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Jan 13, 2012 at 10:25

In 1798 32 year-old British economist Malthus anonymously published "An Essay on the Principle of Population" and in it he argued that human population's increase geometrically (1, 2, 4, 16…

Jan 13, 2012 at 10:08

Debt constrains one's enjoyment of life. Without debt to repay, we could use our incomes solely for the pursuit of the good life. You get to define of what that…

Jan 13, 2012 at 08:44

You heard the saying, but what does it really mean? We live in a world where performance is stressed. Hedge funds can be measured on a monthly basis. Twenty percent…

Jan 13, 2012 at 07:21

As we approach a long weekend, I was leaning bullish for an extension of the rally into next week which is also options expiration. That changed this am as we…

Jan 13, 2012 at 06:50

Thursday's market action showed resilience after the initial sell-off. Clearly there were market participants who believe the economic reports that came out worse than expected would be enough to stop…

Jan 13, 2012 at 06:32

2 consecutive attempts of initiating a pull back have been aborted by dip buyers. But this up leg is getting stretched and it is due for a pause.

Jan 13, 2012 at 06:19

USD/CHF has printed a lower high at 0.9567 which now opens up a re-test to 0.9306. Below this level would then greatly increase the probability of a return to test…

Jan 12, 2012 at 15:38

PIMCO's Bill Gross spoke to Bloomberg TV's Trish Regan this afternoon, saying he's "very worried" about the global economy and that U.S. Treasuries are a "safe haven."

Jan 12, 2012 at 15:32

Carson Block of Muddy Waters Research spoke to Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker about his outlook for China. Block said that he is "very much looking for U.S.-listed Chinese companies with…

Jan 12, 2012 at 10:38

The much loved stock Apple Computers Inc is owned by everyone and is a market leader in price and capitalization. However classic pattern analysis suggest not all is hot with…