Linky Dinks

• The engines that have lifted the U.S. economy out of every recession since World War II will be of little help this time around

• Another drop in factory orders!

• Pending home sales disappoint (but data doesn't reflect impact of falling mortgage rates)

• Another contraction in non-manufacturing activity

• What about corporate earnings in 2009?

• This week's earnings calendar

• Geezeo’s Main Street Spending Index is a near real-time look at spending trends and consumer sentiment survey data

• Will we do what’s necessary to prevent Great Depression II?

• What about bailing out California, Florida, & Michigan?

• And the poor credit card companies and commercial banks?

• Government rescue great for GMAC and GMAC only

• U.S. debt expected to soar!

• Who is going to bail out the FED?

• Can the US economy afford a Keynesian stimulus?

• Live by the Fed’s pump-priming, die by the Fed’s pump-priming

• 1929 vs. 2009: Depression Bound?

• 2008: Annus Horribilis, RIP!

• What went wrong!

• Risk management!

• 25 years of conventional wisdom, down the drain

• The end of the financial world as we know it

• Trends that will shape 2009

• Themes for 2009

• Ken Heebner humbled

• Wall Street lipstick!

• Byron Wien's predictions for 2009

• "Patience, persistence and perspiration will make an unbeatable combination for investment success in the months ahead." - Doug Kass

• Kass' 20 surprises for 2009

• Five unforgettable and oh-so-wrong predictions from the past year

• The worst predictions about 2008

• Laszlo Birinyi thinks the bottom's in

• Anthony Bolton, another bottom picker

• It's tough making predictions, especially about the future!

• Lazy portfolio creators see winning times in 2009

• 80% of top performing newsletter gurus are bullish on 2009

• Chasing performance through newsletters? It may prove to be a poor bet

• Nostradamuses are out in force. Wrong again?

• What's the dumb money doing right now?

• The mood of the markets

• Wall Street strategists see an average +16.9% gain in 2009

• Searching for a Bottom? Technical indicators of a turning point

• Have you asked yourself what if everyone is wrong about Treasuries?

• Why you should keep a wary eye on treasuries

• At the first sign of strength, some investors may become amnesiacs

• Obama-related optimism

• Obama stimulus may not be ready until February

• Fund managers make the case for Asia

• China's $200B sovereign wealth fund says cash is still king

• China must devise a new formula for their economic well-being

• U.S. will emerge as undisputed top dog in 2009

• Fiscal shift in Germany

• "Don’t overestimate the skill and wisdom of professionals." - Peter Lynch

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