
By Elliott R. Morss : By Elliott R. Morss Part 1 - Europe and the IMF Introduction Over the last two decades, the trade-offs between more rapid economic growth and the need for governments to keep their financial houses in order has been a topic of worldwide debate. Controversy over the issue has
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By Morningstar : By Samuel Lee Investors who "know" that European stocks are doomed are probably fooling themselves. University of Pennsylvania psychologist Philip Tetlock conducted a mammoth 20-year study on expert predictions. He found their performance modest, handily beaten by naive statistical
By David Fry ( ETF Digest ): The ugly employment report of only 96K new jobs vs. 125K expected hit markets like a spoonful of sugar-Uncle Sugar. The numbers couldn't be worse, which is why ADP Data and Jobless Claims the previous day doesn't mean a thing. Ninety million are not in the labor force,
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By Josh Cohen : After a meeting in Rome last Friday between Germany, France, Italy and Spain aimed at resolving the eurozone crisis, it appears as though the main sticking point between Germany and its major European partners is the idea of eurobonds. As CNBC noted , while the four countries agreed