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Greece on the Brink
16 January 12 01:21 PM | Brian Dightman

On Friday the 13 th global investors received two pieces of disturbing news. S&P downgraded nine of the 17 countries in the euro zone, including AAA rated France, and Greece was unable to get private bond holders to renegotiate terms. The posturing...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, IMF, Developed Markets, Credit Crisis, Risk Management, U.S. Bonds

Debt, Earnings & The Euro
18 May 10 10:46 AM | Brian Dightman

Stock markets have come under pressure recently as concerns over debt levels of governments around the world take center stage. Policy makers are at a difficult juncture. They must support global economic growth or risk losing much-needed tax revenue...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, IMF, Credit Crisis, Cyclical Markets