"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •678 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,121.80 | -4.50 | -0.21% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 101.79 | +3.72 | +3.79% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 3.696 | +0.097 | +2.68% |
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Ethanol •678 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •678 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 678 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 678 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 107.45 | +3.24 | +3.11% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.843 | -0.067 | -2.30% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 4.145 | +0.176 | +4.44% |
Markets / Other
Gold: $2011 in 2011
The signs of rebellion are plain to see. Student demonstrations are getting bigger. Tens of thousands of workers protest. Libya, Yemen or Bahrain? No, Wisconsin, where fourteen Democrats fled the…
Oil Sands: Fueling the Future
For many years, trying to tap an oil sands deposit accomplished about as much as sipping molasses through a straw, but that is changing. So do oil sands companies make…
Is It Time To Buy Google?
Some time ago I caught Reggie Middleton of BoomBustBlog.com on TV saying he was very bullish on Google (GOOG). The prime reason behind this was Google dominant positioning within the…
Dollar Index: Under Control and Moving Along as Expected
The Dollar doesn't seem relevant anymore. Recent geopolitical events combined with extremes in bearishness and "oversoldness" could hardly get a rise out of the greenback. Last week would have been…
Why Deflation Will Torpedo the Economic Recovery
The rising price of food and fuel is garnering more and more attention in the economic news headlines. There's a good reason for this since a continued increase in the…
End Game
For months and months I've been warning investors that the dollar was going to come under extreme pressure sometime this year. I expected it to probably happen in the spring.…
Energy, Materials, and Industrials Are Well Positioned
Since the markets have pulled back significantly from their recent highs, it is a good time to revisit our big picture investment strategy. Attractive sectors, based on fundamental and technical…
Aussie Gold Stocks Surge
Global events currently support gold and Australian gold stocks. Yet gold and the ASX-XGD index have been in a consolidation and correction mode of late. The Australian gold sector has…
Ignorance and Opportunity
Following are some of my remarks prepared for Allen & Company's Fifteenth Annual Arizona Conference. The discussion, "Munis and the Euro: Crises or Opportunities?", took place on March 8, 2011.
Technically Precious with Merv For Week Ending 18 March 2011
So, why hasn't gold shot up through the roof with all that's been going on lately? It's a good thing I'm a technician and don't have to come up with…
