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Jan 07, 2011 at 12:54

Bill Gross, the PIMCO Money Manager, to whom it is often worth listening, cautioned this week that our nations leaders really do not know where they are going. They are…

Jan 07, 2011 at 11:34

Bernanke we surmise is not tracking TMS. We doubt he even knows what it is. No, Bernanke we think is tracking those mainstream M's and in so doing hasn't got…

Jan 07, 2011 at 10:59

I have highlighted the extremes in market sentiment over the past couple of weeks, yet the market keeps on ticking higher -although the price action has been very erratic and…

Jan 07, 2011 at 10:26

Thanks to its awesome autumn rally, silver has become something of a rock star in the commodities world. Investors and speculators alike are enthralled with this white metal. But with…

Jan 07, 2011 at 06:25

The major indexes closed mixed as the Dow and S&P-500 retreated from overbought levels but the NASDAQ-100 continued to make gains...

Jan 06, 2011 at 17:43

Gold may be at the tipping point. The key psychological point here is that most market participants have been viewing gold in terms of an inflation hedge or anti-dollar. The…

Jan 06, 2011 at 17:41

In December, the Employment number was a dismal disappointment, weak on almost every count. And yet, a month later, we prepare for the next Employment number with the S&P some…

Jan 06, 2011 at 17:39

Pressure is building on German Chancellor Angela Merkel as more and more German citizens are beginning to realize that they are bearing the brunt of the bailouts in Europe. Nearly…

Jan 06, 2011 at 15:14

While the markets have known for almost three months that the 2010 election delivered the House of Representatives to the tea-infused Republican Party, I did expect a greater reaction on…

Jan 06, 2011 at 14:59

On Friday, January 7, 2011, the first BLS Employment Situation Report in 2011 will be released. Historically, when the S&P 500 was up at least 1.0% week-to-date from Monday to…