Home Mortgage and Financial Turmoil Continues, is the end in sight?

Is this the end? Only time will tell - but it seems we’re in for another round of government intervention, emergency lines of credit, and Fed acrobatics.

Skyrocketing Oil Prices Stump Experts

Washington, D.C. (Washingtonpost.com): Confused about oil prices? So are the experts.
Executives from the giant oil companies say it’s partly the fault of “speculators” or financial players. Key financial players say it’s really a question of limited supply and expanding global demand. Some members of Congress accuse the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries for bottling [...]

Reuters: Oil hits record near $130 as supply fears grow

New York, NY (Reuters): Crude oil prices scaled a new peak near $130 a barrel on Tuesday amid deepening worries over tight global stockpiles and signals from OPEC that no additional supplies are forthcoming to ease the crunch.
Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday he expected oil to hit $150 a barrel this year. The [...]

Buy on the Rumors… Sell on the News….

Lehman beat expectations this morning in earnings:
AP
Lehman Profit Falls 57 Percent
Tuesday March 18, 9:17 am ET
By Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer

Lehman Brothers Earns $489 Million During First Quarter, Beating Analyst Expectations
NEW YORK (AP) — Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 57 percent due to a steep decline in [...]

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?

Eroding confidence stings bank shares
By Carter Dougherty

Monday, March 17, 2008
FRANKFURT:
Volatile markets and worried policy makers on Monday offered clear evidence that the months-long financial crisis linked to the U.S. mortgage market has turned into an acute crisis of confidence in the global banking system.
Stunned over the weekend by the emergency [...]