The Shepherd Investment Strategist - A Service of JAS MTS Inc

Below you'll find links to recent business and economic news articles that have the potential to impact the market and economy. They are selected from the hundreds of news items written every day, most of which do not reflect what is really important to the future direction of the economy and US stock market.

These items are posted on a random basis so it's worth visiting the site frequently to stay informed.

New	That ’30s Show
New	MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
New	Meltdown 101: Unemployment by the Numbers
New	Shotgun Marriages Raise Risk of New Bank Blowups
New	Crisis Won’t End Until Balance Sheets Get Real
New	Seven U.S. Banks Seized in Busiest Year for Closures Since 1992
02-Jul-2009	Unemployment on rise across Europe
02-Jul-2009	U.S. unemployment rate hits 9.5%, a 26-year high
02-Jul-2009	California declares fiscal emergency- To Issue IOUs
02-Jul-2009	Less Than Meets the Eye
01-Jul-2009	Housing, auto fallout lifts metro jobless rates
01-Jul-2009	States brace for shutdowns
01-Jul-2009	Banks Falling 23% Since May Foreshadow S&P 500 Slump
30-Jun-2009	A Fake Financial Fix
30-Jun-2009	Delinquencies Double on Least-Risky US Mortgages
30-Jun-2009	U.S. consumer confidence slips
30-Jun-2009	Home prices post 18.1 percent annual drop in April
30-Jun-2009	Executive Enrichment Rules Doomed by Naivete
29-Jun-2009	In search of the exit
29-Jun-2009	Paper Avalanche Buries Plan to Stem Foreclosures
29-Jun-2009	Wall Street's selective memory
28-Jun-2009	China's banks are an accident waiting to happen to every one of us
28-Jun-2009	10 Things You Should and Should Not Do During Deflation
28-Jun-2009	The New Homeowner Hallucination: "We'll Rent For A Year And Then Sell When The Market Comes Back"

During the course of a week, our research staff searches through news stories; reports by the various Federal Reserve banks; surveys conducted by universities and other private institutions; and occasionally we receive an interesting investment newsletter that we think would be of interest to you.

NOTE: Although we attempt to avoid news sites that require registration or survey participation before viewing a particular article, these requirements are sometimes added after the first few hours of publishing and after we have added the link to our service. Occasionally, some news agencies will discontinue a link, making it only available to their paid on-line subscribers. Unfortunately we have no control over the actions that are the responsibility of the news agencies owning the rights to their stories.