Herald Tribune - Housing stocks are the canary in the coal mine for investment sectors dependent on discretionary spending. The historically low interest rates and booming housing markets of recent ye (full story)
Fed's Bies warns on real estate loans
CNN Money - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S banking regulators are warily eyeing concentrations of commercial real estate loans and worry some institutions may not be preparing for risks associated with su (full story)
Full text of Bernanke remarks
MSNBC - Following is the full text of Monday's remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as prepared for delivery to the International Monetary Conference in Washington. I am pleased to be her (full story)
Dollars & Sense
Modesto Bee - WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for April. WASHINGTON ? Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies about oil dependence and economic risk at a heari (full story)