Money & Markets – Week of 4.24.11

Most States Seen Raising Jobless Tax on Businesses
New York Times (27 Apr 11)

Fed Forecasts Show Transitory Inflation and Lower Growth in 2011
Bloomberg (27 Apr 11)

Most Americans Say U.S. in Recession Despite Data
Reuters (28 Apr 11)

Dollar Index Has Its Biggest Monthly Drop Since September; Franc Rallies
Bloomberg (29 Apr 11)

Chevron Profit Rises 36 Percent on High Oil Prices
YahooFinance (29 Apr 11)

Somewhat Sheepishly, Exxon Makes $11 Billion
YahooFinance (28 Apr 11)

Exxon, Shell Profits Surge on Higher Oil Prices
Reuters (28 Apr 11)

Ever Wonder Why Corporate Earnings Continue to Rise?
FinancialPerspectives (25 Apr 11)

Federal Reserve’s Trade-Weighted Dollar Index Falls to Lowest on Record
Bloomberg (25 Apr 11)

Goldman Sachs Creditor Group Files Payment Plan for Lehman
Bloomberg (25 Apr 11)

Americans Buy More Stuff They Don’t Need
Wall Street Journal (23 Apr 11)

States Face $1.26 Trillion Shortfall in Funds to Pay Retiree Benefits
Washington Post (25 Apr 11)

Dollar’s Decline Speeds Up, With Risks for U.S.
Wall Street Journal (23 Apr 11)

Fed Searches for Next Step
Wall Street Journal (25 Apr 11)

How Far Can the Fed Go in Manipulating Markets Before It Becomes a Private Banking Fraud?
Jesse’s Café (18 Apr 11)

America’s Best Days
Rasmussen Reports (25 Apr 11)

Bric Nations Become Increasingly Interdependent
BBC News (14 Apr 11)

IMF bombshell: Age of America Nears End
MarketWatch (25 Apr 11)

Samsung Countersues Apple Over iPhone, iPad
Reuters (22 Apr 11)

Study Estimates That Illegal Immigrants Paid $11.2B in Taxes Last Year, Unlike GE, Which Paid Zero
Daily News (20 Apr 11)

Soros’ Bretton Woods Conference Accelerates Push for New Global Economy
Fox News (21 Apr 11)

Bilderberg Wants Gas Prices at $7 a Gallon
InfoWars (22 Apr 11)

Brazil Wants the Fed to fix the Dollar
TerraDaily (20 Apr 11)