Money & Markets – Week of 5.8.11

Fuel Prices Squeeze Shoppers
The Wall Street Journal (13 May 11)

Gas Prices Could Drop 20 Cents by Memorial Day, Experts Say
CSMonitor.com (12 May 11)

Investors Favor Cash Over Commodities in Dim Poll Outlook
Bloomberg (12 May 11)

7 Ways Hedge Funds Lie, Cheat and Steal
The Greanville Post (11 May 11)

China Inflation Slows to 5.3%, Exceeds Government Target for Fourth Month
Bloomberg (10 May 11)

SEC Adopts Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund Advisers
Plansponsor.com (11 May 11)

Mississippi Flood Damages Could Reach Billions
USA Today (11 May 11)

S&P Downgrades Greece Over Debt Restructuring Worries
The Telegraph (11 May 11)

China’s Trade Surplus Widens Sharply
Market Watch(10 May 11)

Big U.S. Banks Oppose Derivatives Accounting Plan
Reuters (6 May 11)

U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 a gallon, But May Retreat
Reuters (8 May 11)

Taxpayers and Money Market Funds
The Wall Street Journal (9 May 11)

Survey: Top Company CEO Pay Grew by 11%
UPI.com (9 May 11)

Banks Seek Ways to Block TMX Deal
The Globe And Mail (6 May 11)

Big Deals Are Back as U.S. Firms Seek Growth
The Wall Street Journal (5 May 11)

What Hyperinflation Looks Like
Washington’s Blog (5 May 11)

Geneen Roth Learned Price of Financial Ignorance is High, Writes About Madoff
The Washington Post (7 May 11)

AP IMPACT: CEO Pay Exceeds Pre-recession Level
Yahoo Finance (6 May 11)

Investors Seen Rushing For a Slice of Glencore IPO
Reuters (5 May 11)

As Fed Exits Bonds, Others Likely to Crowd Back In
CNBC (5 May 11)