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Stock Market Crisis

Time to Take Jon Stewart to Task!

Bill Cusack | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Cnbc, Stock Market Crash, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Comedy Central, Jim Cramer on the Daily Show, Stock Market, Stock Market Crisis, Jim Cramer Daily Show, New York Stock Exchange, John Stewart, Financial Meltdown, Personal Finance, Jim Cramer, Media News
Bill Cusack

I just finished watching Jon Stewart's almost completely satisfying conversation with Jim Cramer on Hulu. Stewart chastised Cramer for taking Wall St...

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Can We Handle the Truth?

Larry Gellman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, George Bush, Automaker Bailout, Right Wing Media, Congress, Stock Market, George W. Bush, President Obama, Right Wing, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Automakers, Right-Wing Bloggers, Auto Bailout, Deficit, Investing, Federal Budget Deficit, Stock Market Crisis, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Banks, President Bush, Auto Industry, Republican Party, Republicans, Business News
Larry Gellman

Only Obama and the financial markets are telling us the truth. Not only can we handle it, most Americans are thrilled to finally have a president who is smart enough to know what's going on.

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It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Larry Gellman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Investments, Investing, Stock Market Crash, Economy, Stock Market, Stock Market Bubble, Recession Fears, Stock Market Crisis, Risk Management, Housing Bubble, Recession, Housing Crisis, Las Vegas, Business News
Larry Gellman

Call me stupid, but I think we are at one of those moments in time where excitement ( aka fear) is causing investors to overlook great opportunities.

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And Now For The Hangover

Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Al Jolson, Depression, Pink Slip, White Collar Job Loss, Obama Victory, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, Downsizing, Election Day, Economy, Economic Crisis, Recession, Lehman Brothers, Stock Market Crisis, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Brother Can You Spare a Dime, Cheerios, Great Depression, Business News
Deborah Copaken Kogan

Sorry to be a downer on this of all days, but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that yins always have their yangs. Eight years of buying into trickle down economics has taken a toll.

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Four Signs Stock Market Hasn't Hit Bottom Yet

CNBC | Jeff Cox | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Crisis, Wall Street, Stock Market Reasons, Stock Market Bottom, Wall St Crisis, Business News

The search of a market bottom likely will continue through the rest of the year and into 2009, as signs begin to emerge that a turning point is near b...

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Does McCain Understand The AIG Crisis?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.18.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, McCain Economy, Matt Lauer, McCain AIG, Aig, Wall Street, Ali Velshi, Stock Market Crisis, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Mccain Press, McCain Media, Economy, Media News

Yesterday morning on the Today Show, John McCain was angry, wooden and sulky. But more than that, he seemed not to have a clue what he was talking about.

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Dow 10,000 -- What Happened, Who Can You Trust and Investment Banking 2.0

Howard Lindzon | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Crisis, Stock Market, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, FInancial Markets, Lehman Brothers, Business News
Howard Lindzon

I have been blogging in the financial/stock market space since late 2005 and developed a great list of 'experts' in certain areas. I believe in the 'less is more' theory of news.

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Bush-McCain Economic Philosophy Needs More than "Adjustments"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business

Read More: President Bush Economic Crisis, U.S. Economy, Stock Market Crisis, Economic Downturn, John McCain Economic Policy, Herbert Hoover George W. Bush, Economy, Business News
Robert S. McElvaine

John McCain fully agrees with this Hooveresque assessment that the economy is "fundamentally sound." That is a fundamentally flawed argument.

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