Market Summary week of 7/15/2011

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        Max Pain 132 SPY WOW, There is no max pain for Fed Reserve, if there is God listening ~ SAVE ME from the Fed Reserve FRAUD!!
        
        CRASH THE DAMN MARKETS! PAY TAX on the fraudulent market hype! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE -
        
        2012 SUN COLLAPSE WOULD MAKE IT?
        
        
        US Consumer Sentiment Falls To Lowest Level in Two Years

        U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated in early July to the lowest level since March 2009 on increasing pessimism over falling income and rising unemployment, a survey released Friday showed. US Pessimism Deepens on Rising Economic Concerns

      • Obama, Congress Scrambling to Prevent a US Default
        • Behind Battle Over Debt, a War Over Government
      • Chance of US Downgrade Even With Debt Accord: S&P
      • A Recession Is 'One Small Shock Away': Rosenberg
      • Citigroup Profit Jumps as Loan Losses Ease; Shares Up
      • Manufacturing Gauge Slumps as Core Inflation Gains
      • Distressed Debt Deals Set to Follow Stress Tests
      • Factory Activity Remains Weak in June

      • CEOs Who Went From Rags to Riches

      • Carl Icahn Offers to Buy Clorox in $10.2 Billion Deal
      • Body Found at SoCal Mansion May Be Suicide
       
    • Obama, GOP Under Growing Pressure to Reach Debt Deal

      President Obama and top Republicans faced growing pressure Thursday to stop deficit-reduction talks from spiraling out of control and sending shockwaves through the global financial system. Will Congress Let US Default, Stocks Crash to Get a Deal?

    • Bernanke: No Plans to Add New Stimulus Measures Now
    • Investors Facing Global 'Uncertainty Premium': El-Erian
    • Minn. Governor Concedes to GOP to End Gov. Shutdown
    • Home Ownership May Fall More Than Expected

    • States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates

    • Buying US Debt 'Mind-Boggling': Marc Faber
    • Americans to Work 10 Years Longer to Pay Debt: Advisor
    • Perjury Case Against Roger Clemens Ends in Mistrial
    • Murdochs Plan to Appear Before Parliament
    • Jobless Claims Show Decline in Weak Jobs Market
    • JPMorgan Posts Higher Second-Quarter Profit
    
    
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    • The Critical Seven 

    • Guest blogger Michael Yoshikami lays out the seven issues that matter most for the economy.

    • Bernanke's Plan
    
    
    Weekly Claims Finally Show Decline in Weak Jobs Market

    Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign the job market may be slowly improving. Behind Dismal Jobs Picture Biggest Jobless Rate Drops UBS, Credit Suisse Cutting

  • JPMorgan Posts Higher Second-Quarter Profit
  • Buying US Debt 'Mind-Boggling': Marc Faber
  • Yield on Italy Bonds in Auction Highest Since 2008
  • Bernanke Policy Will Help Obama in 2012: Analyst
  • Oil Giant ConocoPhillips to Split in Two, CEO to Retire
  • Americans to Work 10 Years Longer to Pay Debt: Advisor
  • Hotel Stands by Its Maid in Strauss-Kahn Scandal
  • Obama, Republicans Clash in Debt Talks; Dollar Sinks
    • Moody's, S&P Warn Of US Credit Rating Downgrade
  • Will Europe's Stress Tests Be a 'Missed Opportunity?'

  • States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates

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    Will Congress Let US Default, Stocks Crash to Get a Deal?

    There is a possibility some members of Congress would let the US default on its debt, causing a market collapse that would provide political cover for them to compromise on the deficit, some investors and analysts say.

     
  • Trade Deficit Soars to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years

    The US trade deficit surged in May to the highest level in more than two and a half years, driven upward by a big increase in oil imports. Are Economists Clueless?

  • Euro Zone Pledges New Steps To Help Greece
  • America Needs Austerity Not Hypocrisy: Economist
  • Greek Default May Be 'Inevitable': Soros
  • Berlusconi Talks Italian Economy Into Big Trouble
  • US Debt Deal: How to Kill Three Birds With One Stone
  • Geithner Predicts Debt-Limit Pact Will be Reached
  • Greek Selective Default No Longer Excluded: Minister

  • The World's Best International Airlines

  • European Banks' Shares Seesaw on Fresh Crisis Fears
  • Cisco Could Eliminate as Many as 10,000 Jobs: Report
  • Moody's Report Sparks Selloff in Chinese Firms
  
  Should Everyone Get a Bonus for Paying Mortgage On Time?

  Does it sound slightly ironic that a mortgage insurance company, whose business is to insure loans, is now paying borrowers to stay current on the loans they're insuring? Why Debt-to-Income Matters in Mortgages

• Economists Admit: We're Clueless About Jobs, Too
• Obama: I Will Refuse to Sign Any Short-Term Deficit Deal
  • How Speaker Boehner's Broad Debt Deal Fell Apart
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• Pisani: Where Money's Going Now
• Forex: Trade New Zealand Boom
• China Says Inflation Top Priority
• Dow 30 Stocks — In Real Time
• Silver Prices to Rise: Jim Rogers 
• Taxes Still a Stumbling Block As US Debt Talks Continue

  Obama and his fellow Democrats repeated the need for a "balanced" approach, while Republicans restated their position that tax increases would further burden the already shaky economy. What's Up for Debate

• Why Retail Stocks Are Booming in Weak US Economy
• Whatever Happens, Commodities Win: Jim Rogers
• Italy, Spain Will Mean More 'Carnage': Fund Manager
• Greece, Italy Top Agenda at EU Finance Chiefs Meeting
• Economy Faces a Jolt as Benefit Checks Run Out
• Germany Pushes for New Greek Rescue Package

• The Most Expensive Cars to Own

• Southern Union Talked to Eight Possible Suitors: Report
• Murdoch's Media Deal in Danger Amid New Allegations
• French Police Interview Strauss-Kahn Accuser Banon
• Hurdles Abound in Global Recovery
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    • 'Horrific' Jobs Report Renews Fears of Double-Dip Recession June's miserable employment report, which showed the economy added just 18,000 jobs in the month, has put the fear of a double-dip recession back into the markets.

    • Wall Street Slashing Pay—Even for Best Performers
      Large Wall Street banks are starting to scale back compensation on trading desks as shareholders grow increasingly restless over weak returns.
    • Go Ahead—Knock Off Early: Firms Cut Staff Hours
      After trending steadily higher, hours worked by employees fell in June—a signal employers are starting to ask current employees to work less because of weak demand.
    • News Corp BSkyB Takeover Shaky Post-Scandal: Analyst
      Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may not get UK approval to complete its takeover of British Sky Broadcasting, said a media analyst.
    • Warren Buffett's 5-Minute Plan to Fix the Deficit
      Warren Buffett says he could fix the U.S. deficit problem very quickly. Here's his not-entirely serious—but not entirely joking either—plan.
    • End of Shuttle Program to Have Far Reaching Impact
      Following the final launch of the half-century-long space shuttle program, will Florida's Space Coast become a Ghost Coast?
    • How to Fix Your iPhone Screen
    • You Know What? #^*%! This Economy
    • Wall Street Turning Its Back on Yahoo and Google?
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