"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •581 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,061.70 | -115.00 | -5.28% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.80 | -1.34 | -2.06% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 1.940 | -0.025 | -1.28% |
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Ethanol •581 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 581 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 68.03 | -1.43 | -2.06% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.481 | +0.016 | +0.46% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.408 | -0.062 | -2.53% |
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Pivotal Events
In 1929, the big hot stocks were in the DJIA, and this time around they are in the NASDAQ. We have been using the classic fall crash model, which is…
The Bailout Surge
This week the bailout of the Big Three automakers was under heavy consideration in Congress's lame duck session. I have always opposed government bailouts of private organizations. Back in 1979…
The Agri-Food Value View
None of us are enjoying the bear market in equities brought on by the collapse of the speculative investing done by hedge funds. On the other hand, it could be…
The Giants of Wall Street
Why didn't Wall Street read my post on Lehman being a yellow lying lemon? ... If I am not mistaken, didn't the major rating's agencies have an investment grade rating…
$7.4 Trillion Bailout - Oh My, Oh My
We have yet to learn of the "massive" stimulus plan contemplated by the new Congress and President. Anybody for $10 trillion total rescue package? Who is going to buy all…
A Brief Look at Some Price Charts
As the markets have cascaded lower, the individual major Indices have established various price objectives derived from traditional price pattern analysis. One such index is the DJIA. Looking at chart…
Smart Money Starting to Pour into Gold Stocks
Gold sales by central banks are at their lowest levels since 1999 ... Total global gold production contracted 0.4% in 2007, to an eleven-year low. In the last four months,…
Weekly Update
In the shorter term, the enthusiasm we were looking for didn't transpire and in fact, the market went decisively lower this past week. Once we got a close below 850,…
Why Obama's Economic Program Will Collapse
Obama wasn't kidding when deferred to FDR as an economic guide. Roosevelt was an unmitigated economic disaster. His economic program of trying to maintain money wages and prices was a…
Shining Gold and Slippery Oil
Gold prices shot up on Friday as investor's move their money into a safer investment as the broad market continued its crash the day before breaking the October bottom. Once…
