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- Economic Signs: Green Shoots or Weeds?
- From stocks to housing figures, economic indicators are hinting that a recovery may be underway. MoneyWatch's Sumi Das talks to editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger about what the numbers really tell us about the nation's financial health.
- Videos 2009-04-16
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- Today's Green Shoots: First Buds of Spring or Toxic Mold on Our Bread?
- Dr. Stephen Leeb submits:Stock prices rose last week for the 12th time in the past 13 weeks, which makes this the biggest quarterly winning streak in the past 20 years or so. We have to attribute much of the advance to higher consumer confidence resulting from the perception...
- External links 2009-06-09
- Green Shoots? Dr. Doom Sees No Call for Optimism
- The Find: The business press may see reason to hope that an economic recovery is on the way but, predictably, Dr. Doom says such optimists are fools. The Source: The latest report from economist Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, excerpted on Clusterstuck. The Takeaway:...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- U.S. Economy: 'Green Shoots' Are Actually Red Roots
- Trace Mayer submits: The ‘green shoots’ of the economy are really red roots evidenced by a labor market stasis and plummeting earnings. Chairman Bernanke told ‘60 Minutes’ on Sunday that “green shoots” of economic resurgence are sprouting. But those perceived green shoots are really red weeds that the...
- External links 2009-05-22
- Mark Zandi's Take on the Housing Crisis, Mortgage Interest Rates and Green Shoots
- With this housing crisis and economic downturn, Mark Zandi has to look at all the moving parts. Chief economist for Moody's Economy.com, a company he founded, he's paying close attention to mortgage interest rates, falling house values, and housing inventory in order to assess whether the so-called "green shoots" are real - or...
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Green Shoots Dominate the Investment Landscape
- Ockham Research submits: “…And Procter & Gamble, no matter how well they say they’re doing because they are the stocks that people sell when things are improving in this country. That’s why they can be so hated. While a company like Fortune Brands can slash its dividends, say it...
- External links 2009-05-03
- Fed Downgrades Economic Forecast; Where Are the Green Shoots Now?
- Kid Dynamite submits: Kudos to Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner for orchestrating one of the great public relations rallies of all time - certainly the best spin-job I can remember. Why do I say "spin job?" Well, it seemed obvious to me that during the entire rally off the...
- External links 2009-05-21
- Green Shoots Hint at Recovery of Renewable Energy Investment
- Investment in the global renewable energy industry slowed considerably in 2008 and went into a freefall in the first quarter of 2009. But a recent study by New Energy Finance reveals a few green shoots of recovery have begun to appear. The 2009 Global Trends in Sustainable...
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Buffett CNBC Interview: No Green Shoots Yet
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: In a CNBC interview today, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett stated that the economy is not “moving yet” and that “green shoots” were not yet visible. Mr. Buffett joked that he was hoping the cataract operation on his left eye last month would...
- External links 2009-06-24
- Half-Time Economic Update: Are You Smoking Green Shoots?
- With half the year behind us and summer vacations beckoning, it's time to stop, take a breath and assess where we are in the economy and the markets. I would sum it up like this: less bad doesn't equal good, but it's better than total melt-down. After...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Not Buying the Green Shoots
- FinancialSpiltMilk submits: I keep seeing supposed green shoots and am not yet buying it. Here are some green shoots from some people that I have quoted in the past. They think the economy may be on the brink of recovery. I beg to differ. Our debt levels are still...
- External links 2009-08-10
- Green shoots? What green shoots? No let up in IT spending freeze
- The green shoots of recovery may have been spotted but UK businesses and public sector bodies have no plans to increase their IT services and software spending. According to a forecast by analysts Pierre Audoin Consultants PAC and TechMarketView TMV, spending on software and IT services will fall to ?39.5bn...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Week in Review: U.S. Economy's Green Shoots Now Growing Leaves
- The Good News Economist submits: The green shoots of the US economic recovery may not have yet started the budding phase, but at this point those shoots are no doubt growing leaves. And even though almost all commentary concerned big bank stress tests, this past week saw just about...
- External links 2009-05-10
- The IMF Sees No Green Shoots of Recovery
- Peter Cooper submits: The International Monetary Fund is going to warn that the recession is likely to be ‘unusually long and severe, and the recovery sluggish’ in its next World Economic Outlook, reveals the Daily Telegraph. This does not dovetail with the ‘green shoots of recovery’ noted by President...
- External links 2009-04-19
- Fed Watch: Green Shoots Notwithstanding, Odds Favor More Easing
- Tim Duy submits: The Fed took an interesting risk by holding policy steady on Wednesday. With green shoots all the rage, policymakers are ready to step to the sidelines as they monitor the progress of their many programs. And clearly, they must have known that the...
- External links 2009-05-01
- Gold Investments Market Update: Take 'Green Shoots' with a Pinch of Salt
- Mark O'Byrne submits: Further consolidation was seen yesterday, with gold and silver rising marginally again and both look set to have a second strong week of gains. While the staggering pace of economic decline has certainly abated, individual economies and the global economy continues to...
- External links 2009-05-15
- Weed-Whacker for Green Shoots: Why the Economy May Not Be Out of the Woods
- In 1987, my financial Yoda gave me excellent advice as I started my career as an options trader: "It's great to develop an opinion about the markets and the economy, but to counter that position, find the smartest people you know who hold the opposite opinion and read/listen to what...
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- ECRI: Expect Green Shoots this Summer
- Steven Hansen submits: According to the U.S. Weekly Leading Index US WLI released on 22 May 2009 published by Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), the signs of economic improvement are almost here. Lakshman Achuthan of ECRI states: With WLI growth rising steadily to a 35-week high, it...
- External links 2009-05-23
- Commercial Real Estate Market May Soon Bulldoze Green Shoots
- Ron Haruni submits: Commercial real estate [CRE] delinquency rates are exhibiting severe deterioration and may soon bulldoze the ‘green shoots’. Since October of last year monthly delinquencies rates have increased at a pace that is without precedent. According to the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP), a group of academics focused on...
- External links 2009-05-31
- Green Shoots in Germany and Estonia?
- Edward Hugh submits: Well, I am busying myself this morning scratching around looking for green shoots in Turkey. But as I was digging, I couldn't help notice this coming in over the radar from Germany, courtesy of Bloomberg: German exports fell more than economists forecast in April...
- External links 2009-06-09
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