Comments on: Will the Dark Cloud of Commercial Real Estate Blot Out the U.S. Recovery?

By: Bank Failures Could Surge as Commercial Real Estate Losses Continue to Mount

Bank Failures Could Surge as Commercial Real Estate Losses Continue to Mount — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:01:11 +0000

[...] dark cloud of commercial real estate loan defaults is inching closer, threatening to shutter more banks, even as the U.S. Federal [...]

By: Buy, Sell or Hold: The SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) Continues to Offer Investors a Hedge Against Inflation

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:29:46 +0000

[...] have not yet seen the fallout from the commercial real estate drop, which Money Morning has warned will be severe. Since the U.S. consumer is not buying as [...]

By: Will Commercial Real Estate Pose the Next Hurdle for the Federal Reserve?

Will Commercial Real Estate Pose the Next Hurdle for the Federal Reserve? — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:02:45 +0000

[...] Money Morning warned in an investigative report that ran in early April, the stumbling U.S. commercial real estate sector was developing into a financial black hole that [...]

By: Equity Merchant Banks: The Financial Sector"s Profit Powerhouse of the Future

Equity Merchant Banks: The Financial Sector"s Profit Powerhouse of the Future — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:00:46 +0000

[...] so-called “special-situation” real-estate transactions through a series of funds. The troubled real estate business had negative revenue of $211.9 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared with negative [...]

By: How the Woes of the Wealthy Can Guide You to Global Investing Profits

How the Woes of the Wealthy Can Guide You to Global Investing Profits — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:02:00 +0000

[...] That’s as you might have expected, in a year when global equity values fell close to 50% and real estate was also weak. Nevertheless, there were some regional variations that were significant – and that should help us [...]

By: As GM Cruises Toward Government Deadline, U.S. Automakers Must Learn to Deal With a Permanently Smaller Market

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:42:33 +0000

[...] face losses on bad commercial real estate loans of $100 billion by year-end 2010. A Money Morning investigation of the looming commercial real estate crisis predicted that this sector of the real-estate market would pose major problems for the U.S. [...]

By: Elliott Wave Disciple Robert Prechter Sees a Possible 2,000 Dow

Elliott Wave Disciple Robert Prechter Sees a Possible 2,000 Dow — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:56:19 +0000

[...] is on inflation. He sees a further collapse of asset prices and debt values, with consumer debt and commercial real estate wreaking more havoc on bank balance sheets. That could cause massive price deflation, and a decline – rather than an increase – in the price [...]

By: Is the Stock Market Rally For Real?

Is the Stock Market Rally For Real? — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:02:06 +0000

[...] Money Morning Market Analysis: Will the Dark Cloud of Commercial Real Estate Blot Out the U.S. Recovery? [...]

By: Earnings Reports Will Play a Key Role This Week

Earnings Reports Will Play a Key Role This Week — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:30:13 +0000

[...] In non-earnings news, The Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) bucked the recent cost-cutting trend and announced a dividend increase. Mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP) filed for the biggest bankruptcy-protection case in the history of the real estate industry as the Chicago-based company attempts to restructure its debt positions, a move that underscores the concerns Money Morning recently raised as part of an investigation into the looming problems in the commercial real estate sector. [...]

By: Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should

Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:38:58 +0000

[...] money even these days) – making it the largest default in U.S. real estate history – demonstrated the darkening cloud that’s hovering over the U.S. commercial real estate market. It also underscored the risks of being involved with credit default [...]