"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •580 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,320.00 | +111.20 | +5.03% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.47 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.907 | +0.009 | +0.48% |
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Ethanol •580 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •580 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 580 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 580 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.47 | +0.14 | +0.21% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.280 | -0.031 | -0.94% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.430 | +0.020 | +0.85% |
Markets / Other
Has Cash Been King for the Past 10 Years?
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Gold Investments Market Update
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A Baby Boomers Nightmare
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Doo Doo 32 in the News, Again
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Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead in U.S. Financial Markets (October 27-31 2008)
After the heaviest week of Fed talk and macro data releases in recent memory, the calendar will see a very light week of rhetoric and economic releases. Monday, will see…
The Velocity of Worthless Money
Although this ignores the ugly effect of taxes, which inexorably grinds the original dollar down to zero as it goes from hand to hand, it is also a good example…
Blog vs. Brokers, Preview
... I have released this blog's research model results, a glimpse into my proprietary trading, a backgrounder on my investing style, and a comprehensive comparison of both the blog and…
Deflationary Depression? Where to Go from Here
In September two significant events happened that will mark the month as the most financially significant in US history by far ...
"We're for a Strong Dollar"
Whether or not the Three Stooges ever meant it, their joke of a currency is now out-stronging the Yen - itself nearly 30% stronger since summer 2008, thanks to $6…
The Top 10 Stocks that Institutional Investors are Selling
What have the Institutional Investors been doing on the "core holdings"? Which stocks are they Selling off and rotating out of?
