Automobiles: The 2009 Detroit Auto Show
Jerry Garrett surveys the show, where automakers envision an electric future.
Cadillac Converj: Star of the Detroit Auto Show
> Sources: Cadillac Converj Extended-Range Electric Vehicle...
A Chinese Depression?
Why the trade slump may pummel China: BW Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why China, so far relatively unscathed, could be badly hurt...
Retail Sales Fall 9.8%
> > To the surprise of only economists, Retail Sales plummeted in December 2008, falling for the 6th consecutive month. Sales...
Credit Crisis Watch: Gaining Positive Traction
In order to gauge the progress being made to unclog credit markets and restore confidence in the world’s financial system, I...
MarketWatch Hot Stocks: Citigroup
Shares of Citigroup highlight the pressure facing bank stocks Tuesday, as investors prepare for a bleak earnings season. Greg Morcroft...
Breaking Up Citi
via NYT via WSJ > Sources: Citigroup Plans to Split Itself Up, Taking Apart the Financial Supermarket ERIC DASH NYT, January 13, 2009...
Too Big To Succeed . . .
If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.” -Nixon Treasury Secretary George Shultz about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac > The...
Mutual Funds — Down, Down, Down
Average decline in diversified mutual funds in 2008 was 40% and the outlook for 2009 is unclear. 1/12/2009
President Bush’s Final Press Conference
A conversation about President Bush’s Final Press Conference with Jon Meacham, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Robert Draper January 12, 2009