Lack of lending leaves few options While Wall Street is a pretty upbeat place these days when it comes to the economy, there are still "bears" who have yet to catch sight of a recovery. Meredith Whitney, founder and CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, remains bearish, she says, because ...

Best move for investors may be doing nothing at allRemember when the S&P was playing around 666-670? Remember that day? Of course we do. However, remembering how you felt on that day is far more important than glancing back at a date on a calendar. Most of the ...

Bank stock guru Meredith Whitney says capital raises will hurt bank stocks.

Disturbing reports regarding the first-time buyer programIn early 2007, after the real estate bubble began bursting and the extent of the problems from sub-prime mortgages became clearer, I predicted the aftermath would have the economy in the worse recession since 1973-74 by the end of the year (2007). At the ...