Causes of the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009: United States housing bubble, Credit rating agencies and the subprime crisis, Meltdown (book), ... United States housing market correction
Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
The economic downturn has hit the wealthy across the world. But the number of millionaires has actually shown a sharp rise of 8.6% in China over the past one year, an international research firm reported.
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year. The research, by scientists from the internationally respected climate research group, the Global Carbon Project (GCP), said that rising emissions from fossil fuels...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
A key and fundamental question was not broached during the fierce interrogation of Treasury Secretary Geithner during Thursday's hearings before Congress' Joint Economic Committee....
Miami Student (Free subscription) | yesterday
With a Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times editorship under her belt, it wouldn't seem that Gretchen Morgenson would have time to stop by the small town of Oxford. However, Morgenson did just that Tuesday. Returning to her childhood home, Morgenson spoke to an audience of Miami University students, faculty and Oxford community members about the state of the marketplace and financial crisis that the...
News Dissector Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
GET HIP, LEARN TO FEAR THE DOUBLE-DIP—BARACK OBAMA DOES! WHY THE PRESDENT WARNS OF A DEEPER DROP, NOT A RECOVERY When I was a kid, a “double dip” was an ice cream cone with two scoops. Yummy, Today, the same expression is being used to warn us that the recession we are still struggling with could, and [...]
Acton Institute PowerBlog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
It’s over a year now since the 2008 financial crisis spread havoc throughout the global economy. Dozens of books and articles have appeared to explain what went wrong. They identify culprits ranging from Wall Street financiers overleveraging assets, to ACORN lobbying policy-makers to lower mortgage standards, to politicians closely connected to government-sponsored enterprises such as Freddie...
the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Afrique en ligne reports that Soyinka worried about consequences of financial crisis on African literature , as the Nobel laureate worries that: "This crisis is going to cause young Africans to lose interest in reading and books. They are going to move towards telefilms, videos and cinema. And this tendency worries me," said the Nigerian novelist and playwright in an interview with PANA...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
TVNewser was up at the space-station that is the Bloomberg building yesterday for the "Covering the Crisis" panel moderated by author and journalist Michael Lewis . The event was co-hosted by Bloomberg and Vanity Fair, and both Bloomberg media CEO Andy Lack and VF editor Graydon Carter addressed the crowd beforehand. The panel brought together several noteworthy financial journalists to...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Fiji will never suffer from starvation and is in a position to beat the fallout of the global financial crisis and even capitalize on it, an academic said in a public lecture in Suva. Fiji Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor in Management Dr Dr. Kunneth Ramakrishnan, said Fiji can avoid the food crisis that is hitting countries worldwide because it already has an abundance of natural resources...
HBS Working Knowledge (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Published: November 19, 2009 Paper Released: October 2009 Author: William A. Sahlman Executive Summary: We have spent the past year mired in a global financial crisis that few saw coming and that will plague us for years to come. Such crises are gut-wrenching. Collectively and individually, we search for causes and solutions. Too often, we look for quick fixes that do long‐term damage, or we...
A little about .... (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Washington, November 19 - ANI: A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per cap
Sify (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Facing a hail of criticism, Goldman Sachs' top officer has offered a halting apology for the premier investment bank's role in the subprime mortgage crisis that sank the nation's economy.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Facing a hail of criticism, Goldman Sachs' top officer has offered a halting apology for the premier investment bank's role in the subprime mortgage crisis that sank the nation's economy.
Mostly Economics (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Deepak Mohanty of RBI has given a useful speech on the global crisis and the impact and policies followed in India. Most of it is known but is still useful as a quick snapshot. Posted in Academic research & research papers, Central Banks / Monetary Policy, Economics - macro, micro etc, Economist, Financial Markets/ Finance, Indian Economy/Financial Markets, [...]
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wposteruk | 18/09/2009
Since the beginning of the financial crisis caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, there's just one year, the attitude of traders has not really changed. It seems they were content to let the storm pass and are still as influential in the world of finance More ... (more. ..)
ifp | 06/05/2009
The present global financial crisis does not seem to be having a significant impact on the outlook of recent international buyers of French property. On the contrary, according to a recent survey carried out by French bank BNP Paribas, there remains strong confidence in the French housing market, with over 90% of buyers from overseas who bought property in France in the last three years who consider
westonalan | 09/03/2009
It was only a matter of time before the credit crunch would take effect and we'd find out who was to blame. It seems that the Bankers are the ones being blamed by the Government and the Media. But, to be honest I believe that there are many others who have had a part to play in this world wide financial crisis. Very little as been said or mentioned in the news about the others who have fuelled the...
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