Irrational Exuberance

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  • Obama Seen Expanding Natural Gas Exports on Production Records

    As the U.S. sets records for natural gas production, the specter of shortages and surging prices has been replaced by a debate over how much to sell overseas. The bounty has fueled speculation President Barack Obama is ready to expand exports.

  • Maybe Past Performance Does Predict Your Savings' Future

    You don’t have to examine America’s retirement safety net too closely to realize it has massive holes in it. Close to 60 percent of Americans have less than $25,000 in household savings, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, and 31 percent of retirees have less than $1,000. Meanwhile, financial advisers recommend having about 12 times your current salary saved to retire comfortably.

  • Wells Fargo Says Buy Stocks After Drop as Profits, Economy Grow

    Plunging gold prices and the biggest drop in five months for U.S. equities presents an opportunity to increase holdings of stocks as economic and profit growth remain intact, according to money managers at Well Fargo and BPI Asset Management Inc.

  • Bernanke QE3 Stocks Miss Greenspan Irrational Exuberance

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is trying to inject a little of the exuberance his predecessor Alan Greenspan called “irrational” into markets for everything from stocks to housing.

  • Most European Stocks Rise on Fed Outlook for U.S. Economy

    Most European stocks advanced as the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy is growing and the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept their benchmark interest rates on hold.

  • Pimco’s Kiesel Says Corporate Bondholders ‘Wake Up’ to Risks

    Investors are “finally” acknowledging the risks of holding corporate bonds with yields hovering at about record lows as the Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rates at close to zero for a fifth year, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.

  • Gross Says Corporate Bonds Irrationally Priced as Risks Rise

    Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said asset-price irrationality is rising after years of record low benchmark interest rates by the Federal Reserve.

  • How a Nation Got Snookered by a Phony Narrative

    Back in the 1980s, when hair was big, actress Heather Locklear appeared in a TV commercial for Faberge Organics Shampoo with wheat germ oil and honey.

  • Solars Lead ADRs’ Retreat on U.S. Budget: China Overnight

    Chinese equities fell in New York, pushing the benchmark index to its biggest slump in three weeks, on concern a standstill in the U.S. budget talks will crimp demand for the Asian nation’s exports and hamper its recovery.

  • Treasuries Deliver Loss as High-Yield Bonds, Stocks Rise

    Treasuries are falling in 2013 while high-yield bonds and stocks set records, reflecting demand for riskier assets as the Federal Reserve promises to stick to its program of quantitative easing to spur growth.

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