"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •673 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,043.00 | -19.30 | -0.94% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 94.07 | -0.74 | -0.78% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.422 | -0.034 | -0.98% |
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Ethanol •673 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 673 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 99.76 | -0.30 | -0.30% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.824 | +0.055 | +1.99% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 3.840 | +0.024 | +0.62% |
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Trying to Stay Focused on the Big Picture
Stubborn refusal to admit mistakes along with increasing desperation ensure things will only get worse. Over time, it all regresses into a perilous confidence game. Government intervention and monetary stimulus…
Mining the SP, Crude Oil, and Netflix for PROFIT
The key to unlocking profits in your trading/investment accounts is three-fold. The first key is to maintain reverence for ones hard-earned trading capital. The second is to manage risk effectively,…
Investing Wisely - Forecasts / Confirmations = Profitable Results!
Having a longer-term perspective of a possible future investment will always give you a more consistent bottom line. Comparing Ford with the SPDR, S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tells a very…
The Choppers Are Warming Up
Today's market selloff owes much to the people who put together the ADP figures. Yesterday's cheerful ADP report raised expectations for today's Employment report. Unfortunately, those expectations were dashed.
Fiscally Spaced
Central bank printing and excessive government borrowing are two themes that need no introduction. The U.S. consumer could become a source of stability for the financial world again (we'll get…
Weak Jobs May Mean More Printing and Higher Precious Metals Prices
Gold (GLD) is consolidating after hitting a two-week high. Investors are witnessing renewed strength in precious metals after the Fed announced the expansion of Operation Twist until at least the…
June U.S. Jobs Report
Why Read: To review the summary of possible wide-ranging consequences of the June U.S. Jobs Report in this commentary.
How Is Dr. Copper Feeling?
Copper is sometimes referred to as "Dr. Copper," because the metal is used in so many industrial applications and is essential for many different sectors of the economy, from infrastructure…
Euro Opportunity Could Be Coming
It didn't take long for the press to hop on the "pressure grows on Fed to act" train following the weak employment data on Friday morning.
Finland Threatens to Leave Euro Rather Than Pay Debts of Others; Eight Things To Remember
Finland would consider leaving the eurozone rather than paying the debts of other countries in the currency bloc, Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen has said.
