Thursday, November 1, 2007

Friday November 2 Housing and Economic stories

Best sources of housing and financial news stories (with no spin):
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http://patrick.net/housing/crash.html (Patrick.net US Housing Crash Continues)
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http://www.bullnotbull.com/bull/
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http://www.prudentbear.com/
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http://www.safehaven.com/
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http://www.jasmts.com/readingRoom.php (Jim Shepherd Investment Strategist)
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http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/ (Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis)


Housing and Economic News:

They Have Got to be Kidding (by Peter Schiff – www.safehaven.com )
$2 Million Per Household Means Doom For Dollar (by Daniel Amerman – www.safehaven.com)
Question of Solvency at Citigroup (by Mike Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com )
Glaring Goldman Sachs Omission (by Jim Willie CB, Editor, Hat Trick Letter, November 1, 2007)


From http://patrick.net/housing/crash.html
'Realtor to Stars' Is Slain on Fifth Avenue (nysun.com)Foreclosures up nearly 100 percent in third quarter (centralvalleybusinesstimes.com)
Foreclosures almost doubled from '06 (reuters.com)
Number of U.S. houses facing foreclosure doubles (usatoday.com)
Houseowners coming up short (dailybusinessreview.com)
Prisoners of Debt (businessweek.com)
Counselors stressed out by desperate clients (cnn.com)
8 Cities Record Largest Price Declines on Record (efinancedirectory.com)
More trouble ahead for credit markets (money.cnn.com)
The Next Worry: Bond Insurers (businessweek.com)
Question of Solvency at Citigroup (Mish)
$75 Billion Fund Is Seen as Stopgap (nytimes.com)
Fed Pumps $41B Into US Financial System (biz.yahoo.com)
Lenders in VA don't think Fed rate cut will help much (connectionnewspapers.com)
Falling interest rates weaken dollar and cost consumers more (marketwatch.com)
New York state sues Santa Ana mortgage appraisal firm (latimes.com)
Appraisers Pressured to Inflate Home Values, Cuomo Says (nytimes.com)
Real Estate and Organized Crime (patrick.net)

From http://www.prudentbear.com

Fed's Rate Cut Could Be Last For a While - WSJ ($) (11/01/2007 05:18 AM)
Foreclosure Filings Soar in 3rd Quarter - AP (11/01/2007 05:02 AM)
Fed May Be Finished Cutting Rates as Inflation Risk Increases - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:06 AM)
Fed Adds $41 Billion in Reserves, Most Since September 2001 - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 11:45 AM)
A Rate Cut, but a Sense It Stops Here - NY Times (11/01/2007 05:15 AM)
Fed Cuts, Signals Markets Don't Look for Another: John M. Berry - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:39 AM)
Foreclosures: Moving on up - CNN/Money (11/01/2007 08:55 AM)
Consumer Spending in U.S. Rose Less Than Forecast - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 08:26 AM)
Rate Cut No Cure-All for Homeowner - TheStreet.com , Kass, (11/01/2007 08:45 AM)
Chinese banks may hit US shores - CFO.com (11/01/2007 08:49 AM)
U.S. Economy: Manufacturing, Consumer Spending Slow - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 11:44 AM)
Appraisers Pressured to Inflate Home Values, Cuomo Says - AP (11/01/2007 08:34 PM)
Central banks should prick asset bubbles - FT (11/01/2007 09:13 PM)

Ambac Debt Cut by Gimme Credit; Shares Fall Most Ever - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 01:32 PM)
The Next Worry: Bond Insurers - Business Week (11/01/2007 02:57 PM)
Market insight: Prepare for the credit drama sequel: Tett - FT (11/01/2007 08:31 PM)
Investors try to keep up with rush of downgrades - FT (11/01/2007 11:13 AM)
More trouble ahead for credit markets - CNN/Money (11/01/2007 03:02 PM)
Contagion fears grow on subprime writedowns - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 08:30 PM)
$75 Billion Fund Is Seen as Stopgap - NY Times (11/01/2007 05:18 AM)
Citigroup May Cut Dividend, Raise Capital, CIBC Says - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 08:25 AM)
Shareholders Sue Countrywide CEO - N.Y. Post (11/01/2007 08:34 AM)
The costs of the credit crunch mount - Economist (11/01/2007 03:34 PM)
IRS Probes Hedge Funds, Buyout Firms for Possible Tax Abuses - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:04 AM)
Counselors feel crush of mortgage crunch - Business Week (11/01/2007 05:40 AM)
Seeking to end a share trading monopoly - FT (11/01/2007 09:20 PM)
Fidelity Investments Is Expected To Begin Layoffs - WSJ ($) (11/01/2007 05:21 AM)
Wildfires spotlight insurance-coverage issues - USA Today (11/01/2007 05:28 AM)
Analyst Raises Doubts About Citigroup Dividend - NY Times (11/01/2007 05:17 AM)
Exxon Mobil Profit Drops as Refining Margins Narrow - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 08:23 AM)
Radian posts $704 million net loss - Market Watch from Dow Jones (11/01/2007 02:06 PM)
GMAC Financial Loses $1.6B in 3Q - AP (11/01/2007 01:29 PM)
Post-Thanksgiving discounts begin early - LA Times (11/01/2007 05:04 AM)
Fed rate cut won't end banks' woes - Reuters (11/01/2007 05:15 AM)
Court ruling could save oil firms billions - Houston Chronicle (11/01/2007 08:30 AM)
Meyer, Others Resign From BoA - N.Y. Post (11/01/2007 08:32 AM)
Credit Suisse Profit Falls After Debt Market Swings - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:30 AM)
Citi executives sacked over credit turmoil - FT (11/01/2007 05:56 AM)
Housing Hit Hurts Diller's IAC Net - FT ($) (11/01/2007 08:33 AM)
Crocs Gets Stomped - TheStreet.com (11/01/2007 08:44 AM)
Ain't Seen Nothing Yet on Writedowns - TheStreet.com , Kass, (11/01/2007 08:47 AM)
Fidelity reported set to cut staff - CNN/Money (11/01/2007 08:56 AM)
Dexia Deals Blow To Investors - Forbes (11/01/2007 02:01 PM)
2008 drug sales: Slowest growth in 4 decades - CNN/Money (11/01/2007 03:19 PM)
Chrysler to cut 11,000 jobs - FT (11/01/2007 09:09 PM)
First American in mortgage fraud probe - FT (11/01/2007 09:18 PM)
Wal-Mart to carry $199 computer - Chicago Tribune (11/01/2007 05:06 AM)
Iceland Unexpectedly Raises Key Rate to Record 13.75% - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:12 AM)
China Raises Fuel Prices Amid Shortages - NY Times (11/01/2007 05:19 AM)
European Housing Market Will Stumble, Won't Crash: Mark Gilbert - Bloomberg (11/01/2007 05:39 AM)
Rising Prices Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor - Spiegel (11/01/2007 11:48 AM)
Beijing raises pump prices as shortages bite - FT (11/01/2007 09:14 PM)
As Interest rates do down, inflation goes up - N.Y. Post (11/01/2007 06:01 AM)
Easy Money - Forbes (11/01/2007 06:16 AM)

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