Here’s a secret, I am a BIG FAN of the Public Radio show This American Life.
This past week Ira Glass shares stories about how the sub-prime crisis has affected Americans and he provides an easy to understand rundown of how the sub-prime crisis unfolded.
Definitely worth a listen and hopefully you will become a fan as […]

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Since last Thursday, carry trades have performed very well. USD/JPY has risen over 250 pips and the Dow appears to be carving out a near term bottom. This has led some investors to wonder whether whether risk appetite has returned.
The stock and credit markets have been stabilizing over the past few […]

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Yesterday I talked about how the weak dollar has affected the Film Industry. Today, the Wall Street Journal has an article about how the weak dollar is affecting study abroad programs.
With the greenback down 20% against the Danish krone and up 4% against the Argentine peso in the past two years, there […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 5:33 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
Podcast Covers:
CPI Growth Weaker than Expected
Foreclosures in U.S. Climbed 65% in April to Record as Home Prices Dropped
Recession? Not So Fast, Say Some
Why Inflation wil not […]

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