Week in Review

Oil, housing, inflation, recession, bubbles, Russia and Georgia...and the Beijing Games.

Here in the U.S., Oppenheimer’s superstar analyst Meredith Whitney, who really should have her own bobblehead doll night at Shea or Yankee Stadium, she’s been that good....

There are two poll numbers that stand out for their consistency thus far in 2008; President Bush’s overall approval rating, 28 to 30 percent regardless of the poll, and the number of Americans who think the country is on the right track, a mere 13 or 14 percent. This week’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey, for example, had the figures at 30 and 13, while two polls from the prior week were at 28 and 14.

Stocks rally back, financials, Israel, Iran and Iraq

Fannie and Freddie, Iran, and the history of beer

Stocks continue to dive, energy, patriotism

Energy policy, bear market, North Korea

Stocks tumble, credit worries, energy

Inflation, Iran, Tim Russert

Oil hits $138...targeting Iran...McCain v. Obama