Key Players In the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Dec 1, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Complicating matters in resolving the European sovereign debt crisis have been the large number of players, each of whom has a stake in the outcome of the crisis. Individual nations have played a role in the crisis, none more so than Greece. Tiny, in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), the Mediterranean birthplace of democracy has served as a crucible, testing the democratic underpinnings of...
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The Mountain of Corporate Cash (Part 2): Cash Balances vs. Profits

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Nov 22, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments In part one of “Is the Mountain of Corporate Cash an Illusion?” I argued that the growth in corporate cash balances is not as dramatic as is often reported by analysts, commentators, and the press. In this post, I’ll show that corporate cash balances are actually growing more slowly than profits. Some quick statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: U.S. corporate profits since 2007...
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Is the Mountain of Corporate Cash an Illusion? (Part 1)

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Nov 22, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments With the global economy sputtering and employment growth still stagnating, the supposedly high cash levels accumulating on U.S. corporate balance sheets are drawing heightened attention — and plenty of criticism. Politicians would prefer that U.S. corporations deploy their cash to help thin the ranks of the unemployed. Investors, too, are uneasy: Many have accused the business community of...
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Guide to the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Nov 21, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Given the many moving pieces, it can be difficult for investors to keep track of the various elements of the European sovereign debt crisis. Here then is a multipart guide for understanding the origins, causes, and unresolved issues of the ongoing economic emergency in the eurozone. Each of the links below provides a more detailed discussion of the underlying issues. Overview, Analysis, and...
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