Another Bubble?

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business


Eric Schurenberg

While Nouriel Roubini believes we're finally pulling out of the current financial crisis, he says the next Big One will strike in six to 12 months.

Nouriel Roubini: 'Too Big To Fail' Revisited

forbes.com | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business


Although the G-20 finance ministers pledged stronger prudential regulation and financial oversight of systemically important firms at their September ...

The Best and Worst Economic Forecasts of All Time

Sheldon Filger | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Sheldon Filger

Perhaps the most inaccurate and inept economic forecast of all time was delivered relatively recently by Ben Bernanke who n October '05 said, "There's no housing bubble to go bust"

Britain Ranks As Top Financial Capital, Besting U.S.

Telegraph | James Quinn | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


The poll will fuel the ongoing debate as to whether London or New York is the best place to do business for financial communities, amid recent reports...

Time to Stop the Regulatory Circus and to Steer the Ship to Safe Ground

Georges Ugeux | Posted 10.08.2009 | Home


Georges Ugeux

The real issue for regulators around the globe is a serious definition of the financial world we want to live in. The current focus nearly exclusively on the banking sector could cause authorities to miss the broader picture.

Joseph Stiglitz: Investors Are "Irrationally Exuberant" About Recovery

bloomberg.com | Francine Lacqua and Jeremy Torobin | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said U.S. unemployment will keep rising and should be the focus for policy makers, and gains in the stoc...

Nouriel Roubini: Unemployment Will Rise Through 2010 (VIDEO)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


Nouriel Roubini, the chairman of RGE Monitor, appeared on CNBC this morning and had more warnings for those expecting a brisk economic recovery from t...

George Soros: Country's Banking System "Basically Bankrupt"

bloomberg.com | Shamim Adam and Francine Lacqua | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini said stock markets may drop and billionaire George Soros warned the "bankrupt" U.S. banking system will ...

Financial Crisis: Four Take Aways from Istanbul

Barry D. Wood | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


Barry D. Wood

Four broad messages emerged last week from the annual gathering in Istanbul of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, including that the worst of the financial crisis is behind us.

Roubini: How The Federal Reserve Should Withdraw The Stimulus

The Globe and Mail | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business


There's a general consensus that the massive monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and support of the financial system undertaken by governments and centra...

Nouriel Roubini's Financial Times Interview: Double-Dip Recession Still A Risk

Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


Are we in for a double-dip recession? Economist Nouriel Roubini, the president of RGE Monitor who's often referred to as "Dr. Doom," recently sat down...

It Just Ain't Labor's Day

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Eric Schurenberg

Ugly as the recent 0.3 percentage point jump in the headline unemployment number is, a look behind that number is uglier still.

The Financial Crisis: Economists And Politicians Who Got It Right (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


Financial prognostication has a notoriously shoddy track record (We're looking at you, Jim Cramer!). But did anyone actually see the financial cri...

Roubini Mystery: Bear, Bull, or Both?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

There are rumors going around Wall Street that Nouriel Roubini has actually been on the long side of the market (betting it would rise) throughout his bearish tirade.

Nouriel Roubini: How We Can Escape The Spend-And-Borrow Economy

forbes.com | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business


In the last few months the world economy has been saved from a near-depression. That feat has been achieved by a range of extraordinary government sti...

Nouriel Roubini: A Phantom Economic Recovery?

Business Standard | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Data from the US -- rising unemployment, falling household consumption, still declining industrial production, and a weak housing market -- suggest th...

Roubini, Taleb Talk Economic Recovery, Risk Of Second Recession On CNBC (VIDEO)

Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


Two of the most prominent market cynics appeared on CNBC this morning. Nouriel Roubini -- affectionately known as "Dr. Doom" -- was CNBC's guest host,...

Outfox the Experts and Win $1,000

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

To win, answer two questions: In which quarter will the GDP increase by 2% or more from the prior quarter? In which month will the unemployment rate be the same or exceed the same month of the prior year?

Roubini: Recession Won't End Until End Of The Year

Bloomberg | Rebecca Keenan | Posted 09.02.2009 | Business


The global economy is still in a recession that won't end until the end of the year, said Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economist who predi...

Ouch! Recession, Part 11

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

Several prominent economic voices are now calling for a double-dip recession -- an end to the current one, a recovery of sorts and then a slide back into another recession.