"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •583 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,099.40 | +28.80 | +1.39% |
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WTI Crude •6 hours | 63.55 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
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Gasoline •6 hours | 1.953 | +0.027 | +1.38% |
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Ethanol •583 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 583 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 5 hours | 68.05 | +0.50 | +0.74% | |
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Natural Gas • 6 hours | 3.422 | -0.087 | -2.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 6 hours | 2.413 | +0.020 | +0.84% |
Markets / Other
China's Middle Finger
While less known than the China's Middle Kingdom, its middle finger might have more immediate financial consequences...
US Economy, Interest Rates and Recession
As a rule central bankers are very cautious about lowing interest rates, usually making discrete cuts of 0.25 per cent or 0.5 per cent. The reason for measured approach is…
Poor Fundamental Performance To Date
Shares of PCR and SAP will be sold, market at open on Monday. Based on portfolio total value and closing prices on February 1, 2008, enough shares of WDC and…
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week that Was (Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2008)
The decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another 50 basis points on top of the 75-basis-point-cut eight days earlier dominated financial headlines during the past…
High-Jinks, Mayhem, House-Cleaning, and a Look Across the Pond
Most are familiar with, and fully grasp the notion that in order for a gaming enterprise to maintain profitability, the "House" must always have a profit advantage. This simple concept…
Market Update: Tug o' War
If the palpable struggle between the bulls and bears was not obvious this week, from early on Monday, through the Fed announcement, and right up to Friday's close ... I'm…
Precious Points: New Month, New Direction?
Significantly, silver fared much better than gold this week, though it has not invalidated a corrective count either. Remember, that wouldn't occur until nearly $17.50 in silver, and unless a…
What Does a Recession Look Like?
What does a recession look like? How does it feel? What does it mean for your life and your investments? We explore these questions and more in this week's letter.…
Short-term Upside in SP500 and NDX
Nasdaq: Increasingly the pattern that the Q's (QQQQ) have carved out off of the 11/23 low at 41.62 has the look of a countertrend "swing" move that points to a…
Reflation Contemplation
There's no free lunch in finance or from inflation. For now, though, Wall Street celebrates the Bernanke Fed's rapid-fire slashing to a 3% funds rate. The Bank index has now…
