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Dec 12, 2011 at 20:02

It seems that, over the weekend, some investors had a case of indigestion after the cookie exchange late last week. Moody's did, and announced a review of EU sovereign debt…

Dec 12, 2011 at 12:12

Barton Biggs, founder of Traxis Partners, spoke to Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu and said he's still bullish on stocks. Biggs said that "I'm biased on the long side" and that…

Dec 12, 2011 at 11:57

You've probably heard it many times: "Gold is a good hedge against inflation". But IS it? That's the question we will try to answer in this article.

Dec 12, 2011 at 11:21

Imagine most are anxious to put 2011 into the history book. Many of the hopes and dreams of a year ago certainly fizzled as time passed. A raging bull was…

Dec 12, 2011 at 09:34

The correlation between the S&P 500 and the euro has been running extremely high in recent months. Therefore, if the euro can mount a sustained charge higher, stocks could do…

Dec 12, 2011 at 09:27

The big feature of last week's decline in the gold price has been the lending of gold into the market. Commercial banks could have been doing it, but there is…

Dec 12, 2011 at 09:22

Maryanne Godboldo, a mother in Michigan, noticed that pills prescribed by her daughter's doctor were making her condition worse, not better. So Mrs. Godboldo stopped giving them to her. That's…

Dec 12, 2011 at 07:45

We remain in Buy Mode. We're seeing a cross current of large up days and down days. The key is waiting to see which trend will dominate. I believe the…

Dec 12, 2011 at 07:44

The thing to understand about inflation is that if one major country does it, all the others have to do it too. A single country can benefit by making its…

Dec 12, 2011 at 06:15

Friday was really just a snap back rally. The market sold off hard on Thursday on Draghi's speech that many market participants have decided was a bluff. The market rallied…