This post is a guest  contribution by Asha G. Bangalore * of The Northern Trust  Company

The main theme of the opinion piece by Representatives Hensarling and Ryan from Texas and Wisconsin, respectively, in today’s Wall Street Journal (Jeb Hensarling and Paul Ryan: Why No One Expects a Strong Recovery - WSJ.com) is poor economic policy choices of the current administration. To make their case they focus on the Reagan administration’s successful economic policies. The success/failure of economic policy choices can be measured by various metrics. It is well known that the federal budget deficit as a percentage of GDP during the Reagan years has been the largest in the entire post-war period ending 2008 (see chart 1). Therefore, from a fiscal perspective, the perceived success of economic policies of the 1981-1988 period is not a resounding success.

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By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning

On the last leg of his four-nation tour in Asia, U.S. President Barack Obama revived the issue of a still-pending free-trade agreement signed in 2007 with South Korea (KORUS FTA), but an auto trade imbalance will continue to be a major obstacle to Congressional approval.

At a news conference in Seoul, President Obama and Korean President Lee Myung-bak, both showed willingness to renegotiate elements of the deal and to have both countries ratify it as soon as possible.

“I am a strong believer that both countries can benefit from expanding our trade ties,” President Obama said. “I have told President Lee and his team that I am committed to seeing the two countries work together to move this agreement forward.”

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My Picks for Friday November 20, 2009 are:

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KEI, Keithley Instruments Inc.

KEI designs, develops, manufactures, and markets electronic instruments and systems for use in production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research. KEI offers approximately 500 products to source, measure, connect, control, or communicate direct current, radio frequency (RF), or optical signals.

KEI has signed a definitive agreement with Agilent Technologies, Inc. to sell substantially all of its radio frequency “RF” product line to Agilent. KEI expects to receive cash proceeds of approximately $9 million and to realize a pre-tax gain in the range of $2.5 to $3.5

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Thursday November 18, 2009

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PWRM, HZHI, HCEI, CVAT, PSFT, TAXS, CSRH, AQNM

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HCEI, Healthy Coffee International Inc., HCEI.PK

HCEI is well positioned in the market place at the intersection of three mega-billion dollar industries: coffee, wellness and energy drinks, and has quickly established offices in 9 countries and distributors in 29 other countries through its marketing subsidiary Healthy Coffee USA, Inc. (www.HealthyCoffee.com) which uses a simple and unique Internet-driven international business model that allows the average person to own and operate a local, national, or international coffee distribution or coffee house

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This week, initial claims for unemployment insurance (or jobless claims) were 505,000, the same as last week’s revised figure. However, the initial read was 502,000, so it is just as valid to see this as a 3,000 increase. That, however, is not much in the overall scale of things. The four-week average fell by 6,500 to 514,000, and is now almost 145,000 below its mid-April peak. The graph below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) shows the very significant progress that has been made in brining initial claims down, but also the long way we still have to go. The four-week average is still above the peaks of the two previous recessions. It is also still at a level that would indicate continuing net job losses. We probably have to see initial claims fall below the 400,000 level to indicate that, on balance, the economy is adding jobs. On the positive ...

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Thursday Nov 19, 2009

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PWRM, PFE

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PWRM, Power 3 Medical Products Inc, PWRM.OB

PWRM is a leading bio-medical company engaged in the commercialization of neurodegenerative disease and cancer biomarkers, pathways, and mechanisms of diseases through the development of diagnostic tests and drug targets. PWRM’s patent-pending technologies are being used to develop screening and diagnostic tests for the early detection and prognosis of disease, identify protein biomarkers, and drug targets. Diagnostic tests are targeted toward markets with critical unmet needs in areas including neurodegenerative disease (NuroPro) and breast cancer (BC-SeraPro). PWRM expects to complete phase II clinical validation trials of

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Resident voice of reason at The Daily Reckoning, Bill Bonner takes a hard look at Goldman Sachs and replaces jealousy with admiration. “We pick up sword and shield, ready to fight for Goldman, after reading the Financial Times. The FT has devoted a whole page to Goldman bashing. It’s time someone stood up to say a kind word for the firm.”

Bill Bonner (The Daily Reckoning, UK):

The Lloyd’s Prayer

Our Chairman, who art at Goldman Blankfein be thy name The rally’s come God’s work be done On earth as there’s no fear of correction Give us our daily gains…

Poor Goldman Sachs. Everyone is on its case. Criticizing. Carping. Jealous. Envious.

So, today we rise in defense of the Wall Street giant. Yes, the Goldmen may be shysters. But they are honest shysters…

Besides, it was another slow day on Wall Street. Investors

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November 18, 2009
By Gary Grimes
Please understand that this article is about more than safeguarding your money; it’s about saving you headache and heartache. It’s about giving you peace of mind.

Before I explain, please allow me to ask a few questions:

Have you given much thought about the money in your banking accounts lately? Do you know if it’s safe?
Have you thought about what might happen if your bank fails?
Did you know you could be left in the lurch for days, weeks, even months before you get your money back from the FDIC?
What happens if the FDIC can’t cover your funds?
How do you find a safe bank to protect your deposits right now?

I hope you’ve given these questions some serious thought.

I have to be honest: These questions were about the farthest things from my mind until about a year ago, when …

Miv Investments Inc. has initiated an independent bullish technical trading alert for 11/18/09 on Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTC:PWRM). Shares of the company finished the day at $0.129, up 69.74% from the opening bell on heavy buying pressure. The spark which ignited the rise in share price is being speculated as being attributed due to the BTI Life Sciences 2nd Annual Congress and Expo of Molecular Diagnostics in Beijing, China in November 19-21, 2009, of which Power3 Medical will be attending. Excitement over the company is building, as they will now be exposed to over 50,000 scientists worldwide. Volume at the end of day was 21.62M as compared to the daily average of 2.6M.

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Miv Investments Inc. has initiated an independent bullish technical trading alert for 11/18/09 on Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTC:PWRM). Shares of the company finished the day at $0.129, up 69.74% from the opening bell on heavy buying pressure. The spark which ignited the rise in share price is being speculated as being attributed due to the BTI Life Sciences 2nd Annual Congress and Expo of Molecular Diagnostics in Beijing, China in November 19-21, 2009, of which Power3 Medical will be attending. Excitement over the company is building, as they will now be exposed to over 50,000 scientists worldwide. Volume at the end of day was 21.62M as compared to the daily average of 2.6M.

About Power3 Medical Products, Inc.

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