The Recession is Over…Sort of

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By Barry Ritholtz - September 17th, 2009, 6:23AM

Barrons.com’s Bob O’Brien comments on Ben Bernanke’s speech earlier this week in which he believes the recession is over, but not without qualifications.

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2 Responses to “The Recession is Over…Sort of”

  1. Jojo Says:

    “Mission Accomplished!”

  2. RGL Says:

    While there are positive indicators outlined by Mr. Bernake, the two measures that we should be paying the most attention to are GDP and unemployment. Until both of these show measurable progress, we are still in uncertain times.

    Renee Fellman, a turnaround expert, is giving armchair economists a shot at winning $1,000 by giving your own predictions based on these two measures.

    Visit her blog and enter her contest, “Are you smarter than an economist?” at:

    http://theturnaroundblogger.com/index.php/are-you-smarter-than-an-economist-contest/

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