Archive for December, 2009

Reflecting on decade of hype, hysteria and media overkill – Oakville Beaver

Reflecting on decade of hype, hysteria and media overkill
Oakville Beaver
More recently, the media had us either living on the streets selling pencils, as we were surely headed into The Second Great Depression, or all dead from

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After volatile 2009, Waco US Rep. Edwards hopes ‘to reduce some of the pure … – Waco Tribune Herald

After volatile 2009, Waco US Rep. Edwards hopes 'to reduce some of the pure
Waco Tribune Herald
“While we're not out of the hole yet, I think partnerships of public and private actions helped prevent a second Great Depression, and I don't think many

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My Economic Rebellion – KCTribune.com

My Economic Rebellion
KCTribune.com
A second Great Depression. A complete destruction of the American way. Here's what I think has happened. I, like many Americans, have become an entitled

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Cheerful New Year, Perhaps – Gather.com

Cheerful New Year, Perhaps
Gather.com
The Great Recession (or is it The Second Great Depression in disguise?). The economy has simply continued to be pummeled, and Americans right together with

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TSX ends 2009 with best annual gain in 30 years – Global Toronto


Global Toronto
TSX ends 2009 with best annual gain in 30 years
Global Toronto
"Most of the gains we saw were driven by the recognition that this wasn't going to be the second Great Depression after all, and it was followed up by a

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China’s century? Niall Ferguson says yes. – GlobalPost (blog)

China's century? Niall Ferguson says yes.
GlobalPost (blog)
While the developed world teetered on the verge of a second Great Depression, China suffered little more than a minor growth slow-down, thanks to a highly

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Fed Officials Discuss Limited Bond Sales to Help Exit Stimulus – Bloomberg

Fed Officials Discuss Limited Bond Sales to Help Exit Stimulus
Bloomberg
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is trying to wind down emergency stimulus programs that helped avert a second Great Depression, while alleviating concerns that

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The Fed’s Powers and How We Got Here – Seeking Alpha (blog)

The Fed's Powers and How We Got Here
Seeking Alpha (blog)
The truth is that the Fed under Bernanke and the Treasury did pull us back from the brink of a second Great Depression, with the programs I have identified

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Eugene Robinson: Gate-crashers provided welcome respite in 2009. – GoErie.com

Eugene Robinson: Gate-crashers provided welcome respite in 2009.
GoErie.com
There was the very real possibility that what was obviously a severe recession would reach an awful tipping point — that a second Great Depression could

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The Pivotal Presidency – Atlantic Online (blog)

The Pivotal Presidency
Atlantic Online (blog)
If market confidence is one reason we appear to have avoided a second Great Depression, then the president deserves a modicum of credit for conjuring it.

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