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June 2, 2009 | Australian

Is there a calm after the economic storm?

GLOBAL panic subsides, but what's next?...

June 1, 2009 | Weekly Standard

Say It Ain't So, Larry

Ninety years ago the Chicago White Sox intentionally lost--dumped, to you sports fans--the World Series...

June 1, 2009 | Bloomberg

European Nations ‘as Bad as Argentina,’ Ferguson Says

Many European governments’ finances are as risky as Argentina’s were at the height of its worst financial crisis, and the U.K. gives cause to be “extremely nervous,” Harvard University professor Niall Ferguson said...

May 31, 2009 | Times (UK)

Tangle of weeds awaits to strangle US green shoots

America will not go bust...

June 1, 2009 | Ha'aretz (Israel)

All that glitters / King Kong takes on Godzilla

Quite a drama raged last week, though it slipped under the radar of most pundits...

June 1, 2009 | Barron's Online (subscription required)

A Pessimistic Assessment, Especially for Europe

A PROLIFIC AUTHOR AND MEDIA STAR, NIALL FERGUSON has become one of the most prominent academics in the world...

May 29, 2009 | American Spectator

Ten Thoughts on the Causes of the Bubble and Bust

"When it comes to the home mortgage boom and bust, who was to blame? The borrowers? The lenders? The government? The financial markets? The answer is yes. All were responsible." (Thomas Sowell, The Housing Boom and Bust, 2009.)...

May 27, 2009 | Creators Syndicate

The Housing Boom and Bust

Hot off the press is my colleague Dr. Thomas Sowell's 43rd book, "The Housing Boom and Bust."...

May 28, 2009 | International Business Times (NY)

'Price Is Good, Market Is Good' - OPEC Announced To Keep Production Unchanged

As expected, OPEC decided to keep production unchanged again at the meeting today...

May 28, 2009 | Guardian (UK)

Will he be back?

For a man who is already enjoying his third incarnation - bodybuilder, movie star, politician - Arnold Schwarzenegger has been remarkably consistent about his approach to public life...