"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •797 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,821.50 | -4.50 | -0.25% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 94.03 | +2.55 | +2.79% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.274 | +0.059 | +1.84% |
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Ethanol •797 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •797 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 797 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 797 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 99.03 | +2.03 | +2.09% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.905 | -0.070 | -2.35% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.622 | +0.082 | +1.81% |
Markets / Other
China and the Hedge Fund Dragon
This week we look at the possible latest entry into the hedge fund world, The People's Republic of China; review the cockroach principle of subprime mortgages; and investigate the possibility…
Weekly Wrap-up: Unwinding the Yen carry Trade
We'll find out more about this market's mettle when we see how it reacts to last week's abrupt change of character. We would expect a bounce this coming week. If…
Q4 2006 Flow of Funds
The problems associated with the U.S. Mortgage Finance Bubble having evolved into Corporate Debt, Securities Finance, and Global Credit Bubbles are great. To sustain myriad Bubbles will require massive and…
Rise of the (Selling) Machines
Overall, there are myriad signs that the economic winds are shifting and a bearish darkness is settling over the investment landscape. It's worth remembering, of course, that when the share-price…
Not Your Grandfather's Commodities Market
With the age of electronics, everything changed - even the stodgy old commodities market. Kevin Kerr explains how these innovations have changed - and advanced - the world of trading.
Alphas, Betas, Scamps AND Scalawags
As the subprime industry continues its steady decline into the bowels of bankruptcy, we can't help but wonder what these lenders were thinking. Bill Bonner explores this industry's business model,…
February Jobs / Employment Data
In the past six month ADP has been at times wildly off the mark in their estimates (at least as compared to BLS numbers). To make their numbers more reliable,…
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
That's not just the title of an R.E.M. song. It's how today's gold and silver investors feel every time they get a reminder from a newspaper or news program.
The Worst is Far from Over!
With today's relatively benign jobs report coming in close to the consensus forecast and with the stock market comfortably above Monday's low, most on Wall Street are breathing a sigh…
Big Picture Focus
All of the markets have been volatile and the precious metals have not been an exception. These markets, however, remain bullish. Despite the recent downward corrections, the major trends are…
