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Credit crisis far from over despite Bear's collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The acute phase of the crisis in financial markets may be over, marked by the near collapse of Bear Stearns, but the fallout leaves the United States vulnerable to recession. Full Article
Gas prices top consumer worry, economists say
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Between chewing sauce-slathered ribs and corn on the cob, the neighbors and relatives of Wall Street's top prognosticators had one thing on their mind this past Memorial Day: gasoline prices. Full Article
Home price slump just over half done
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The two-year U.S. home price slump is just over halfway done with little relief in sight as the market needs to work through a stockpile of unsold houses that is climbing as foreclosures jump. Full Article
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At Reuters Summit, McCain seen as best choice for economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's tax policies have given him an edge as the better man for the economy, various Wall Street experts said at this week's Reuters Investment Outlook Summit. Full Article
Get over it! Rising crude is good for you: analyst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Surging oil prices have often sent stock markets tumbling this year when, according to one view, investors should embrace rising energy costs because they boost the bottom line of many large-cap U.S. companies. Full Article
Economy may need second dose of stimulus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even as U.S. consumers raced to spend their tax rebate checks, economists and analysts at a Reuters summit this week said the effect on the economy may be so short-lived that another cash infusion will be needed. Full Article
Fed must take away the punch bowl slowly
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Weaning Wall Street from U.S. Federal Reserve cash will take time, and lending programs aimed at averting another Bear Stearns need to remain in place beyond a planned September expiration, economists and analysts said this week. Full Article
Wall St hasn't fixed its bubble problem: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chastened financial firms are destined to repeat their mistakes in a few years unless they overhaul risk management practices and rethink compensation for employees who are supposed to blow the whistle, financial market experts said on Thursday. Full Article | Video
Emerging markets forex rally still has legs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A multiyear rally in some emerging market currencies still has legs even as the likelihood of interest rate hikes in Europe and the United States increases, economists and strategists said. Full Article
Government aid to Wall Street a boon to Fannie, Freddie
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the U.S government poured cash into the banking system to save it from crumbling under the credit crisis, it will certainly bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should the housing slump threaten their demise, analysts said this week. Full Article
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