Turkey Shoot

• Fed announces new facility to boost consumer lending

• How the TALF will work

• Obama vows 2.5 million new jobs by 2011

• Geithner hits the ground running at Treasury

• Obama's economic advisers deemed market-oriented

• Obama spending plans a work in progress

• A New Deal crib sheet

• How to invest in the Obama recovery

• The Federal Reserve is at an inflection point

• The Fed and its lies

• Largely outside public view, the Fed is lending billions and billions

• $1 Trillion needed for next stimulus

• The current bailout is now the largest outlay in American history

• Paulson's plan is truly idiotic

• Problem banks rise to 171

• U.S. consumer confidence improves moderately

• Retail sales are soft ahead of black Friday

• Retailers are noticing a shift away from credit cards in favor of cash and debit cards

• Christmas spending projection drops to new low

• 76% of American middle-class households are not financially secure

• House prices declined at the fastest pace on record as rising foreclosures pushed down property values

• Thanksgiving dinner cost up 6% this year

• The wealth effect in reverse

• In short, it all comes down to a simple bet

• Economists warn that sustained deflation would deepen the nation's economic troubles

• IMF economist says worst of crisis to come

• "The economic indicators are all in the same vein, pointing to a deepening recession.'' - Sal Guatieri

• ECRI economic cycle data falls to lowest level ever

• More part-time work is a bad sign

• Hard times and long lines for Southern Californians

• "The single most bullish event would be a substantive effort to address valuation of CDO's and CMO's on the books of financial institutions." - Jeff Miller

• The 20 day moving average holds the key?

• Financial sector odds

• Seeking solace? You’ll find precious little in the bond market

• Leverage is an 8 letter word

• The truth about what America's capital markets have become: a rigged game

• Credit default swaps are complex and poorly understood

• We found the W.M.D.

• Q&A with George Soros

• Mr. Market has a mistress

• The illusion of wealth

• IPO market may be even sicker than it looks

• "We are setting up for the mother of all bear market rallies." - Barton Biggs

• This is shaping up as a year when almost nothing went up

• A historically oversold market

• "If we assume we are in a 1929 scenario and use this as a template, the market is currently oversold by those standards." - John Hughes

• Expecting a bottom because we have declined as much as other bear markets is simply not credible

• "Just a year ago, no one believed we could fall this far. Today, no one seems to be able to imagine that markets will rise again or ever see new all-time highs. They will." - Tim Melvin

• Which stage of grief do you think we are currently in?

• Harry Dent's latest prediction

• Another doomster - Richard Russell

• Like usual, John Bogle provides good food for thought

• Opportunity is Nowhere!

• A number of the investment newsletters are concerned about the Presidential Cycle

• Corporate insiders in a buying frenzy

• Did you know that the S&P is averaging a daily move of up or down nearly 4%?

• More Fibonacci fun!

• Indeed, it has been a trader's market

• The declines in the S&P, by one measure, are best compared against the post-World War II period

• Ben Bernanke and the financial crisis

• Anatomy of the Morgan Stanley panic

• More hedge funds expected to succumb

• Overhead supply? Hedge funds may sell $200 billion more of assets

• Investors rush to quit buy-out funds

• Interesting - student interest in economics appears to be trending upward

• Why most analysts suck!

• Analysts are expecting the S&P 500 to show positive year over year earnings growth in the fourth quarter

• The analysts stay positive on energy stocks

• Energy ETFs still have room to fall

• China works toward free health care by 2020

• Falling currencies impact international students

• Giving thanks for America's prosperity

• What's the top-selling beer in the world?

• Lots of sectors are in the green buy zone

• More infrastructure funding

• Health insurers see universal opportunity

• Health-care stocks for an ailing economy

• The world's top four ad agency companies count on Detroit's Big Three for as much as 6% of revenue

• Automakers look to federal sales incentives

• Citigroup scores!

• We can't afford the Citigroup deal

• JPMorgan is poised to nab a triple play at the top of the M.& A., debt and equities rankings

• DryShips' financials don't inspire confidence

• Holiday shopping with deflated stocks

• The top 10 best small companies according to Forbes

• This week's earnings calendar

• This stock screener is brought to by Zacks

• The best & worst stocks since last Thursday

• Why the NYSE TICK is watched my most traders

• A trading strategy with low drawdowns and consistent returns

• Multiple trend-following systems combined

• Using moving averages to manage risk

• Profiting from risk aversion

• Five steps to consistent profits

• To sustain enthusiasm and learning during the most challenging markets is a real accomplishment

• What you need to know about Wash Sales

• Some ETFs fall short on pricing

• Most improved ETFs

• Trader interest in single-stock futures hits a low

• The truth about brokerage commissions

• Scrimp on 401(k) now, pay dearly later

• How you should invest based on your age

• It's time to de-leverage your wallet

• Kiplinger's best online savings account: FNBO Direct

• Fiscally-responsible gift giving for kids

• Need a good real estate agent? These websites may help

• It's always a good time to learn something new. Universities with the best free online courses

• How to make a powerful first impression

• Traveling this weekend? 15 tech secrets for the serious road warrior

• How do farmers produce so many birds for Thanksgiving?

• Gone fishing — seriously…

• Need the cliff notes version? Great Summary can summarize text from any website or document

• Feeling stretched for time? How to make time for the most important things

• 10 tips for losing weight and living a long, healthy life

• Do you really want to be happy? If so, turn off the TV!

• "Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life." - Joel Osteen