Economic Clouds? Wall Street Sees Signs of Sunshine

Main Street may be struggling, but Wall Street is on a bit of a roll.

Despite a drumbeat of bad economic news, the stock market is up -- almost 11 percent in the last few weeks. Junk bonds, those risky corporate I.O.U.'s, are rallying. The value of financial shares, bank loans, tricky credit derivatives -- up, up, up.

Many on Wall Street, the epicenter of the credit mess, seem to think that the worst is over. For the first time in months, ... Full Story »

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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a thoughtful, balanced piece at a time when that sort of journalism on this topic is very important. The author provides sufficient evidence and information to substantiate his claims, and writes in a style that is accessible. Based on the title I feared the author was going to present a rosy scenario. Instead...both skeptics and optimists get their say and the reader is left with a sense that the reality while uncertain is perhaps not as bleak as recent news stories would indicate.

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