"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •579 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,250.20 | +146.10 | +6.94% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.74 | +0.60 | +0.97% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.883 | +0.032 | +1.71% |
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Ethanol •579 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •579 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 579 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 579 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 66.83 | +0.53 | +0.80% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.368 | +0.131 | +4.05% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.398 | +0.038 | +1.61% |
Markets / Other
We All Scream For Ice Cream!
Generally speaking, America's current problems started with the closing of the gold window, progressed with the unsustainably of Bretton Woods II, and reached the point of insanity via the complete…
Cost of Bailout Per Taxpayer by Income
The bailout of Wall Street may not have ultimate costs as high as the nominal bailout amount, but the interest payments on the debt will come due immediately, and the…
The Stock Market Meltdown and the Bailout Blues
The debts for the bailouts so far add up to $1.6 trillion dollars. That is 12 percent of GDP. The current account deficit stands right now at 6.7 percent. In…
WARNING: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 May Significantly DESTABILIZE the Economy!
I am not trying to be alarmist, but we are at a precipice here that we do not have to fall off of - although it appears that some are…
Haste Makes Waste
The problem with trying to legislate in the middle of a revolution is that you aren't sure whether you are governing the world that is being destroyed or the one…
Letter to Our Children
We wanted to write you a letter on this historic day, BAILOUT DAY. Because Mummy and Daddy have acted very irresponsibly over the last 8 years, and we have now…
The Bailout Failed: Whats Next?
We won the battle. Please remember this is a war ... Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Treasury Secretary Paulson, Obama, and McCain all still want to pass this stupid bill.
Ice Age, the Policies of Insolvency, the Gang of 535 and YOU!
The greatest transfer of wealth in history (from those who hold their money in paper to those that don't) took a GREAT LEAP forward since the last edition of this…
On the Horizon: The Day Ahead: September 30, 2008
The failure of the TARP on the floor of the House of Representatives has moved action towards overnight trading in Asia and early morning action in Europe. With the credit…
Global Futures Market Summary
Cattle futures closed dramatically lower today with October feeder cattle finishing 300 points lower at 102.57 cents a pound. Falling cash prices and speculation consumers will switch to lower prices…
