"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •219 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,020.80 | -1.50 | -0.15% |
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WTI Crude •10 hours | 71.00 | +0.39 | +0.55% |
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Gasoline •10 hours | 2.105 | +0.030 | +1.46% |
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Ethanol •219 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •219 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 219 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 219 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 9 hours | 74.66 | +0.37 | +0.50% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 hours | 3.309 | -0.099 | -2.90% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 hours | 2.431 | +0.033 | +1.37% |
Article Archive | Page 3522
The Trend May Not Be Your Friend
Two weeks ago I presented my thoughts on the current economic situation at my 6th Annual Strategic Investment Conference in La Jolla (co-hosted with Altegris Investments). The speech was well-received,…
Capitalism's Greatest Vulnerability
For the week, the S&P500 gained 1.5% (down 3.7% y-t-d), and the Dow added 0.6% (down 7.3%). The broader market was much stronger. The S&P400 Mid-Cap index rose 2.6% (up…
More Downside for Gold; Bottom in for Natural Gas
Just a word about gold, which since 2/16 has lost about 12% in value, while the S&P 500 Depository Receipts (SPY) has gained about 7%. The chart pattern on the…
A Brief Review and Update on Commodities
As we should all remember, in early 2008, commodities were on fire as they moved up into their parabolic tops. Of late we have seen a rebound and based on…
Inflation Will Be A Surprise
Earlier this week, the Labor Department reported declines in both the Producer Price Index (PPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Various economists and television commentators believe that these declines…
Not All Economists Agree
In a speech this week summarizing his administration's economic policies, President Obama grossly overstated the support these policies enjoy by claiming, "economists on the left and right agree that the…
Ostrich Investors
The withering barrage of misfortune that investors have suffered defies belief. Last year's horrific 38.5% loss in the stock markets was one of the worst ever witnessed. And this year…
More on the Goldmans Sachs - GGP Connection
In finishing up the GS Stress Test, I decided to throw in this chart to the free part of the blog as well. The Goldman Stress test is a Tour…
Update of Oil and the AMEX Oil Index
Oil continues to remain above $50/barrel, while oil stocks continue to trace out a pattern similar to the S&P 500 Index. Analysis today focuses on West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil…
Precious Metals vs. a One-World Currency
An article on Reuters recently indicated a United Nations panel has decided much of the world would like to move away from the American currency as the world's reserve currency.…
