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Japan's Latest Economic Ailment: Deflation – TIME While much of the rest of the planet frets about a coming rise in inflation — a consequence of economic recovery, massive stimulus spending and a weakening dollar — Japan faces the opposite problem: a potentially devastating bout of deflation. (tags: Japan deflation GDP)

A tale of two American economies – The Globe and Mail The smaller one is slowly recovering, but the larger one is still in a deep downturn (tags: recovery recession Nouriel_Roubini GDP)

First Solar Exec Gaffney Leaves; Profit Hit On Severance – Tech Trader Daily – Barrons.com (tags: First_Solar cadmium_telluride earnings) Housing Slump May Worsen Next Year, Not Get Better – CNBC.com Sales of existing homes will peak in the final quarter of 2009, then begin a year-long slide, which is likely to be a sharp one, … Read more

Stocks Overvalued, Recession Will Return: Meredith Whitney – CNBC.com Stocks are overvalued and the US economy is likely to fall back into a recession next year, well-known analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC. (tags: Meredith_Whitney) Incentives, Falling Cost and Rising Demand in China's PV Market – Renewable Energy World …solar PV is starting to increase its … Read more

FHA cash reserves fall below legal limit – washingtonpost.com The Federal Housing Administration's cash reserves have shrunk to a level far below what is required by law, and the agency could need taxpayer funding if worst-case scenarios play out, according to an independent audit designed to measure the agency's financial soundness. (tags: FHA housing mortgage) … Read more