Research Zeitgeist: Top Posts and Hot Topics
Banks were the hot topic at Research Recap during the latest week, with our Roundup: Wachovia topping the list of most popular posts and Fitch Predicts Tough 2008 for French Banks also making the top five.
Food prices also drew strong interest with Thursday’s Roundup High Agricultural Commodity Prices Likely to Persist jumping to the number two spot.
A couple of older posts continued to attract attention: CreditSights’ Warning Signs Seen in Rising Credit Card Delinquencies and the International Monetary Fund’s Role of Hedge Funds in Subprime Crisis Examined.
Our Roundup of Blockbuster’s questionable bid for Circuit City Bad Deal Math: Blockbuster to Blow a Circuit? also was popular.
Banks and brokerages are likely to remain in the spotlight in the coming weeks as they announce first quarter earnings and writedowns. We’ll also be looking more broadly at earnings reports for signs of the depth and breadth of the current economic downturn.
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