"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •444 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,416.50 | +16.30 | +1.16% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 62.68 | -0.89 | -1.40% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.971 | -0.041 | -2.02% |
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Ethanol •444 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •444 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 444 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 444 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 66.68 | -0.76 | -1.13% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.888 | -0.051 | -1.74% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.299 | -0.041 | -1.76% |
Markets / Other
Peak Oil and Peak Gold
As someone who has kept track of the "Peak Oil" movement for a few years now, it comes as no surprise that oil prices have risen nearly six fold since…
The LEI - The Rodney Dangerfield of Economic Statistics
Not surprisingly, the LEI is not only a good predictor of the cyclical behavior of economic growth, but also a good predictor of the directional behavior of the fed funds…
Islands of Stability
Insurance does not get rid of risk. It merely spreads the damage to other participants for a fee. Derivatives are a form of insurance in their simplest form.
Technical Market Report
Anything is possible and the market could keep moving to new highs all year. However, last weeks highs were unconfirmed by all of the breadth indicators and seasonally the high…
"They've" Got Us Believing...
As the owner of a productive American business, I will say that conditions, at least in our healthcare manufacturing niche, remain brisk. But can we really conclude that a "sector"…
So, You Think You've About Wrapped Things Up?
Has the Fed About Wrapped Things Up? This apparently is the message being telegraphed to the markets. Tuesday, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President (and voting FOMC member) Janet Yellen…
Leaders of Military, Heartland, "Eastern Est," High Tech Moving Too Slowly to Limit Potential Damage on Iran, Energy Prices
As I currently see it, to much of the world, the U.S. appears to be unilaterally, "pre-emptively" embarked on policies which seem to have the effect, well-intended, unintended or otherwise,…
Alternate Energy: Ethanol
This month I am going to write about alternate energy. I am a chemical engineer by profession will be exploring alternate energy from this perspective. I will explore one particular…
Behind Closed Doors
In bull markets, we often look for people to support our bullishness rather than those whose understanding of markets is far deeper than our own. We can either look to…
Oil Prices, the Kondratiev Cycle and Peak Oil
High oil prices are much on investor's minds today and a cycle-based examination of oil is well due.
