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The unpoppable bond bubble
Colin Barr 2010-08-21 02:05Wharton's Jeremy Siegel warns that we're in for a titanic bond bust. But it could take years for this ship to go down.Bond prices have been soaring si...
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Bubble trouble for bonds?
Daryl G. Jones 2010-05-04 10:41Andrew Mellon, the banking icon, once famously said: "Gentleman prefer bonds." The implication being that bonds, while less perhaps less sultry than e...
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Will bond rush boost stocks?
Colin Barr 2010-08-31 01:17It seems far-fetched to say so when market chatter centers on two depressing possibilities, a double-dip recession or deflation -- a fall in prices th...
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Obama vs. the oil bubble
財富中文網 2009-06-18 01:06A financial regulatory overhaul could reduce huge swings in the price of crude oil and gasoline.By Colin BarrCan reinvigorated financial watchdogs tak...
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Stocks: The latest Fed bubble
財富中文網 2009-08-13 12:37Are the government programs supporting the financial sector reinflating global stock markets even as economies stumble?By Colin BarrThe Federal Reserv...
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Why bond funds are suddenly hot
Mina Kimes 2010-04-15 06:50Mutual fund companies, just like individual investors, are prone to following the herd. So it's not surprising that, since bond funds attracted nearly...
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'Free money' is stocks' secret weapon
Colin Barr 2010-04-16 01:41Stock-market bulls are hoping the sharp rebound in corporate profits will keep the rally alive, but continued low interest rates might be more importa...
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Treasury run-up won't last forever
Allan Sloan 2010-07-09 01:45Financial markets can make you look really foolish, even if you thought your analysis was right, and still do. Today's humbling example: the best inve...
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JPMorgan in SEC subprime probe
Colin Barr 2010-11-05 01:48ProPublica says it may. The investigative journalism outfit reports JPMorgan (JPM) has come under regulatory scrutiny over its handling of conflicts o...
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Austerity fails to save Ireland
Colin Barr 2010-11-25 01:34Troubled European governments are discovering that fasting is no cure for a giant debt hangover.Just ask Ireland, which is on the verge of signing up ...