David Shvartsman

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• Europe's $1 Trillion Bailout and a New World Currency

  Published 14 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  When the news of Europe's unprecedented $1 trillion bailout package was announced last weekend, the storyline behind this "solution" to the sovereign debt crisis seemed…

• Whats the True State of State Finances?

  Published 15 January 2010 | viewed 2,776 times

  US states are in rather poor shape, financially speaking, and California's latest debt downgrade has shined a light on this topic once again. This brings…

• Gold Rises to New Record Price

  Published 07 October 2009 | viewed 2,781 times

  Image courtesy of Bullion Vault Certainly one of the biggest stories of yesterday's market action is carrying over to today; gold's breakout to new record…

• Buffett's Successor + Woodstock for Capitalists

  Published 02 May 2009 | viewed 2,265 times

  It's that time again: this weekend a boatload of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) shareholders will descend on Omaha to attend the annual Berkshire shareholders' meeting…

• On PPIP and Geithners Amazing Power Grab

  Published 26 March 2009 | viewed 2,984 times

  Well, were do we start? On the subjects of the toxic-assets plan/public-private investment partnership ("PPIP") and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's latest power grab, it's difficult…

• AIG Funnels Taxpayer Funds to Counterparties

  Published 16 March 2009 | viewed 3,083 times

  The morning's headline at MarketWatch reads, "AIG details $105 billion in payouts", but it might as well read, "AIG funnels taxpayer funds to counterparties". Well,…

• Clean Money - John Rubino: Book Review

  Published 05 February 2009 | viewed 3,161 times

  Clean Money by John Rubino 2009. 1st Edition. 274 pages. Hoboken, New Jersey John Wiley & Sons. The bouyant stock market environment of the past…

• Singing the Middle Class Blues

  Published 28 January 2009 | viewed 3,752 times

  In yesterday's post on Gerald Celente's FSN interview, I called attention to Celente's views on the struggling middle class and the ongoing trend towards "squeezing…

• A Bear Market in Crude Oil

  Published 15 January 2009 | viewed 4,162 times

  Crude oil was off as much as 10 percent during Thursday's trading on the NYMEX, before closing the session 5 percent lower at $35.40. Reuters…

• The Great "Bear Market Rally" Post

  Published 10 December 2008 | viewed 7,174 times

  So, the question before us today is: "are we due for a bear market rally in shares?". Let me say up front that I have…

• Seasoned Investors Search for Values

  Published 29 October 2008 | viewed 4,800 times

  As we mentioned yesterday in, "Are we too bearish?", today's post focuses on areas of investment that are starting to look attractive to seasoned investors.…

• Marc Faber on Bloomberg TV

  Published 21 October 2008 | viewed 9,936 times

  Marc Faber joined Bloomberg TV yesterday for an extended guest interview segment. While the emphasis of Bloomberg's story was on Marc's view of the stock…

• US Faces Recession, Bernanke's Stimulus

  Published 20 October 2008 | viewed 3,565 times

  I don't want to start off this week's posts with the usual comparisons of our current economic climate to the Great Depression, but we do…

• Review: Profit from the Peak

  Published 15 August 2008 | viewed 2,939 times

  Are we nearing the end of the Oil Age? Is the end of a cheap fossil fuel era at hand? How will we make the…

• Responding to Bear Market Conditions

  Published 06 August 2008 | viewed 3,932 times

  We talked about the continuing global bear market in equities on Monday, but there was an important corollary to this discussion that was not addressed…

• Features of the Week

  Published 23 May 2008 | viewed 3,168 times

  Warren Buffett goes to Europe, private equity jaunts through Africa, and investors venture into Cambodia. All this and much more in our, "Features of the…

• Features of the Week

  Published 09 May 2008 | viewed 2,630 times

  Lots of energy related news in this week's "Features", and plenty more besides... 1. Oil climbs above $126, as commodities benefit from dollar flight. 2.…

• Features of the Week

  Published 18 April 2008 | viewed 2,135 times

  Credit crisis (a dwindling or growing problem?), banks vs. trading exchanges, Uranium, a commodities bubble or lack thereof, the future of capitalism, plus interviews with…

• On Rising Food Prices

  Published 15 April 2008 | viewed 2,664 times

  You've probably noticed the recent spate of articles and news stories documenting the rise in global food prices. If you've been out shopping for food…

• Platinum and Palladium Revisited

  Published 06 March 2008 | viewed 3,976 times

  Platinum and palladium have been on fire the past couple months, as you probably know. We've recently highlighted platinum's surge here with some brief article…