Word: banke
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Banks are still full of bad news. Why are the stocks showing such strength? We've seen unprecedented liquidity being put to work in the U.S. on behalf of financials, so it was only going to be a matter of time before banks started to rise. Also, many investors have been so focused on the short term - all the recent steps taken by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury - that they have forgotten that the bank assist started in August of 2007 when the Fed cut the discount rate and opened the lending window to a wider list of financial...
...predicted in January. According to a new European Commission forecast, the "E.U. is not spared" from the "deepest and most widespread recession in the postwar era." European economies will continue to contract, with unemployment expected to reach nearly 11% by 2010. The report says that despite government bailouts and bank-stabilization plans, the E.U.'s economic situation is "exceptionally uncertain...
...have lasted more than a year, and nearly all wound up with a boomlet. Consumers stocked up. Companies upgraded their computers. We piled into real estate. And predicting a V may be the right call again. With the government spending billions on economic stimulus--trillions, if you include the bank fix--a quick pullout is entirely possible. In that case, buying retailers, technology companies and financial firms makes sense...
...stick to cutbacks on discretionary spending, it's important to do it in a way that puts you in the right frame of mind. For every dollar you cut out, you could put 50¢ in the bank and 50¢ toward buying something fun--so being thrifty morphs from denying yourself what you want into anticipating what you're going to buy. When you do buy things, use cash. Handing bills over the counter underscores what you're spending in a way that swiping a piece of plastic never will...
...program is celebrating its 10th anniversary by offering a SPG Free Weekends special. Stay two nights at any Starwood hotel between May 1 and July 31 and earn one free weekend night (Friday, Saturday or Sunday). There are no limits to the number of free weekend nights you can bank, and you can cobble together a string of free nights at any Westin, Sheraton, Aloft, St. Regis and others. Free nights are redeemable through the end of September. Register here to participate...