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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

Fiscal Stimulus, Stocks, & Interest Rates
19 January 09 01:52 PM | Brian Dightman

Many market commentators are hoping for a stock market rally as the Obama Administration takes the helm of our great country. And for good reason, a roughly $850 billion dollar fiscal stimulus could be just the shot in the arm the U.S. economy needs....

Filed under: TED SPREAD, S&P 500 Earnings, Energy, Global Banks, Metals and Mining, Developed Markets, Credit Crisis, Leading Economic Indicators