Ratings Agencies Downgrading the Debt of Large Financial Firms
One of the biggest challenges that most financial firms have been facing recently are: their possible exposure to the Euro Zone debt crisis and the...
How the Volker Rule is Impacting Wall Street
One of the main causes of the recent financial crisis is that the banks have became so large that they have placed the entire economy...
Hedge Funds Post Worst Quarterly Loss since 2008
Over the last several years, hedge funds were viewed as the classic investment tool that can outperform the markets. The reason why is: they can...
Alan Greenspan Fears US has Exposure to Euro Zone Crisis
Recently, there has been a tremendous amount of debate among economists about the current crisis in the Euro Zone. In some cases, they believe that...
Treasury Secretary Geithner Thinks EU Debt Crisis Could Harm U.S. Economy
Over the last several weeks, concerns about the strength of Europe have been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because, a number of issues...
A Look Back at the Life and Impact of Steve Jobs
When most people think of Steve Jobs they will often associate him with any one of the products that Apple is selling (i.e. the iPod,...
ECB Taking Different Steps to Prevent Financial Crisis
The current situation in the Euro Zone has been raising fears about what a possible default will mean and the impact that it will have...
Dexia’s Liquidity Issues Complicate EU Financial Crisis
Over the last several years, the financial crisis and the subsequent recession have illustrated how vulnerable banks were to short term liquidity crunches. The reason...
Capital Outflows Worry Russia
One of the fastest growing economies is Russia. This is because they have vast amounts of oil and natural gas resources. When energy prices were...
What the Rise in Gold Prices are Saying about the World Economy?
Over the last several years, the price of gold has been continually rising. This is because, investors believe that the precious metal can provide them...
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