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How To Survive a ‘Zombie Economy’ (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – Imagine if the U.S. economy grew just 1 percent per year over the next 20 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average would plunge by 60 percent, to less than 4000. The average price of a home would fall by nearly 50 percent, …

SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they charged New Jersey with securities fraud for not disclosing to municipal bond investors that it was underfunding its pensions.

Oh, the humanity! Hindenburg omen in stock market (Reuters)

Reuters – Sometimes technical indicators seem named just to see how much fear they can provoke.

Special Report: Shorting Wall Street on the campaign trail (Reuters)

Reuters – As Lehman Brothers spiraled to its doom in the summer of 2008, John Kasich could not help but worry. After all, Kasich, a former Ohio Congressman turned investment banker, had a chunk of his personal wealth invested in the free-falling firm.

Wall Street to keep close eye on key Fed talks (AFP)

Wall Street will keep a close eye on a key Federal Reserve policy meeting the coming week amid concerns the US economic recovery could stall following larger-than-expected job losses.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP – Wall Street will keep a close eye on a key Federal Reserve policy meeting the coming week amid concerns the US economic recovery could stall following larger-than-expected job losses.