Market & Economy

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The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Seth Jayson	Greenspan's Britney Moment Is it possible that ex-Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan could have failed to understand the dynamics of what was going on in the housing market? Not likely.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007	Multifamily Stocks: Troubled Times Ahead? Before the recent turmoil on Wall Street, share prices of the publicly traded multifamily companies tracked by the NAHB for its Multifamily Stock Index performed incredibly well. That long run of success, however, might be coming to an end.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 James C. Cooper	Exports: The Economy's Secret Weapon A narrowing trade gap will offset some of the housing-related weakness in the economy.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Michael Mandel	Bernanke's Dilemma The markets are clamoring for rate cuts, but weak U.S. productivity gains and strong global growth may limit the Fed's options.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 James Mehring	Credit-Card Balances Are Ballooning Relying on plastic could place more stress on consumer finances, which ultimately could lead to a pullback in spending.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Stanley Reed	Overseas, Few Shocks The global economy's vigor should protect it from a U.S. slowdown.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 Bill Barker	Worse Than a Perfect Storm This may be one of the most overused terms currently out there. True perfect storms are rare, perhaps once-in-a-century events. But there are potential disasters that investors should be looking for everyday.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 Tim Hanson	World's Biggest Investment Opportunity, or Biggest Looming Blow-Up? What happens when you combine too much money with too little scrutiny? You get blow-ups. And that's exactly what some experts predicted for Chinese stocks at a recent conference hosted by Roth Capital.
HBS Working Knowledge September 12, 2007 Nicolas P. Retsinas	Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure A look at what went wrong in the subprime industry and why.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Seth Jayson	Hiding the Ugly Truth About Housing The NAR continues, month after month, to release home-sales predictions that are overly optimistic and completely misleading. The true housing sector figures are much worse than they want you to know.
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