David Shvartsman

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• Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets

  Published 26 February 2008 | viewed 4,126 times

  Think for yourself and act accordingly. If I were to sum up the ideas and underlying theme of Bill Bonner and Lila Rajiva's book, Mobs,…

• Features of the Week

  Published 15 February 2008 | viewed 2,526 times

  We have a lot of great stuff to share with you in this weekend's edition of, "Features of the week". From the high price of…

• Yeah, it's a Bear Market

  Published 28 January 2008 | viewed 5,056 times

  Last week we talked about how the US stock market's recent bearish action had spread worldwide. Today we're going to take a look at where…

• Gold Hits New All-Time Highs

  Published 09 January 2008 | viewed 2,997 times

  Gold is making new all-time highs today, as the dollar price for spot gold rises above $890 an ounce. Strong fund buying since the start…

• Features of the Week

  Published 21 December 2007 | viewed 2,567 times

  So many interesting news items and stories to share with you this Friday, I'm almost unsure of where to begin. Let's jump right into this…

• Time to Buy Financials?

  Published 10 December 2007 | viewed 3,529 times

  Looking over the news this morning, it seems the big story in the US market is an $11.5 billion "capital injection" for subprime-beleaguered bank UBS.…

• Commodity Indexes Surpass Funds

  Published 12 November 2007 | viewed 2,951 times

  Commodity index investment products are helping mainstream investors ride the bull market in commodities. And as Bloomberg reports, this year the indexes have outperformed the…

• Homebuilders in Desperation

  Published 08 October 2007 | viewed 5,015 times

  If you've been keeping an eye on the news in the U.S. at all these past few months, you know that the situation in housing…

• Ron Paul Raises $5 million

  Published 04 October 2007 | viewed 3,109 times

  The Wall St. Journal reports that Ron Paul has raised over $5 million this quarter in the quest for his 2008 presidential bid. WASHINGTON --…

• The Path to $80 Oil

  Published 30 September 2007 | viewed 3,621 times

  Since we talked about investing in natural resources and energy in, "Profiting from the reflation", I thought that we should follow up that discussion with…

• Features of the Week

  Published 14 September 2007 | viewed 3,155 times

  We've got some great stories and interviews for you in this week's installment of "Features", so kick back and browse away. You'll be a little…

• Expert vs. The Machine

  Published 06 September 2007 | viewed 4,147 times

  I've been coming across and reading a fair amount of material on the rise of data-driven decision making lately. In fact, Monday's expert quiz was…

• Features of the Week

  Published 24 August 2007 | viewed 3,761 times

  Welcome to our "Features of the week", where we share some of the web's most interesting articles, interviews, and blog posts. Sit back, browse, and…

• Monday Market Update

  Published 13 August 2007 | viewed 4,092 times

  We spent much of last week talking about liquidity, attempting to define or clarify the term by differentiating "market liquidity" and "money liquidity". From there,…

• Features of the Week

  Published 27 July 2007 | viewed 3,947 times

  We have some excellent articles and interview features for you this Friday. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our "Features of the week". 1. "Subprime…

• Ron Paul visits Google

  Published 16 July 2007 | viewed 5,179 times

  We've got video of Ron Paul's recent visit to Google at its Mountain View campus, courtesy of YouTube and Jeremy Hermanns' blog. If you want…

• Hyperinflation and the Bond Markets

  Published 10 July 2007 | viewed 4,317 times

  Here's one for all you economic philosophers and "bond market vigilante"-types. The question I'm currently turning over in my mind is this: can the U.S.…

• Not Another Subprime Post?!

  Published 02 July 2007 | viewed 4,247 times

  We've devoted a fair amount of coverage to the ongoing fallout in the subprime mortgage and CDO markets in recent weeks. For those of you…

• Features of the Week

  Published 29 June 2007 | viewed 3,319 times

  We've got some interesting market and business related features to share with you, so let's launch right into our "Features of the week" without further…

• Features of the Week

  Published 15 June 2007 | viewed 4,279 times

  We've got a lot of information to share in this Friday's edition of "Features of the week". And while I'm definitely a proponent of being…