Filed under: Forecasts , Money and Finance Today , Recession Do you like surveys? If the answer is yes, here’s one on the state of the US economy conducted by the National Association for Business Economics. The survey gives an overall summary — that the economy is near a low point, Yet a small majority, 102 respondents, said that their firms had not yet hit bottom

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US survey on the recession says…

Filed under: Other issues , Columns Can investing and collecting go hand-in-hand? Yes — especially if you are collecting coins, stock certificates, bank notes, or other rare items of value

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Collectible Investments: U.S. auto stock certificates

Filed under: Stocks to Buy Experienced investors know that sometimes you have to make an exception. Generally not a fan of stand-alone money managers as equity plays, I’ve made an exception and issued a Buy recommendation for Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN ). Here’s why: Franklin’s assets under management increased about 15% in Q2

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Franklin Resources: Considerable upside remains

Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Products and services , Recession , Financial Crisis AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS ) is due to report earnings tomorrow before the market opens, and the company is expected to post another quarterly loss . The current recession has been tough on steel makers, and Ohio based AK Steel is no exception. The company has been forced to lower prices and lay off workers in the wake of slumping demand for its steel products.

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AK Steel earnings preview

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Filed under: Newsletters , Stocks to Buy ” Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA ) is a speculative stock, with plenty of potential but also downside risk,” suggests Alex Green . In The Oxford Club , he looks at the firm’s turnaround potential.

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Playboy (PLA): Speculative bet on the bunny

Filed under: General Electric (GE) , Time Warner (TWX) , Viacom (VIA) , Film According to Boxofficemojo , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the top film at the domestic box office over the three-day weekend. I’m sure this didn’t surprise Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ) shareholders.

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Time Warner’s wizard works wonders yet again at the box office

European shares gain ground again on Monday, with banks some of the strongest performers.

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Europe Markets: Banks pace gains for European shares

The trading in global carbon markets continues to growth at a fast clip, with volumes rising 61% last year from 2007, and European carbon trading during the first half of 2009 has already exceeded all of the activity during 2008, according to a report.

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Carbon market trading rose 61% last year: study

Rescued German lender Hypo Real Estate may need to tap the government for even more capital than previously expected.

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Hypo Real Estate may need more than $14 billion

Top regulators in the Obama administration are applying tougher scrutiny to big business, but talk that they might take on the nation’s biggest phone companies sounds hollow.

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Telecom Report: Big phone companies are unlikely antitrust targets