"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •82 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 977.30 | +15.50 | +1.61% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.06 | +1.69 | +2.40% |
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Gasoline •14 mins | 2.029 | +0.039 | +1.93% |
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Ethanol •82 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •82 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 82 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 82 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.50 | +1.60 | +2.17% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.620 | +0.007 | +0.27% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.191 | +0.046 | +2.15% |
Article Archive | Page 4371
The Essence of the Greenspan Era
Earnings disappointments and higher rates... For the week, the Dow declined 1%, and the S&P500 slipped 1.5%. The Transports were down 1%,…
Wanted: Excellent Managers, Storm Experience Required
I watch in amazement the bullish rhetoric that continues to come from the mouths of our political and financial establishments, while the cold hard facts are completely dismissed. Having had…
The Love Song of the U.S. Home Owner
Let us go then, you and I, While housing prices are bumping up against the evening sky; Down the narrow-wide well-manicured, emerald-lawn suburban streets; And, alas, prepare ourselves, if we…
The Disappearing Savings?
Considerable debate has surrounded the US savings rate. In a recent story on Forbes (www.forbes.com) they noted that not only did consumer spending rise at a "rapid pace" in…
21st Century Commodities Bull
The turn of the century has brought upon a change of guard for the financial markets. The general stock markets peaked and a new secular commodities bull was born. Even…
ECB Leans Toward March Rate Hike
In the world of central bank watching, certain words and phrases carry particular resonance. In today's policy meeting statement from the European Central Bank (ECB) and at the subsequent post-meeting…
Greenspan's Retirement (Updated)
"If the bubbles collapse, we can always take it down." The accolades have become, well, rather inflated. Have they been deserved and, if not,…
Bravo, Commerce Department, for a Sensible GDP Report!
Summary Last Friday, Wall Street suffered instashock, when the US Commerce Department reported that fourth-quarter real gross domestic product only had expanded at a 1.1% annual rate. Colleague, John Williams,…
The Charts Are Talking: Is Anyone Listening
Introduction On November 17, 2005, an article was posted titled: The Charts Are Talking. Who's Listening? Today a similarly titled paper is presented, which discusses the opposites message of…
Let's Bury Greenspan, Not Praise Him
This week, Alan Greenspan bids a long overdue farewell to the Federal Reserve that he chaired for eighteen years. Praise from his Washington and Wall Street beneficiaries has naturally arrived…
