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Abby Joseph Cohen sees no black hole in U.S. economy

Abby Joseph Cohen“I think it’s fair to say it will not be as deep a recession, if
 it is a recession, as many people had feared not that long ago.
 There certainly is not a black hole developing in the U.S. economy,” Cohen told the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit in New York.

To hear what Cohen, one of Wall Street’s most influential strategists, had to say about the economy,  please click here.

 Cohen also said she thought the technology and energy sectors were likely to be strong in the intermediate to long-term.  To hear her view on sectors, please click here.

How did Abby rate her former boss?

abby.jpgAsked to give a letter grade for the performance of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson during the credit crisis, Goldman Sachs’ senior investment strategist Abby Joseph Cohen laughed. “I spent several years where he provided a performance review to other people,” she told the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit, about the former Goldman CEO. To find out how Paulson fared in Abby’s eyes, please click here  

   

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