Two Seeking Alpha Pieces Make The Case Against The Economy And Stock Market

Macro Economics | Market Commentary

ByGreg Feirman November 19, 2009 Reading Time: 1 minute

“Why The Stock Market Should Crash”, Charles Hugh Smith, Seeking Alpha, November 16

“Our Steroid Pumped Economy”, Vitaliy Katsenelson, Seeking Alpha, November 18

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Markets Expecting Another 50 Point Cut?
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Top Gun FP Client Note: The Risk Trade
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Krugman: Learning From Europe
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The real lesson from Europe is actually the opposite of what conservatives claim: Europe is an economic success, and that success shows that social democracy works. ….. So why do we get such a different picture from many pundits? Because…

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