"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •676 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,067.00 | +7.70 | +0.37% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 99.88 | +4.46 | +4.67% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 3.618 | +0.091 | +2.59% |
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Ethanol •676 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •676 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 676 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 676 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 105.46 | +4.17 | +4.12% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.828 | +0.071 | +2.58% | |
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Heating Oil • 14 mins | 4.027 | +0.128 | +3.28% |
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The State of US Surveillance
Lovers of liberty have seemingly had a good bit to celebrate recently. First, there was an unprecedented outpouring of negative public sentiment about the Congressional bills SOPA (House) and PIPA…
El-Erian on Jobs: U.S. Has Structural Issues That Aren't Being Dealt With
PIMCO CEO and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian spoke with Bloomberg Television's Betty Liu, Scarlet Fu and Dominic Chu this morning about today's jobs report and the global economy. On jobs, El-Erian…
Tentative Trading...
Thursday's trading showed another day of tentative trading with a mixed close for the major indexes but market internals were positive. Volume lightened on both the NYSE and the NASDAQ…
Close To The Top But Not Yet There
Some of our indicators are pointing for a next upleg in coming days.
Gold Bulls Hold Above Key Level at $1755
Gold bulls are now holding above the key level $1755, while trading within an important intraday breakout pattern. Probabilities continue to favour failure into $1755 and most importantly $1810. This…
The World's First Phenomenally Forensic Facebook Analysis
Now that Facebook has actually filed for an IPO, it's time to revisit our previous analyses. BoomBustBlog subscribers are prompted to review our Facebook Forensic Analysis from this time last…
Fastenal (FAST): A Vivid Case of Overvaluation
Our normal policy is to produce articles and analysis on companies that we believe offer attractive valuations based on earnings and cash flows. However, we've recently received numerous requests to…
Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas. While the process can liberate previously…
Are We There?
Last week's view was that the rally in stocks, commodities, corporate and municipal bonds could continue into February. Choppy action ended at Christmas when a rally developed. This week's slide…
Silver And The Shift To Measuring Wealth In Ounces Instead Of Dollars
The debt-based monetary system creates an illusion of wealth. It allows for claims on real goods to significantly exceed the actual amount of real goods. You then have a number…
