"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •568 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,712.50 | +135.60 | +5.26% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.36 | +1.00 | +1.68% |
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Gasoline •16 mins | 1.832 | +0.015 | +0.83% |
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Ethanol •568 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •568 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 568 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 568 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.11 | +1.05 | +1.64% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.990 | -0.055 | -1.09% | |
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Heating Oil • 15 mins | 2.404 | +0.037 | +1.57% |
Markets / Other
Bail Bonds
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Another Inconvenient Truth!
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A Worrying Headwind for the U.S. Stock Market
While equities still remain relatively cheap (as measured via valuations since 1994), readers should keep in mind that on a relative basis (especially in relation to U.S. bonds), U.S. equities…
Will Consumers Rebound?
While the weak housing market is expected to cause consumers to curtail spending at some point, consumers continue to be optimistic. Consumer Confidence rose 1.7 points in May to 108.…
Gold: $666 and Rising?
"...Gold just closed out its fourth best month ever. Its monetary opponents, meantime, continue scrapping over which currency can sink the lowest, the fastest..."
Brief Update on U.S. Materials, Retail, Large Cap/Tech ETF Trends
The global economy, led by China, India and other emerging markets, is in arguably its strongest five-year boom in history, in terms of sheer scale, scope and speed. The U.S.…
Confiscation Through Inflation
By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.
Forced to Eat Higher Food Prices
"Up to now, the price inflation was the 'fun' kind, as it went into stocks, bonds, housing...Now inflation is showing up in the "not fun" category, namely food and stuff…
Ok Class Let's Review Why GM is Going Bankrupt
Chrysler, which had some unsecured assets left, was essentially given away to Cerberus. GM, on the other hand, still has $17 billion in market cap at today's stock price of…
Will China's "Stamping" Out of Stock Speculation Curb Overall Speculation?
Effective today, the Chinese Ministry of Finance increased its so-called stamp tax on stock market transactions from 0.1% to 0.3% in an effort to curb speculation in the Chinese stock…
